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Questions tagged [winter-bash-2021]

For questions about the Winter Bash (or holiday hats) to celebrate the end of the year 2021. It ran from Wednesday, December 15th 12:00 UTC to Wednesday, January 5th 12:00 UTC.

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"Defender of the Unicorn" hat, who found it with both triggers?

The Defender of the Unicorn hat is a very special hat, since it has two triggers: resolve the puzzle (save Sparkles) receive a status-completed on a question Since Winter Bash 2021 came to an end, ...
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What hour will hats stop?

As mentioned in the Winter Bash FAQ page, Winter Bash ends on January 5th... Is the end of Winter Bash January 5th UTC 23:59? Or January 5th UTC 11:59? It isn't clear on the FAQ page.
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Why no Christmas or similar holiday hats?

I was expecting some holiday hats like Christmas, Hanukkah, or New year but none of them were there this time. Any reason for skipping Holiday hats?
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"Hats off" to Yaakov!

As we begin to take our "hats off" as Winter Bash 2021 comes to an end, I want to also take my "hats off" to Yaakov for his absolutely amazing helpfulness, kindness and patience ...
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Will we get hats for fulfilling hat requirements on per-site-metas?

Will we be able to get hats from per-site-metas (not sure that's the right wording)? Let's say I have two comments with 5+ score on Meta Stack Overflow. Would I get Starfish? List of possible hats: ...
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Did the WB-app “hat engine” break down during the 1st of January 2022?

When trying to see changes in the Winter Bash (WB) Network-wide leaderboard, I found no changes during several hours. No hats attributed at all. What was the reason for this bug? I should have ...
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Wearing a wrong hat in Winter Bash 2021 chatroom

I'm wearing a wrong hat in Winter Bash 2021 chatroom. Currently on Meta Stack Exchange I am wearing the Dialogue hat. Where as in Winter Bash 2021 chatroom I'm wearing the Kitsune hat.
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Winter Bash 2021 hats explained

For carrying on the tradition, here is a list of the 'etymology' for the Winter Bash 2021 hats. Everything about the naming (whether related to Stack Exchange mechanics, memes, or anything else that ...
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Hats everywhere but the profile picture on the Winter Bash homepage doesn't wear a hat

Hats, hats, and hats everywhere but why doesn't the profile picture on the Winter Bash homepage wear a hat?
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I'm wearing a hat, but the Winter Bash dropdown indicates that I have not earned any hats yet [closed]

I've earned quite a few hats, but the Winter Bash dropdown displays the "You have not earned any hat yet" message. Snapshot:
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Tool tip for "No hats for me, please" button needs to be in sentence case [closed]

The tool tip for the button No hats for me, please isn't in sentence case and reads as: opt out of Winter Bash To comply with Stacks standards, which require sentence case for UI elements, it needs ...
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Leaderboard displaying hats oddly: looks cluttered and hard to read

It appears that the hats on the leaderboard are being cut off which forces them into a second row. This makes them look out of place and harder to see. (Example from MSE leaderboard below) Next to ...
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Search input doesn't appear on the network leaderboard

There is a search functionality on the Winter Bash leaderboard: However, it doesn't appear to work on the network-wide leaderboard: There's also an error in the console - it seems the typewatch ...
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Oh no! Can you find our unicorn? (Note: event has ended)

Once again, Sparkles the /unicorn seems to have gotten herself in a whole heap of trouble. This time she appears to have been kidnapped! oh where, oh where has my unicorn gone? oh where oh where can ...
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Winterbash Leaderboard larger usernames not getting wrapped [duplicate]

Winterbash Leaderboard larger usernames not getting word wrapped Possibly same issue as On the Activity -> Summary page, Answer timestamps isn't getting word wrapped and gets hidden under the ...
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