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[[File:Workshop Wonderland logo.png|right|300px]]

'''Workshop Wonderland''' was an annual community showcase and charity event hosted by {{Steamid|76561197994150794}}. Anyone who was willing to participate was encouraged to design winter-themed submissions encompassing anything that could be submitted to the [[Steam Workshop]]: [[Weapons|weapons]], [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic items]], [[Taunts|taunts]], [[War Paint]]s, or [[Maps|maps]], and upload them with a special thumbnail designating a contest submission. These would then be compiled into a large showcase at the end of winter, for the community to enjoy. Each participant would receive an in-game medal, as a reward for their time.

In 2017, the showcase was rebranded as Nightmare Before Smissmas, and expanded to additionally include Halloween-themed submissions.

In 2015 and 2016, there was also a charity drive to support SpecialEffect, which would award users who donated over 5 USD to each charity drive with another medal. Players could earn both the participation medal and the donation medal, if they so desired.

== Medals ==
=== 2015 ===
These medals were awarded to players who participated in the Workshop Wonderland 2015 showcase, and donated £5 ($7) to the [http://tiltify.com/events/tf2-workshop-wonderland-charity-drive SpecialEffect charity drive,] respectively.<br>
They were contributed to the [[Steam Workshop]] by {{Backpack Item Link|76561197972106255|4374287302}}, {{Backpack Item Link|76561198013244554|4374287322}}, {{Steamid|76561197994150794}}, {{Backpack Item Link|76561198041979829|4374287327}}, {{Backpack Item Link|76561198060934132|4374287321}}, {{Backpack Item Link|76561198000198761|4374287326}}, and {{Backpack Item Link|76561198047350168|4374287323}}
{|
|{{Backpack item
  | width = 300px
  | item-name = Special Snowflake
  | quality          = genuine
  | item-kind        = Community Medal
  | item-level       = 25
  | item-description = Tell Global Warming who's boss by wearing a fake snowflake on your chest. Awarded to the participants of the Workshop Wonderland 2015 community showcase!
  | item-flags       = Not Tradable or Marketable
}}
|{{Backpack item
  | width = 300px
  | item-name = Gift of Giving
  | quality          = genuine
  | item-kind        = Community Medal
  | item-level       = 25
  | item-description = Give a little, get a little. For the charitable hearts of gold during the charity drive of the Workshop Wonderland 2015 community showcase!
  | item-flags       = Not Tradable or Marketable
}}
|}

=== 2016 ===
These medals were awarded to players who participated in the Workshop Wonderland 2016 showcase, and donated 5 USD to the [https://tiltify.com/events/tf2-workshop-wonderland-2-charity-drive SpecialEffect charity drive,] respectively.<br>
They were contributed to the [[Steam Workshop]] by {{Backpack Item Link|76561197972106255|5353892869}}, {{Backpack Item Link|76561198013244554|5353892872}}, {{Steamid|76561197994150794}}, {{Backpack Item Link|76561198041979829|5353892854}}, {{Backpack Item Link|76561198060934132|5353892874}}, {{Backpack Item Link|76561198000198761|5353892873}}, and {{Backpack Item Link|76561198047350168|5353892855}}
{|
|{{Backpack item
  | width = 300px
  | item-name = Special Snowflake 2016
  | quality          = genuine
  | item-kind        = Community Medal
  | item-level       = 25
  | item-description = Golden snow? No, no, don't worry, it's lemon! Awarded to the participants of the Workshop Wonderland 2016 community showcase!
  | item-flags       = Not Tradable or Marketable
}}
|{{Backpack item
  | width = 300px
  | item-name = Gift of Giving 2016
  | quality          = genuine
  | item-kind        = Community Medal
  | item-level       = 25
  | item-description = So everyone can game. For the charitable hearts of gold during the charity drive of the Workshop Wonderland 2016 community showcase!
  | item-flags       = Not Tradable or Marketable
}}
|}

=== 2017 ===
This medal was awarded to players who participated in the Nightmare Before Smissmas showcase.<br>
They were contributed to the [[Steam Workshop]] by {{Backpack Item Link|76561197972106255|6435768751}}, {{Backpack Item Link|76561197976113694|6435779685}}, {{Backpack Item Link|76561197994150794|6435768752}}, {{Backpack Item Link|76561198047350168|6435768753}}, and {{Backpack Item Link|76561198060934132|6435768750}}
{|
|{{Backpack item
  | width = 300px
  | item-name = Spectral Snowflake
  | quality          = genuine
  | item-kind        = Community Medal
  | item-level       = 1
  | item-description = Oh, the weather outside is frightful. Awarded to the participants of the Nightmare Before Smissmas 2017 community showcase!
  | item-flags       = Not Tradable or Marketable
}}
|}

== Painted variants ==
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| icon1 = Special Snowflake
| icon2 = Gift of Giving
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| title = Workshop Wonderland 2016
| orientation = horizontal
| icon1 = Special Snowflake 2016
| icon2 = Gift of Giving 2016
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{{Tabs
| title = Nightmare Before Smissmas
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| icon1 = Spectral Snowflake
| content1 = <nowiki></nowiki>
{{Painted variants|h=0|override=Spectral Snowflake}}
}}
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== Update history ==
{{update history|'''{{Patch name|12|4|2015}}'''
* Added the Workshop Wonderland 2015 community medals

'''{{Patch name|12|21|2016}}''' ([[Smissmas 2016]])
* Added the Winter Wonderland 2016 community medals

'''{{Patch name|1|16|2017}}'''
* Updated the models/materials for the Workshop Wonderland 2016 community medals

'''{{Patch name|12|13|2017}}'''
* Added the "Spectral Snowflake" community medal for the Nightmare Before Smissmas 2017 community showcase

'''{{Patch name|3|28|2018}} #1'''
* Updated models/materials for Special Snowflake 2016
}}

== Trivia ==
* "Special" means either ''different from the rest'' or ''better than the rest''. "Snowflake" is in keeping with the season, but is also a traditional metaphor for either uniqueness or fragility. ''Note: clinically exceptional emotional fragility is a serious consequence of [[w:Pervasive developmental disorder|developmental delay]], requiring [[w:Reasonable accommodation|accommodation]] for success in education, and should not be ridiculed.''
** Traditionally, a "special snowflake" was intended as a supportive compliment to someone perceived as unusually different from others. The snowflake continues to be a metaphor and symbol for disabilities, especially those with social challenges.<ref>Irene L. Schulz, Ph.d, Margaret S. Texidor, Ph.D, ''The Snowflake Children of Autism'', 2012, "As no snowflake is like any other, no child with autism is exactly like any other child."</ref> 
** Recently (c. 2000s), [[w:Snowflake_(slang)#Unique/special snowflake|"special snowflake"]] is a criticism of a person who is prone to taking offence from almost anything, or who is too emotionally fragile to cope with views that challenge their own.
*** The item's description refers not only to the fragility of a snowflake, but to an [[w:Trauma trigger#Trigger warnings|emotional political trigger]].
* ''Golden Snow'', as referenced in the description to the Special Snowflake 2016, refers to biologically contaminated snow.

== Gallery ==
<gallery perrow=3>
File:Workshop Wonderland 2015.png|Workshop Wonderland 2015 advertisement.
File:Workshop Wonderland 2016.png|Workshop Wonderland 2016 advertisement.
</gallery>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160810093324/https://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1491389 Workshop Wonderland 2015 submission thread]
*[http://xmas.mods.tf/ Workshop Wonderland 2015 showcase]
*[https://tf2maps.net/threads/tf2-workshop-wonderland-2016-community-winter-event.30643/ Workshop Wonderland 2016 submission thread]
*[https://tf2maps.net/threads/nightmare-before-smissmas-winter-2017-community-showcase.35088/ Nightmare Before Smissmas submission thread]
*[http://smissmas.mods.tf/ Nightmare Before Smissmas showcase]

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