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Yes, it should be added.

Why Arcade users could benefit.

• It would give users interesting content to see on a regular basis, even if they never click to see the rest of the week's submissions. The effect would be similar to the Hot Network Questions.

• For askers, it would offer a channel of participation while their current questions wait to receive an answer.

• For answerers, it would offer a channel of participation if they don't find any questions they can currently answer.

• From the meta side, it would increase the visibility of the contest without diminishing other important meta posts' moment in the spotlight. Right now the topic has to share the featured/hot meta side bar.

Why Stack Exchange could benefit.

• It would give users a reason to come to Arcade on a regular basis, even if they don't have any questions or want to provide answers at all.

• Gamers are often interested in technology. Even users who just come to see the photos may eventually join other sites like Stack Overflow, Super User, Ask Different, etc...

• It may increase user engagement by offering users from other sites something they can participate in through voting, even if they arrived to the site via the Hot Network Questions side bar.

Finally, more of a technical concern. I wonder how it would handle animated images such as GIF or APNG. While the contest hasn't allowed for that yet, it's something that would need to be addressed if it were allowed at some point.

Yes, it should be added.

Why Arqade users could benefit.

• It would give users interesting content to see on a regular basis, even if they never click to see the rest of the week's submissions. The effect would be similar to the Hot Network Questions.

• For askers, it would offer a channel of participation while their current questions wait to receive an answer.

• For answerers, it would offer a channel of participation if they don't find any questions they can currently answer.

• From the meta side, it would increase the visibility of the contest without diminishing other important meta posts' moment in the spotlight. Right now the topic has to share the featured/hot meta side bar.

Why Stack Exchange could benefit.

• It would give users a reason to come to Arcade on a regular basis, even if they don't have any questions or want to provide answers at all.

• Gamers are often interested in technology. Even users who just come to see the photos may eventually join other sites like Stack Overflow, Super User, Ask Different, etc...

• It may increase user engagement by offering users from other sites something they can participate in through voting, even if they arrived to the site via the Hot Network Questions side bar.

Finally, more of a technical concern. I wonder how it would handle animated images such as GIF or APNG. While the contest hasn't allowed for that yet, it's something that would need to be addressed if it were allowed at some point.

Yes, it should be added.

Why Arcade users would want it.

• It would give users interesting content to see on a regular basis, even if they never click to see the rest of the week's submissions. The effect would be similar to the Hot Network Questions.

• For askers, it would offer a channel of participation while their current questions wait to receive an answer.

• For answerers, it would offer a channel of participation if they don't find any questions they can currently answer.

• From the meta side, it would increase the visibility of the contest without diminishing other important meta posts' moment in the spotlight. Right now the topic has to share the featured/hot meta side bar.

Why Stack Exchange would want it.

• It would give users a reason to come to Arcade on a regular basis, even if they don't have any questions or want to provide answers at all.

• Gamers are often interested in technology. Even users who just come to see the photos may eventually join other sites like Stack Overflow, Super User, Ask Different, etc...

• It may increase user engagement by offering users from other sites something they can participate in through voting, even if they arrived to the site via the Hot Network Questions side bar.

Finally, more of a technical concern. I wonder how it would handle animated images such as GIF or APNG. While the contest hasn't allowed for that yet, it's something that would need to be addressed if it were allowed at some point.

Yes, it should be added.

Why Arcade users could benefit.

• It would give users interesting content to see on a regular basis, even if they never click to see the rest of the week's submissions. The effect would be similar to the Hot Network Questions.

• For askers, it would offer a channel of participation while their current questions wait to receive an answer.

• For answerers, it would offer a channel of participation if they don't find any questions they can currently answer.

• From the meta side, it would increase the visibility of the contest without diminishing other important meta posts' moment in the spotlight. Right now the topic has to share the featured/hot meta side bar.

Why Stack Exchange could benefit.

• It would give users a reason to come to Arcade on a regular basis, even if they don't have any questions or want to provide answers at all.

• Gamers are often interested in technology. Even users who just come to see the photos may eventually join other sites like Stack Overflow, Super User, Ask Different, etc...

• It may increase user engagement by offering users from other sites something they can participate in through voting, even if they arrived to the site via the Hot Network Questions side bar.

Finally, more of a technical concern. I wonder how it would handle animated images such as GIF or APNG. While the contest hasn't allowed for that yet, it's something that would need to be addressed if it were allowed at some point.

I have two lines of thought about adding it.

First: Why Arcade users would want it.

• It would give users interesting content to see on a regular basis, even if they never click to see the rest of the week's submissions. The effect would be similar to the Hot Network Questions.

• For askers, it would offer a channel of participation while their current questions wait to receive an answer.

• For answerers, it would offer a channel of participation if they don't find any questions they can currently answer.

• From the meta side, it would increase the visibility of the contest without diminishing other important meta posts' moment in the spotlight. Right now the topic has to share the featured/hot meta side bar.

Second: Why Stack Exchange would want it.

• It would give users a reason to come to Arcade on a regular basis, even if they don't have any questions or want to provide answers at all.

• Gamers are often interested in technology. Even users who just come to see the photos may eventually join other sites like Stack Overflow, Super User, Ask Different, etc...

• It may increase user engagement by offering users from other sites something they can participate in through voting, even if they arrived to the site via the Hot Network Questions side bar.

Finally, more of a technical concern. I wonder how it would handle animated images such as GIF or APNG. While the contest hasn't allowed for that yet, it's something that would need to be addressed if it were allowed at some point.

Yes, it should be added.

Why Arcade users would want it.

• It would give users interesting content to see on a regular basis, even if they never click to see the rest of the week's submissions. The effect would be similar to the Hot Network Questions.

• For askers, it would offer a channel of participation while their current questions wait to receive an answer.

• For answerers, it would offer a channel of participation if they don't find any questions they can currently answer.

• From the meta side, it would increase the visibility of the contest without diminishing other important meta posts' moment in the spotlight. Right now the topic has to share the featured/hot meta side bar.

Why Stack Exchange would want it.

• It would give users a reason to come to Arcade on a regular basis, even if they don't have any questions or want to provide answers at all.

• Gamers are often interested in technology. Even users who just come to see the photos may eventually join other sites like Stack Overflow, Super User, Ask Different, etc...

• It may increase user engagement by offering users from other sites something they can participate in through voting, even if they arrived to the site via the Hot Network Questions side bar.

Finally, more of a technical concern. I wonder how it would handle animated images such as GIF or APNG. While the contest hasn't allowed for that yet, it's something that would need to be addressed if it were allowed at some point.