Welcome again for the twenty-third version of In Case You Missed It, our month-to-month retrospective have a look at the enjoyable and noteworthy happenings within the Imgur group. We’ll cowl group occasions, heartwarming tales, distinctive creations, and updates from the oldsters right here at HQ.
Let’s get began!
*One Person’s Trash*
For her Master’s thesis, Imgurian @spadinaaa pioneered a high secret course of to show plastics into yarn. From there, she discovered find out how to bobbin lace, and the rubbish bag costume was born. After her first publish went viral, she was invited to show her work for New York Fashion Week! In a follow-up to her first publish, she expressed her thanks and shared a few of her different works and new items she created for the occasion. Hundreds of Imgurians made rubbish puns and left feedback of encouragement to cheer her on.
Craft your personal pun and take a look at her creations here.
*Share Your Setup*
For National Video Games Day, we partnered with Alienware to deliver a couple of fortunate Imgurians some candy new gear. The video games we play and the locations we play them are an extension of ourselves. The decor on show in our gaming rooms is a gamer’s expression and outlet for his or her creativity. Out of the a whole bunch of setups shared that day, three caught the attention of the group and our judges.
Congratulations, @ACatnippedKitty, (high) @aFadingMemory, (backside left) and @BrazilianThunderPanda! (backside proper)
Take some inspiration from all of the setups shared to the #SetupContest tag!
*Imgur on TV*
After a bit of web sleuthing led to an embarrassing discovery, an previous publish has surged in reputation. This discovery landed it on TV, to the amusement of many. In a rags-to-riches second, this reimagining of a state flag from Imgurian @0101010111010001 would rise from lower than ten upvotes to over a thousand greater than two years after its preliminary add. The web works in mysterious methods. Will this turn into the subsequent macaroni fork-esque publish that Imgurians will make a pilgrimage to? Time will inform.
Take the journey to the now legendary publish here.
*A Grate Story*
With the permission of @grateartiste, Imgurian @gablestout took it upon themselves to recap the story advised of their posts. The story was advised over ten chapters in a collection of movies. For many, the Artiste’s posts have been a enjoyable collection of impartial artworks slightly than an ongoing storyline. Now that we’ve received this, it’s secure to say that there has at all times been a technique to the insanity. We patiently await the subsequent chapter because the story continues to unfold.
Get on top of things on the story here.
*Hometown Traditions*
The Hometown Traditions occasion returned this 12 months for a three-day celebration of cultures and native customs. Imgur is a cultural kaleidoscope, and the group didn’t disappoint when it got here to distinctive and fascinating content material. From @KarouLilliehook’s publish about their individuals, The Saami, to @MEATCASTLE’s publish educating us all on the Pittsburgh potty and every thing in between, there was an abundance of enjoyable details to amuse us.
Check out the native legends, landmarks, and time-honored traditions you might have missed on the #HometownTradition tag.
*NASA Asteroid Attack*
After the James Webb Telescope photos have been launched earlier this 12 months, we figured it’d be some time earlier than any enjoyable information about house floated throughout our screens. After launching in November 2021, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) would result in a primary for humanity and a heaping serving to of memes. The mission to crash a spaceship into an asteroid was successful, and the footage of the take a look at made its rounds on the interwebs. Here at house, Imgurians shared memes and edits and celebrated the achievement for humankind. Great job, people. We’ve avenged the dinosaurs.
Stop by #NASA to atone for all issues DART.
*7 Years of Cera*
What began as a fast and enjoyable method to apply photoshop would develop into an Imgur phenomenon. Seven years later, the legend @ANewBadlyPhotoshoppedPhotoofMichaelCeraEveryday continues to be at it. While they weren’t the primary to photoshop Michael Cera poorly, they took the torch and ran with it, planting their flag because the resident photoshopper of Cera. Even although the posts could not come every day anymore, they’re a deal with after they seem.
Check out the latest Cera edit, that includes the DART mission from NASA.
*The Power of Memes*
Just a few years in the past, Imgurian @MrToday shared a meme. Another would finally message him, resulting in an nearly rapid friendship. After years of messaging every day and relationship on-line as a result of covid restrictions, the 2 would lastly meet and finally marry. Hundreds of Imgurians took to the feedback to congratulate them and make jokes in regards to the relative rarity of their union. Next time you hear that memes are a waste of time, do not forget that they’ve been straight liable for a number of marriages this 12 months alone.
Say a couple of good phrases on their publish here.
*Bugs & Fixes Update*
You’ve made it to the top! Before you go, we’ll go over the at the moment recognized bugs on Imgur, and share updates on bug fixes we’ve made.
We are at the moment releasing an app replace for Android (v6.2.0), be sure you replace as quickly as these updates can be found to get your palms on the under adjustments. – NEW: Overhauled the remark viewing expertise. When tapping a notification for a remark, you’ll now see the total publish and the context surrounding it.
– NEW: Added “Trending Tags” to the publish creation stream when including tags.
– The bug inflicting publish titles to seem underneath totally different content material has been re-squashed.
– Attempting so as to add a remark when viewing a particular picture in a dump will now perform as supposed with out pushing you again to the grid
– Navigating between favorites in a folder gained’t show a “no more posts in stream” anymore
– Muting a consumer through chat will not show an error
We are conscious of a problem with the newest Apple OS which is stopping search from being useable. We hope to resolve this quickly.
A complete listing of recognized points could be discovered on our help site.
If you ever expertise one thing that doesn’t appear proper, be it a foul advert or a bug, you can contact us here. Imgurians who report new bugs will earn the Bug Hunter and likewise obtain a free month of Imgur Emerald!
