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3:00 PM
I didn't have a smart phone till '09, when my work gave me one =P
 
@jadarnel27 Lucky
I had to pay for mine
 
Well, I made the jump to contract work. So I do pay for my own phones now.
 
@LanceRoberts welcome to Meta! ;)
 
@qwertynl, I didn't get a smart phone til a year ago and I used "treasure quest" (the only game) on my brick phone far more than I use any of the "smart" feature on my iPhone now
 
But I was definitely very blessed by that job.
 
3:02 PM
I see users voting to close official SE employees posts they don't agree with
 
@ShadowWizard haha for example?
@jadarnel27 good luck!
 
Will try to search, was a week or two ago
probably shog
 
@ShadowWizard, yeh, that's pretty funny.
I almost never downvote support questions. Meta is the support site, and the rule in life is supposed to be:
There's no such thing as a stupid question.
 
@Lance sure, but when one is asking something really silly or super trivial...
 
Though I think there are a ton of poorly worded and misplaced ones.
 
3:08 PM
Even on Meta, user is expected to do some research before asking
 
I hate the stupid trivial ones also, and I will downvote them.
I don't think Meta needs to know what kind of toothpaste Jon Skeet uses.
 
Guess the reason to downvote yours though was something like "meh, so what". not me of course!
 
Yeh, it was trivial, just felt the need to know.
I now have a greater understanding of the site, so it was worth it I figure.
 
@LanceRoberts I couldn't find the toothpaste question. Do you have a link?
 
It was just a joke, no real question.
 
3:11 PM
Man I really wanted to know that ;-)
 
This one?
 
That's it, only Skeet can survive Toothpaste 42.
 
SE is taunting me :P
I wake up to this:
and think, "Yay form link"
Then I read the rest:
D:
 
@rene we all know that Jon Skeet does not need a toothpaste. He can program his teeth to stay healthy and white.
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3:16 PM
Whoa, why is something PINNED in the Tavern?!?
 
@UndotheSnowman pinned where?
 
@UndotheSnowman Because someone pinned it
 
@ShadowWizard Top of the stars list
 
@ElfSlice nothing there for me
 
3:17 PM
@ShadowWizard hollow star.
 
that ^
 
I always willing to trade rep for knowledge.
 
Oh... had no idea hollow star means pinned
chat n00b!
 
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A: Chat star colors

wax eagleThe filled in stars are regular chat stars. The unfilled stars are pinned chats. Stars hang out for a while and decay, the pins will hang out at the top of the stars list, but will also decay after a while. Only room owners and chat moderators can pin things. (quote from comments) Room owne...

 
@LanceRoberts Ooh ooh I have some knowledge!
Like... the key for erwaysoftware.com/charcoal/pull.php!
 
3:19 PM
@UndotheSnowman lol
 
@UndotheSnowman well, that's because it's great. Or because it's from the user who created this chat room?
 
What hat should I try to get next?
 
Ah.
@RyanCarlson Doge hat.
:D
 
@UndotheSnowman סּ_סּ
 
@RyanCarlson you should go for the Autobot hat
 
3:21 PM
@ShadowWizard The what?
I think the "I'm Not Listening" hat would be the easiest if I had some help from someone else
But that would be cheating
I only need 3 more 1+ questions to get Mr. Binx
 
I tried for the autobot hat but I think it is impossible
 
@RyanCarlson I would help you!
 
@UndotheSnowman In what way?
 
@RyanCarlson I have it
 
I tried 5 rep caps. I tried rep cap on SO + meta. I was not sure what else would give it
 
3:24 PM
@ShadowWizard Have what?
 
@RyanCarlson the hat
 
@ShadowWizard Which hat?
 
@RyanCarlson Autobot hat
 
@ShadowWizard I don't see it.
 
It's hiding my face
 
3:25 PM
@TravisJ It's not a hat
Guys, there are fake hats in the sprites gif. There always are
 
@ShadowWizard Oh, that one
Lol
 
The hats in the sprites are either non-secret hats or not hats at all
 
@Mr.PeanutMonopolyMcManish - Sure sure. You are just saying that :P
 
I saw that a few days ago
 
It was the same last year
The secret hats have different image files
 
3:26 PM
But I guess it would make sense since no one has it
Do they? All of the secret hats are in that lineup I thought
 
@TravisJ nope, not even a single one
And they have unique random ID's as well
 
Ah, you are correct
Thanks for the tip :)
 
I don't see any seecrit hats in there
 
@RyanCarlson yep that's the sprites
But why small?
 
3:28 PM
Magic
SE resizes large pics
 
Example for secreet hat image
1389235402 is the internal hat ID
 
@UndotheSnowman What sort of help?
 
As a side note, can I have a new years hat please? :)
 
NO
yes
 
Yay! Happy New Years :D
 
3:30 PM
@RyanCarlson Suggesting an edit on your post of course. Except that would be cheating.
 
Yeah
 
Why in the world do we need stars for the new year's hat?
(hint hint)
 
Good god, the very same guy that was the subject of a rant of me before just keeps on going and people just keep on approving his rubbish
That's just sad
 
@UndotheSnowman But then you'll be beating me in the MSO leaderboard...
 
Holy cow, what am I doing at #10?
 
3:33 PM
@Undo that would also be cheating
Starring your message
 
@RyanCarlson I see you still don't have this hat
 
@ShadowWizard Yeah
 
How come?!
 
@ShadowWizard you of all people should have that one
 
I only have one or two comments with 2+ score
 
3:34 PM
I have it since day 2, I think ;)
 
Since when do I have 30 hats on MSO?
2
I distincly remember being frobty-second or something
 
@Mr.PeanutMonopolyMcManish *31
soon
 
@ShadowWizard oh, I thought you said you didn't have it. My bad
@RyanCarlson heh
My hat collecting was more spread out, so I didn't expect to top MSO. Interesting
 
@Mr.PeanutMonopolyMcManish you're Jon Skeet of the hats
 
@ShadowWizard Actually RegDwight is
 
3:39 PM
@RyanCarlson check again, think you should have new hat soon
 
He has 4 times as many hats total
 
@ShadowWizard Did you just go and upvote five of my comments that had a score of one?
 
@Mr.PeanutMonopolyMcManish where can you see it? In the leaderboard you have 43, he got 42
 
@ShadowWizard Mouseover the 43/42
 
@Mr.PeanutMonopolyMcManish wow, awesome!
But still, IMO the distinct hats count is what matters most
@RyanCarlson me? :innocent face:
 
3:42 PM
@ShadowWizard lol
 
@ShadowWizard distinct hats are easy to get when you know how (or can figure it out) and know the lay of the network. Total hats 400? That's really a lot of activity
 
Got a point there, Manish!
 
Just got the hat, waiting for The Milliner
Thanks, @ShadowWizard
 
@RyanCarlson I have 30, I should get the Thrilliner or something
 
I have got 24 on the SE in general. Guess there is no hat for 20 on the SE
 
3:48 PM
Random funnyish joke: There are 10 types of people in this world...
Those that understand binary...
And those that don't.
 
And 9 others.
 
400 hats? Who's got 400 hats? Competition? Where?
 
; )
 
that's not funny
 
And those that didn't expect this joke to be base-3!
Get it? that's your cue to laugh
 
3:50 PM
@ЯegDwight Who is second @ number of total hats, any dea?
 
No, can you explain it?
 
@Mr.PeanutMonopolyMcManish Gilles, I'd guess.
in English Language & Usage on The Stack Exchange Network Chat, 17 hours ago, by RegDwigнt
0.25% of all hats collected so far are belong to me.
in English Language & Usage on The Stack Exchange Network Chat, 17 hours ago, by RegDwigнt
Gilles has all but given up at 0.14%.
 
@ЯegDwight whoa
 
no one likes my jokes... D,`:
 
@RyanCarlson I like them. Silently in a dark corner.
 
3:52 PM
XD
 
in English Language & Usage on The Stack Exchange Network Chat, 17 hours ago, by RegDwigнt
And anyone can still take the Web Apps Top 20 by storm with a single edit.
 
My hat count is taking a while to update
Still only have 19
but there are 24 here:
 
That's nothing.
 
@Lance - No NY hat? I think I have one right here :)
 
3:56 PM
It's funnier when they cache the things on the same page in different places.
 
@TravisJ, you're the man.
 
Last time I said that it was to snailboat, and it turns out she's a woman.
 
@RyanCarlson cache, it's always cache
 
&hatsDisplayed=all
 
Two days in a row of posting on Meta, what's wrong with me? What is this, 2012?
 
4:00 PM
OHWAIT
 
@ShadowWizard too bad I can't search for my name.
 
"I see your point" is on SO, not MSO
-.-
 
@RyanCarlson oh my, forgot about that! sorry
 
@ShadowWizard You're sorry for giving me a hat?
 
@RyanCarlson yep, was meaning it to be your 20th on a site
 
4:03 PM
It's still a hat I hadn't earned yet...
You only helped me a little, not a lot.
Far better than not helping at all! :P
I am now in the top 0.11% of everyone who earned at least one hat
 
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Q: SE app devs hate comments ("n more comments" button causes app to close)

jadarnel27I know comments are supposed to be second-class citizens, but I think the SE Android app developers have taken things too far this time. When I tap the "n more comments" button below a question, the SE app closes ungracefully (for lack of a better term). What I mean is that the app disappears, ...

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Q: Discrimination against comments!

AsheeshRWhile I agree comments are second class citizens, this is just discrimination. I think comments should be treated fairly. The answer draft interface should not overlap the comment input. Version: 0.1.31

Will it never end?
 
Yes. Yes it will. On December 21, 2012.
 
@ShadowWizard DOGE
 
@ElfSlice eGod?
whot?
funny!
We can name it "the battle of the diamonds" ;)
 
<3
I love this time of year.
So many mixes from all the best channels.
 
4:22 PM
Is it bad that I asked a question that I do not agree with?
@cookiemonster To me? Yes. I never use this method. It would make my code quite confusing and I would probably never know what was going on. One time I use new and the next I don't WHHAAAATT?!?! That makes no sense in my mind. We should have some consistency in our code on what does what where... — qwertynl 41 secs ago
 
@ShadowWizard ah, silly me, I was searching for "RegDwigнt".
Thanks a bunch.
 
4:38 PM
Here's what we need:
0
Q: The Most Wonderous Hall of Hats

Lance RobertsHow about they create some pages showing past leaderboards for the Winterbash Hat event? It would be a permanent archive so we can always view the past stats for Winterbash (since it now seems like it will be an ongoing event). It would be good for posterity and the history of the community, ...

 
@LanceRoberts Can u accept my edit?
Otherwise we have to keep making new winterbash tags every year...
 
@qwertynl, thanks for the opportunity to reject an edit :) [for the hat] I then immediately went into the question and edited your tag in, I think it's a good idea.
 
@qwertynl Wow, you just created the tag and it has already 3 followers.
 
@LanceRoberts wait. do I still get credit for creating the tag?
 
And I approved your wiki edits.
 
4:46 PM
@ProgramFOX You mean
 
I think you do, though I guess I'm not sure.
 
@hichris123 Oh yes, I'll updated my message.
 
It'd be nice if they told us who created tags, I think I put a feature-request in years ago for that.
 
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Q: Can I find out which tags I have created?

Ludwig WeinzierlCan I find out which tags I have created? This would be interesting to know. The tags could be highlighted on the users page for example.

 
That may have been the post I was thinking of. They should just have the creator's name on the Tag Info page.
 
4:51 PM
0
Q: Do I get credit for creating a tag if the edit was rejected, but then the OP made the same edit?

qwertynlI created the winterbash tag here and the OP rejected my edit and then made the same edit to get a hat (source) Do I still get credit for creating the tag? There is no indication anywhere of who created it, so I will never know unless I get a badge or someone tells me.

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A: Do I get credit for creating a tag if the edit was rejected, but then the OP made the same edit?

ServyIf your suggested edit is rejected you won't get credit for any tag creations that may have happened were it to be approved, no. That someone went and manually made an edit later that makes the same change is irrelevant.

:-(
@9Shogs are you there?
 
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Q: All I want for Christmas is a list of burninated tags

Shawn ChinWould it be possible to make the list of blacklisted tags public? The list would help establish precedence when determining if a tag should be put forward for burnination. This will simplify the task of proposing and evaluating a tag-blacklist-request. For example, when I come across a tag I b...

I think my tag got burninated, but there's no way to know.
Any know which secret hat is for tag creation?
 
5:08 PM
Can I reject my own suggested edit?
 
I didn't think there was anything in the interface that would let you get into the review to do that.
 
Annoying... too late, it was approved...
 
You should review your own suggested edits before they are submitted to the review queue.
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@3ventic Ummm well isn't that a bit redundant?
 
Not really, it would be for the same reason posts have grace period for editing without leaving a trace.
People make dumb mistakes when they don't read their own writing after they've written it all out.
Or, at least I do dumb mistakes like that.
 
5:12 PM
I make dumb mistakes even when I read my own writing.
Never realized this:
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Q: Allow undelete vote on posts deleted for spam

Lance RobertsAs this question showed me, when you look at a answer that was deleted as spam, you can no longer see it (which is just fine with me) and you have to click on another like to see it's review history. BUT there is no way to cast an undelete vote on mis-deleted items (example in the linked questio...

Anyone looking for hat help, let me know.
 
5:28 PM
lol, I was away for a while...
 
@DoorknobofSnow Whoa...
 
@qwertynl mobile doesn't have the new top bar, so the rep just kept going... lol
now I don't want to click it
 
@DoorknobofSnow DOOON'T DOOO IT!!!
 
@DoorknobofSnow Why not? Are you afraid for 12 times association bonus?
 
@ProgramFOX no, it wasn't any assoc bonuses, I just got tons of rep over the holidays from answering from mobile and could never check :P
 
5:32 PM
@DoorknobofSnow I recently posted a picture with over 9000 reputation gained.
 
Huh. I just got that unicorn hat.
 
@JohannesKuhn haha :D where is it?
@jadarnel27 should I tell you its sekrit?
 
@DoorknobofSnow so be careful when clicking the other items, hovering is enough!
 
@DoorknobofSnow No!
 
@ShadowWizard Ah, thanks for the warning :P I wonder how high I can get before I accidentally open it or just can't resist the temptation :P
 
5:34 PM
Dec 23 at 12:26, by Johannes Kuhn
user image
 
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A: How Do I Get the Winterbash 2013 Secret Hats?

jmac Chuck Yeager "from JBM to JWH" Ghost of Winterbash Past "I live... AGAIN!" I See Your Point "Earned ten of the most meaningless points on the 'Net" Before It Was Cool "He ain't no drag" Eureka! "Solve these riddles and it's yours" IG-88 "You may have to go to ...

 
@JohannesKuhn woah :P
 
If you didn't already know
 
I got the assoc bonus on 93 sites :P
 
ah, ok :P
 
5:43 PM
@Doorknob You assume I do not already know the secret of the hat ;-)
 
Huh, sounds like the "post on 1/1" hats are starting to get awarded.
 
@jadarnel27 so you looked it up? :P
-1
Q: Many users today have suddenly become Time Lords (Winter Bash "First" Hat)

JhawinsThe "First" hat is for having a message starred on NYD (New Year's Day) in chat. It is currently NYE (New Year's Eve) and many users have already travelled into the future to receive this hat before it's available. Example Source of "First" Hat Requirements

 
@DennisMeng You mean the "Starred message on 1/1/2014" hat?
 
@RyanCarlson Yep. I wonder who's going to make the "X are coming" joke.
 
5:57 PM
Random, but whatever, this is the Tavern: andrewshears.com/2011/12/08/the-united-states-that-couldve-been
 
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The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.
Apache Server at andrewshears.com Port 80
 
I got that too. Refresh three or four times.
 
Ah, there. It's working
 

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