"Drama threads are entertaining, but why are people trying to cause drama in non-drama threads?"
You answered your own question

Untrue. Depending on which shitposters were active at the time it was even way worse in the past. not that it's good now but put down the nostalgia goggles because it's always been like this

https://i.imgur.com/aWctol4.png

https://i.imgur.com/KLOALPx.png

https://i.imgur.com/tvoMdkE.png

https://i.imgur.com/vLLjcTS.png

https://i.imgur.com/1FQHQmR.png

2nd version in link

https://i.imgur.com/RN4WCLU.png

https://i.imgur.com/IJMw9Qx.png

custom fit

https://i.imgur.com/hUt8b3r.png

https://clips.twitch.tv/WildApatheticGorillaM4xHeh

love you jake
cu@

You could theoretically mess around with custom fonts and colored elements though I've never messed around with HUDs myself in such ways

The HUD element is probably quite limited so I doubt there's a way to make it say something like "5 alive".
A very quick concept of something that is (probably) possible:

https://i.imgur.com/pEk6tvN.png

Remove the portraits, turn the names into a custom font that turns every symbol into an "I" and limit the names' width so every name is represented by a single line
(edit: maybe you don't even need a custom made font. You might be able to just put a text value inside the HUD element like capital i that always shows and remove names+portraits)

Maybe if you know how to work with HudAnimations you can toggle colored elements/text on or off depending on if the player is alive or not allowing for other possibilities?
Someone smarter than me who knows how HUDs work can probably figure something out

There's custom versions like aiera's posted above that do have names. Though idk why that's not part of the default version

this thread has multiple versions which can be put into any HUD. Aiera probably used this

https://i.imgur.com/gA17ZFD.png

Went from being a depressed mess who quit his chemistry degree in late 2018 to being relatively much happier about my life.

I spent 2019 working fulltime. It helped me get a rhythm back into my life which I'd been lacking for more than 6 years.
I started a new degree, programming, which I've been enjoying a lot and my grades so far have been amazing.
I was able to spend time with my friends at LAN and will soon be booking my stuff for Copenhagen 2020.
Working made me spend less time playing TF2 which made me streamline my attempts to improve. And it worked out because I basically went up a div despite dividing my playtime by 4.
I've tried to reconnect with irl friends a bit over the past year, something I've struggled with for my entire life.
I'm now working part time and combining it with my new degree.

Last year around this time I felt like I'd lost all goals in life after quitting my studies
The years before that I would be stressing around this time about exams and how I'd let everyone down yet again
This year I feel little stress about my studies and work. I'm in a way better place now

cu@ LAN

iirc an NA heavy main who like using the hard r. got him banned on twitch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmlxeGFHc4I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v412W1CdGrA

Now that we're on the subject, add ramp bug plug-in to all servers used for comp ty ty

sac cmon man... we're going to drop on the country tier list if you continue like that... not very cool bro...