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Should we stay opted-in for Winter Bash 2016?
It's not simply tradition, it's part of the community's culture. We're one of the few SE sites known for actually liking fun™. Let's keep it that way. Let the Winterbash games commence!
May the odds ...
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Should we stay opted-in for Winter Bash 2016?
WEAR TEH HATZ!
I think we should participate, it is kind of a tradition.
MalachiMod
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Should we sign up for Winter Bash 2014?
Yes. I think it's absolutely fantastic.
Also, we need to propose this as a hat:
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Should we sign up for Winter Bash 2014?
YES. I want a hat!
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Should we sign up for Winter Bash 2015?
ho-ho-ho
Yes, I think we definitely should. It encourages participation and might get some of our more inactive reviewers (myself included) to do more reviews :-)
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Should we sign up for Winter Bash 2014?
On the plus side...
It will be a massive boost on the fun level. Gamification on steroids.
On the negative side...
Uhm, is there a negative side? No, there isn't, BRING IT ON!
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Should we sign up for Winter Bash 2015?
According to the mod email that was just sent out, no further action is necessary for opting in for Winter Bash this year:
If you want in, you don't need to do anything; that's the default this ...
JamalMod
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What's all this winterbashing for?
Winter Bash is supposed to be fun, and I really don't want to kill it. But Winter Bash 2015 lasts for 3 weeks, and poor quality content that may slip through during this time might remain with us for ...
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What's all this winterbashing for?
Hats are fun!
But low quality posts, and off-topic mischief are not.
Here's a list of the common hats that may cause mischief and how to spot it:
Timey Wimey: this hat is received by editing old ...
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Accepted
What's all this winterbashing for?
The same way you try to combat any other inaccuracy on the Internet: more eyeballs. If you see something that isn't right, write a comment or point it out in chat. If something seriously bad is ...
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Should we sign up for Winter Bash 2015?
YES! Because HATS!
Oh, and also because we like Fun™ around here.
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Winter Bash 2014: A Community Thing
Don't forget to join us in chat where if you 'star' enough messages you can participate in (and evaluate) the wrestling of the big guys (Sumo Judge)!!!
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Should we sign up for Winter Bash 2015?
On the plus side...
A massive boost on the fun level. Gamification on steroids.
On the negative side...
Uhm, is there a negative side? No there isn't, BRING ON THEM HATS!
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Got Hat Trick, but haven't hit the rep cap yet
To be honest, in my head I automatically replaced "rep cap" with "reach 200", like the Epic/Legendary/Mortarboard work. But you're right, they didn't write 200. I guess it's a wording issue, the ...
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Should we sign up for Winter Bash 2015?
Uhm... premature?
Do you know something that the rest of us don't? Are you sure that we need to "sign up"?
My expectation is that WinterBash is now a "default" thing, and that ...
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Winter Bash 2014: A Community Thing
We could... mass-downvote anyone that isn't wearing a hat...
Nah. Seriously, some hats are easy to get - you can get a [not-so-]secret hat (HairBoat) on Code Review, by commenting on this post.
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Winter Bash 2014: A Community Thing
Help clean up the site. Editing (even suggested edits that get approved) 5 old posts will get you a Tardis! But shhhhh that's a (not so) secret hat.
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Should we sign up for Winter Bash 2014?
I think hats are stupid and do not want my auto-generated avatar to have one. However, last year's FAQ explains hat you can get rid of them with a click. Assuming that is still valid, I vote for ...
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Winter Bash 2014: A Community Thing
"Business in the front, Party in the back" is a good way to go... Just be fair and vote the poor guy back up again. D̷o̷e̷s̷ ̷i̷t̷ ̷l̷o̷o̷k̷ ̷l̷i̷k̷e̷ ̷I̷ ̷v̷o̷l̷u̷n̷t̷e̷e̷r̷i̷n̷g̷?̷
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