What was the Great Orangered/Periwinkle Clash of 2013?

https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/2jne44/what_was_the_great_orangeredperiwinkle_clash_of/

created by TheFlamingPotato on 18/10/2014 at 23:47 UTC

172 upvotes, 4 top-level comments (showing 4)

I joined late in 2013 so I didn't get to experience this great clash, so what was it all about? It's not in the FAQ here either, or maybe I just didn't see it...

Comments

Comment by cliffburton90 at 19/10/2014 at 00:06 UTC

352 upvotes, 7 direct replies

On April Fools Day everybody was put on a team, Orangered or Periwinkle blue (the colors of the up/down vote arrows). The entire sites CSS was insane and based on Team Fortress 2's idea of buying hats. You could sabotage other people's comments/have special flair next to yours. The site became completely out of control with people fighting all over the place. (Orangered rules).

Comment by [deleted] at 14/11/2014 at 12:46 UTC

13 upvotes, 0 direct replies

How did I miss this?

Comment by iwasacatonce at 23/12/2014 at 20:57 UTC

10 upvotes, 1 direct replies

I was here, I signed up without understanding and wtf'd all day. No sense made. At least I got my team badge.

Comment by [deleted] at 20/10/2014 at 04:39 UTC

4 upvotes, 0 direct replies

This clash also yielded TF2 hats if you tied your steam account to your reddit account.