Howdy, Imgurians! Welcome to 2023.
We’re again with one other version of In Case You Missed It, our month-to-month retrospective take a look at the happenings within the Imgur Community. As at all times, we’ll cowl a number of group moments you will have missed, updates on bugs you’ve reported, and any new options which will have launched.
Let’s get began!
*Secret Santa*
Secret Santa 2022 is within the books, and it was certainly one of our most rewarding years thus far! 100% of Santas who requested backup matches obtained one. Even higher, 96% of members confirmed receipt of a present, greater than any 12 months earlier than it.
With tens of hundreds of members from over 120 nations throughout the globe tasked to unfold pleasure to others, the vacation spirit was out in full pressure. From custom glass dip pens to handmade stuffed animals, beds for our furry friends, and all the pieces in between, you all helped us shut out the 12 months on a excessive notice.
Good tidings to everybody who participated this 12 months. You’re the explanation for the season. We’ll see you subsequent vacation!
*Community Mixtape*
Last 12 months we began a brand new custom. Once a month, on a Friday, we might ask on your sonic help and accumulate the titles of your favourite tracks to be used in an enormous mixtape. The high 50 tracks by upvote every month bought added to the checklist. As a group, we had amassed practically two days of steady music by the top.
Earlier this month, we bought a glimpse into what the group favored in a breakdown publish. For 2023, the observe assortment might be a bit totally different. Rather than making issues a free for all, every month is devoted to a single style. January’s style was Electronic. Thank you to all listeners and contributors to the tracklist!
Catch up on the most recent Mixtape publish here.
*Extra Life Avatars*
As an incentive to donate to the trigger, customized Avatars have been provided as part of the Extra Life charity stream. These Avatars can be found for all to make use of, so cease by the about display to change issues up! Thank you to everybody who donated to assist children in want, and particular because of @Technohawk, @Potatocheesmonk, @alan, and @TheLifeIsYours, who impressed the designs.
*Bottle Saga*
Sometimes, the best issues carry essentially the most pleasure. Imgurian @IfIToldYouMyUsernameIdHaveToKillYou showcases that reality splendidly with the self-titled “Bottle Saga.” When a restore crew had left a bottle on a door deal with, they determined to see how lengthy it could stay untouched by their friends.
Days changed into weeks, and the bottle remained untouched. Seeing an ideal alternative for some innocent enjoyable, they determined to decorate it as much as have fun the vacations as they handed. It’s a thriller across the workplace as to who the wrongdoer is, and after practically 4 months, it doesn’t seem like the reality will come out any time quickly.
Check out the most recent Bottle Saga publish here.
*Clean Your Desk*
Tidying your workspace could make for a tidier thoughts. We all fall right into a rut typically, and decluttering your house can assist to carry you out of a private fog. Imgurians from backgrounds of all types shared their progress to the delight of onlookers. From workshops and garages to neon-lit sport rooms, there’s one thing satisfying about seeing that earlier than and after.
Check out all the distinctive workspaces by visiting #Clean_Your_Desk.
*Accolades for the needy?*
Fortune finds us after we least count on it. For Imgurian @QuicklyThisWay, that fortune would come within the type of accolades. In a enjoyable spin on a scene from “Liar Liar,” the character of being tightfisted with accolades is performed for fun. As the last word “I’ll show you” second, the group showered the publish with accolades totaling to over 90, setting a report as essentially the most accoladed publish in Imgur historical past.
Take a visit to the now legendary post.
*Car Problems Suck*
Car issues suck, and Imgurian @trogdoorburninator is aware of that higher than most. As a solution to pay it ahead, they wished to start out fixing vehicles at price for low-income households. Over time they began to do increasingly more, and mentioned the sensation of serving to others of their time of want was addicting.
This sparked an thought. Why not make fixing vehicles at price a non revenue firm? After hundreds of upvotes and lots of of feedback later, it was obvious that the group agreed. Imgurians provided recommendation on beginning it up, issues they would wish to get it operating, and some even provided a serving to hand in individual!
Get up to the mark on the non-profit of their latest update.
*Thank You Imgur*
2022 was a tough 12 months for a lot of. Last 12 months, Imgurian @HibiscusQueen79 made a publish venting into the void about troubles getting faculty provides for her daughter. In a shocking flip of occasions, @TinyOctopus and plenty of others got here to her assist.
After an Amazon wishlist was made, the group got here collectively to get her all the pieces she wanted after which some. In a sequence of Most Viral updates she shared her thanks for the overwhelming generosity of everybody who donated. Great job on making an impression, Imgurians!
An replace to the story will be discovered here.
*Art Crawl*
The 2023 Art Crawl got here to an in depth on Monday, and with hundreds of entries to think about, our judges had their work lower out for them. From repurposed retro tech to lifelike wooden sculptures, photorealistic work, wooden burnings, and all the pieces in between, there was no scarcity of creativity on show in our digital artwork gallery.
The 2023 Art Crawl had extra guests in a single week than the legendary Louvre noticed in all the 12 months in 2022. Now that’s some severe love for all issues artwork!
Once once more, our judges had the seemingly insurmountable job of choosing simply three grand prize winners from these hundreds. After per week of dutiful deliberation, the winners have been chosen. Congratulations to @claireleeartist, @acadianmushrooms, and @Patricbates in your victories! In addition to grand prize winners, six extra items have been picked for a second prize.
See extra from the Art Crawl, and take a look at what the runners-up created!
*Bugs & Fixes Update*
You’ve made it to the top! Before you go, we’ll go over the at present identified bugs on Imgur, and share updates on bug fixes we’ve made.
New in Android v6.3.8
– Fixed a bug stopping Appreciation Links from exhibiting on some User Profiles
– Patched a problem inflicting the “Expand all comments” button from not functioning
– Fine-tuned some Gallery thumbnail cropping points for posts with non-standard dimensions
– Added some timeout protections to restrict situations of posts showing to be 52+ years previous
– Patched a profile error inflicting bio updates and appreciation hyperlinks not being saved appropriately
New in iOS 2023.02.0
– Single-video posts not require a scroll to be initiated to start out taking part in
– We’ve made quite a few modifications on each the app and our advertisements servers to enhance battery life/efficiency on iOS units. This ought to resolve some efficiency and reminiscence points we’ve seen flagged in current months.
-Improved memegen library and up to date the memegen UI
Desktop
– Fixed a problem the place non-public posts wouldn’t show content material on Legacy pages.
A complete checklist of identified points will be discovered on our help site.
If you ever expertise one thing that doesn’t appear proper, be it a nasty advert or a bug, you possibly can contact us here.
Imgurians who report new bugs will earn the Bug Hunter and in addition obtain a free month of Imgur Emerald!
