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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier'''|Today is a good day!|sound=Soldier_cheers01.wav}}
 
{{Quotation|'''The Soldier'''|Today is a good day!|sound=Soldier_cheers01.wav}}
  
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Since June 30, 2010, the Official Team Fortress Wiki was born and on June 30, 2011, the first birthday of the Wiki is celebrated.  The Official Team Fortress Wiki itself has reached the impressive number of 15,527 articles, 23,374 uploaded files, 15,007 registered users and 673,570 edits since June 30, 2010. Thundermountain made [http://www.thundermountain.ru/wikibirthday/ a page in honor of its birthday].
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The '''Happy Birthday Wiki! Update''' is an four-day unofficial [[Team Fortress 2]] update, released on 30 June, 2011.  
  
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Since June 30, 2010, the Official Team Fortress Wiki was born and on June 30, 2011, the first birthday of the Wiki is celebrated.  The Official Team Fortress Wiki itself has reached the impressive number of '''15,527''' articles, '''23,374''' uploaded files, '''15,007''' registered users and '''673,570''' edits since June 30, 2010. Thunder Mountain made [http://www.thundermountain.ru/wikibirthday/ a page in honor of its birthday].
  
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== One year ago... ==
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...the Official Team Fortress Wiki was opened for everybody! The project of starting this Wiki was run by ambitious community members, which, thanks to the support of Valve and their huge effort, wanted to make the biggest source of information about Team Fortress series in existance.
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| __TOC__
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Since then, a large number of editors, translators and staff of the Wiki, have worked together to make the Wiki as we know today: an enormous source of information about Team Fortress series, updated and with precise information. With not only information, but with community-created guides and strategies, the Official Team Fortress Wiki goes one step further.
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|[[Image:User Aperture AI Wikibirthday.png|link=http://www.thundermountain.ru/wikibirthday/|right|x205px]]
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== Creators ==
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* '''[[User:Nero123|Nero123]]''' - some hats and design
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* '''[[User:Aperture AI|Aperture AI]]''' - pages' makeup, hats
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* '''[[User:Gl0BuZ|Gl0BuZ]]''' - site header
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* '''[[User:En Ex|En Ex]]''' - English texts
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* '''[[User:Cappy|Cappy]]''' - names of items, original texts
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* '''[[Valve]]''' - Team Fortress 2 and [[Hatless Update]] page
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...and all Wiki users for their contribution to this grandious project.
  
 
== Wiki Cap ==
 
== Wiki Cap ==
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The dream hat for thousand of users on the Official Team Fortress Wiki. This is probably the only Wiki that rewards its users with such a prize. As you may guess, statitcs show that 99% of users edit Wiki pages in order to get a [[Wiki Cap|Wiki Cap]]. But this desire of getting such a prize make the users put a big effort on it.
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The dream hat for thousand of users on the Official Team Fortress Wiki. This is probably the only Wiki that rewards its users with such a prize. As you may guess, statitcs show that 99% of users edit Wiki pages in order to get a [[Wiki Cap]]. But this desire of getting such a prize make the users put a big effort on it.
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== Day 1 ==
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{{Quotation|'''The preface'''|One year ago the [[Team Fortress Wiki|Official Team Fortress Wiki]] was opened for everybody!
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What started as a small, yet ambitious, community-run project has since evolved into a huge, Valve-sponsored effort to be the biggest and best source of information on the Team Fortress series in existence.
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Since June 30, 2010, the steadfast editors, translators, and staff of the Wiki have bonded together to form a strong group of individuals dedicated to continuously updating and improving the information available on the Wiki.
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Really, can anyone remember a day without edits? Without chatter about the latest TF2 developments, translations of popular pages, discussions about new ideas, and the like?
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Nope.
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Each and every day, the community at the Official Team Fortress Wiki works to make itself bigger, better, and more robust for the benefit of the entire Team Fortress community.}}
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===Firgrim===
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[[Image:User Aperture AI Firgrim.png|100px|right|Firgrim]]
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The '''Firgrim''' is a downloadable headwear model replacement for the [[Pyro]]. It appears as a pilgrim's hat with black belt. Paintable version is included in the download.
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Can be downloaded to replace all Pyro hats (with ability of choose) and some all-class hats.
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'''[http://www.thundermountain.ru/wikibirthday/images/TheFirgrim.rar Download here]'''
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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
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!class="header"| Picture
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|-
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|[[File:User Aperture AI Firgrim screen.png|250px]]
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|}
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===Trendy Bastard===
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[[Image:User Aperture AI Trendy.png|100px|right|Trendy Bastard]]
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The '''Trendy Bastard''' is a downloadable headwear model replacement for the [[Demoman]]. It appears as a big black hat with white belt. Paintable version is included in the download.
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Can be downloaded to replace all Demoman hats (with ability of choose) and some all-class hats.
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'''[http://www.thundermountain.ru/wikibirthday/images/TheTrendyBastard.rar Download here]'''
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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
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!class="header"| Picture
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|-
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|[[File:User Aperture AI Trendy screen.png|250px]]
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|}
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===Fearless Joseph===
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[[Image:User Aperture AI Joseph.png|100px|right|Fearless Joseph]]
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The '''Fearless Joseph''' is a downloadable headwear model replacement for the [[Sniper]]. It appears as a cream-colored fedora hat, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones Indiana Jones'] hat. Paintable version is included in the download.
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Can be downloaded to replace all Sniper hats (with ability of choose) and some all-class hats.
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'''[http://www.thundermountain.ru/wikibirthday/images/TheFearlessJoseph.rar Download here]'''
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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
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!class="header"| Picture
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|-
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|[[File:User Aperture AI Joseph screen.png|250px]]
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|}
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===Convincing Cover===
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[[Image:User Aperture AI Cover.png|100px|right|Convincing Cover]]
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The '''Convincing Cover''' is a downloadable headwear model replacement for the [[Spy]]. It appears as a gray derby hat with black belt. Paintable version is included in the download.
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Can be downloaded to replace all Spy hats (with ability of choose) and some all-class hats.
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'''[http://www.thundermountain.ru/wikibirthday/images/TheConvincingCover.rar Download here]'''
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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
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!class="header"| Picture
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|-
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|[[File:User Aperture AI Cover screen.png|250px]]
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|}
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<br class="clear"/>
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== Day 2 ==
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{{Quotation|'''The preface'''|The Drink'n'Cream Day!}}
  
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== Gifts from users ==
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===Official™ Team Fortress Energy Drink===
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In honor of the Team Fortress Wiki update, some users made some hats replacements found [http://www.thundermountain.ru/wikibirthday/ in the page that Thundermountain made in honor of the Wiki's birthday]. These includes: 'The Firgrim', made by '''Aperture AI''', chosen by '''HyenaDip''' ; 'The Trendy Bastard', made and chosen by '''Aperture AI''' ; 'The Fearless Joseph' made by '''Nero123''', chosen by '''DrAkcel''' ; and 'The Convincing Cover', made by '''Aperture AI''', chosen by '''Tturbo'''.
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[[Image:User Aperture AI PilknWindnDrink.png|100px|right|Drink]]
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The '''Official™ Team Fortress Energy Drink''' is a downloadable drink can model replacement for the [[Scout]]. It appears as a creamy-colored can with the logo of the [[Team Fortress Wiki]] on it.
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Can be downloaded to replace all [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] and [[Crit-a-Cola]] (with ability of choose).
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'''[http://www.thundermountain.ru/wikibirthday/images/TheTFED.rar Download here]'''
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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
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!class="header"| Picture
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|-
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|[[Image:User Aperture AI PilknWindnDrink.png|250px]]
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|}
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===Outrunner===
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[[Image:User Aperture AI Outrunner.png|100px|right|Outrunner]]
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The '''Outrunner''' is a downloadable headwear model replacement for the [[Scout]]. It appears as a team-colored belt with two bages: TF Wiki and Bonk Company. Paintable version is included in the download.
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Can be downloaded to replace all Scout hats (with ability of choose) and some all-class hats.
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'''[http://www.thundermountain.ru/wikibirthday/images/TheOutrunner.rar Download here]'''
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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
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!class="header"| Picture
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|-
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|[[File:User Aperture AI Outrunner screen.png|250px]]
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|}
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===I'Screem===
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[[Image:User Aperture AI iScreem.png|100px|right|I'Screem]]
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The '''I'Screem''' is a downloadable headwear model replacement for the [[Heavy]]. It appears as a ice cream seller's beanie. Paintable version is included in the download.
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Can be downloaded to replace all Heavy hats (with ability of choose) and some all-class hats.
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'''[http://www.thundermountain.ru/wikibirthday/images/TheIScream.rar Download here]'''
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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
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!class="header"| Picture
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|-
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|[[File:User Aperture AI IScream screen.png|250px]]
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|}
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<br class="clear"/>
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== Day 3 ==
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[[Image:User Aperture AI HTW.png|200px|right|Hacker]]
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{{Quotation|'''The preface'''|The Hatless Day!}}
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==="Hack the Wiki" Comics===
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The comics '''Hack the Wiki''' is a rewriting of subtitles of [[Meet the Spy]] movie. There are 7 pages in this comics.
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It is a comic strip.
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'''[http://www.thundermountain.ru/wikibirthday/comics/ Read now]'''
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<br class="clear"/>
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== Day 4 ==
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{{Quotation|'''The preface'''|The party is over. Also, lookin' for RJ on this page.}}
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===Battered Turtle Helmet===
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[[Image:User Aperture AI Battered.png|100px|right|Battered Turtle Helmet]]
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The '''Battered Turtle Helmet''' is a downloadable drink can model replacement for the [[Soldier]]. It appears as a battered green helmet. Paintable version is included in the download.
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Can be downloaded to replace all Soldier hats (with ability of choose).
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'''[http://www.thundermountain.ru/wikibirthday/images/TheBatteredHelm.rar Download here]'''
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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
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!class="header"| Picture
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|-
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|[[Image:User Aperture AI Battered screen.png|250px]]
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|}
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===Sterile Cap===
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[[Image:User Aperture AI Sterile Cap.png|100px|right|Sterile Cap]]
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The '''Sterile Cap''' is a downloadable headwear model replacement for the [[Medic]]. It appears as a team-colored medical beanie with small white belt. Paintable version is included in the download.
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Can be downloaded to replace all Scout hats (with ability of choose) and some all-class hats.
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'''[http://www.thundermountain.ru/wikibirthday/images/TheSterilaHat.rar Download here]'''
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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
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!class="header"| Picture
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|-
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|[[File:User Aperture AI Sterile Cap screen.png|250px]]
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|}
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<br class="clear"/>
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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*'The Fearless Joseph' description mentions ''"Holy Grail"'', although an annotation found below says that is not the actual Holy Grail.
 
*'The Fearless Joseph' description mentions ''"Holy Grail"'', although an annotation found below says that is not the actual Holy Grail.
 
*As said on 'The Convincing Cover' description, ''"With the Convincing Cover (from Rand co.), your enemies will never be able to find you using the SpyXposer 3000, the latest in anti-cover technology from Rand co!"'', but an annotation found below says that  ''"This hat's cover functionality has not been tested by Rand Co, who assumes no liability in the event of the hat not actually providing the user cover."''
 
*As said on 'The Convincing Cover' description, ''"With the Convincing Cover (from Rand co.), your enemies will never be able to find you using the SpyXposer 3000, the latest in anti-cover technology from Rand co!"'', but an annotation found below says that  ''"This hat's cover functionality has not been tested by Rand Co, who assumes no liability in the event of the hat not actually providing the user cover."''
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* Clicking "Nope" in the main text on the first page you will be redirected to the famous [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvdf5n-zI14 Nope.avi] video.
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* There is an [[User:RJackson|RJackson]]'s personal [http://rjackson.thedalokohsclub.com/images/skin_1/as_crest.png logo] over the "Wallpapers & Steam-avatars" banner on the 4-th Day page.
  
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== Gallery ==
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== Steam-avatars ==
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<gallery>
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<gallery perrow=4>
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File:Bgbirthdaywiki01.jpg|The background of the Birthday page made by Thundermountain.
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File:WkB avatar Scout.png|[[Scout]]
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File:BgWikiBirthday02.jpg|The second background showing the 'Gift Hats'.
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File:WkB avatar Soldier.png|[[Soldier]]
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File:Bgholidaypicturenero123.jpg|Holiday Picture from Garry's Mod made by Nero123.
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File:WkB avatar Pyro.png|[[Pyro]]
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File:WkB avatar Demoman.png|[[Demoman]]
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File:WkB avatar Heavy.png|[[Heavy]]
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File:WkB avatar Medic.png|[[Medic]]
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File:WkB avatar Sniper.png|[[Sniper]]
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File:WkB avatar Spy.png|[[Spy]]
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</gallery>
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== Other media ==
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<gallery perrow=4>
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File:WkB Wallp TFW 4-3.png|"Team Fortress Wiki" wallpaper (4:3)
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File:WkB Wallp TFW 16-9.png|"Team Fortress Wiki" wallpaper (16:9)
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File:WkB Wallp Cake 4-3.png|"Cake" wallpaper (4:3)
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File:WkB Wallp Cake 16-9.png|"Cake" wallpaper (16:9)
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File:WkB Wallp Team 4-3.png|Unused<ref>There are quality issues on this image.</ref> "More than just a Website" wallpaper (4:3)
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File:WkB Wallp Team 16-9.png|Unused "More than just a Website" wallpaper (16:9)
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File:WkB Comic HRes.png|High resolution comics page from [http://www.thundermountain.ru/wikibirthday/day02.html Day 2]
 
File:Portal Cake.png|Portal Cake found in the Main Page of the Official Team Fortress Wiki.
 
File:Portal Cake.png|Portal Cake found in the Main Page of the Official Team Fortress Wiki.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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==External Links==
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*[http://www.thundermountain.ru/wikibirthday/ Happy Birthday Wiki! Update Page]
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*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4009 "Listen!" TF2 Official Blog, June 30, 2010]
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==References==
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<references/>

Revision as of 13:40, 7 July 2011

“
Today is a good day!
Click to listen
— The Soldier
 ”

The Happy Birthday Wiki! Update is an four-day unofficial Team Fortress 2 update, released on 30 June, 2011.

Since June 30, 2010, the Official Team Fortress Wiki was born and on June 30, 2011, the first birthday of the Wiki is celebrated. The Official Team Fortress Wiki itself has reached the impressive number of 15,527 articles, 23,374 uploaded files, 15,007 registered users and 673,570 edits since June 30, 2010. Thunder Mountain made a page in honor of its birthday.

User Aperture AI Wikibirthday.png

Creators

...and all Wiki users for their contribution to this grandious project.

Wiki Cap

The dream hat for thousand of users on the Official Team Fortress Wiki. This is probably the only Wiki that rewards its users with such a prize. As you may guess, statitcs show that 99% of users edit Wiki pages in order to get a Wiki Cap. But this desire of getting such a prize make the users put a big effort on it.

Day 1

“
One year ago the Official Team Fortress Wiki was opened for everybody!

What started as a small, yet ambitious, community-run project has since evolved into a huge, Valve-sponsored effort to be the biggest and best source of information on the Team Fortress series in existence.

Since June 30, 2010, the steadfast editors, translators, and staff of the Wiki have bonded together to form a strong group of individuals dedicated to continuously updating and improving the information available on the Wiki. Really, can anyone remember a day without edits? Without chatter about the latest TF2 developments, translations of popular pages, discussions about new ideas, and the like?

Nope.

Each and every day, the community at the Official Team Fortress Wiki works to make itself bigger, better, and more robust for the benefit of the entire Team Fortress community.
— The preface
 ”

Firgrim

Firgrim

The Firgrim is a downloadable headwear model replacement for the Pyro. It appears as a pilgrim's hat with black belt. Paintable version is included in the download.

Can be downloaded to replace all Pyro hats (with ability of choose) and some all-class hats. Download here

Trendy Bastard

Trendy Bastard

The Trendy Bastard is a downloadable headwear model replacement for the Demoman. It appears as a big black hat with white belt. Paintable version is included in the download.

Can be downloaded to replace all Demoman hats (with ability of choose) and some all-class hats. Download here

Fearless Joseph

Fearless Joseph

The Fearless Joseph is a downloadable headwear model replacement for the Sniper. It appears as a cream-colored fedora hat, such as Indiana Jones' hat. Paintable version is included in the download.

Can be downloaded to replace all Sniper hats (with ability of choose) and some all-class hats. Download here

Convincing Cover

Convincing Cover

The Convincing Cover is a downloadable headwear model replacement for the Spy. It appears as a gray derby hat with black belt. Paintable version is included in the download.

Can be downloaded to replace all Spy hats (with ability of choose) and some all-class hats. Download here


Day 2

“
The Drink'n'Cream Day!
— The preface
 ”

Official™ Team Fortress Energy Drink

Drink

The Official™ Team Fortress Energy Drink is a downloadable drink can model replacement for the Scout. It appears as a creamy-colored can with the logo of the Team Fortress Wiki on it.

Can be downloaded to replace all Bonk! Atomic Punch and Crit-a-Cola (with ability of choose). Download here

Outrunner

Outrunner

The Outrunner is a downloadable headwear model replacement for the Scout. It appears as a team-colored belt with two bages: TF Wiki and Bonk Company. Paintable version is included in the download.

Can be downloaded to replace all Scout hats (with ability of choose) and some all-class hats. Download here

I'Screem

I'Screem

The I'Screem is a downloadable headwear model replacement for the Heavy. It appears as a ice cream seller's beanie. Paintable version is included in the download.

Can be downloaded to replace all Heavy hats (with ability of choose) and some all-class hats. Download here


Day 3

Hacker
“
The Hatless Day!
— The preface
 ”

"Hack the Wiki" Comics

The comics Hack the Wiki is a rewriting of subtitles of Meet the Spy movie. There are 7 pages in this comics.

It is a comic strip. Read now

Day 4

“
The party is over. Also, lookin' for RJ on this page.
— The preface
 ”

Battered Turtle Helmet

Battered Turtle Helmet

The Battered Turtle Helmet is a downloadable drink can model replacement for the Soldier. It appears as a battered green helmet. Paintable version is included in the download.

Can be downloaded to replace all Soldier hats (with ability of choose). Download here

Sterile Cap

Sterile Cap

The Sterile Cap is a downloadable headwear model replacement for the Medic. It appears as a team-colored medical beanie with small white belt. Paintable version is included in the download.

Can be downloaded to replace all Scout hats (with ability of choose) and some all-class hats. Download here


Trivia

  • 88 users of the Official Team Fortress Wiki say that spending hours of blood, sweat and revisions is worth to get the Wiki Cap.
  • As said on 'The Firgrim' description, "Rand Co. guarantees this hat will cause your enemy to quake like a hatless Irishman, or your money back." But an annotation found below says that no refunds are permitted.
  • 'The Fearless Joseph' description mentions "Holy Grail", although an annotation found below says that is not the actual Holy Grail.
  • As said on 'The Convincing Cover' description, "With the Convincing Cover (from Rand co.), your enemies will never be able to find you using the SpyXposer 3000, the latest in anti-cover technology from Rand co!", but an annotation found below says that "This hat's cover functionality has not been tested by Rand Co, who assumes no liability in the event of the hat not actually providing the user cover."
  • Clicking "Nope" in the main text on the first page you will be redirected to the famous Nope.avi video.
  • There is an RJackson's personal logo over the "Wallpapers & Steam-avatars" banner on the 4-th Day page.

Steam-avatars

Other media

  • "Team Fortress Wiki" wallpaper (4:3)

  • "Team Fortress Wiki" wallpaper (16:9)

  • "Cake" wallpaper (4:3)

  • WkB Wallp Cake 16-9.png

    "Cake" wallpaper (16:9)

  • Unused[1] "More than just a Website" wallpaper (4:3)

  • Unused "More than just a Website" wallpaper (16:9)

  • High resolution comics page from Day 2

  • Portal Cake found in the Main Page of the Official Team Fortress Wiki.

External Links

References

  1. ↑ There are quality issues on this image.
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