user1587: I saw this Meta on Arquade talking about Winterbash 2014

We have been given the option this year to opt out of this year's Winterbash. The default is opt-in, so if we do nothing or can't decide, we will get hats. However if we decide that we definitely do not want hats, we can make sure the site remains hat-free until at least a year's time.

Now I am unsure if we have been given the option and I have a feeling a certain someone who won network wide last year may want to revive the madness if given the option
So a couple of questions. 

do we have the option to opt-out of Winterbash 2014?
if we can opt-out, should we?


user27: As a site, we will participate in the Winter Bash this year (unless serious objections are raised). 
Each individual users have a "I hate hats" link that will opt him out of the event.

1587: <p>I saw <a href="https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/q/10083/30879">this Meta</a> on Arquade talking about Winterbash 2014</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>We have been given the option this year to opt out of this year's Winterbash. The default is opt-in, so if we do nothing or can't decide, we will get hats. However if we decide that we definitely do not want hats, we can make sure the site remains hat-free until at least a year's time.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Now I am unsure if we have been given the option and I have a feeling <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/24/logan-m">a certain someone</a> who won <a href="http://winterbash2013.stackexchange.com/leaderboard/network?page=1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">network wide last year</a> may want to revive the madness if given the option</p>

<p>So a couple of questions. </p>

<ol>
<li>do we have the option to opt-out of Winterbash 2014?<br></li>
<li>if we can opt-out, should we?</li>
</ol>
 27: <p>As a site, we will participate in the Winter Bash this year (unless serious objections are raised). </p>

<p>Each individual users have a "I hate hats" link that will opt him out of the event.</p>
