Helpful Hints from joeeze: How to make a door stay part-way open

Gene Austin's "Do It Yourself" column, which originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on October 13, 2007, contained the following exchange:

Q. One of our interior doors wants to open all the way when it is not latched. I would like to have it part-way open. Any suggestions?

A. The door is probably slightly out of plumb. A simple way to fix it is to remove one of the hinge pins, prop the ends of the pin on two pieces of wood, and strike the pin sharply in the middle with a hammer. The idea is to make a very slight bend in the pin so it will fit more tightly in the hinge. The friction of the bent pin will hold the door in any position.