#tf2positivityproject

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Blog Spotlight #5: TF2 Positivity Project

Hi guys! Livvy here. I am incredibly happy to announce this week's particularly lovely featured blog: The TF2 Postivity Project!

Described on the home page as "a place to share heart warming and loving moments that this game and it's fandom has brought you", this blog is about spreading the love and reminding us all why we love the zany, bizarre game that is Team Fortress 2 and the wonderfully talented section of the internet that is the TF2 fandom.

Devoid of drama, tf2positivityproject is a blog that allows people to submit, anonymously or otherwise, compliments and positive comments about the TF2 fandom and the people in it. The content can be about the game itself:

the fandom in general:

or even specific people:

This range of content brings the positivity to every corner of TF2, and the mod's commitment to frequent updates makes the young blog a very promising one.

As is custom in the land of TumFort, we interviewed the mod:

Q: Tell everyone a little about yourself.

A: I am just a little insect and you are a big beautiful garden. If it’s not already obvious to everyone, I love to see people smile and I love tf2. Like I adore tf2. And I adore you.

Q: Tell us a little about your blog.

A: I actually only started tf2pp a couple of days ago! I had seen the One Piece pp blog and the SNK pp blog and honestly just got inspired by them. I love tf2 and it’s fandom has been rather split and negative lately. I didn’t expect to get such support and so quickly. To see the sudden influx of happiness and support after a lot of negative and sad posts was really bolstering. It’s a happy-place blog that isn’t afraid to get sappy and intimate about how great this game and it’s fandom is, and doesn’t discuss or touch on arguments happening elsewhere. It is the most pacifist blog you can get basically, which works because fighting and drama stresses me the hell out.

That’s not at all to say that problems with the game or the fandom don’t exist, but frankly, this blog just isn’t the place for it. I wanted to create a safe space that everyone could feel welcome in. That’s my ultimate goal.

Q: How did you get into TF2?

A: It was the art direction that did it! I remember peeking over a friend’s shoulder wayyy back in 2007 and fell in love with the character designs and aesthetic. I was so desperate to play it, but I had recently lost all of my things in an apartment flooding. Our xbox survived, and I bought the Orange Box and spent hours and hours losing myself in the shitty beta version. Not to say I was any good, of course! When it became free to play in 2011 I finally bit the bullet and got steam and the online version. I haven’t looked back since.

Q: What’s your favorite class/character?

A: It honestly depends! If we’re talking about personality there’s no way to choose, it is literally impossible. But if we’re talking about literal gameplay, it depends on the map. I feel most comfortable rolling Scout,Medic,or Engineer.

Overall, this blog is one of those rare few that exists for no other reason than to make people happy. Personally, i think its one of the most wonderful things I've run across in my time on Tumblr, an I highly encourage you all to go follow tf2positivityproject.