Winter Bash 2018 Hat list

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Here we go again, the Winter Bash is here and the hats are listed below.

The list has the same format as always, there are only two answers: one for the secret hats, and one for the regular hats. The secret hat list will be updated as we learn them.

Only edit the secret hat answer with definitive and correct triggers. This is not the place to post guesses.

If you'd like to discuss Winter Bash, hats or just have a question about it please come over to the Winter Bash chat room.

Keep the comments clean. As always comments are not meant for extended discussion, conversation, "I just got hat X", etc use the chat room for that.
I know you are excited you just got a secret hat, but please instead of posting a comment come over to the chat room and tell us there.

How do we determine definitive triggers when it takes like 30 minutes for hats to update?! — NH., Commented Dec 12, 2018 at 19:36
@NH. trial and error, mainly, looking for users with low activity etc. — Shadow Wizard, Commented Dec 13, 2018 at 12:43
Thus far 27 different hats have been discovered. AlecXE is one of the leaders, his hat rack might update with the list of the most hats, otherwise check Panda's or other top user here https://winterbash2018.stackexchange.com/leaderboard/network. — Rob, Commented Dec 20, 2018 at 5:30

47 revs, 21 users 41% · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-03 13:30:57Z

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+100

Secret hats for Winter Bash 2018

Click on each of the hats for a larger image.

Retro Fan

Vote on a post (question or answer) more than 1 year old.

Discussed and tested in this chat.

The Merlin

Earn an Enlightened badge.

James Bond

Post an answer scoring at least +7 with 0 comments on the question and 0 comments on the answer.

Waffles¹

Post 15 comments in a single UTC day.

Trigger confirmed by Catija here.

Rubber Ducky

Use the discard button on any "Ask A Question" page. It can take as much as 3 hours to get.

Alternatively, start a draft and wait 7 days for it to be self-deleted.

Trigger confirmed by Catija here.

Sun Wukong

Write a post on a Meta site (MSE is considered a meta site too) that receives at least 5 up votes and 5 down votes.

Suggested with these criteria by hat here.

The same hat and trigger was also used in 2015.

Clean-Up Duty¹

Edit 5 questions that later get upvoted.

Trigger confirmed by Catija here.

Propel Thyself

Get three other secret hats on one site.

Discussed and tested in this chat.

Eliza Doolots¹

Earn 2019 rep across the network, excluding association bonus. Hat is awarded on sites where you earn 200+ rep.

Hat suggested by Catija here and trigger confirmed by Catija here.

¹Trigger revealed after Winter Bash has ended.

edited Jun 3, 2020 at 13:30

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Panda

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meta.stackexchange.com/questions/304340/winter-bash-2017-hats
– Ver Nick
Commented Dec 13, 2018 at 18:33
Will the rest of the secret hats remain secret forever?
– Aykhan Hagverdili
Commented Jan 3, 2019 at 13:10
1

Probably not. The remaining triggers will be revealed in the wrap-up blog post (or so I expect).
– Glorfindel Mod
Commented Jan 3, 2019 at 13:11
1

@Glorfindel nope :(
– Welz
Commented Jan 3, 2019 at 16:16
1

@WELZ Catija revealed one (Eliza). Maybe they will tell us more if we <s>annoy</s>ask them enough.
– User that hates AI
Commented Jan 4, 2019 at 21:42
We want to know the real triggers!!!!!!
– eLRuLL
Commented Jan 5, 2019 at 1:54
1

About "Clean-Up Duty" hat is absolutelly wrong information! And here we have the correct answer.
– Bharata
Commented Jan 5, 2019 at 8:57
1

@Bharata you're really saying that the SE employees who designed the hat would have the wrong information?
– CalvT
Commented Jan 9, 2019 at 10:08

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14 revs, 11 users 59% · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-05 05:05:40Z

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Common hats for Winter Bash 2018

Click on each of the hats for a larger image.

Scarf Ace

earn the Guru badge

Glasses With A Number On Top

starred chat, ±12h from Jan 1, 0:00 UTC

It Ain’t Easy Being Cheesy

wear 6 hats, changing hats here in 6 days

proposed by Edlothiad

Six-Cornered Hat

earn the Necromancer badge

proposed by Brian

Peacekeeper

20 reviews, no fails

Rep Hunter

5 accepted answers in 1 day

proposed by Cai

Pizza Hat

answer +3 a question with accepted answer

Red Baron

answer question at -3, becomes +3 and answer +5

Brunhilde

earn 150 rep on three non-SO sites in 15 days

SO Goes Flapper

short answer accepted over long answer

proposed by rumtscho

Team Player

visit stackoverflow.com/teams

It’s-a me!

delete 6 comments after owner edits post

Still Fresh

new user, less than 6 months old, earn 25 rep (The association bonus counts towards the rep requirement.)

proposed by hat

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

earn a silver badge

Top(bar) Hat

earn rep for an answer or get an answer

proposed by Monica Cellio

I’ll Handle It

close, edit, reopen a question

Freehand Circle

earn the Nice Answer badge on meta (Answer does not have to be from the winter bash, you only have to get the badge during the winter bash)

Also works on Meta Stack Exchange.

proposed by Kevin Workman

Explorer

accepted answer with no votes

Gonna Find Out

vote 150 times

Member of The Hand

+3 post as new contributor, meta or main

Silencium

question with no answers for a week

edited Jan 5, 2019 at 5:05

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David

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Just an observation, icons on Top(bar) hat are aligned wrongly. Achievement icon should be left of reviews. It is a bug. Should I post a question and earn the same hat? ;-)
– Nog Shine
Commented Dec 12, 2018 at 4:11
@NogShine I think so, here's a fixed up version.
– Welz
Commented Dec 12, 2018 at 23:19
@NogShine at least someone didn't steal my answer before me.
– Welz
Commented Dec 13, 2018 at 12:50
It's not clear whether Silencium can be earned for a closed question, specifically for one closed as duplicate.
– Pieter Geerkens
Commented Dec 18, 2018 at 21:57
Can someone clarify what "answer +3 a question with accepted answer" means? Does this mean that I need to answer a question that already has an accepted answer and get +3 on my answer? Or does my answer need to be accepted? Having a lot of trouble comprehending that...
– pushkin
Commented Dec 20, 2018 at 16:19
1

@pushkin if you are asking about the "Pizza Hat" then your first assumption is correct. Post an answer to a question with an already accepted answer, and your answer get at least +3.
– David
Commented Dec 21, 2018 at 14:07
See also the published information at winterbash2018.stackexchange.com.
– WBT
Commented Dec 21, 2018 at 21:52
2

Also can the Rep Hunter not use Times New Roman next year? Perhaps what SE is always using for reps notifs? Or Maiandra GD?
– Omega Krypton
Commented Dec 25, 2018 at 5:08

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