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1:14 AM
@Eran I don't want to give an answer yet. (you could always try it, you know like we used to have to do.)
 
1:27 AM
hello
Happy holidays & merry christmas
@David any hints about edwards edwards?
 
1:55 AM
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica looks like Eran is right for that one.
 
2:15 AM
@David Okay
@David Is WB gonna end in january first?
 
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica yes.
 
@David Maybe should start the bounty for philantropist hat, wait... does the last day mean by dec 31st?
 
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica now is fine to start the bounty.
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica WB ends Jan 1, 2020 at 23:59:59 UTC
 
@David what? so virtually jan 2?
@David So philantropist is for jan 1st?
 
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica it includes the 1st, so yes.
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica and yes.
 
Anyone willing to take a look to see if this question of mine is fit to be reopened?
The duplicate doesn't exactly answer my question and I hope to get a more authoritative answer through a bounty.
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Q: Am I allowed to upload Winter Bash-related content on personal sites?

PandaAs mentioned in this answer, Stack Exchange owns the copyright to all WB hats and WB-related content. However, I am wondering if I can upload images of hats onto a personal site to make some sort of a gallery of past WB hats and maybe include some past and present WB site styling or even the kni...

 
@Panda I agree. voted to reopen. (and no hat because of it)
I've found meta a tad bit too eager to close questions.
 
@David Thanks!!
Yea it's getting rather bad nowadays
 
@Panda Can't reopen since not at 3k there yet
@Panda Last year you were first what happened this year?
 
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica :( thanks anw
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica oh I couldn't dedicate 100% of my time this year
Since the likelihood of getting all hats is quite unlikely for me, I'd decided to take a break this year
 
3:16 AM
@Panda Oh, i am 3rd network wide this year and 7th last year, and 1st on SO this year and 3rd on SO last year, progressed a bit
 
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica ahhh great job!
 
@Panda That x-27 guy is at 26 hats!
And also david
i am 2 hats behind
 
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica that's quite good!
 
Yeah
First on SO tho!
 
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica congratulations will be in place at the end of WB!
 
3:21 AM
Thanks @Panda!
 
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Q: Hats do not populate on new accounts

Romeo NinovI saw that hats do not populate on new accounts. What I mean is I have already in other SE/SO site few hats. And just create account in Meta.SE. But do not see hat? Or maybe this is because my reputation is too low? Or maybe this is a bug?

 
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica yah him... (long time user on BSE we know each other from our chat and such)
 
4:01 AM
Hello
One more vote short of Shiver me timbers. stackoverflow.com/questions/59463115/…
 
@Eran UVed
 
@Eran Mine was the 3rd vote
 
4:14 AM
@Eran are you going for first?
@Panda regarding meta too eager to close stuff. This has a CV!
 
@David LOL gonna end in a close-reopen war
my question's finally reopened
 
4:31 AM
Thanks! @Panda and @David
 
18 mins ago, by David
@Eran are you going for first?
 
@David small chance of that. The hats I'm lacking are probably too hard for me. Perhaps I'll make an effort to get Mother of Dragons. I'm missing about 5 votes for a great answer on SO, and they are not likely to arrive during WB
 
@Eran hmm 5 is a lot closer then mine. (I'm expecting to end up with 30 hats)
 
A J
5:28 AM
@David Looks like I might get 007 hat for this one. Just need three more votes on the question.
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Q: How to be ready for The Rise of Skywalker?

Ankit SharmaThe next Star Wars film is Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and I want to watch it sooner. But I have seen only Episode I to VII, not Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Solo: A Star Wars Story and Episode VIII – The Last Jedi. I have not seen any of the series either. So before watching The Rise of S...

 
@AJ +1
help me get the same?
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Q: How to get the digits before some particular word using regex in c#?

bala kWe will use below regex to get the digits before the words. Example : 838123 someWord 8 someWord 12 someWord (\d+)\s*someWord But sometimes anything will come between Number and word.Please see the below example line. Ex: 43434 of someword 12 anything someword 2323 new someword How...

 
A J
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica +1
Are you a TBBT fan or just Sheldon's? ;)
 
A J
5:45 AM
Are you watching Young Sheldon as well?
 
@AJ haven't had the chance to watch it yet
i am also getting mixed reviews about it
 
A J
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica First season was good; second was okayish; third one is not really worth watching.
Third one seems to be moving away from its central character.
 
@AJ why would they do that!!
 
A J
Dunno but it feels like so.
 
A J
6:14 AM
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica Can you help me here?
 
@David 30 out of 31 would be impressive this year. Some of the hats are difficult. I don't think I'll be able to get past 27.
 
6:34 AM
@AJ done
guys, I need UVs on this question for 007
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Q: How to get the digits before some particular word using regex in c#?

bala kWe will use below regex to get the digits before the words. Example : 838123 someWord 8 someWord 12 someWord (\d+)\s*someWord But sometimes anything will come between Number and word.Please see the below example line. Ex: 43434 of someword 12 anything someword 2323 new someword How...

 
A J
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica Don't forget to vote on answer too
 
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica +1
 
@AJ done
@Eran thanks
 
@AJ what answer?
 
how to check if a question has a flag?
maybe it's the low rep
 
A J
6:39 AM
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica Ask a moderator. :P
 
can someone confirm for this post
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Q: How to remove someone else's Google account from the Pixel 3a?

CinCout - Reinstate MonicaSo my friend has his partner's Google Pixel 3a with him. She did factory reset and gave it to him before leaving for a semester abroad. She forgot to remove her Google account before performing the reset though. The phone runs on Android 9. Now when my friend tries to set up the device, he is as...

 
If anyone thinks this answer - stackoverflow.com/questions/33147339/… - deserves a great answer badge, you know what to do :)
 
@Eran 4 more to go
 
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica 3 actually
 
@Eran nice
@AJ i'm assuming there's one since I didn't get Silencium
 
6:41 AM
I got Silencium on MSE today. Already had it on SO.
 
A J
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A: Why do people call Morgan Freeman's character Red?

A JWell, it is kinda explained on The Daily Beast, In the book, Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding was a ginger-haired, middle-aged Mick. Harrison Ford, Clint Eastwood and Paul Newman were all considered for the role that went to Morgan Freeman. Darabont alluded to the unusual casting choice by having Red...

Looking for great answer
 
I'm glad I finally have Shiver Me Timbers, since that's the hat the got me the SO onesie my profile picture is wearing (back in Winterbash 2014).
@AJ +1
 
A J
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica You'd need a moderator to verify. No normal user can do that.
 
@AJ 3 more to go
my great answer bet is 27 votes short :P
 
A J
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica It'd have been only one if two users hadn't left Movies.SE.
 
6:53 AM
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Q: Wasn't Agent Poindexter suspended when he tried to use his FBI credentials?

CinCout - Reinstate MonicaIn Daredevil S03E08, when the police arrives at Dex's house responding to a 911 call wherein Matt and Agent Nadeem had entered his house, he claims to be an FBI agent, and requests the police officer to check his ID in the wallet in his pocket. But wasn't he suspended from the FBI earlier in the...

@AJ post an answer to this one
 
A J
I didn't watch Daredevil.
 
Hi @U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica We're tied on SO
 
@Eran yeah and I am trailing both of you
 
7:00 AM
@Eran Ugh which hat this you just earn?
 
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica the one I'm wearing :)
 
Oh!
@Eran could you please downvote meta.stackexchange.com/questions/340909/… for a red baron try
 
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica go post the answer
 
I just gave a user on MSE the 7th vote for a knitting answer, to see if they get 007.
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica looks like you don't need my downvote anymore, right? (assuming the current -3 doesn't include a downvote by yourself)
 
@Eran It has, do it
 
7:09 AM
OK
 
@Eran It's -2 can you downvote, i removed mine
Thanks
 
A J
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica Thanks
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica @Eran Can you upvote this question? I want to see if I get the 007 hat.
 
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica link to what?
 
@AJ @Eran @CinCout-ReinstateMonica Can you upvote my answer meta.stackexchange.com/questions/340909/…
 
7:13 AM
@Eran knitting answer you UVed on MSE for 007
 
A J
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica done
 
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica done. Please UV the question I posted above
 
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica Which?
@AJ Can you upvote the question?
 
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica I upvoted 3 answers from +6 to +7, and the first of them just got 007, so it seems to work. This user - meta.stackexchange.com/users/395288/super-jade?tab=topactivity
 
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica this
 
A J
7:14 AM
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica done already
 
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica Done
 
A J
I need two more votes here @Eran @U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica for the 007 hat.
 
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica thanks
 
@AJ done
 
@AJ Did it already
 
7:16 AM
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica UVed the answer. If you edit the question, I can revert my downvote to an upvote
 
A J
Thanks. Let's see if I get 007 hat.
 
@Eran oh nice. If only the show off your hats question gets 2 more UVs, so many of us will get 007
 
@Eran @CinCout-ReinstateMonica can you upvote the question?
 
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica done already
 
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica Cool!
 
7:18 AM
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica the other two users whose answers I UVed also got 007 on MSE
 
If Ankit and Ver nick upvoted i would get it
 
@U10-Forward-ReinstateMonica done. Now you need 2 more votes for your answer
 
@Eran so the trigger is confirmed. The OP need 3 more votes for me to get the hat now :D
 
If I get 2 more votes for my "amazing" knitting here - meta.stackexchange.com/questions/339896/… - I'll get 007 on MSE (already have it on SO via the old trigger)
 
@Eran I got BITF and 007 on MSE on SO before change
 
7:21 AM
@Eran +1
 
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica perhaps you should put a bounty on that question (might get it some extra votes, if it doesn't backfire). Will take care of the last hat too.
 
@Eran good idea. let me do it
 
Thanks guys. That will confirm new 007 trigger once more. I got both 007 and BITF on SO with the old trigger and now I'll have both on MSE with the new trigger (though I don't know what the new trigger for BITF is).
 
7:27 AM
Does anybody know the exact trigger for Mother of Dragons. I still haven't tried to get this one, but it looks like some people failed to get it even though they were "supposed" to.
 
@Eran I got it with the trigger stated
 
@Eran the stated trigger appears to be correct. Though I haven't tried it myself
What's with Edward Edwards?
 
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica Ask Eran
 
Just got 007 on MSE
 
any hatter who hasn't UVed the show off 2019 question, please do
 
7:31 AM
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica I can only assume Edward Edwards has the same trigger as in 2015. Try to win a bounty on a question that has a +2 answer that was posted after the bounty was started.
 
@Eran are you sure? I got the bounty on the show off post, but no hat
 
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica looks like it's +7 now (show off your hats)
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica did you post the answer before or after the bounty started?
 
@Eran 1 of which is mine, so maybe another vote is needed
 
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica I already upvoted that question
 
@Eran good point. I don't remember that. Is there a timeline link where this can be verified?
 
7:34 AM
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica let me check
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica you posted your answer a day before the bounty started, so it doesn't count
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica at least you just got your 007. Congrats
 
@Eran ah. my bad then
@Eran thanks. I want it on SO ;)
 
It's a good thing I didn't give up my old 007 on SO. All my +7 answers there don't have enough votes for the questions.
 
@Eran there is an option to give up as well?
 
Merry Christmas ❄️
 
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica Yaakov wrote that if you already got 007 and BITF with the old trigger and you wanted to try getting them with the new triggers, you can ask him to manually remove these hats from your profile.
@NogShine Merry Christmas
 
7:42 AM
@Eran ah like that
@NogShine Merry Xmas
 
If anyone here can help with my 3 missing votes here - stackoverflow.com/questions/33147339/… - I'd appreciate it very much
 
 
2 hours later…
9:26 AM
@Panda Hi Panda, should I be thanking you? :)
 
9:38 AM
@Eran haha np!
 
A J
Interesting thing: to spell panda, you just need P and A. :P
 
@AJ omg HAHAHAH
 
@AJ you already got my vote. I'm also 2 votes short.
 
@AJ done too!
 
A J
9:46 AM
@Eran I was asking Panda
 
OK
 
A J
@Panda Thanks.
I have planned to give that rep away.
On the other note, I got the 007 hat. :D
 
@AJ bounty?
 
A J
yep
 
I unexpectedly got 007 this year without actually chasing it
 
A J
9:55 AM
I got the Blue in the Face and 007 for the same answer.
 
last year I had to strive to make the question difficult to find
@AJ ahh same before the bug was fixed
 
@AJ with the new triggers? Which answer is that? We still don't know the new Blue in the Face trigger
 
A J
No. I posted the answer after fixing the bug. Both hats had new triggers.
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A: How to be ready for The Rise of Skywalker?

A JTL;DR Just watch the original and sequel trilogy and you'll be fine. Long version: It'd be nice if you watch the last 8 episodes and have deep knowledge about Star Wars characters to understand all of the easter eggs and references in The Rise of Skywalker. However, this shouldn't be necessary...

I am pretty sure I got it after editing when I got spoiler complain in a comment.
 
@AJ that might be it.
 
A J
Although David has declined it.
yesterday, by David
@AJ your idea for blue did not work (I tried a few combinations, my answer, other's answer, Comment before and after edit, and more I can't remember I think all answers had UVs so there is that to try.)
@David Did you try deleting that comment? A possible trigger: Give an answer, have a comment from someone else, edit your answer, and then get that comment removed. You should be the one to post and edit the answer but the comment must not be from you.
The answer must have a certain score which I don't know.
 
10:21 AM
@AJ we can easily recreate this scenario on any of our high voted answers.
Anyone in?
 
A J
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica Should be the site where you have an answer posted during winter bash but not the hat.
 
@AJ yeah, on SO I don't have BITF
wait lemme post a link to an answer
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A: How to get the digits before some particular word using regex in c#?

CinCout - Reinstate MonicaDo this: (\d+)[^\d]+some[wW]ord You need to accept anything other than digits themselves. Also I considered both w and W since your examples contained both. Demo

try commenting here
 
A J
I am not sure what to comment there.
It already has some comments
 
just put a test comment.
@AJ is that a problem?
Should it be first comment or something?
 
A J
Not sure.
 
10:33 AM
wait then let me link to a different post with no comment so far
 
A J
I will leave a comment. If it doesn't work, I will try posting a first comment on a different answer.
 
A J
left the comment
do the edit
 
done
try deleting
 
A J
Well, done. Let's wait
 
10:40 AM
Are you sure the trigger is for editing answers with comments? I got it on MSE (after the trigger change) and I only posted two answers during WB, and edited none of them.
 
@Eran why would we try stuff if we were sure
 
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica I'm just saying that my evidence from MSE seems to contradict your theory.
 
@Eran seems so. but surely posting 2 answers isn't the trigger. Maybe something to do with flagging?
 
A J
Let's test this theory here
I also don't know the reason behind the downvote.
 
commented
but there already is a comment
so we are essentially testing the same thing we tested above
 
A J
10:55 AM
You didn't have to comment.
I just needed an upvote.
 
oh. just UVed
 
A J
delete the comment
 
A J
I flagged the comment from OP.
 
what purpose does that serve
 
A J
10:59 AM
to get that comment deleted.
 
oh you mean delete all comments
 
A J
yes
 
let's wait and watch
 
A J
doesn't seem to be working
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica I am commenting on your movies answer.
 
A J
11:10 AM
done
 
edited
delete and UV
 
A J
It already have
 
already UVed? that could be a problem!
What if the trigger is like edit your answer after a comment, the comment is later deleted and edited answer receives a UV
 
A J
I will get it upvoted if you don't get the hat to test the trigger. Don't worry.
 
A J
11:20 AM
For Shiver me timbers hat, which one does it count? After the answer is accepted or accepted answer was posted?
 
" already accepted answer "
 
@AJ I think you should post your competing answer after another answer is accepted
 
A J
So no hope to get that hat on SO for the latest answer.
 
A J
11:54 AM
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica got you upvoted
My theory doesn't seem to work.
MIght have to do something wtih the score as well.
 
12:46 PM
@CinCout-ReinstateMonica that was kind of what I was thinking, but no proof one way or the other yet.
ok @Eran and @AJ you both were correct about 007
Answer +7 on a question +7 (question can be +7 before or after answer is added).
and question does not have to be posted during the bash. Self answers count.
If anyone doubts that I really did have the trigger you can check the hash against the text of this message.
 
@David yes, I gave 007 hat to 3 users while testing it :) (was very easy to test on the knitting question on MSE).
 
@Eran indeed one of the easiest hats to test and prove.
when @X-27wantstoReinstateMonica comes around we can easily test blue on BSE.
(however if the deleting others comments is the trigger you'd probably see more mods with the hats then normal users.)
 
A J
1:04 PM
Seems like you don't have an account there.
 
A J
1:22 PM
@David Does this hat have to do anything with the score?
 
1:41 PM
@AJ I don't know. but it kind of looks like it, maybe.
@AJ this one could be an interesting case.
going on the current theory I'd have to delete the top comment, then get the answer UVed.
thanks to whoever just UVed :)
no we we wait to see about the hat.
 
 
3 hours later…
5:07 PM
@AJ no hat :(
 
 
5 hours later…
10:10 PM
@Jdrupal not sure if you still want a reply seeing as you deleted the comment, but I started the bounty for hats. Really it's that simple.
 

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