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The Wiki Cap is awarded to valuable contributors to the official [[Team Fortress Wiki]]. Learn how to earn one [[Team Fortress Wiki:Wiki Cap|here]].
 
The Wiki Cap is awarded to valuable contributors to the official [[Team Fortress Wiki]]. Learn how to earn one [[Team Fortress Wiki:Wiki Cap|here]].
  
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Wiki Caps are awarded to valuable contributors to the Official Team Fortress Wiki.
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There are certain eligibility guidelines in place. While the hat is available as a reward to valuable editors, its main purpose is to provide incentive to editors to increase the quality and breadth of information on the wiki. Thus, it requires some degree of effort on your part if you are interested in obtaining it.
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Eligibility guidelines
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As a general guide, the current recipients share the following qualities:
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*Demonstrate a strong desire to help improve and update the Wiki through useful edits and contributions.
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*Participate in the community by contributing to discussion. We also have an IRC channel where you can get to know and become part of the regulars!
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*Adhere to the policies and practices of the Official Team Fortress 2 Wiki, including observing the style guide and the official policies.
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*Roughly 400 or more edits. If you are having trouble finding things to do, take a look at the tasks list.
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Note: It's incredibly easy to determine if individuals are spamming edits to artificially inflate their edit count. Edit spammers will jeopardize their chances at earning the hat.
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*Properly implement licenses on images, sounds, and any other kinds of uploads, media or otherwise.
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*Been around a little while. 2 months or more.
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Note that these are simply guidelines. There will be exceptions. If you feel you missed out by mistake, you can contact any of the people with green names in the recent changes feed and we can have a look.
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Technical information
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*Our resident bot WindBOT periodically compiles a list potential candidates based on a number of rules. As the rules are quite complex, it's only used as a guide. Appearance or absence from the list does not guarantee your eligibility.
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*At least one Wiki Cap will be distributed per week. This means the hat is accessible and regularly available.
 
== Painted variants ==
 
== Painted variants ==
 
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Revision as of 23:09, 8 October 2013

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The Heavy on his Wiki contributions

The Wiki Cap is a headwear item for all classes. It is a team-colored Template:W with a black visor, bearing the Team Fortress emblem. It was modeled to resemble a police officer's cap.

The Wiki Cap is awarded to valuable contributors to the official Team Fortress Wiki. Learn how to earn one here.

Wiki Caps are awarded to valuable contributors to the Official Team Fortress Wiki.

There are certain eligibility guidelines in place. While the hat is available as a reward to valuable editors, its main purpose is to provide incentive to editors to increase the quality and breadth of information on the wiki. Thus, it requires some degree of effort on your part if you are interested in obtaining it.

Eligibility guidelines

As a general guide, the current recipients share the following qualities:

  • Demonstrate a strong desire to help improve and update the Wiki through useful edits and contributions.
  • Participate in the community by contributing to discussion. We also have an IRC channel where you can get to know and become part of the regulars!
  • Adhere to the policies and practices of the Official Team Fortress 2 Wiki, including observing the style guide and the official policies.
  • Roughly 400 or more edits. If you are having trouble finding things to do, take a look at the tasks list.

Note: It's incredibly easy to determine if individuals are spamming edits to artificially inflate their edit count. Edit spammers will jeopardize their chances at earning the hat.

  • Properly implement licenses on images, sounds, and any other kinds of uploads, media or otherwise.
  • Been around a little while. 2 months or more.

Note that these are simply guidelines. There will be exceptions. If you feel you missed out by mistake, you can contact any of the people with green names in the recent changes feed and we can have a look.

Technical information

  • Our resident bot WindBOT periodically compiles a list potential candidates based on a number of rules. As the rules are quite complex, it's only used as a guide. Appearance or absence from the list does not guarantee your eligibility.
  • At least one Wiki Cap will be distributed per week. This means the hat is accessible and regularly available.

Painted variants

Main article: Paint Can
Mouseover cells to preview the images on a dark background. Click on the images to enlarge them.
Single colors
Painted Wiki Cap E6E6E6.png Painted Wiki Cap D8BED8.png Painted Wiki Cap C5AF91.png Painted Wiki Cap 7E7E7E.png
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge Color No. 216-190-216 Peculiarly Drab Tincture Aged Moustache Grey
Painted Wiki Cap 141414.png Painted Wiki Cap 2D2D24.png Painted Wiki Cap 694D3A.png Painted Wiki Cap 7C6C57.png
A Distinctive Lack of Hue After Eight Radigan Conagher Brown Ye Olde Rustic Colour
Painted Wiki Cap A57545.png Painted Wiki Cap CF7336.png Painted Wiki Cap E7B53B.png Painted Wiki Cap F0E68C.png
Muskelmannbraun Mann Co. Orange Australium Gold The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants
Painted Wiki Cap E9967A.png Painted Wiki Cap FF69B4.png Painted Wiki Cap 7D4071.png Painted Wiki Cap 51384A.png
Dark Salmon Injustice Pink as Hell A Deep Commitment to Purple Noble Hatter's Violet
Painted Wiki Cap 2F4F4F.png Painted Wiki Cap 424F3B.png Painted Wiki Cap 808000.png Painted Wiki Cap 729E42.png
A Color Similar to Slate Zepheniah's Greed Drably Olive Indubitably Green
Painted Wiki Cap 32CD32.png Painted Wiki Cap BCDDB3.png
The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime A Mann's Mint
Team colors
Painted Wiki Cap A89A8C.png Painted Wiki Cap 839FA3.png Painted Wiki Cap 3B1F23.png Painted Wiki Cap 18233D.png
Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU)
Painted Wiki Cap B8383B.png Painted Wiki Cap 5885A2.png Painted Wiki Cap 483838.png Painted Wiki Cap 384248.png
Team Spirit (RED) Team Spirit (BLU) Operator's Overalls (RED) Operator's Overalls (BLU)
Painted Wiki Cap 803020.png Painted Wiki Cap 256D8D.png Painted Wiki Cap 654740.png Painted Wiki Cap 28394D.png
The Value of Teamwork (RED) The Value of Teamwork (BLU) An Air of Debonair (RED) An Air of Debonair (BLU)
Painted Wiki Cap C36C2D.png Painted Wiki Cap B88035.png RED Wiki Cap.png BLU Wiki Cap.png
Cream Spirit (RED) Cream Spirit (BLU) Unpainted (RED) Unpainted (BLU)

Update history

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

  • The Wiki Cap was added to the game.

October 18, 2010 Patch

  • [Undocumented] This hat's description was updated.

December 2, 2010 Patch

  • This hat's paint texture was improved.

Bugs

  • When viewed in the class selection screen, the Sniper tips the Wiki Cap's brim off from the rest of the hat.

Trivia

  • When the Mann-Conomy Update was first released, the description for the Wiki Cap listed in the Mann Co. Catalog was "Earned by those knowledgeable few who know how to edit a web page."
  • During the Wiki Cap's development, there were a few different color and model variations; aside from the final team-colored scheme, there was a darker team-colored version as well as a black-colored version.

Gallery

See also