I didn't even know about the duplicate traffic cone. Disappointing seeing as I own the original, but understandable if the content creator didn't realize it, and probably a tough one to take action on after it has occurred. No judgement from me.
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There are literally hundreds and hundreds of hats, and there is no 'quick lookup' to see if an idea exists. Making sure hat ideas don't exist depends mostly on personal knowledge of hats... So staff trying to remember hundreds of hats made over years of work and staff.
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With a growing number of hats and (almost inevitably) duplicates/recolors and whatnot, maybe looking into a small (external, obviously) system like this might be useful to categorize current in-game hats/items so they can be checked over easier before finally publishing them.
Also, if I can put my two cents in for some hat ideas to help out, how about a bowling pin, greaser wig, or a hard hat? Those might be fun, and maybe some others have neat ideas as well.