I use my Flair image on another site, and I noticed that my reputation score there is not updated.
Since a picture is better than 1000 words:
Is this a bug or a feature?
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asked Nov 4 '10 at 10:07
Shadow The Princess WizardShadow The Princess Wizard
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1Eh looking at this now brings back old memories! – Shadow The Princess Wizard Mar 5 '13 at 11:44
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Flair is updated every 24-36 hours. Just wait.
answered Nov 4 '10 at 10:18
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1@Jeff Shouldn't you put that information right next to the "(please note that only sites where you have more than 200 reputation will appear.)" sentence on the flair page? – LarsTech Sep 15 '11 at 17:22
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I just noticed the flair HTTP headers also state a flair image is good for two months:
Expires: Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:10:36 GMT, next tomax-age=8640(which indeed is one day). Should I report that? – Arjan Jan 8 '12 at 16:33 -
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1It would be better to note "flairs refresh every 24-36 hours" at the bottom of flair images. – Youngjae Mar 22 '14 at 9:34
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@Youngjae this page already says "that flair is only updated once every 24-36 hours" right on it, and has for years... – Jeff Atwood Mar 23 '14 at 7:43
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It also seems that the rate of refresh depends on the theme of the flair, i.e. the state of flair differs between themes as demonstrated in the screen shot:
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6yes, that is true, it depends on the last request for that flair. Some of the weirder color themes are not requested too much.. helllllo hot dog stand – Jeff Atwood Jan 24 '12 at 18:53
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@JeffAtwood but then why are the less used ones ... hot dog stand ... more up to date than the default one? – Rory Apr 5 '12 at 14:57
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