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    Squishy

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    Yes, it's that time again!

    This year, we're doing a Holiday Advent Treasure Hunt!

    The rules are simple. You and up to three other SVers team up and hunt down an answer to each clue. The questions, trust me, are pretty straightforward and shouldn't take you too long: we want this to be fun, not hugely strenuous!

    This is the 12 days of Christmas, so we'll unveil one each day leading up to Christmas Eve (we'll give you Christmas day off, ya slackers). You'll have until January 1, 2017 to post your answers.

    Every individual who completes the treasure hunt (whether in a team or otherwise) will receive a ribbon, and on top of that, we'll donate $2.50 to Doctor's Without Borders (up to an aggregate total of $1,000).

    Have some fun, win some prizes, get to know your fellow SVers better...what could be better during the holiday season?

    If you would like to 'register' a team, please go to this thread and make a post in the format of the example. Your team can be just you, or it can be up to four SVers. There is no advantage to playing individually, though, and you'll be at a disadvantage of not being able to spread out the effort.

    And for those of you just joining us, the full list of all twelve items you have to find:

    1. A Friend.     Introduce someone (or many someones) to SV! New SVers don't count against your team cap.

    2. A Video Game Plushie. Have someone on your team take a picture of a video game plushie that they either own, or have encountered in the real world.

    3. An exciting pen. Everyone knows LordSquishy loves pens, right? Show me a picture of the most exciting pen owned by a member of your team. Bonus points if it can do something really cool, like LordSquishy's pen that has a bubble level and a screwdriver hidden in it.

    4. Another fun place to be. So we know you come here, and you probably visit SB or QQ, but I bet you probably visit another forum too, you forum-polyamorous people. Link me to it!

    5. A thread that died too soon. We've all run across that one great OP which got no good replies. Find me a thread from SV's past (>30 days) that got too little love (>5 replies) and deserved more.

    6. A Landmark. What's exciting about your city? Have someone on your team take a photo of something cool in the city or town where they live.

    7. Your battlestation. Do you browse SV on a phone? A computer? Via a Terminator's belly button? Show us the battlestation of someone on your team!

    8. A pet. Does someone on your team have a pet? Who? What? Where? Why? Show 'em off for us!

    9. A memorial. We've all had someone in our lives who inspired us, someone who died too soon. Tell me a little bit (<500 words) about one of those people and why they were important to you.

    10. Interesting as fuck.     I don't know what it is yet, but anything. Manage to beat @Exposure in Titanfall? Screenshot! Fall off your skateboard and have your cat finish your trick? I'd love to see it. Show me and tell me something interesting that happened to one of the people on your team recently.

    11. A Good Work. Let's face it, most of the news on SV is bad. Show me something good. Find me a current news article from your town, city, country, state, whatever, that put a smile on your face and share it with everyone!

    12. A new idea. Have your new, baby SVer friend (from 1) tell us what they'd like to see on SV in the new year!
     
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    • Banner doesn't bother me. It will help Doctors Without Borders if more people sign up and win, and since Squishy gonna Squishy it might as well be for a great cause.
     
    Old Spice Guy said:
    Banner doesn't bother me. It will help Doctors Without Borders if more people sign up and win, and since Squishy gonna Squishy it might as well be for a great cause.
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    I wouldn't mind so much if it wasn't for the fact that the first challenge involves Social Interaction. That's exactly the kind of thing that I use the Internet to avoid.
     
    Uhh, talking to people. I think I know some people who I can get to join. Just don't expect many posts from them.
     
    I wrote a Greasemonkey script to get rid of it. In case anyone else is as annoyed by the notification as I am, I'll post the script here. It should also be compatible with Scriptish and Tampermonkey, if you're using Chrome.

    Code: 
    // ==UserScript==
// @name        Disable Winter Event Nag Box
// @namespace   https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/
// @description Disables Squishy's notification for the Winter event.
// @include     https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/*
// @version     1
// @grant       none
// @require     http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js
// ==/UserScript==
this.$ = this.jQuery = jQuery.noConflict(true);
var notices = $(".Notice:contains('Winter Event')");
if(notices.size() > 0) {
  notices.remove();
}
     
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    LordSquishy said:
    1. A Friend. Introduce someone (or many someones) to SV! New SVers don't count against your team cap, but can participate in the rest of the challenges. @tag their usernames in your list.
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    My advisor and every faculty advisor in my department would be out for blood if I introduced my friends to this bottomless time-sink of a website. On the other hand, I am morbidly curious how big a dent I could put into publication rates. Squishy why do you do this ... :cry:
     
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    ellipsis said:
    I wrote a Greasemonkey script to get rid of it. In case anyone else is as annoyed by the notification as I am, I'll post the script here. It should also be compatible with Scriptish and Tampermonkey, if you're using Chrome.

    Code: 
    // ==UserScript==
// @name        Disable Winter Event Nag Box
// @namespace   https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/
// @description Disables Squishy's notification for the Winter event.
// @include     https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/*
// @version     1
// @grant       none
// @require     http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js
// ==/UserScript==
this.$ = this.jQuery = jQuery.noConflict(true);
var notices = $(".Notice:contains('Winter Event')");
if(notices.size() > 0) {
  notices.remove();
}
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    It's dismissable now :p
     
    Day 2 - December 13, 2016
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    • So clearly requisition one caused a little bit of drama!

    That's okay though, it's what we thrive on here. When the drama economy seems to slow they trot me out to kickstart it again. I'm the New York Fed of the SV Drama Economy...

    Day 2's objective is...

    2. A Video Game Plushie! Have someone on your team take a picture of a video game plushie that they either own, or can find around them (say in a store, co-worker's desk... we're not picky, but you can't just grab a stock image off the internet).

    Good hunting!




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    • LordSquishy said:
    So clearly requisition one caused a little bit of drama!

    That's okay though, it's what we thrive on here. When the drama economy seems to slow they trot me out to kickstart it again. I'm the New York Fed of the SV Drama Economy...

    Day 2's objective is...

    2. A Video Game Plushie! Have someone on your team take a picture of a video game plushie that they either own, or can find around them (say in a store, co-worker's desk... we're not picky, but you can't just grab a stock image off the internet).

    Good hunting!




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    I really hope my team can do this one.
     
    LordSquishy said:
    Day 2's objective is...

    2. A Video Game Plushie! Have someone on your team take a picture of a video game plushie that they either own, or can find around them (say in a store, co-worker's desk... we're not picky, but you can't just grab a stock image off the internet).

    Good hunting!
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    Hey, this one doesn't require a social life, and is something I can do! Day 2 is looking good.
     
    Oh, that's easy enough.

    Also, Squishy needs to remove his head from foamy's ass some time soon.
     
    The banner is a little condescending isn't it? It isn't that I don't have friends I just didn't want to inconvenience them by asking them to sign up for a forum they may or may not ever use for a ribbon.
    It is a pretty ribbon tho
     
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