Winter Bash! 2018 edition

Riker

12:07 AM

ok if this theory is right it should be super easy on PPCG (90% of questions are all the same tag)

but I haven't seen it being super common there? (re: waffles)

WELZ

@Riker Hmmm, good point - there's still the time thing.

Riker

true but still

WELZ

the one user who has it (that I saw) seems to have commented a bunch of times on the same post (q/a)

Riker

well its' certainly less of a time period than 2 days

since i have 15 comments on 1 post across like 2-3 days and nada

WELZ

Which post, I have an idea

I will upvote certain (newer) comments... see if my upvote theory sticks

David

12:18 AM

can I get two DVs on this?

bet you can guess for what hat.

Ethan K

12:34 AM

@David Sorry, I like that post to much to downvote. (plus I had already upvoted)

@WELZ good idea, check the upvote thing. I will do it to if the link it shared.

@Riker Please share the post with the comments.

Riker

10

Q: Are Hungarian and Turkish related?

I was told by somebody who has lived near Hungary that she thought that Hungarian and Turkish were related, and that their languages are very similar. A brief google search seems to support this. However, that article does say that this grouping is "criticized by some contemporary linguists" and...

there should be 15 total there, I believe I've deleted 1-2

David

@EthanK figures. when there is a hat for getting 5 DVs, the hat list does no get DVed...

Ethan K

@David I hope you get the downvotes, though. (that sounds weird to say)

David

:) only in hat season.

Ethan K

@Riker Can you test the comments on the same tag in a certain amount of time they? You could do 14 on a random post that nobody cares about and then do one more on another.

That way you don't have to make lots and lots of comments in that short of time.

David

12:45 AM

thanks to who ever DVed. (that is an odd thing to say)

Riker

@David i gotchu

@EthanK I can do that but give me one of your posts you don't mind me testing it on

preferably on SO or something so I don't bump it needlessly

Ethan K

Okay @Riker, try it on this dead question: stackoverflow.com/questions/52807698/… (It's mine)

Riker

why'd bhargav lock it

Ethan K

Please do them on my dead answer.

Riker

>.>

the locked one?

dude did you try this already and get shut down by a mod

Ethan K

12:49 AM

Oh.

I didn't see.

Riker

why did he lock it?

Ethan K

You could, um, answer my question.

Riker

cuz I'm like 99% certain spamming comments isn't a good idea mate

Ethan K

Delete after you try!

Then you are okay!

Riker

in a bit maybe

Ethan K

12:50 AM

Answer my question, comment quickly, delete before the mods come. Easy.

I think

Riker

dude I'm a mod too. i know how this responsibility thing works

Ethan K

I could do it.

I just forgot to delete it.

Riker

you can try, and you'll likely get in trouble

just wait and do it legitimately

Ethan K

Good point

Riker

is it that hard to find 15 [python] questions

Ethan K

12:53 AM

@Riker YES. People ask question that are really hard to have good discussions on because 50% are "why doesn't this work" questions, 25% are homework, and 20% are stupid and duplicates. The other 5% are okay sometimes.

80% come from 1 rep users that never come back to the site.

Riker

literally just leave comments telling them what's wrong

it doesn't need to be super helpful or answer the question but it can easily be somewhat useful

Ethan K

I do, but that is just one comment.

I get annoyed after 5.

Riker

which is worse

mildly annoyed or no hat

Ethan K

I already have waffles.

Riker

ah

David

12:55 AM

@EthanK yah we get lots of why no worky Qs too. just comment saying something like "there is not enough information to answer" then CV as unclear.

Ethan K

I link to [help], [ask] or [mcve].

Which change to links on SO.

David

I know. I comment too.

Riker

I mean on PPCG we mostly just use Stack Overflow for off-topic questions because ya know something about not having a functioning tour

Ethan K

Sad.

David

@Riker PPCG?

never mind

I remember

programing puzzles and code golf.

Riker

1:00 AM

yeep

Ethan K

Side Note: I am thinking about joining PPCG. Would you recommend it?

Riker

one of the 2 non-QA sites on SE i think

i mean yeah if your'e interested go for it

Ethan K

Okay.

I am not sure when, but I will at some point.

It looks fun.

Riker

make it one of your brunhilde sites lmao

Ethan K

I am not going for that. I am only on SO and Meta SE.

I will join PPCG next, but probably after winter bash.

Then I would still need one more (I do have one hidden site I could use, but I don't want to use it, that is why it is hidden)

Challenge you to find the hidden site. :)

Riker

1:06 AM

maybe in a bit

Ethan K

I know that mods can see. Oh wait, you are a mod.

Why didn't I know that?

I feel like I knew that at one point but I forgot.

WELZ

@EthanK I found it

Riker

ok I've left 16 comments in 15 minutes, all on [python] on SO

we'll see if I get waffles

yep I got it that's it

WELZ

cheers!

Riker

the question is how long is the time

Ethan K

1:12 AM

@Riker I was going to say that!

Riker

should I just edit the post right now to say within a short period of time (~1 UTC day?)

WELZ

@Riker that seems fair, maybe even 12 hours though,

Ethan K

Now let's find the time.

Each try will be a day!

This will take some time, so we should start now.

Riker

somebody has to do that first lol

go try on another site maybe

leave comments and then make sure you leave the last one in 13 hours from now

if that doesn't work, cool, it's 12 hours (otherwise it's 24)

Ethan K

@Riker Good idea!

I sadly can't do that. (on my hidden site I could, but I don't know where bc of my little gaming knowledge)

@WELZ Thanks for the upvote, btw :)

Riker

1:17 AM

@EthanK you literally just outed your hidden site but ok

WELZ

@EthanK wha—me? No

Ethan K

@Riker To 2 whole people??? Oh no! (and nobody will care)

WELZ

To everyone in the room...

Ethan K

Fine, 7 people

I really don't care, though.

WELZ

now, try and find my hidden site. :D

David

1:25 AM

I got the hint but just had to check.

WELZ

😂

David

do you have an account on every site?

WELZ

Yes, but none of them are hidden...

David

wow. so you and Glorfindel. probably a few others.

WELZ

@David Lots of others.

David

1:28 AM

PS I like your profile. Nice use of image links.

WELZ

😏👍

I just realized, I have over 10k rep on chat (network-wide), do I get any special privs?

@David feel free to copy it to your own profile if you'd like.

David

@WELZ 10k network wide?

WELZ

yeh

I guess, my chat profile shows 10.2k

David

then yes you now can see flags.

watch

WELZ

nope, nothing. Maybe it counts my meta.se rep...?

David

1:31 AM

somebody flag that message there ^^ (I'm a mod so my flag would be treated differently.)

lol sorry

you posted between my messages

Ethan K

Flagged.

David

there you go.

ArtOfCode

please don't flag unnecessarily...

WELZ

oh, cool

David

@WELZ better look quick, they get handled fast.

@ArtOfCode sorry, I asked then to. @WELZ is new to the chat mod privilege.

WELZ

1:33 AM

Ethan K

@ArtOfCode Sorry, a mod told me to do it.

WELZ

MOD FIGHT!!!

2

ArtOfCode

@David MSE has screenshots, IIRC :)

WELZ

Popcorn!

David

"mod told me to do it." lol

@ArtOfCode yah but that's so 2017

WELZ

1:34 AM

Lmao

David

@Uranium what is your chat profile "about" field about?

WELZ

It's about ME, I'm a celebrity!

Catija

I know y'all want everyone to come and hang out in here but I don't know that flags send the right signal... ;)

Ethan K

And another mod enters...

Catija

1:49 AM

Mod... Bah.

... Mods are great and wonderful people.

Ethan K

Then what does "♦" mean?

Catija

Me, not so much. ;)

Riker

2:01 AM

@Catija by the way, does it violate the CM Code™ to tell us how long the time period for waffles is? now that we've established the main criteria

Ethan K

@Catija Please... I don't want to test this!

Riker

don't need to ping her again :p

she'll either respond or not

Ethan K

@Riker Good point, I just thought I would add it anyway.

Catija

@Riker dunno... sort of irrelevant, since the main criteria is still wrong.

Riker

oh dang ok thanks though

@Catija I assume you've seen the updated version of "on the same tag" (vs same post?)

Catija

2:11 AM

Yes, it works... but I'll bet you that y'all can find someone who has it without meeting it.

@Riker yep.

Riker

hm ok thanks

Ethan K

Great! We are wrong again!

Riker

showerthought: 15 comments in a certain amount of time, no tag requirement?

alternatively, something something "first 12 hours of the utc day" (cuz breakfast?)

Ethan K

@Riker Good idea for the first, not so sure about the second. (because somebody pointed out that a waffler is someone who talks a lot)

Riker

oh is it ok that makes more sense

Ethan K

2:13 AM

Can anybody try @Riker's first idea? I am all out of waffles...

David

2:58 AM

ever happen to anyone else? diy.stackexchange.com/q/153062/94494

@Riker now that sound more like it. 15 comments by X o'clock

hooray (in kind of a sarcastic voice) my knitting answer passed all of my most UVed answers on BSE. voting...

Nog Shine

5:12 AM

I just got Cleanup duty on Movies&TV and I didn't retag today.

I improved title and body.

Question I edited got an upvote a 15 minutes ago.

If that helps

Theory could be "Improve the title of the question and the question should be upvoted after your edit"

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Nog Shine

5:35 AM

There should be a feature to wear multiple hats at a time. We can see both Ben and Gus wearing hats.

Rob

5:46 AM

@NogShine I suggested that: chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/48109857#48109857

Nog Shine

@Rob Yes.

I added a new angle so that Catija can put some more interest in implementing that ;)

Rob

It makes sense to be able to combine non-hats with actual hats.

afk

MONSTEEEER

6:21 AM

how did i get the secret hat?

Catija

@NogShine Ha. Seems that the triviality of being able to screenshot yourself with one hat and add a new one makes it unlikely that they'll make that possible.

Feeds

7:31 AM

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Q: Why not wear several hats at once on winter bash?

I found old question How about multiple hats? that was status-declined But possibly 6 years later something changed? Wearing a several hats at once can make winter bash even more fun.

discussion winter-bash

Ankit Sharma

7:48 AM

@NogShine you can if you know how to take screenshot ;)

Derpy

8:28 AM

@Catija little problem: actual hats can go outside the bounds of the avatar picture. The avatar picture cannot go outside its own bounds (that would be an interesting philosophical question though) .

btw, I hope the trigger for the gingerbread hat isn't the one Catija had in mind.

Mithrandir

I think it's similar.

Derpy

@Mithrandir I don't even have six sites.

Mithrandir

Good thing that it's only three, then

Derpy

Yep! Sharepoint. 200 rep on Sharepoint. Is that a yearly requirement?

Nog Shine

9:17 AM

@AnkitSharma Yes, I know. I was just joking.

U9-Forward

earned it's ain't being cheesy hat!!!

Eran

I wonder if there's a winter solstice hat this year. We'll know soon.

ypercubeᵀᴹ

10:04 AM

Morning everyone.

What are the requirements for Brunhilde?

Does 150 in 3 sites mean 150 in each one of the sites?

Eran

yes

ypercubeᵀᴹ

The wording is ... bad.

And what's the theory on Waffles?

Eran

15 comments in a short period of time (1 day?) possibly all in posts having a common tag

Nog Shine

I got it by posting comments under winterbash tag. All within 2 hours. Same question and its answers.

Derpy

@ypercubeᵀᴹ just go commenting on the replies of either the Time swag contest or the Knitting show-off posts on the main meta site.

Got mine by commenting on the various knitting patterns.

Michael Dodd

10:20 AM

@Feeds TF2 might have something to say about that :)

b_jonas

10:32 AM

Hmm, so what's all this about waffles?

yper-crazyhat-cubeᵀᴹ

@Derpy OK, but I don't want it on Meta ;)

jknappen

10:53 AM

#Waffles: Obviously 15 comments on one question (comments may be deleted) are clearly a necessary condition. The other ingredient is probably that you also have a post (either question or answer) in that question. Probably this post also needs some positive score.

Feeds

11:05 AM

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Q: This years Winter Bash is super hard

I always look forward to Winter Bash. This year it feels really hard to get any hats. And because of this I kind of quit giving it much thought after a few days. That's a shame because it takes a lot of times to come up with all that stuff for us! Is it just me or are Winter Bash hats too hard...