The hats good for sure. But you lose it if you're inactive for a day. I went away for a weekend in the middle of nowhere and lost my hat :( didn't take long to get it back, but if my posts had been ignored because of no hat. I wouldn't have gotten the hat back. Thankfully now, there's a small community of people who recognise my nym. But as a community grows, can't keep track of everyone you trust as easily.