Welcome again to In Case You Missed It, Issue quantity TWO ONE. PARTY TIME! For the uninitiated, ICYMI is our month-to-month retrospective recap of the haps within the Imgur Community, together with prime tendencies, heartwarming tales, achievements, and updates from the peeps right here at Imgur HQ.
Let’s toast to the twenty-first version and get began! glasses clink
*1000 Days of Buscemi*
Nearly three years in the past, Imgurian @Bronnen set sail on a journey to User Sub to determine a behavior. Why? Just to show to themselves that they might. What began as one thing to do on a whim would develop into one thing extra. Establishing a routine on Imgur opened the door to doing so elsewhere, like train, tasks, and hobbies. This collection is a primary instance of the saying, “the steps you take don’t need to be big; they just need to take you in the right direction.”
Stop by @Bronnen‘s profile to cheer them on and follow along. Since the 1000-day mark, they’ve proven no indicators of slowing. Here’s to 2,000!
*Greenthumb*
Plants are a big a part of our lives, and we figured they had been due for some enjoyable within the solar. After testing the waters final yr with the primary Greenthumb occasion, it was obvious that we had loads of plant dad and mom desperate to put up. Fast ahead to this yr, and we noticed a 3x enhance in participation over the inaugural occasion. Thousands of Imgurians posted their crops, and hundreds of thousands extra browsed the botanicals on show. Greenthumb will return subsequent yr and is now a everlasting a part of our occasion repertoire.
Take a gander in any respect the greenery on #greenthumb.
*Field Day*
Last week we introduced the winners of the 2022 Field Day occasion. With almost 2,000 submissions, Imgurians competed for gold and glory in 5 classes. Pets, artwork, images, GIFs, and cooking. The competitors was fierce for 2 weeks, however ten creators rose to the highest. Congratulations to @ParallelParkingInABurka, @QuicklyThisWay, @adohira, @zozozo333, @HotSauceMan, @EnigmaWearingHeels, @Dunothar, @AmyRevives, @HarleenQuinzel4, and @PaulDeGraaf in your victories!
Read the total roundup here.
*July 29*
Every yr for the previous six years, Imgur succumbs to a singular type of mass hysteria on July twenty ninth. For 24 hours, each put up is upvoted with out query. From cringe-inducing comics to giggle-producing gifs, all random acts of weirdness are rewarded on at the present time.
Six years in the past, Imgurian @ErinFromTheOffice put the Front Page on discover and proclaimed: “On July 29, 2016, upvote everything in User Sub. Everything. The FP people will finally know what it’s really like down here.”
And with that, a practice was born. Six years later, like clockwork, Most Viral was awash with content material of every kind, from the bizarre to the fantastic. This yr, over 1,000,000 upvotes had been awarded to tens of hundreds of posts and feedback. There was an replace on Imgur’s marriage, the return of otters with upvotes, and lots extra posts to make you do a double take.
If you need to know extra concerning the origin of the custom, @sarah has received you coated in this post.
*Front Page Full Of Stars*
As photographs from the James Webb Telescope began to floor in User Submitted, Imgurian @PaulDeGraaf tasked his friends to assist in a takeover of the Front Page. The day these photographs dropped, the area tag noticed a 40x enhance in viewership and a 20x enhance in posts. Millions of Imgurians joined the trigger knowingly or not, and for nearly a full day, the Front Page was certainly filled with stars.
Visit the #space and #james_webb_space_telescope tags to compensate for the craze.
*Tribute to Dad*
In a heartfelt tribute, Imgurian @amastine shared the tattoos she received alongside her siblings to honor their late father. Years in the past, in a recreation of scrabble, he performed the phrase “flaming,” and their mom countered by including the letter “o.” A squabble ensued over the existence of the phrase “flaming-o,” and after about fifteen minutes, the last word insider can be birthed.
Once the flamingo fail was revealed, it could change the course of their residence decor for good. Hundreds of Imgurians left form feedback and condolences on the put up, with some sharing some flamingos of their very own.
Read the total tribute of their put up here.
*Follow Your Dreams*
Imgurian @AnisJerbi is a latest highschool graduate with osteogenesis imperfecta, a uncommon bone situation. He has a ardour for artwork and an curiosity in politics, that are each mirrored in his work. One of his portraits even made its approach to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez! Upon commencement, he reached a fork within the proverbial street. Study political science or the humanities?
When offered with two paths, he selected to go along with his coronary heart. In a collection of posts teeming with self-confidence, he shared his pleasure with us as he ready for artwork college in Italy.
Leave just a few phrases of encouragement here.
*From the Front Page to the Front Page*
A couple of months after a viral put up celebrating the discharge of her guide, Imgurian @zyrany discovered herself on one other Front Page – the entrance web page of her native newspaper. In an replace to her earlier put up, she thanked the Imgur neighborhood for supporting her work and proudly displayed her spot within the paper. On prime of showing within the newspaper, she is holding a guide signing at her native bookstore and has not too long ago completed self-recording the audiobook. Keep up the good work, @zyrany; you’re doing us proud!
Say congrats or depart a pleasant touch upon her most recent post.
*I would like some assist guys*
Imgurian @YourBasicWhiteGirl noticed an deserted pet whereas she was out making just a few deliveries and couldn’t depart him alone. She took him in on the spot and named him that too. Spot was coated in fleas and bites when he was discovered and was in severe want of a vet go to. The native no-kill shelters had been full, so she knew she had to assist.
That’s the place the Imgur neighborhood got here in. After explaining Spot’s state of affairs and asking for assist, the outpouring of assist from her fellow Imgurians was staggering. The put up was up to date to incorporate all the things that Imgurians had straight paid for, together with vaccinations, checks, labs, wound care, flea therapy, a number of medicines, meals, and provides. Good work, everybody. Together we will make a distinction!
Stop by this put up to see more of Spot.
*Bugs & Fixes Update*
You’ve made it to the tip! Before you go, we’ll go over the at present recognized bugs on Imgur, and share updates on bug fixes we’ve made.
First off, we’ve been seeing an increase in studies of commercials inflicting audio to play on iOS units, we’re actively investigating these studies and if you happen to’ve skilled this, please don’t hesitate to succeed in out to us.
As a reminder, we maintain our third-party promoting networks to a strict commonplace of high quality that forbids adverts that play sound mechanically, present inappropriate imagery, mechanically redirect you off of Imgur, or promote inappropriate merchandise. The struggle in opposition to dangerous adverts isn’t ending as dangerous actors are all the time looking for new methods round our blocks to serve them. Regardless, they’re by no means acceptable and we apologize to anybody who has skilled them.
We are at present releasing app updates for each iOS and Android, be sure you replace as quickly as these updates can be found to get your arms on the beneath modifications.
iOS model 2022.09.10:
– Profile crashes begone! Patched a problem that brought on a crash when viewing sure customers’ profiles
– Multiple high quality of life modifications to additional enhance app stability
Android model 6.1.0
Please word: this launch is at present rolling out and is probably not accessible to everybody right now
– Squashed a bug that brought on posts to vanish when navigating again to the grid
– Patched a pesky difficulty the place tapping a put up might open one other put up or posts seem with the unsuitable thumbnail within the grid
– Resolved a problem that causes an error to show on profiles when viewing the “Posts” tab
A complete record of recognized points could 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 can contact us here. Imgurians who report new bugs will earn the Bug Hunter and in addition obtain a free month of Imgur Emerald!
