Winter / Summer Bash 2022

@Catija thanks a lot for being a big part in organizing WB22... now I need to recover 3 weeks of lack of sleep :)

I've been working on cubed since Dec 14th!

A blink of an eye = Winter Bash's Farewell

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@NikeDattani Yup, it's my first time getting in on the fun! There's quite a bit to explore!

@Catija the problem is that it's (4 questions + 4 answers) x 4 sites, which equals 8 posts x 4 sites which is 32 posts, not 4x4x4 = 64 which would be a cube. 32 is not a cube.

By the way your hint about looking for a link by Catija, helped me get the answer finally :) After like 14 failed attempts. I don't see any evidence that anyone else has ever called Chat that though.

@JamesRisner honestly, I'm not that desperate :P

Yeah, pitamer linked you to a chat message from Slate. There's two hints there. Those hints you have to decode.

"introverts unite" well no need to call me out like that

Good job my book is labelled 'Book' otherwise I'd lose track of it :D

SE Chat and MSE Chat are both blue. Hopefully that explanation helps. :-)

Yup: The Key

You've really turned the tables

Yeah, right? I didn't know there was going to be math involved. What sadist comes up with these challenges?!

*wherefore art thou emperor?

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@Panda True , but since I have no "status-completed" post I must have won the hat the other way. And since I don't have "Yes, a robot" that means I have answered all the questions correctly the first time.

see slates hint in the pinned bar

If you got the numbers/indexes, you're on the right track. Also, those numbers don't represent something inside the sentences, but rather itself turning into a letter.

Thanks @nohillside @CDJB! Getting hats' perhaps one of the lesser-known perks of being a mod. ;)

Merry Christmas everybody! 🎄

just got emperor, number< 22 comments of others. I'm unsure the number of answers but it's less than 22

I just got Emperor and Running together!

got emperor

@JamesRisner from Dec 15th to Dec 17th, it is 13 self-removed flags.

Both running and Emperor relate to the same site element and doing the same thing to that element, though Emperor is a bit more complicated while Running is simple, but a slog.

@JamesRisner Good evening! :)

@U12-Forward And yet, a large number of your reviews were a few seconds apart. Your average is around 4 seconds per review

@RedzMakesErrors "On the wall next to the gate is an alphanumeric keypad"

Uhh, can we have an easier start to the puzzle next year? I'm fine with not getting to end, but not making it past page one is a bit err frustrating...

Did you know that we have someone who tweets random amusing things from internal communications? twitter.com/StackOverheards/status/…

@Slate No, why would you put in a character in the url which wasn't supposed to be there?

thewordfinder.com/multiple-word-anagram-solver ?

im here for the chatterbox hat

@Criggie DON'T FROB THE FIZANGLE!! :DD

Sorry, I know that sounds really annoying 😂 it's not that bad of a puzzle, honestly. Definitely easier than bruteforcing.

i got the cipher and now im stuck trying to find the words combination XD

@Catija new robot hat is the date based final special?

@JamesRisner this guy has Gregorio with only one close review on the 15th and 9 suggested edits on the 16th stackoverflow.com/users/1599751/…

obviously, secret hat,so that they don't realize what is happening too soon...

I kind hate the “no downvotes” hats for this reason

This gets suspicious when every post seems to collect at least one downvote.

But that doesn't mean that they have to ruin other people's Winter Bash.

Dear staffs, downvotes should not be counted. A positive total score should be sufficient so that you can block the downvotes to prevent getting hats.

I got like 3 first downvotes on my answer last year on "Suggestions for 2022 Winter Bash" a few days ago

Well, I don't mind the rep per se, but it's a bummer for a 3-year-old Winter Bash post to get its first downvote this year.

Just suspending / banning the responsible if this is deliberate as it looks.

the point is not the vote. I don't care at all. I just want someone to take actions against users that apparently have nothing else to to than trying to ruin the event for others.

I wouldn't even care about getting the votes reversed.