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The '''Hat Describing Contest''' is a contest that was announced on August 24, 2010.
 
  
Following criticism that previous TF2 contests shunned players without a more than average skill in computer modelling, the TF2 team announced this contest in the blog post with an aim to reach the majority of the community, albeit those registered on the forums. The object of the contest is to allow members of the community to give descriptions to the various in game [[hats]].
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{{Quotation|'''TF2 Official Blog'''|Fans have been mailing us for some time now, asking for a contest that didn't involve modeling or level design. So now they get their wish. That's right: you'll be competing over who can describe hats the best. Introducing the first ever TF2 Hat Describing Contest.}}
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The '''Hat Describing Contest''' was a contest announced on August 24, 2010.
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Following criticism that previous TF2 contests shunned players that lacked above-average skill in computer modeling, the TF2 team announced the competition in a [http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4245 blog post]. The aim was to introduce a contest that would be accessible to the majority of the community, albeit those registered on the Steam forums. The object of the contest was to allow members of the community to write [[descriptions]] for the various in-game [[cosmetic items]] available at the time.
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Winning entries, as selected by [[Valve]], were added to the corresponding item in-game as an official description.
  
 
== Guidelines and Deadline ==
 
== Guidelines and Deadline ==
The deadline for the Hat Describing Contest was August 27, 2010. Submissions were posted in their proper threads on the [[Steam Users' Forums]].
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The deadline for the Hat Describing Contest was August 27, 2010. Submissions were posted in a series of specially-created threads on the [[Steam Users' Forums]].
  
 
=== Submission Rules ===
 
=== Submission Rules ===
 
* Give a brief, interesting description of the item in 75 words or less.
 
* Give a brief, interesting description of the item in 75 words or less.
 
* You must be the sole author of the description and the material must be original to you.
 
* You must be the sole author of the description and the material must be original to you.
* The winning descriptions for each item will be determined by the TF2 team and may be used in game.
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* The winning descriptions for each item will be determined by the TF2 team and may be used in-game.
 
 
== Prizes ==
 
There are no prizes per se, besides the winner's entries being added to the game.
 
  
 
== List of winners ==
 
== List of winners ==
 
 
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!class="header" style="width: 10%"| Forum name
 
!class="header" style="width: 10%"| Forum name
 
!class="header" style="width: 6%"| Class
 
!class="header" style="width: 6%"| Class
!class="header unsortable" style="width: 10%" | Hat
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!class="header unsortable" style="width: 10%" | Cosmetic
 
!class="header unsortable" | Description
 
!class="header unsortable" | Description
 
!class="header unsortable" | Forum post
 
!class="header unsortable" | Forum post
 
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{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=729288 TheTwoTonHammer]
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  | forumname  = TheTwoTonHammer
 
  | class      = Scout
 
  | class      = Scout
 
  | hat        = Batter's Helmet
 
  | hat        = Batter's Helmet
 
  | description = You'll be batting a thousand (skulls in) when you don this red piece of plastic!
 
  | description = You'll be batting a thousand (skulls in) when you don this red piece of plastic!
  | link        = 16703947&postcount=92
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110623225829/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16703947&postcount=92
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=516684 PrO-bOy]
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  | forumname  = PrO-bOy
 
  | class      = Scout
 
  | class      = Scout
 
  | hat        = Bonk Helm
 
  | hat        = Bonk Helm
 
  | description = When drinking one radioactive beverage at a time is not enough.
 
  | description = When drinking one radioactive beverage at a time is not enough.
  | link        = 16728530&postcount=238
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110425081133/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16728530&postcount=238
 
}}
 
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{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=533261 Doreauxgard42]
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  | forumname  = Doreauxgard42
 
  | class      = Scout
 
  | class      = Scout
 
  | hat        = Ye Olde Baker Boy
 
  | hat        = Ye Olde Baker Boy
 
  | description = Extra! Extra! You're frickin' dead!
 
  | description = Extra! Extra! You're frickin' dead!
  | link        = 16691190&postcount=15
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110425082116/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691190&postcount=15
 
}}
 
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{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=821748 AndyAML]
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  | forumname  = AndyAML
 
  | class      = Scout
 
  | class      = Scout
 
  | hat        = Baseball Bill's Sports Shine
 
  | hat        = Baseball Bill's Sports Shine
 
  | description = Everyone knows that speed is a Scout’s best friend. Why weigh yourself down with bulky hats when you can break the sound barrier without them?
 
  | description = Everyone knows that speed is a Scout’s best friend. Why weigh yourself down with bulky hats when you can break the sound barrier without them?
  | link        = 16696136&postcount=84
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612060125/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16696136&postcount=84
 
}}
 
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{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=572743 spam_word]
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  | forumname  = spam_word
 
  | class      = Scout
 
  | class      = Scout
 
  | hat        = Troublemaker's Tossle Cap
 
  | hat        = Troublemaker's Tossle Cap
 
  | description = Straight outta control point.
 
  | description = Straight outta control point.
  | link        = 16698209&postcount=73
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110526134038/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16698209&postcount=73
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=664897 Sketch56]
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  | forumname  = Sketch56
 
  | class      = Scout
 
  | class      = Scout
 
  | hat        = Whoopee Cap
 
  | hat        = Whoopee Cap
 
  | description = You'd have to be a jughead not to realize this cap is the pinnacle of fashion for the discerning youth.
 
  | description = You'd have to be a jughead not to realize this cap is the pinnacle of fashion for the discerning youth.
  | link        = 16691818&postcount=22
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624031001/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691818&postcount=22
 
}}
 
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{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=820241 Man Of Faith ™]
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  | forumname  = Man Of Faith ™
 
  | class      = Soldier
 
  | class      = Soldier
 
  | hat        = Soldier's Stash
 
  | hat        = Soldier's Stash
 
  | description = This hat does not in any way, shape or form, promote smoking or gambling.
 
  | description = This hat does not in any way, shape or form, promote smoking or gambling.
  | link        = 16694513&postcount=60
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110819190723/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16694513&postcount=60
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=598192 DrMelon]
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  | forumname  = DrMelon
 
  | class      = Soldier
 
  | class      = Soldier
 
  | hat        = Tyrant's Helm
 
  | hat        = Tyrant's Helm
 
  | description = I kicked your ass so hard it went back in time and got me this VIKING HAT.
 
  | description = I kicked your ass so hard it went back in time and got me this VIKING HAT.
  | link        = 16701458&postcount=143
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220703/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16701458&postcount=143
 
}}
 
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{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=707357 cypherx82]
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  | forumname  = cypherx82
 
  | class      = Soldier
 
  | class      = Soldier
 
  | hat        = Stainless Pot
 
  | hat        = Stainless Pot
 
  | description = Protects cranium from bullets and shrapnel. Also heats soup.
 
  | description = Protects cranium from bullets and shrapnel. Also heats soup.
  | link        = 16705785&postcount=235
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110425080249/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16705785&postcount=235
 
}}
 
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{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=419386 Lamech]
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  | forumname  = Lamech
 
  | class      = Soldier
 
  | class      = Soldier
 
  | hat        = Gentle Manne's Service Medal
 
  | hat        = Gentle Manne's Service Medal
 
  | description = Given to those few, brave soldiers whom stood guard valiantly, without sleep, nourishment, or a social life.
 
  | description = Given to those few, brave soldiers whom stood guard valiantly, without sleep, nourishment, or a social life.
  | link        = 16711456&postcount=33
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110928195802/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16711456&postcount=33
 
}}
 
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{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=477565 f3doraman]
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  | forumname  = f3doraman
 
  | class      = Soldier
 
  | class      = Soldier
 
  | hat        = Killer's Kabuto
 
  | hat        = Killer's Kabuto
 
  | description = A haiku for war. To defeat one's enemies. Honor the crocket.
 
  | description = A haiku for war. To defeat one's enemies. Honor the crocket.
  | link        = 16742747&postcount=299
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612060137/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16742747&postcount=299
 
}}
 
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{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=705579 peregrine7]
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  | forumname  = peregrine7
 
  | class      = Soldier
 
  | class      = Soldier
 
  | hat        = Sergeant's Drill Hat
 
  | hat        = Sergeant's Drill Hat
 
  | description = This hat is a handy replacement for profanity-filled ranting when you don't feel like shouting yourself hoarse.
 
  | description = This hat is a handy replacement for profanity-filled ranting when you don't feel like shouting yourself hoarse.
  | link        = 16691028&postcount=19
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220653/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691028&postcount=19
 
}}
 
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{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=574512 Colonelcool]
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  | forumname  = Colonelcool
 
  | class      = Pyro
 
  | class      = Pyro
 
  | hat        = Respectless Rubber Glove
 
  | hat        = Respectless Rubber Glove
 
  | description = It doesn't matter how much people respect you when they're on fire.
 
  | description = It doesn't matter how much people respect you when they're on fire.
  | link        = 16696827&postcount=131
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110529020231/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16696827&postcount=131
 
}}
 
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{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=465737 crushilista]
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  | forumname  = crushilista
 
  | class      = Pyro
 
  | class      = Pyro
 
  | hat        = Triboniophorus Tyrannus
 
  | hat        = Triboniophorus Tyrannus
 
  | description = At least he's still telling you to burn things.
 
  | description = At least he's still telling you to burn things.
  | link        = p=16714048&postcount=308
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110819190716/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16714048&postcount=308
 
}}
 
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{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=821936 ASpieboy]
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  | forumname  = ASpieboy
 
  | class      = Pyro
 
  | class      = Pyro
 
  | hat        = Vintage Merryweather
 
  | hat        = Vintage Merryweather
 
  | description = Pyro wears this in tribute to the many firefighters who have perished trying to quell his flames.
 
  | description = Pyro wears this in tribute to the many firefighters who have perished trying to quell his flames.
  | link        = 16695914&postcount=65
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220659/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16695914&postcount=65
 
}}
 
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{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=464312 JJ10DMAN]
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  | forumname  = JJ10DMAN
 
  | class      = Pyro
 
  | class      = Pyro
 
  | hat        = Whiskered Gentleman
 
  | hat        = Whiskered Gentleman
 
  | description = The most distinguished tape-on fire-retardant facial hair available, for the discerning gentleman of conflagration.
 
  | description = The most distinguished tape-on fire-retardant facial hair available, for the discerning gentleman of conflagration.
  | link        = 16708083&postcount=15
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624033550/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16708083&postcount=15
 
}}
 
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{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=641356 icenine0]
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  | forumname  = icenine0
 
  | class      = Demoman
 
  | class      = Demoman
 
  | hat        = Tippler's Tricorne
 
  | hat        = Tippler's Tricorne
 
  | description = Three sharp corners mean one sharp hat. Don't poke your eye out.
 
  | description = Three sharp corners mean one sharp hat. Don't poke your eye out.
  | link        = 16692128&postcount=27
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624032709/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16692128&postcount=27
 
}}
 
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{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=821775 Potatoblight]
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  | forumname  = Potatoblight
 
  | class      = Heavy
 
  | class      = Heavy
 
  | hat        = Officer's Ushanka
 
  | hat        = Officer's Ushanka
 
  | description = This hat was made of bear hands. That bear was killed with bare hands.
 
  | description = This hat was made of bear hands. That bear was killed with bare hands.
  | link        = 16691082&postcount=21
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424102426/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691082&postcount=21
 
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{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=511525 FarazParsa]
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  | forumname  = FarazParsa
 
  | class      = Heavy
 
  | class      = Heavy
 
  | hat        = Tough Guy's Toque
 
  | hat        = Tough Guy's Toque
 
  | description = Because when you're the toughest Mother Hubbard in the fort, nobody's criticizing your fashion sense.
 
  | description = Because when you're the toughest Mother Hubbard in the fort, nobody's criticizing your fashion sense.
  | link        = 16691575&postcount=21
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424215512/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691575&postcount=21
 
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{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=818733 Silentman]
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  | forumname  = Silentman
 
  | class      = Heavy
 
  | class      = Heavy
 
  | hat        = Hound Dog
 
  | hat        = Hound Dog
 
  | description = Your opponents will be all shook up when they see these sweet shades and coif.
 
  | description = Your opponents will be all shook up when they see these sweet shades and coif.
  | link        = 16692791&postcount=45
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624033540/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16692791&postcount=45
 
}}
 
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{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=524286 ravn0s]
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  | forumname  = ravn0s
 
  | class      = Engineer
 
  | class      = Engineer
 
  | hat        = Mining Light
 
  | hat        = Mining Light
 
  | description = For Engineers with bright ideas.
 
  | description = For Engineers with bright ideas.
  | link        = 16725207&postcount=175
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220716/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16725207&postcount=175
 
}}
 
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{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=821797 drewhead118]
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  | forumname  = drewhead118
 
  | class      = Engineer
 
  | class      = Engineer
 
  | hat        = Texas Ten Gallon
 
  | hat        = Texas Ten Gallon
 
  | description = Though it looks like a simple ten-gallon hat, this modern feat of engineering actually contains more moving parts than a level 2 Sentry Gun.
 
  | description = Though it looks like a simple ten-gallon hat, this modern feat of engineering actually contains more moving parts than a level 2 Sentry Gun.
  | link        = 16691913&postcount=24
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624031829/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691913&postcount=24
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=511525 FarazParsa]
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  | forumname  = FarazParsa
 
  | class      = Engineer
 
  | class      = Engineer
 
  | hat        = Texas Slim's Dome Shine
 
  | hat        = Texas Slim's Dome Shine
 
  | description = Sometimes you just need a little less hat.
 
  | description = Sometimes you just need a little less hat.
  | link        = 16691465&postcount=34
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624030956/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691465&postcount=34
 
}}
 
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{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=393880 Shapechanger]
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  | forumname  = Shapechanger
 
  | class      = Engineer
 
  | class      = Engineer
 
  | hat        = Hotrod
 
  | hat        = Hotrod
 
  | description = Mock the sun with streaks of flame as the UV rays bounce harmlessly away from your eyeballs.
 
  | description = Mock the sun with streaks of flame as the UV rays bounce harmlessly away from your eyeballs.
  | link        = 16690629&postcount=9
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110819190727/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16690629&postcount=9
 
}}
 
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{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=685489 foxtrot261]
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  | forumname  = foxtrot261
 
  | class      = Engineer
 
  | class      = Engineer
 
  | hat        = Safe'n'Sound
 
  | hat        = Safe'n'Sound
 
  | description = It gets difficult trying to calculate the total external applied torque to a body's rotational motion through its moment of momentum vector while the distracting sounds of gunfire and death are all around you. Build a better, safer machine with the silence of the Safe'n'Sound!
 
  | description = It gets difficult trying to calculate the total external applied torque to a body's rotational motion through its moment of momentum vector while the distracting sounds of gunfire and death are all around you. Build a better, safer machine with the silence of the Safe'n'Sound!
  | link        = 16740730&postcount=320
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220721/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16740730&postcount=320
 
}}
 
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{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=476658 This_Is_Not_Spy]
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  | forumname  = This_Is_Not_Spy
 
  | class      = Medic
 
  | class      = Medic
 
  | hat        = Prussian Pickelhaube
 
  | hat        = Prussian Pickelhaube
 
  | description = A relic from one war brought into another. Your enemy will get the point.
 
  | description = A relic from one war brought into another. Your enemy will get the point.
  | link        = 16690736&postcount=9
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624032702/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16690736&postcount=9
 
}}
 
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{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=691225 CptObvious]
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  | forumname  = CptObvious
 
  | class      = Medic
 
  | class      = Medic
 
  | hat        = Otolaryngologist's Mirror
 
  | hat        = Otolaryngologist's Mirror
 
  | description = We can't pronounce it either.
 
  | description = We can't pronounce it either.
  | link        = 16691543&postcount=16
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424215507/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691543&postcount=16
 
}}
 
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{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=821997 AgentJAK]
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  | forumname  = AgentJAK
 
  | class      = Medic
 
  | class      = Medic
 
  | hat        = Physician's Procedure Mask
 
  | hat        = Physician's Procedure Mask
 
  | description = Scrub in... things are about to get messy.
 
  | description = Scrub in... things are about to get messy.
  | link        = 16709521&postcount=23
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624024335/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16709521&postcount=23
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=821900 Esquilax]
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  | forumname  = Esquilax
 
  | class      = Medic
 
  | class      = Medic
 
  | hat        = Gentleman's Gatsby
 
  | hat        = Gentleman's Gatsby
 
  | description = While lacking the cachet of other hats, the Gatsby nonetheless possesses its own sartorial elegance. Its understated and affable charm appeals to everyone, whether playing a round of golf with friends or performing non-elective surgery with a well-polished Bonesaw.
 
  | description = While lacking the cachet of other hats, the Gatsby nonetheless possesses its own sartorial elegance. Its understated and affable charm appeals to everyone, whether playing a round of golf with friends or performing non-elective surgery with a well-polished Bonesaw.
  | link        = 16741120&postcount=124
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624031839/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16741120&postcount=124
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=584151 Limeaide]
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  | forumname  = Limeaide
 
  | class      = Sniper
 
  | class      = Sniper
 
  | hat        = Trophy Belt
 
  | hat        = Trophy Belt
 
  | description = Any old sap can pull teeth from a dead crocodile. It takes a man to pull teeth from a live one.
 
  | description = Any old sap can pull teeth from a dead crocodile. It takes a man to pull teeth from a live one.
  | link        = 16699324&postcount=81
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110425081127/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16699324&postcount=81
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=447107 Nineaxis]
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  | forumname  = Nineaxis
 
  | class      = Sniper
 
  | class      = Sniper
 
  | hat        = Professional's Panama
 
  | hat        = Professional's Panama
 
  | description = A polite, efficient hat to wear when killing everyone you meet.
 
  | description = A polite, efficient hat to wear when killing everyone you meet.
  | link        = 16690063&postcount=3
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220649/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16690063&postcount=3
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=527771 Magi Kavin]
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  | forumname  = Magi Kavin
 
  | class      = Sniper
 
  | class      = Sniper
 
  | hat        = Master's Yellow Belt
 
  | hat        = Master's Yellow Belt
 
  | description = Only a master of Jarate earns the right to wear this once-white bandanna, stained yellow from the rigors of a harsh training regimen.
 
  | description = Only a master of Jarate earns the right to wear this once-white bandanna, stained yellow from the rigors of a harsh training regimen.
  | link        = 16690008&postcount=3
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424215457/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16690008&postcount=3
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=571467 Jinbei]
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  | forumname  = Jinbei
 
  | class      = Sniper
 
  | class      = Sniper
 
  | hat        = Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative
 
  | hat        = Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative
 
  | description = His bullet was close. I lost my hat. My bullet was closer. He lost his head.
 
  | description = His bullet was close. I lost my hat. My bullet was closer. He lost his head.
  | link        = 16723126&postcount=172
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624023011/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16723126&postcount=172
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=561613 G.I.R.]
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  | forumname  = G.I.R.
 
  | class      = Sniper
 
  | class      = Sniper
 
  | hat        = Shooter's Sola Topi
 
  | hat        = Shooter's Sola Topi
 
  | description = Perfect for exploring the outback and the inside of people's heads.
 
  | description = Perfect for exploring the outback and the inside of people's heads.
  | link        = 16690574&postcount=5
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624024329/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16690574&postcount=5
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=778316 Reclaimer077]
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  | forumname  = Reclaimer077
 
  | class      = Sniper
 
  | class      = Sniper
 
  | hat        = Bloke's Bucket Hat
 
  | hat        = Bloke's Bucket Hat
 
  | description = Gone Snipin'.
 
  | description = Gone Snipin'.
  | link        = 16692146&postcount=22
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110526124735/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16692146&postcount=22
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=612694 Kenori]
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  | forumname  = Kenori
 
  | class      = Spy
 
  | class      = Spy
 
  | hat        = Fancy Fedora
 
  | hat        = Fancy Fedora
 
  | description = This smooth, suave, silk-lined beauty can turn any amateur backstabber into a handsome rogue.
 
  | description = This smooth, suave, silk-lined beauty can turn any amateur backstabber into a handsome rogue.
  | link        = 16693016&postcount=50
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424102431/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16693016&postcount=50
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=710973 caeonosphere]
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  | forumname  = caeonosphere
 
  | class      = Spy
 
  | class      = Spy
 
  | hat        = Backbiter's Billycock
 
  | hat        = Backbiter's Billycock
 
  | description = For when you wish your head was a little taller, but just as round on top.
 
  | description = For when you wish your head was a little taller, but just as round on top.
  | link        = 16691126&postcount=11
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424071230/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691126&postcount=11
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=663790 Codo]
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  | forumname  = Codo
 
  | class      = Spy
 
  | class      = Spy
 
  | hat        = Camera Beard
 
  | hat        = Camera Beard
 
  | description = You wouldn't mind if I read this top secret document with my beard, would you?
 
  | description = You wouldn't mind if I read this top secret document with my beard, would you?
  | link        = 16732315&postcount=176
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624023629/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16732315&postcount=176
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=393880 Shapechanger]
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  | forumname  = Shapechanger
 
  | class      = Spy
 
  | class      = Spy
 
  | hat        = Magistrate's Mullet
 
  | hat        = Magistrate's Mullet
 
  | description = They say justice is blind. What they don't tell you is that justice is also invisible, and also less interested in justice than murder.
 
  | description = They say justice is blind. What they don't tell you is that justice is also invisible, and also less interested in justice than murder.
  | link        = 16691131&postcount=18
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424215501/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691131&postcount=18
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=589536 SoulDestroy]
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  | forumname  = SoulDestroy
 
  | class      = Spy
 
  | class      = Spy
 
  | hat        = Frenchman's Beret
 
  | hat        = Frenchman's Beret
 
  | description = Because real espionage is an artform.
 
  | description = Because real espionage is an artform.
  | link        = 16714353&postcount=124
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624031834/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16714353&postcount=124
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=821748 AndyAML]
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  | forumname  = AndyAML
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | hat        = Cheater's Lament
 
  | hat        = Cheater's Lament
 
  | description = Though some would stop at nothing to achieve hats, you remained resolute and incorruptible in your quest for head decorations. For that, you have been rewarded.
 
  | description = Though some would stop at nothing to achieve hats, you remained resolute and incorruptible in your quest for head decorations. For that, you have been rewarded.
  | link        = 16697084&postcount=112
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612060131/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16697084&postcount=112
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=821900 Esquilax]
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  | forumname  = Esquilax
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | hat        = Ghastly Gibus
 
  | hat        = Ghastly Gibus
 
  | description = Elegant simplicity and old-world charm combined with the heady aromas of mould and grave dust.
 
  | description = Elegant simplicity and old-world charm combined with the heady aromas of mould and grave dust.
  | link        = 16695701&postcount=65
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624033545/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16695701&postcount=65
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=529049 Duffren]
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  | forumname  = Duffren
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | hat        = Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask
 
  | hat        = Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask
 
  | description = Brown paper never looked so mildly disturbing.
 
  | description = Brown paper never looked so mildly disturbing.
  | link        = 16697847&postcount=87
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624031006/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16697847&postcount=87
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=325538 Calvary]
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  | forumname  = Calvary
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | hat        = Bill's Hat
 
  | hat        = Bill's Hat
 
  | description = Left 4 You.
 
  | description = Left 4 You.
  | link        = 16711985&postcount=191
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220708/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16711985&postcount=191
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=571447 Fredrik1ST]
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  | forumname  = Fredrik1ST
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | hat        = Modest Pile of Hat
 
  | hat        = Modest Pile of Hat
 
  | description = Because a Gentleman is not one without one.
 
  | description = Because a Gentleman is not one without one.
  | link        = 16703909&postcount=109
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624022956/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16703909&postcount=109
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=764641 Nekopawed]
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  | forumname  = Nekopawed
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | hat        = Noble Amassment of Hats
 
  | hat        = Noble Amassment of Hats
 
  | description = For the Gentleman who believes even his hat deserves a hat.
 
  | description = For the Gentleman who believes even his hat deserves a hat.
  | link        = 16706550&postcount=86
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110425075301/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16706550&postcount=86
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=705687 Coconuts]
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  | forumname  = Coconuts
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | hat        = Towering Pillar of Hats
 
  | hat        = Towering Pillar of Hats
 
  | description = A-ha-ha! You are as PRESUMPTUOUS as you are POOR and IRISH. Tarnish notte the majesty of my TOWER of HATS.
 
  | description = A-ha-ha! You are as PRESUMPTUOUS as you are POOR and IRISH. Tarnish notte the majesty of my TOWER of HATS.
  | link        = 16720507&postcount=238
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110425052431/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16720507&postcount=238
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=465737 crushilista]
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  | forumname  = crushilista
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | hat        = Mercenary
 
  | hat        = Mercenary
 
  | description = Even though you were late to the party, you were still the life of it.
 
  | description = Even though you were late to the party, you were still the life of it.
  | link        = 16712168&postcount=27
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624033555/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16712168&postcount=27
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=538562 Optimus357]
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  | forumname  = Optimus357
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | hat        = Soldier of Fortune
 
  | hat        = Soldier of Fortune
 
  | description = Sure, some may have been doing it longer. But you've proven few can do it better.
 
  | description = Sure, some may have been doing it longer. But you've proven few can do it better.
  | link        = 16716237&postcount=27
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624023006/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16716237&postcount=27
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=822674 SappinMySentry]
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  | forumname  = SappinMySentry
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | hat        = Grizzled Veteran
 
  | hat        = Grizzled Veteran
  | description = Display this on your chest proudly, Soldier. Each time you kill someone, they'll know they weren't the first.
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  | description = Display this on your chest proudly, {{botignore|soldier}}. Each time you kill someone, they'll know they weren't the first.
  | link        = 16708532&postcount=7
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624023001/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16708532&postcount=7
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=768176 NB820]
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  | forumname  = NB820
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | hat        = Primeval Warrior
 
  | hat        = Primeval Warrior
 
  | description = A true warrior's medal, given to those who fought before the battle even started.
 
  | description = A true warrior's medal, given to those who fought before the battle even started.
  | link        = 16707885&postcount=7
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612052842/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16707885&postcount=7
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Hat description winner
 
{{Hat description winner
  | forumname  = [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/member.php?u=553204 Grug]
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  | forumname  = Grug
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | class      = All class
 
  | hat        = Alien Swarm Parasite
 
  | hat        = Alien Swarm Parasite
 
  | description = This cute little guy was once the scourge of humanity in another time and place. Now he's content to ride on your head and keep the sun off.
 
  | description = This cute little guy was once the scourge of humanity in another time and place. Now he's content to ride on your head and keep the sun off.
  | link        = 16690096&postcount=9
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  | link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424102421/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16690096&postcount=9
 
}}
 
}}
 
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Revision as of 17:51, 24 August 2021

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Fans have been mailing us for some time now, asking for a contest that didn't involve modeling or level design. So now they get their wish. That's right: you'll be competing over who can describe hats the best. Introducing the first ever TF2 Hat Describing Contest.
TF2 Official Blog

The Hat Describing Contest was a contest announced on August 24, 2010.

Following criticism that previous TF2 contests shunned players that lacked above-average skill in computer modeling, the TF2 team announced the competition in a blog post. The aim was to introduce a contest that would be accessible to the majority of the community, albeit those registered on the Steam forums. The object of the contest was to allow members of the community to write descriptions for the various in-game cosmetic items available at the time.

Winning entries, as selected by Valve, were added to the corresponding item in-game as an official description.

Guidelines and Deadline

The deadline for the Hat Describing Contest was August 27, 2010. Submissions were posted in a series of specially-created threads on the Steam Users' Forums.

Submission Rules

  • Give a brief, interesting description of the item in 75 words or less.
  • You must be the sole author of the description and the material must be original to you.
  • The winning descriptions for each item will be determined by the TF2 team and may be used in-game.

List of winners

External links