TWC Wiki - User contributions [en]

User:Simetrical

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cricrolgetr
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?u=1729

User talk:Simetrical

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dellanoboca
==Blocking / Protecting Query==
Sim - noticed you were unblocking IP's and unprotecting some stuff - we had been having a little problem with a couple of vandalism attempts against The Long Road's page - what's correct procedure if that persists? I see Manstein's page is protected so it can only be changed by registered users! that seems a bit odd on that page but might work for TLR if problem recurs but that system doesn't seem very clear to user - if you are registered and go to edit you get ''Note: This page has been locked so that only registered users can edit it'' message - but if you aren't registered (or logged in) it just appears totally locked - should that have other explanation to say it can be edited by registered user?

Also what is correct procedure if you get a total spam /porn attempt from an IP? --[[User:Makanyane|Makanyane]] 00:46, 21 May 2007 (CDT)

* It's fine to block IP addresses, but use short block durations to start with, say a day. If it persists, escalate, but never block it for more than maybe a month straight. Many IP addresses are dynamic, and even static IP addresses won't belong to the same person forever.
* You can go ahead and protect pages that are getting vandalized by anonymous users so that they can only be edited by registered users. Again, these protections probably shouldn't be indefinite. By some estimates a majority of Wikipedia's content comes from anonymous users; that's much of the advantage of wikis.
* I'll look into the protection message for semiprotected pages.
* Block spamming IPs for a day or so on the first time, maybe a week on the second and a month on the third. I'll add messages to the block and protect pages to clarify all this, I guess. â[[User:Simetrical|Simetrical]] ([[User talk:Simetrical|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Simetrical|contribs]]) 10:08, 21 May 2007 (CDT)

==.png image query==
Umm .png images don't seem to be displaying on Wiki anymore. See [[Lycan_Rising]] and [[Image:Unbalancedscales.png]], at least for me, is there any reason for that? --[[User:Makanyane|Makanyane]] 00:29, 3 September 2007 (CDT)
:Okay, it seems I've fixed it. You might have to regenerate a couple of PNGs, like by reuploading them or making a change to the page that includes them or something. â[[User:Simetrical|Simetrical]] ([[User talk:Simetrical|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Simetrical|contribs]]) 18:41, 3 September 2007 (CDT)

==Bot Query==
We seem to be having quite a lot of edits from random looking IP's putting one word of garbage at top of page like: http://www.twcenter.net/w/index.php?title=Prothalamos&curid=2637&diff=11850&oldid=11815
is there anything that could be done about that without inconveniencing normal users? Might hopefully stop but there seem to have been and increasing number recently. -[[User:Makanyane|Makanyane]] 06:35, 27 September 2007 (CDT)
:It looks like it's not bots, it's open proxies. Some kind of automated anonymizer, probably. If it continues to be a problem, we could either 1) start blocking them as they're used, and hope the person eventually runs out or 2) use an external blacklist to do the work for us (but that has some problems, e.g., we can't unblock on request if the third party is wrong). â[[User:Simetrical|Simetrical]] ([[User talk:Simetrical|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Simetrical|contribs]]) 20:52, 29 September 2007 (CDT)
It's started to drive me round bend as its getting hard to pick out what's going on in recent changes, so have starting trying to block them, have by no means got all of them used to date, but am curious if meeting block might help stop it anyway, it still looks more automated than any sort of human edit to me... Will also try taking out any other ones that come up subsequently. Am just putting it on 2 weeks and anon user only block but leaving account creation open. --[[User:Makanyane|Makanyane]] 13:35, 12 October 2007 (CDT)

== Wikis ==

How would you go about creating a wiki like this, what do you do? [[User:Magnus|Magnus]] 10:39, 5 October 2007 (CDT)
:# Get web hosting that has support for some web scripting language and databases.
:# Find a wiki engine that works with your chosen web scripting language and your chosen database type. We chose [http://www.mediawiki.org/ MediaWiki], which works on PHP and MySQL, the most common scripting/database languages available. (It also works with PostgreSQL.) MediaWiki has a number of disadvantages, especially if you don't have shell or better yet root access, and are on a typical shared account.
:# Install the wiki package, generally by uploading it to your webserver and running a script.
:â[[User:Simetrical|Simetrical]] ([[User talk:Simetrical|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Simetrical|contribs]]) 17:06, 7 October 2007 (CDT)

TWC Wiki:Privacy policy

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ricorviz
==Privacy Advice Specific to the TWC Wiki==
See [[#Total War Center - General Privacy Policy|below]] for the Privacy Policy applicable to the [[Total War Center]] forums.

The TWC Wiki is stored on the same servers as the Total War Center and the same general policy applies, however there are additional privacy issues applicable to the TWC Wiki due to the way the MediaWiki software functions. See the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:Privacy_policy MediaWiki Privacy Policy] for more advice specific to MediaWiki software.

The most important thing to note is that if you make an edit to the TWC Wiki without being logged in your IP address is automatically recorded on the articles history page. That information is available to any viewer. The following advice is taken from the MediaWiki Privacy Policy:

:When you publish a page in the wiki, you may be logged in or not.

:If you are logged in, you will be identified by your user name. This may be your real name if you so choose, or you may choose to publish under a pseudonym, whatever user name you selected when you created your account.

:If you have not logged in, you will be identified by your network IP address. This is a series of four numbers which identifies the Internet address from which you are contacting the wiki. Depending on your connection, this number may be traceable only to a large Internet service provider, or specifically to your school, place of business, or home. It may be possible that the origin of this IP address could be used in conjunction with any interests you express implicitly or explicitly by editing articles to identify you even by private individuals.

:It may be either difficult or easy for a motivated individual to connect your network IP address with your real-life identity. Therefore if you are very concerned about privacy, you may wish to log in and publish under a pseudonym.

:When using a pseudonym, your IP address will not be available to the public except in cases of abuse, including vandalism of a wiki page by you or by another user with the same IP address. In all cases, your IP address will be stored on the wiki servers and can be seen by Wikimedia's server administrators and by users who have been granted "CheckUser" access. Your IP address, and its connection to any usernames that share it may be released under certain circumstances (see below).

:If you use a company mail server from home or telecommute and use a DSL or cable Internet connection, it is likely to be very easy for your employer to identify your IP address and find all of your IP based Wikimedia project contributions. Using a user name is a better way of preserving your privacy in this situation. However, remember to log out or disconnect yourself after each session using a pseudonym on a shared computer, to avoid allowing others to use your identity.

You do not need to provide an Email address or any other personal information in order to create a user account on the TWC Wiki. Most users of the TWC Wiki are also existing forum users and many use the same user name as on the forum, this is helpful but not compulsory.

==Total War Center - General Privacy Policy==
Under normal circumstances, [[TWC]] will never release your provided information to any third party without a court order requiring us to do so. However, in cases of certain severe and/or repeated TOS violations or illegal activities, we reserve the right to forward any and all known information about you and your accounts to your ISP (including libraries, schools, and places of employment), e-mail service provider, your ISP account owner (if someone else is actually paying for it), and any parties whose copyright has clearly been infringed by your actions on the boards.

The privacy policy used here is that protecting all data contained and accessed via the servers of the [[Total War Center]]

==='''Privacy Policy Statement'''===

'''Definitions'''

:"Visitor" refers to any person who is not a registered member of this site who is viewing it using a web browser.
:"Member" refers any person who is a registered member of this site.

'''Policy'''

This is the web site of [[Total War Center]].

You may contact us at http://www.twcenter.net/forums/sendmessage.php.

For each visitor to our Web page, our Web server automatically recognizes only the visitorâs domain name, but not the e-mail address (where possible).

We collect only the domain name, but not the e-mail address of visitors to our Web page, the e-mail addresses of those who post messages to our bulletin board, the e-mail addresses of those who make postings to our chat areas.

For purposes of validation, registered members of our forum are required to provide a valid email address. This email may be accessed by moderators of the forum, and dependant on settings, may become viewable by members of the public. If you do not wish this information to be shared, you can modify your privacy settings here. TWC will never disclose your email address to third parties, and use by moderating staff is for the enforcement of the Terms of Service only.

We do not set any cookies.

If you do not want to receive e-mail from us in the future, please let us know by notifying us at http://www.twcenter.net/forums/sendmessage.php or by deselecting the "receive mail" options in your User Control Panel.

If you supply us with your postal address on-line you will only receive the information for which you provided us your address. Your address details will not be stored for future reference, and will be deleted once requested information has been supplied.

To try and bring you offers that are of interest to you, we have relationships with other companies that we allow to place ads on our Web pages. As a result of your visit to our site, ad server companies may collect information such as your domain type, your IP address and clickstream information. For further information, consult the privacy policies of Google Ads.

Upon request we provide site visitors with access to all information [including proprietary information] that we maintain about them by paying a reasonable fee as determined by the site operator.

Visitors can have this information corrected or removed by visiting us at http://www.twcenter.net/forums/sendmessage.php.

We have appropriate security measures in place in our physical facilities to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected from you at our site.

If you feel that this site is not following its stated information policy, you may contact or us using the following URL: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/sendmessage.php.

The Total War Center forums are in full compliance with terms of the United Kingdom's Data Protection Act 1998. This site is additionally in compliance with the terms of COPPA. In furtherance of this, those visitors under the age of 13, wishing to become registered members of the site must get permission from an appropriate parent or guardian, and provide proof of this by completing this form. Failure to comply will result in the removal of your account, and the deletion of any details held by us about you.

TWC Wiki

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pasracoloace
==Overview==
The TWC Wiki is intended to form a comprehensive evolving reference about the [[Total War]] series of games. It can include any subject relating to the whole TW Community, the series of games, the people, mods and modding. Other topics can also be included for instance articles on history, geography and archaeology which might be useful in modding or understanding the games. Articles relating to useful software, links to other useful sites and reference material would also be suitable.

Detailed information is also given about the [[TWC]] forums.

Anyone can edit existing pages on the TWC Wiki, add new pages and add or amend categories.
The success of the Wiki depends on as many people as possible lending a hand to add content and refine the existing articles.

==Editing Advice==
You can edit the Wiki without even logging in (in which case your IP address will be recorded against your changes). It is preferable though that you do log in; you can make new account on the Wiki very easily with just a user-name and password, you don't have to use the same username as used on the TW forums but it can be helpful.

For an on forum guide to editing the Wiki see [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=91358 here], questions may also be asked in that thread.

See also the Wikimedia [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing Editing help] link in the left hand side bar.

If you are stuck with a specific problem and want to ask other users please use the '''[[TWC Wiki:Help Desk|Help Desk]]'''.

Other help pages should be listed in [[Help:Contents| Help Contents]]

==Policy Explanation and Discussion Areas==
For general policy and design discussion use the [[TWC_Wiki:Pub| Pub]].

For policy advice and discussion related to individual project areas see [[TWC_Wiki:Projects_Overview| Project Pages]].

TWC:FAQ

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dronge
{{DEFAULTSORT: {{PAGENAME}}}}

This guide is intended to provide pretty much all the basic information you need to understand this forum, and answer all the questions that get repeatedly posted.

==Guide to vBulletin==
Here you can find an FAQ for vBulletin, who provide our forum software. Questions on how to use the forum itself, can be found [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/faq.php?faq=vb_faq here]

==TWC's BB Code==
Ever wondered how to make your text go bold or italic or all the many many other things you can do with text? 
[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/misc.php?do=bbcode Here's the complete list of all the BB tags we use here].

==TWC Terms of Service and Forum Rules==
Every member when they sign up is expected to keep to these rules. They're enforced by the moderators, and failure to comply will result in warnings suspensions, and ultimately, a permanent ban. We recommend you read and familiarise yourself with them! [[TWC:Terms of Service|Terms of Service]]

==The Tribunal and the Questions and Suggestions Forum==
These two forums are located in the Administrative Forums at the bottom of the main page, and provide a place for members to come and sort out and any problems or issues.

===The Tribunal===
This is the place to go if you think you've been unfairly moderated, or received a caution warning or suspension you don't think is justified. Here you can air your grievance, and 3 appointed Judges, independent of the moderating staff will review your case. Suspended members have the ability to post in this forum, and this forum alone.

===Questions and Suggestions===
If you have a question that's not been answered by this handy little guide, or you have any suggestion or comment you'd like to make that you think might make TWC that little bit better, then here is the place to post. All thoughts and comments welcome!

==Signatures, Avatars, and Profile Pictures==
Signatures are bound to a 500×200 pixel box automatically, with anything outside of that being cut off. The maximum file size of all signature images may not exceed 250 KB according to the current [[TWC Official:Terms of Service|TOS]].

Custom avatars and user pictures must be uploaded to TWC from [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/usercp.php your User Control Panel]. You will be told the maximum size of each when you try to upload them. At the time of this writing, the maximum sizes are 80×80 pixels or 80 KB (whichever is smaller) for avatars, and 640×480 pixels or 250 KB (whichever is smaller) for profile pictures.

==Some Frequently Asked Questions==
Here's the answers to some miscellaneous questions we've been regularly asked, not covered elsewhere in this guide.

;How do I make polls?
:You can only make a poll if you are starting a new topic. What you need to click to add a poll to your post is the 'Yes, post a poll...' box near the bottom of the screen. If you need to add a poll later then you need to PM a senior Moderator.

;What's the "Report" button?
:This red button at the bottom right of each post will generate an automatic email to all the moderators of that forum telling that that post has been reported. You can use it to tell the moderators every time you see a post that breaks the Terms of Service. Reporting posts is encouraged!

;I've just taken a glance at the Political Mudpit and the Ethos, Mores, et Monastica sections of the Common Community, and I want to post there! But I do not want to get completely butchered by the experienced members who already post in those sections. How can I, a complete newb, post in those sections without getting hacked into little pieces?
:I can offer four pieces of advice for this: read, edit, give sources, and stay calm.
:# Read - What you first need to do is read the entire thread. This is important as it can give you sources for information (which are very important for a debate) and tells you what has already been argued about. You really do not want to bring up something that was mentioned ten pages ago if you want to be taken seriously.
:# Edit - After you have written your response, always send it through a spellchecker after reading it over again yourself. I cannot stress how important it is to make sure that there are as few as possible spelling and grammatical errors in your post.
:# Give Sources - This is more of a secondary thing to keep in mind. A credible source can go a long way in helping you win a debate.
:# Stay Calm - Far to often I have seen members become frustrated and angry on various threads. This will happen to you at sometime, and the best cure is to step away from the debate. What you do after that is up to you, but do not go back to the debate until you have calmed down.

;How would I defend myself against flamers and trolls?
:Hopefully you won't have to! But if someone does flame you, or troll you, report their post using the Report button. DON'T respond in kind. If you flame someone who flames you, that just starts a flame war, and you'll find yourself in as much trouble as the original flamer.

;What if I want to express my opinion about certain members and I want to contact them individually?
:Try emailing them, if they enabled their email address, or use the "private messaging" - PM. Be careful though, some member do report harassing or annoying pms to moderators.

;But what if I want to make a conversation public?
:While there is no rule against publicizing PM's, it is generally frowned upon unless for important purposes and with the consent of all involved parties.

;What about MSN conversations?
:Same as the above, and chatlogs of any other kind as well.

;Can I Vote in Polls?
:To vote in polls you have to have 50 posts and been registered for at least one week. This was introduced to prevent people creating duplicate accounts and spamming our site awards with them.

;How do I change my name?
:PM one of the Administrators, whose names are in {{Admin Colour|text=Bold Purple}} and listed later in this FAQ.

==The Constitution and the Curia==
If you've got this far, you've probably realised TWC isn't like any other major forum you've been a part of. The Constitution is a big reason why. About 4 years ago, when TWC was small and cosy, the 3 administrators of the time felt that it would be good to reward their core body of active members. The reward they gave this core group was the ability to have a say on how the site is run. The Constitution is the document that sets out how it all works.

Citizenship is awarded to members who make noteworthy contributions to the forum, to go further, and become a Patrician, you have to make a substantial contribution and show great dedication. Additionally, there are two types of Citizen. A Civitate is a Citizen who's primary contribution has been in debates and discussions. An Artifex is a Citizen whose primary contribution has been modding work. All the moderators on the site are drawn from the citizen class as well. To find out how to become a citizen, read on below!

The Curia has a number of institutions which help to oversee the citizen class, or run the site. One of them, the Tribunal, has already been mentioned above. The three Tribunal judges are all elected by the Curia.

===The Consilium de Civitate===
This is a body of 12 elected Citizens who govern promotions and demotions. They vote on whether a member should be promoted from Peregrinus to Citizen, as well as other responsibilities listed in the Constitution. If a Citizen has broken the rules, they may also vote to suspend or strip him of his rank. The CdeC maintain a thread in the Curia giving updates on who the current members are and what they've been doing. [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=57330 You can view their thread here.]

And [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showgroups.php#Consilium_de_Civitate_member here are current CdeC members.]

===The Curial Officers===
To oversee the running of the Curia and its various bodies, there are a number of elected Curial Officers.

;The Speaker of the House
:The Speaker is the voice of the Curia to the rest of the site. He's an administrator, and and a member of the Council. He serves a 3 month term.
:The Speaker is [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?do=getinfo&username=Ozymandias Ozymandias]

;The Curator
:The Curator deals with the day to day running of the Curia. he moves debates vote, orders the archives, maintains order in the Curia, and also makes rulings on the interpretation of the constitution where necessary. He holds his term for 3 months.
:The current Curator is [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?do=getinfo&username=the%20Black%20Prince the Black Prince]

;The Modding Registrar
:The Registrar is responsible for running and maintaining the modding registry. He holds his term for 3 months.
:The current Registrar is [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?do=getinfo&username=Hader Hader]

;The TWC Wiki Editor
:The Wiki editor is responsible for overseeing the work done on the Wiki Project. He has a 3 month term.
:The current Editor is [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?do=getinfo&username=Scorch Scorch]

===The Curial Committees===
A Curial Committee can be convened by the Council to discuss or investigate a particular issue. They are designed to bring members of the staff and the Curia together to work on a particular project. There is currently one committee, The Curial Committee on the expansion of TWC.

==How to become a Citizen==
So, after reading all that, has it caught your interest? Do you want to get involved in running this site? Do you want to have your say on how we do things here? Then here's how.

To become a citizen of TWC you first have to meet the qualifications. These are set pretty low, and its not a case of everyone who meets these gets the rank automatically. To qualify for Citizen, a member must have at least fifty posts, been a registered member for one month, and have no warnings within the last three months.

Above and beyond that, the rank is then awarded for contributions. So if you think you make a valuable contribution to the site, chances are, you're citizen material.

To get promoted, you have to be patronised by an existing citizen. There are two ways this can happen. The most common is for a citizen to notice your contributions and send you a PM asking if you'd like the rank. If however, you think you are worthy, you don't have to wait to be noticed! You can PM a citizen direct, and ask if they will sponsor you. Only those citizens who have themselves held their rank for 3 months can patronise.

If you get asked, or a citizen agrees to patronise you, you then have to write a short paragraph explaining why you want to be a citizen, and why you think you are worthy. PM the paragraph to your patron, they'll add their own comments, and PM both to a member of the Consilium de Civitate. The CdeC will then take a week to discuss and vote on you. If you get 60% of the non abstaining votes, you'll receive a PM from the Curator congratulating you, and have your rank, a shiny new badge, and all the privileges of being recognised as one of TWC's outstanding members!

If, for whatever reason, you should fail the vote, you must wait 1 month before you can apply again

==Meet the Staff==
Got a desire to know who the mighty and powerful are who work overtly and covertly to make TWC a better place? Then you found your answers right here!

Additionally, a list of all those people with moderator status can be found on the [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showgroups.php Forum Leaders] page

===Officer Ranks===
There are 3 ranks of staff officer
* Council Officer
* Senior Staff Officer
* Staff Officer

The Council Officers are the administrators who form the Council and run the show, the rest of the staff are divided into the 3 branches to serve the site. Currently all admin and moderator staff have officer specific badges and colours shown below. As soon as the Curia finalises the rank names for Technical and Content staff they too will have badges and a rank specific colour. All Officers display their officer rank in preference to their member rank, so there's no disguising them!

===The Council===
This is the governing body that runs the site. Its made up of 5 permanent members, and a variable number of non-permanent members who contribute their specific talents to making TWC the best it can be.

Council Officers names appear Bold and Purple on the forum display and have the following badge
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/images/team_icons/council_spiff.png

;Permanent Officers
:*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?u=851{{Admin Colour|text=imb39}}] - The Site Owner
:*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?u=4130{{Admin Colour|text=Tacticalwithdrawal}}] - Chief Moderator
:*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?u=7151 {{Admin Colour|text=gigagaia}}] - Chief of Content
:*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?u=1729 {{Admin Colour|text=Simetrical}}] - Chief Technician
:*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?u=1729 Ozymandias ] - Speaker of the House

;Non Permanent Officers
:*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?u=8066{{Admin Colour|text=Mimirswell}}]
:*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?u=10080{{Admin Colour|text=Publius}}]

===The Moderation Branch===
These are the people in staff responsible for enforcing the rules and terms of service across the forum.

;Chief Moderator
:[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?u=4130{{Admin Colour|text=Tacticalwithdrawal}}]

;Senior Moderators
:http://www.twcenter.net/forums/images/team_icons/seniormod_spiff.png
:The Senior Mods, along with the two moderating admins and the site owner are responsible for setting TWC's moderation policy, and oversee its forum-wide enforcement. Their names appear {{Senior Mod|text=bold and demonic red}} on the forum display, and they use the above badge
:*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?u=10097 {{Senior Mod|text=Hader}}]
:*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?u=6895 {{Senior Mod|text=Seneca}}]
:*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?u=1200 {{Senior Mod|text=Trajan}}]
:*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?u=3852 {{Senior Mod|text=Spiff}}]
:*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?u=4028 {{Senior Mod|text=sapi}}]

;Staff Moderators
:TWC's front line policemen, ready to enforce rules with edit button and ban stick! Shown with their names in {{Staff Mod|text=green and bold}} and the moderator badge, these are the people responsible for the day to day enforcement of TWC's rules.

:You can find an up to date list of {{Staff Mod|text=Global Moderators}} [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showgroups.php#Global_Moderator here] and for {{Staff Mod|text=Junior Moderators}} [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showgroups.php#Moderator here].

===The Content Branch===
Articles, Competitions, Podcasts, yes indeed this is the content branch, responsible for all the community projects that go on here, and always looking to expand. With so much to see and do, the content branch is by far the biggest branch of TWC staff.

The permanent members of the various content projects have their names in blue, and where one of the badges shown below. Some publications have temporary members, or free lance reporters, who aren't considered part of the content staff.

;Chief of Content
:[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?u=7151 {{Admin Colour|text=gigagaia}}]

;Senior Content Officer
:Each Senior Content Officer, usually an Editor, but not always, has a specific publication or project that he's in charge of and manages. He'll have direct control over his staff, and will run the publication smoothly and efficiently! he may also from time to time support the Content manager in one off or ongoing projects such as this very FAQ.
:The Senior Content Staff use the following badge
:http://www.twcenter.net/forums/images/team_icons/editor_spiff.png

;Content Staffers
:The content staffers are the writers and other contributors to the various projects that go on here on TWC. They use this badge
:http://www.twcenter.net/forums/images/team_icons/writer_spiff.png

====Publications====

;The Helios
:http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6305/helios3nk.gif
:Editor: - [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?do=getinfo&username=Ozymandias Ozymandias]

You can read the Helios and see the current team [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=122 in their forum], further details also available on the [[Helios]] wiki page.

;The Eagle Standard
:http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/2135/es7zn.gif
:Editor: - [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?do=getinfo&username=Bulgaroctonus Bulgaroctonus]

You can read the current Eagle Standard and see the current team [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=40 in their forum], further details also available on the [[Eagle Standard]] wiki page.

;General Sun's Tent
:Editor: - [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?do=getinfo&username=General%20Sun General Sun]

You can read General Sun's latest article [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=39 in his Tent].

;TWC Podcast
:http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/346/podsig1qu1.gif
:Editors: - [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?do=getinfo&username=Evariste Evariste] and [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?do=getinfo&username=the%20Black%20Prince the Black Prince]

You can download old and new TWC Podcasts from [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=190 their forum].

;The Scriptorium
:Head Librarian: - [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?do=getinfo&username=Ragabash Ragabash]

You can view the Library [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=157 here].

All current news Editors are listed [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showgroups.php#News_Editors here.]

===The Technical Branch===
The most mysterious and smallest of the 3 branches of staff, the techies are the ones who, by sheer skill and dint of hard effort, amazingly keep this place together and just about functional.

The Techies have their names in blue, like the content staff, but wear the tech Staff badge shown below. Each Technician has his own specialised access answering direct to the Chief Technician.

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/images/team_icons/technical_spiff.png

;Chief Technician
:[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?u=1729 {{Admin Colour|text=Simetrical}}]

;Technicians
:* Mimirswell
:* Nihil
:* kshcshbash

==Member Ranks==
While not everyone has a fancy officer's title, everyone on TWC has a rank. Officer's, be they Staff or Curial are the people who carry out various jobs, but each of them, along with everyone else will hold a rank as well. The higher your rank, the more privileges and access you have, and the greater your opportunities for promotion to an officer position. There are two broad types of ranks, Honorary, and Normal. The 3 Normal ranks carry all the benefits, the 4 Honorary ones are used as rewards for specific services rendered or for achievement.

===Normal Ranks===
The three Normal Ranks are as follows:

;Peregrinus
:This is the basic rank that everyone starts out on, and many thousands of our members never achieve greater than this. Peregrinus grants posting rights in almost all of the forum, and they have the opportunity to hold content and technical staff positions.

;Citizen
:http://www.twcenter.net/forums/images/team_icons/citizen_spiff.png
:This special rank is given as a reward by the CdeC to those members who make a significant contribution to the Forum. It carries all the benefits of Peregrinus, but additionally, it grants members posting ability in Symposium and the Curia, as well as voting rights. Citizens are therefore given the opportunity to have a say in how their site is run. After 3 months in the rank, Citizens can also begin patronising new citizens. Only Citizens and above can become a member of the moderating staff, as well as most Curial Offices.
:'''Citizens''' can choose to further define as one of two types, depending upon which part of the site they most associate with.
:The '''Civitates''' are those who earned their rank through hard intelligent posting and thoughtful debate 
:http://www.twcenter.net/forums/images/team_icons/civitate_spiff.png
:An '''Artifex''' is someone who earned their rank through modding 
:http://www.twcenter.net/forums/images/team_icons/artifex_spiff.png

The Awarding of Normal Ranks is the job of the CdeC, who may, if they feel it necessary, strip members of them. Requirements for the ranks are governed by the Curia

===Honorary Ranks===
Instead of one of the 3 Normal Ranks, a member may prefer to show one of these far rarer Honorary Ranks as a sign of the extra special commitment or achievement they made toward the Community.

;Opifex
:http://www.twcenter.net/forums/images/team_icons/opifex_spiff.png
:Opifex is awarded by the Curia to any member who makes an outstanding contribution to the site outside the field of staff. Many, though by no means all of its holders are Modders. As well as making some great achievement, a nominee must also meet the requirements for Citizen, which if not already held is additionally conferred by the awarding of this rank. This rank, as its awarded by the Curia, can only be removed by the Curia.

;Divus
:http://www.twcenter.net/forums/images/team_icons/divus_spiff.png
:The rarest of all the ranks on TWC, and the hardest to achieve. Divus is only awarded to those former administrators who put such outstanding effort into the site and devoted so much to it that they should be deified in the manner of roman emperors upon retirement. Nominees must pass a vigorous 2 stage test before the Curia confers this rank upon them. This rank, as its awarded by the Curia, can only be removed by the Curia.

It's very possible for a member to hold multiple ranks at the same time, as well as one or more Officer Positions, and as such they will usually, but not always follow this precedent in choosing which rank to display. Administrators, Senior Content Staff and Moderators will normally always display that rank over all others for quick identification, and Honorary Ranks will tend to take precedence over Normal Ranks.

Some examples: 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?do=getinfo&username=imb39 imb39] Our glorious Site Owner imb39 displays his admin rank as a Council Officer, but also holds the ranks of Citizen, and of course, Peregrinus
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?do=getinfo&username=the%20Black%20Prince the Black Prince] Currently he is using his Content Editor badge, he could also display Divus, Citizen, or simply appear as a Peregrinus.

==Post Count Ranks==
On the left hand side of each of your posts, you'll note a number of things. First, your avatar, which you can set and change from your account control panel. Second, your Reputation, explained below, third, your online status and add rep buttons, fourth, your post count, and finally another rank.

Unlike your Peregrinus rank, this one is entirely meaningless, and conveys nothing, its merely associated with your Post Count. The more posts you have, the higher this rank. Its actually your custom user title, but only Citizens and above have the ability to override their title with one of their own.

Here's the List of those ranks.

* Serf 0
* Peasant 1
* Apprentice 30
* Yeoman 50
* Journeyman 100
* Reeve 175
* Page 225
* Squire 275
* Freeman 300
* Knight 500
* Knight Commander 550
* Paladin 650
* Baronet 900
* Baron 1000
* Viscount 1100
* Count 1300
* Landgrave 1450
* Margrave 1550
* Earl 1650
* Duke 1800
* Grand Duke 1900
* Elector 2000
* Regent 3000
* Prince Consort 3600
* Prince 4000
* King 6000
* High King 8000
* Emperor 10000
* Divine Emperor 15000

==Reputation==
The reputation feature is a fun little thing that enables you to see your community standing with the other members. In theory, the more reputation you have, the more highly thought of you are by the other members of the community. It has no other real meaning, and many members choose to disable it.

Reputation here will be described as if you were using the default Medieval skin. The symbols are different on the Rome skin or the Barbie skin.
If you are using the Rome skin, the add rep button is an eagle standard, a Ring is a helmet, and a crown is a legionary standard. The principle is the same however

If, (for whatever unknown reason!) you are using the Barbie skin, the add rep button is the eagle standard again, a ring becomes a type of spangly star, or maybe a flower and a crown is a diamond ring.

Moving swiftly back to the default Medieval Skin then...

;How do i give rep?
:You can add reputation to a post by clicking this button, on the left 
:http://www.twcenter.net/forums/images_medieval/buttons/reputation.gif 
:You can only add 1 point of rep to each post, and you can only give 7 points total a day. Additionally, you have to rep have different users before you can give rep to the same user again.

;Who can give Rep?
:Because of issues with account cloning in the past, where people created accounts just to give themselves rep, only users with over 50 posts give rep that counts. Users with less than 50 posts will give a 0 rep point, instead of 1, so any comments they leave will show up in your account, but you won't actually get a point for it. Please note, when a user jumps over the 50 post mark, rep they have given prior to that does not suddenly count.

;Where does Rep show?
;Your reputation shows up in 2 places. On the left hand side where you post, a collection of symbols shows a rough guide to how much rep you have, and in your control panel, there's a more comprehensive display of the last 20 rep points you received, showing which post you got it for, who gave it, and any comment they left.

;Can i disable reputation?
:Yes, you can disable your reputation in your control panel. If you do so, your own rep won't show up, but you'll still be able to give other people rep as well as receive it yourself.

;What does it look like?
:Each symbol represents a certain number of rep points. It starts at five, so if you have less than 5 rep points, you'll show the scales symbol for neutral rep.
:http://www.twcenter.net/forums/images_medieval/reputation/reputation_balance.gif - Neutral Rep
:Some very few members who have received neg rep from the staff will have this replaced by a red square. Those users who have disabled the reputation feature will simply show a grey square.
:Once you hit 5 rep points, you'll get 1 gold ring
:http://www.twcenter.net/forums/images_medieval/reputation/reputation_pos.gif
:Each ring = 5 points, so if someone has 5 rings, they have 25 Rep points. You can only get a maximum of 5 rings, after that we move on to Crowns
:http://www.twcenter.net/forums/images_medieval/reputation/reputation_highpos.gif
:Each crown is worth 15 rep points, so to add a crown to your 5 rings, you need at least 40 rep points.
:In summary then
:*Scales: 0-4 Rep
:*1 Ring: 5-9 Rep
:*5 Rings: 25-39 Rep
:*5 Rings 1 Crown: 40-54 Rep
:*and so on
:to look at mine at the time of writing, i have 5 Rings and 9 Crowns
:*5 × 5 = 25 Rep
:*9 × 15 = 135 Rep
:so my minimum rep would be 160. At the time of writing I actually had 170 rep, 5 short of gaining my 10th Crown.

[[Category: Total War Center Information]]

TWC talk:FAQ

2007-10-31T15:36:04Z

69.41.185.180:

varorzelt
==Avatars==
where did 80kb come from? the actual on forum text for 'Edit Avatar' is: 
''Note: The maximum size of your custom image is 80 by 80 pixels or '''177.7 KB''' (whichever is smaller). If it is larger than 80 by 80 pixels, it will be automatically resized.'' 
which is correct? Also there is page at [[TWC:Avatar]] which needs to be in line with this / linked to / deleted as appropriate. -[[User:Makanyane|Makanyane]] 17:29, 22 July 2007 (CDT)
:Different usergroups had different avatar byte size limitations until just now, for some reason. I've set it to 80 KB now for everyone. It could be higher, but since the image is so small you'd have to have a really lengthy animation to need it to be higher, so I'll wait until someone complains before raising it. Anyway, I've clarified. â[[User:Simetrical|Simetrical]] ([[User talk:Simetrical|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Simetrical|contribs]]) 16:24, 23 July 2007 (CDT)

==Personnel==
I don't see the point of listing many of the personnel, such as the content writers. I'm inclined to list only Hex and the Senior Staff and content editors, it becomes a pow to update everything as its so large and changes so often. Any thoughts about junior staff? I'll give this a week or two and if no one has any objections I'll edit. - [[User:Professor420|Professor420]] 21:33, 16 August 2007 (CDT)
:Maybe have links to the forum leaders page/wiki categories for all of them? Or have a template that lists all of them, that can be used in various places as needed? â[[User:Simetrical|Simetrical]] ([[User talk:Simetrical|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Simetrical|contribs]]) 23:51, 16 August 2007 (CDT)
::Is there a way to make the Forum Leaders page linkable by section (anchor point links?)? So I can link to the Junior Moderators, Administrators, etc. - [[User:Professor420|Professor420]] 15:31, 17 August 2007 (CDT)
:::Added. Click on a group name to get a link. â[[User:Simetrical|Simetrical]] ([[User talk:Simetrical|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Simetrical|contribs]]) 21:17, 18 August 2007 (CDT)
::::Awesome, and it was cleaned up as well. Fantastic, thanks! [[User:Professor420|Professor420]] 00:58, 19 August 2007 (CDT)
:::::The cleanup was due to an unrelated discussion in Hex (and wasn't all due to me). â[[User:Simetrical|Simetrical]] ([[User talk:Simetrical|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Simetrical|contribs]]) 15:43, 19 August 2007 (CDT)
::::Alright well I've gone ahead and cleaned up the article some, linking the larger groups to the Forum Leaders page and removing the less vital ones (why are news contributors names in a FAQ?). [[User:Professor420|Professor420]] 15:20, 23 August 2007 (CDT)
:::Good idea on just using link to the staff lists, agree no point in having news contributors names, but added links to wiki pages for Helios and ES as well as they've been developing those and give some added info over forum. (way I've added it isn't very elegant could probably be improved)

:::P.S. what is ''There any senior staff in this branch.'' meant to mean under [[TWC:FAQ#The_Technical_Branch]], I can't even figure out meaning enough to correct it! -[[User:Makanyane|Makanyane]] 03:41, 23 August 2007 (CDT)
:::: Well I removed it... hell if I know what it meant. [[User:Professor420|Professor420]] 15:20, 23 August 2007 (CDT)
::::: There are, for some reason, no senior staff in the technical branch. There's only one level of technical staff, officially. â[[User:Simetrical|Simetrical]] ([[User talk:Simetrical|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Simetrical|contribs]]) 15:41, 23 August 2007 (CDT)