Team Fortress Wiki:Community topics notability assessment project/Community event assessments
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| List of Community Event Notability Assessments | |||||
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| Host/Group | Year | Community event | Features | Considerations | Assessment |
| Valve | 2009 | Propaganda Contest | Poster contest | Sponsored by Valve Event page Multiple blog posts (1, 2) |
 Valve event
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| TF2Maps.net | 2009 | A/D CTF and Payload Race Contest | Mapping contest | Blog post (mention) 16 entries |
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| pyanodon | 2009 | Guard Dog Update | Fan update | Blog post | |
| Samuel Pires | 2009 | Mechanical Engineer Update | Fan update | Released several months prior to the official Engineer Update | |
| Team Fortress Wiki | 2010 | Wiki Birthday | Fan update | Wiki event (limited to wiki participants) | Wiki events covered in Project namespace rather than Main namespace |
| Polycount, Valve | 2010 | Polycount Pack | Modeling contest | Sponsored by Valve In-game rewards (contest medals) In-game content (item sets) |
Valve event
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| WINGSPAN TT | 2010 | Golden Charity | Charity drive | Destruction of unique items for charity Blog post by Valve |
 History making
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| Valve | 2010 | Hat Describing Contest | Hat Describing Contest | Sponsored by Valve Event page Blog post |
Valve event
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| TF2Maps.net | 2010 | Competitive CTF Contest | Mapping contest | Blog post (mention) In-game content (Landfall - 5 years later) 26 entries |
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| TF2Mods.net | 2010 | Fancy vs. Nasty Update | Fan update | Blog post | |
| TF2Maps.net | 2010 | Art Pass Contest | Mapping contest | Sponsored by Valve In-game rewards (participation medal) In-game content (Mountain Lab, Mann Manor) Multiple blog posts (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) |
Endorsed by Valve, Scream Fortress Update
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| Various | 2010-2012 | Pubstars vs Pros | Competitive match-up | In-game rewards (tournament medals) Multiple blog posts (1, 2) |
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| ETF2L | 2011 | Highlander Community Challenge | Competitive tournament | In-game rewards (tournament medals) Blog post (mention) |
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| TF2Maps.net | 2011 | (A)Symmetry CP Contest | Mapping contest | In-game content (Process - 2 years later, placed 2nd) 17 entries |
 Not notable. Barely any entries, never advertised outside itsown forum thread. Article will be kept as legacy content. |
| Team Fortress Wiki | 2011-2013, 2019, 2021 | April Fools' Day | Content spoofs | Wiki event (limited to wiki participants) | Wiki events covered in Project namespace rather than Main namespace |
| TF2Mods.net | 2011 | Medieval Update | Fan update | Blog post | |
| TF2Mods.net | 2011 | Night of the Living Update | Fan update | Blog post | |
| TF2Maps.net | 2012 | Dynamic Payload Contest | Mapping contest | In-game rewards (participation medal) Multiple blog posts (1, 2) 27 entries |
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| The Yogscast on Humble Bundle | 2013-2017 | Jingle Jam | Live streaming event Charity drive |
In-game rewards (donation medals) Multiple blog posts |
Annual charity event hosted by popular content creators
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| TF2Maps.net | 2015 | Mercs vs. Aliens | Mapping contest | Sponsored by Ronin (Invasion Update) In-game content (Probed, Watergate, Byre, Snowycoast) 13 entries |
Entry point for the Invasion Community Update
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| void~ | 2015-2017 | Workshop Wonderland | Item showcase Charity drive |
In-game rewards (contest medals) |  Not notable. Event was never advertised in official media.
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| TF2 Competitive Community | 2015-2019, 2021 | Tip of the Hats | Live streaming event Charity drive |
In-game rewards (donation medals) Multiple blog posts (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) |
Annual charity event prominently featured by Valve
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| Game Cam | 2016-2018 | Rally Call | Competitive match-up Live streaming event Charity drive |
In-game rewards (donation medals) Blog post |
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| TF2Maps.net | 2016-2020 | TF2Maps 72hr Jam | Mapping contest | In-game rewards (participation and donation medals) Multiple blog posts |
Annual mapping contest prominently featured by Valve
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| Potato's Custom MvM Servers TF2Maps.net |
2017 | Mappers vs Machines Contest | Mapping contest | Part of Operation Titanium Tank In-game rewards (unique participation medals) Blog post 45 entries |
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| TF2Maps.net | 2017 | Connect 5 Contest | Mapping contest | In-game rewards (participation medal) 25 entries |
Not notable. Event was never advertised outside its own forum thread. Article will be kept as legacy content. |
| TF2 Arms Race: Weapon Design Contest, TF2Maps.net |
2017 | Arms Race 3 | Weapon design contest | Multiple blog posts (1, 2, 3) | |
| Potato's Custom MvM Servers | 2017, 2020 (rerun) | Operation Titanium Tank | Mission contest Charity drive MvM Tour |
In-game rewards Blog post (rerun) |
Promoted a series of Community MvM events highly regarded by the Community |
| Charity Loving Hat Enthusiasts | 2017-2018 | Hugs.tf | Charity drive | In-game rewards (donation medals) Multiple blog posts |
Annual charity event prominently featured by Valve
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| TF2 YouTubers | 2017-2019, 2021 | Blap Bash | Live streaming event Charity drive |
In-game rewards (donation medals) Multiple blog posts |
Annual charity event and prominently featured by Valve
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| Potato's Custom MvM Servers | 2018-2019 | Operation Canteen Crasher | Mission contest Charity drive MvM Tour |
In-game rewards Multiple blog posts (1, 2) |
Extensive MvM event that made use of an unique (Server-side) Contract system |
| TFConnect | 2018-2021 | TFConnect | Live streaming event Charity drive |
Multiple blog posts (1, 2, 3) | |
| TF2Maps.net | 2018 | Journey to the East! | Community assets | Blog post | |
| Creators.TF | 2019 | Self-Made Smissmas | Fan update | Server-side rewards Unique event system with its own ecosystem Significant worldwide participation |
Not notable per community websites policy.
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| Potato's Custom MvM Servers | 2019, April Fools' | Operation Memes vs Machines | Mission contest Charity drive MvM Tour |
In-game rewards Blog post Shorted event |
Time-limited April Fools' MvM event with an extensive campaign (14 missions across 9 maps) |
| Potato's Custom MvM Servers | 2019-2020 | Operation Madness vs Machines | Mission contest Charity drive MvM Tour |
In-game rewards Multiple blog posts (1, 2) |
Six month-long MvM event with an extensive campaign (98 missions across 45 maps) |
| TF2Maps.net | 2019 | Particle Mayhem | Item showcase | Multiple blog posts (1, 2) Medals (Workshop contribution) |
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| Creators.TF | 2020 | The New Beginning | Fan update | Server-side rewards Unique event system with its own ecosystem Significant worldwide participation |
Not notable per community websites policy.
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| Creators.TF | 2020 | Hazardous Enviroments | Fan update | Server-side rewards Unique event system with its own ecosystem Significant worldwide participation |
Not notable per community websites policy.
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| Creators.TF | 2020 | Classful Event | Fan update | Server-side rewards Unique event system with its own ecosystem Significant worldwide participation |
Not notable per community websites policy.
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| Creators.TF | 2020 | A Gruesomely Overflowing Halloween Special | Fan update | Server-side rewards Unique event system with its own ecosystem Significant worldwide participation |
Not notable per community websites policy.
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| Potato's Custom MvM Servers | 2020, April Fools' | Operation Mashed Mediocrity | Mission contest Charity drive MvM Tour |
In-game rewards (recycled) Blog post Shorted event |
Time-limited April Fools' MvM event, significant participation
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| Potato's Custom MvM Servers Creators.TF |
2021 | Operation Digital Directive | Mission contest Charity drive MvM Tour |
Blog post Steam Event |
Featured by Valve as a Team Fortress 2 event
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| Pineapple.TF | 2021, April Fools' | Operation Starched Silliness | Mission contest Charity drive MvM Tour |
In-game rewards (recycled) Blog post Steam Event Shorted event |
Featured by Valve as a Team Fortress 2 event
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| A Drop of Delight | 2021 | A Drop of Delight | Live streaming event Charity drive |
Blog post Steam Event |
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