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:::'''TWC Staff are in charge of running various parts of the site.'''   
 
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:::'''They currently fall into six major categories with their own colour coding:'''<br>  
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:::'''They currently fall into five major categories with their own colour coding:'''<br>  
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:::'''Hex (aka Administration), Moderation, Technical, Content, Gaming and Awards, and Tribunes.'''
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==<big>{{Admin Colour|text=Hexagon Council (Administration)}}</big>==
 
==<big>{{Admin Colour|text=Hexagon Council (Administration)}}</big>==
 
:'' Main Article: [[Hexagon Council]] [[File:Troy Administrator.png‎|right]]
 
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The '''Hexagon Council''' or ‘Hex’ are the main body which performs the day-to-day administration of Total War Center and its forums. They are the highest rank of staff on Total War Center and can be contacted should you have any concerns or questions that you feel other staff cannot answer.<br>
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The '''Hexagon Council''' or ‘Hex’ are the main body performing the administration of Total War Center and overseeing the various branches of staff. They are the highest staff rank on Total War Center and can be contacted should you have any concerns or questions that you feel other staff cannot answer.<br>
  
 
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==<big>{{Moderator Colour|text=Moderators}}</big>==
 
==<big>{{Moderator Colour|text=Moderators}}</big>==
 
:'' Main Article: [[Moderation Staff]] [[File:Troy_Moderator.png|right]]
 
:'' Main Article: [[Moderation Staff]] [[File:Troy_Moderator.png|right]]
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'''Moderators''' form the body which performs the vast majority of day-to-day front-line moderation and they work to ensure the [[TWC Official:Terms of Service|Terms of Service]] are upheld. '''Please see the TWC FAQ for information on [[TWC:FAQ#Moderator Actions, Infractions and Appeals|Moderator Actions, Infractions and Appeals]].'''<br>
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'''Moderators''' perform the majority of front-line moderation work and ensure the [[TWC Official:Terms of Service|Terms of Service]] are upheld. '''Please see the TWC FAQ for information on [[TWC:FAQ#Moderator Actions, Infractions and Appeals|Moderator Actions, Infractions and Appeals]].'''<br>
  
 
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==<big>{{Tech Colour|text=Technical Staff}}</big>==
 
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Total War Center's '''Technical Staff''' fix technical problems on the site, ensure that it runs smoothly and may add, configure or remove features if necessary. '''If you wish to discuss issues related to TWC's software or hardware and for queries like "Why doesn't this feature work?" or "I found something wrong", please use [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?9-Questions-amp-Suggestions The Questions & Suggestions forum].'''<br>
 
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==<big>{{Black Colour|text=Tribunes}}</big>==
 
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The '''Tribunes''' form part of the [[Tribunal]], a body which exists to provide those members of TWC who have been punished by the Moderation Branch with a place to request the reversal of their punishment.
 
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'''Please see the TWC FAQ for information on [[TWC:FAQ#Moderator Actions, Infractions and Appeals|Infractions and Appeals]].'''<br>
 
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==<big>[[Content Staff|{{Content Colour|text=Content Staff}}]]</big>==
 
==<big>[[Content Staff|{{Content Colour|text=Content Staff}}]]</big>==
 
:'' Main Article: [[Content Staff]] [[Image:Troy_Content_Director.png|right]] [[Image:Troy_Content_Staff.png|right]]  
 
:'' Main Article: [[Content Staff]] [[Image:Troy_Content_Director.png|right]] [[Image:Troy_Content_Staff.png|right]]  
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'''Content Staff''' are members of Total War Center who are dedicated to providing quality content including articles, interviews, reviews, art, competitions and news.  All the sections below are overseen by Content Hex.
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'''Content Staff''' are members of various site departments that produce articles, interviews, reviews, art, competitions and more.  All the sections below are overseen by Content Hex.
  
 
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===<big>{{Content Colour|text=Content Artists}}</big>===
 
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The '''Content Artists''' make and improve the site's graphics. In addition they are able to provide art for TWC members on request, including sigs, userbars, badges, and banners.  '''See the Graphics Workshop [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?946-The-Graphics-Workshop here]''' <br>
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The '''Content Artists''' create and improve the site's graphics. They are also able to provide art for TWC members on request, including sigs, userbars, badges, and banners.  '''See the Graphics Workshop [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?946-The-Graphics-Workshop here]''' <br>
  
 
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===<big>[[Critic's Quill|{{Content Colour|text=The Critic's Quill & Writers' Study}}]]</big>===
 
===<big>[[Critic's Quill|{{Content Colour|text=The Critic's Quill & Writers' Study}}]]</big>===
 
:''Main Article: [[The Writers' Study]]''
 
:''Main Article: [[The Writers' Study]]''
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'''The Writers' Study''' runs a range of weekly and monthly competitions, in addition to regularly encouraging all forms of creative writing. The staff are also responsible for the '''Critic's Quill''', which produces articles related to the creative writing that has been submitted to the Writers' Study.  '''View the Writers' Study [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1353-The-Writers-Study here] and the Critic's Quill [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/content.php?127-critic-s-quill here]'''<br>
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'''The Writers' Study''' runs a range of weekly and monthly competitions, in addition to sponsoring all forms of creative writing. The staff are also responsible for the '''Critic's Quill''', a publication which creates articles related to the creative writing that has been submitted to the Writers' Study.  '''View the Writers' Study [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1353-The-Writers-Study here] and the Critic's Quill [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/content.php?127-critic-s-quill here]'''<br>
  
 
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===<big>{{Content Colour|text=The Gamer's Gazette}}</big>===
 
===<big>{{Content Colour|text=The Gamer's Gazette}}</big>===
 
:''Main Article: [[Gamer's Gazette]]''
 
:''Main Article: [[Gamer's Gazette]]''
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Dedicated to bringing you the latest and greatest non-Total War game reviews, news, and videos! '''View the Gamer's Gazette [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/content.php?128-gamer-s-gazette here].'''
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The '''Gamer's Gazette''' staff are dedicated to bringing you the latest and greatest non-Total War game reviews, news, and videos! '''View the Gamer's Gazette [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/content.php?128-gamer-s-gazette here].'''
  
 
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===<big>{{Content Colour|text=The News & Twitter Team}}</big>===
 
===<big>{{Content Colour|text=The News & Twitter Team}}</big>===
 
:''Main Article: [[News Team]]''
 
:''Main Article: [[News Team]]''
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The '''News Team''' produces TWC's Front Page Announcements and brings Total War and Total War Center to the unwashed Twitter masses 140 characters at a time!. They promote Total War games, mods and modding tools, as well as announcing other items that might be of interest to TWC members.  '''View the latest announcements on the [https://www.twcenter.net/ front page].''' '''Follow [https://twitter.com/twcnet?lang=en here].'''
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The '''News Team''' produces TWC's Front Page Announcements and brings Total War and Total War Center to the unwashed Twitter masses 140 characters at a time! They promote Total War games, mods and modding tools, as well as announcing other items that might be of interest to TWC members.  '''View the latest announcements on the [https://www.twcenter.net/ front page].''' '''Follow [https://twitter.com/twcnet?lang=en here].'''
  
 
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===<big>{{Content Colour|text=The Scriptorium}}</big>===
 
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'''Librarians''' decide on the content of the ''''Scriptorium'''' and are the general custodians of the archives of TWC. As such, they are constantly looking around the forums in search of good articles, worthy of submission to The Scriptorium.  '''View the Scriptorium [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?157-Scriptorium here].'''
 
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===<big>{{Content Colour|text=TWC Downloads}}</big>===
 
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The '''TWC Downloads''' section allows members to upload and access small (max 100 MB) mods, tools and resources, and provide link pages to larger off-site files. The Downloads Staff maintain the section and can be contacted for queries or requests for assistance.  '''Visit the Downloads section [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/downloads.php here].''' '''Report problems [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?796222 here].'''
 
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===<big>{{Content Colour|text=The TWC Wiki Team}}</big>===
 
===<big>{{Content Colour|text=The TWC Wiki Team}}</big>===
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:'' Main Article: [[Technical Staff]] [[File:Troy_Technical_Staff.png|right]]
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Total War Center's '''Technical Staff''' fix technical problems on the site, ensure that it runs smoothly and may add, configure or remove features if necessary. '''If you wish to discuss issues related to TWC's software or hardware and for queries like "Why doesn't this feature work?" or "I found something wrong", please use [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?9-Questions-amp-Suggestions The Questions & Suggestions forum].'''<br>
  
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==<big>{{Gaming Colour|text=Gaming Staff & Awards}}</big>==
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:''Main Article: [[Gaming Staff]]'' [[File:Troy_Gaming_Director.png|right]] [[File:Troy_Gaming_Staff.png|right]]
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'''Gaming Staff''' are responsible for operating the official TWC Gaming aspects of the website. They are also responsible for running the annual Site Awards and the General Competitions. The staff of all the sections shown below are overseen by the relevant Hex. A small department on the Discord server exists called the Discord Staff to help maintain the server. It is locally colored purple, and is not currently reflected on TWC itself.
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==<big>Tribunes</big>==
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The '''Tribunes''' form part of the [[Tribunal]], a group that offers members the ability to appeal infractions from the Moderation Branch if they believe they were excessive or unjustified according to the Terms of Service.
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'''Please see the TWC FAQ for information on [[TWC:FAQ#Moderator Actions, Infractions and Appeals|Infractions and Appeals]].'''<br>
  
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===<big>{{Gaming Colour|text=Play by Post RPGs}}</big>===
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The '''Play-by-Post RPG Gaming Staff''' is responsible for overseeing the TWC Play-by-Post Community Section, promoting a friendly atmosphere, helping in the creation of roleplays and aiding in local forum & game moderation. '''RPG Gaming staff is currently inactive'''
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==Other Services & Features==
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===Site Awards===
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===<big>{{Gaming Colour|text=Total War Hotseats}}</big>===
 
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The '''Hotseat Gaming Staff''' are responsible for overseeing the Total War Hotseat Section and ensuring that the sections remains a friendly environment where anyone can feel welcome participating in the multiplicity of different hotseats available on Total War Center. Additionally, Gaming Staff are responsible for running official tournaments and the different official hotseat series in addition to numerous other hotseat games on various mods and submods. '''Visit the forum [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1535-TW-Hotseat-Campaigns here].'''
 
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The '''Post of the Fortnight Gaming Staff''' is responsible for setting up the Nominations and Voting threads within the PotF Competition; they also keep the Leaderboard and Anthology threads updated. PotF Competition is aimed at promoting quality posting within the Discussion and Debated area of the Forum; it has been created and set up following the Proposal which was originally developed within the Curia.  '''Visit the forum [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1967-Post-of-the-Fortnight-Competition here].'''
 
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The '''Total Guess Competition Gaming Staff''' is mainly responsible for registering the Competition Points within the various TGC games; they also keep the Leaderboard updated. TGC was created on an idea originally discussed within the Question and Suggestion Forum and it's intended to reward those who are regular players of the various Guess/Name/Identify games around TWC. '''Visit the TGC thread [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?793743-The-Total-Guess-Competition-Rules-Leaderboard-amp-Commentary here].'''
 
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===<big>{{Gaming Colour|text=Site Awards}}</big>===
 
 
:''Main Article: [[Site Awards]]''
 
:''Main Article: [[Site Awards]]''
 
The main '''Site Awards''' are divided into two different groups that are nominated, and voted on, by the TWC Membership:
 
The main '''Site Awards''' are divided into two different groups that are nominated, and voted on, by the TWC Membership:
 
*'''[[Modding Awards]]''' - which reward mods, modders, and tools/resources and their makers. '''Visit the Modding Awards forum [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1680-The-TWC-Modding-Awards here].'''
 
*'''[[Modding Awards]]''' - which reward mods, modders, and tools/resources and their makers. '''Visit the Modding Awards forum [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1680-The-TWC-Modding-Awards here].'''
 
*'''[[Members' Awards]]''' - which reward a range of categories from Funniest Member to Favourite Staff Member. '''Visit the Member Awards forum [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?104-The-TWC-Member-Awards here].'''
 
*'''[[Members' Awards]]''' - which reward a range of categories from Funniest Member to Favourite Staff Member. '''Visit the Member Awards forum [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?104-The-TWC-Member-Awards here].'''
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Both groups are organized by committees of volunteers overseen by Hex (a shared duty: whoever's on deck/interested will handle admin tasks as needed). Each set is intended to run annually, however the Modding Awards have been on pause for some time.
  
 
The TWC Administration also awards users with a variety of medals. [[Hexagon Council Awards]] including the Milestone, Survivor and Laurel Cluster Awards are given at their discretion. See the descriptions and recipients [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/awards.php?award_cat_id=7 here].
 
The TWC Administration also awards users with a variety of medals. [[Hexagon Council Awards]] including the Milestone, Survivor and Laurel Cluster Awards are given at their discretion. See the descriptions and recipients [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/awards.php?award_cat_id=7 here].
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===TWC Blogs===
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'''TWC Blogs''' are jointly overseen by the [[Hexagon Council]]. If you would like to comment directly or blog yourself, see the [[TWC:FAQ#Blogs|FAQ]] for how to apply.  Discuss the blogs [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?803379-The-CMS-Blogging-thread! here]. '''View the blogs [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/blog.php here].'''  
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'''TWC Blogs''' are overseen directly by the [[Hexagon Council]]. If you would like to comment or post your own blogs, see the [[TWC:FAQ#Blogs|FAQ]] for how to apply.  Discuss the blogs [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?803379-The-CMS-Blogging-thread! here]. '''View the blogs [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/blog.php here].'''  
  
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Note that the blogs are considered a privilege and access is a matter of trust. As an alternative outlet, the forum [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?360-TWC-Member-Blogs TWC Member Blogs] is available.
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Note that TWC Blogs have high visibility; access is a privilege and a form of trust. Certain limits apply (see the FAQ) and violations are met with very low tolerance. A lower visibility but also lower stakes outlet, the forum [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?360-TWC-Member-Blogs TWC Member Blogs] is available.
  
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===TWC Modding Services===
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TWC offers many services for modders. These include the [[Modding Registry]] and hosted mod forums that are locally moderated for projects requiring more space. To make inquiries for both cases, please contact the Modding Hex: {{ModdingHex}}.
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TWC offers many services for modders. These include the [[Modding Registry]] and hosted mod forums for projects needing more space. To make inquiries about these features, please contact the Modding Hex: {{ModdingHex}}.
  
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Other modding resources include modding forums in the game sections (supervised by the [[Moderation Staff]]) or the [[Modding Portal]] on this wiki (supervised by [[Wiki Team|Wiki]] [[Content Staff]]).
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Other modding resources include modding forums in the game sections (supervised by the [[Moderation Staff]]) and the [[Modding Portal]] on this wiki (supervised by [[Wiki Team|Wiki]] [[Content Staff]]).
  
 
==={{Content Colour|text=The University}}===
 
==={{Content Colour|text=The University}}===
 
:''Main Article: [[TWC University]]''
 
:''Main Article: [[TWC University]]''
 
The '''University''' takes care of organizing and running courses based on varying subjects; while modding-related stuff is usually more common, you can find there courses about history, language or misc subjects as well. Anyone can become a Professor: all that you need to have is an interesting course and some students for your class!  '''View the forum [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?370-TWC-University here].'''
 
The '''University''' takes care of organizing and running courses based on varying subjects; while modding-related stuff is usually more common, you can find there courses about history, language or misc subjects as well. Anyone can become a Professor: all that you need to have is an interesting course and some students for your class!  '''View the forum [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?370-TWC-University here].'''
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==={{Content Colour|text=The Scriptorium}}===
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The ''''Scriptorium'''' is a section of the site that existed to curate an archive of TWC's finer content and report it in indexes. These indexes have largely been supplanted by wiki versions and the section has been inactive and archived for some time. Please send your inquiry to the Content Hex if you wish to discuss or even volunteer for this section!
  
 
==={{Content Colour|text=TWC Social Media}}===
 
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Follow TWC on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/twcnet here]!
  
 
==={{Content Colour|text=The TWC Store}}===
 
==={{Content Colour|text=The TWC Store}}===
 
At the official '''[https://www.cafepress.com/twcenter Total War Center Shop]''' you can get gear featuring official TWC logos and artwork, as well as art from some of your favorite mods. Each item you purchase puts $2 towards the support of TWC. Funds received from this store will be used to maintain and run TWC. This includes server maintenance, hosting, various software licenses, and prizes and competitions.
 
At the official '''[https://www.cafepress.com/twcenter Total War Center Shop]''' you can get gear featuring official TWC logos and artwork, as well as art from some of your favorite mods. Each item you purchase puts $2 towards the support of TWC. Funds received from this store will be used to maintain and run TWC. This includes server maintenance, hosting, various software licenses, and prizes and competitions.
  
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If you want to support TWC directly, consider [https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=18334389 becoming a Patron]
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If you want to support TWC directly, consider [https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=18334389 becoming a Patron].
  
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===The Curia===
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The Curia is a non-staff organization that supports the site by offering [[Curial Awards]] and holding elections on [[Magistrates]] to serve in the Tribunal. It is made up of [[citizens]]. You do not have to be a citizen to be involved in staff functions listed above.
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The Curia is a non-staff forum comprised of [[citizens]] who offer [[Curial Awards]] and serve a legacy purpose of advising the site. You do not have to be a citizen to be involved in staff functions listed above.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
 
''Main article: [[History of Total War Center]]''
 
''Main article: [[History of Total War Center]]''
  
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Total War Center has seen many iterations of staff from simply [https://web.archive.org/web/20030530210458/http://www.legiontotalwar.com/staff.html this], to a more flavorful set of titles like [https://web.archive.org/web/20040624193442/http://legiontotalwar.com/staff.html this], and many more iterations. The timeline is a work in progress for the Wiki, but if you are interested in the history please take a look at the main article... or expand it if you are a TWC Historian, or historic figure yourself.
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Total War Center has seen many iterations of staff from simply [https://web.archive.org/web/20030530210458/http://www.legiontotalwar.com/staff.html this], to a more unique set of titles [https://web.archive.org/web/20040624193442/http://legiontotalwar.com/staff.html like this] and more until simplifying to the style used today. The timeline is a work in progress for the Wiki, but if you are interested in the history please take a look at the main article... or expand it if you know a little something yourself!
  
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In 2018 a branch of staff was created called the '''[[Modding Staff]]''', with a unique green color and various roles delegated to them. The branch was ultimately unsuccessful in finding its place, and its functions were merged into existing branches seen above. Likewise the staff as a whole used to be much larger, but as the site has aged (its birth year is 2002!) positions have had to be merged, removed or otherwise changed to meet the site's needs.
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In 2018 a new branch of staff was created: the '''[[Modding Staff|{{Modding Colour|text=Modding Staff}}]]''', with a unique green color and various roles delegated to them. The branch was unsuccessful in finding its place, and its functions were eventually merged into existing branches. The staff as a whole was much larger and more elaborate, initially even more themed in early years; over time positions have had to be merged, removed or otherwise changed to meet the site's needs.
  
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'''[[Gaming Staff|{{Gaming Colour|text=Gaming Staff}}]]''' was a department that existed since roughly 2012, being reorganized in 2015 and continuing as a loose collection of areas with site staff legitimacy and an overseeing Hex. These areas have typically been independent, with Hex only taking care of admin duties as needed or stepping in for disputes. With each Gaming area becoming dormant over the 2020s, the decision was formally made to cease the department in December 2023 with final steps taking place in January 2024.
  
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:''Credits: Many of the descriptions used here were originally taken from an original forum post by Commissar Caligula_''
  
 
   
 
   

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TWC Staff are in charge of running various parts of the site.
They currently fall into five major categories with their own colour coding:
Hex (aka Administration), Moderation, Technical, Content, and Tribunes.


For more information about the site, see also:

The Staff of Total War Center

Hexagon Council (Administration)

Main Article: Hexagon Council
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The Hexagon Council or ‘Hex’ are the main body performing the administration of Total War Center and overseeing the various branches of staff. They are the highest staff rank on Total War Center and can be contacted should you have any concerns or questions that you feel other staff cannot answer.

Current Hex Members:

Moderators

Main Article: Moderation Staff
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Moderators perform the majority of front-line moderation work and ensure the Terms of Service are upheld. Please see the TWC FAQ for information on Moderator Actions, Infractions and Appeals.

Current Moderation Staff:

Content Staff

Main Article: Content Staff
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Content Staff are members of various site departments that produce articles, interviews, reviews, art, competitions and more. All the sections below are overseen by Content Hex.

Current Hex:

Content Artists

The Content Artists create and improve the site's graphics. They are also able to provide art for TWC members on request, including sigs, userbars, badges, and banners. See the Graphics Workshop here

Current Content Artists:

The Critic's Quill & Writers' Study

Main Article: The Writers' Study

The Writers' Study runs a range of weekly and monthly competitions, in addition to sponsoring all forms of creative writing. The staff are also responsible for the Critic's Quill, a publication which creates articles related to the creative writing that has been submitted to the Writers' Study. View the Writers' Study here and the Critic's Quill here

Current Staff:
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The Eagle Standard

Main Article: Eagle Standard

The Eagle Standard staff write articles on everything relating to TW games and mods. The articles range from game reviews to modding news, reviews and previews, occasional interviews with modders and reports on the TWC Modding Awards. View the Eagle Standard here.

Current Staff:
  • Vacant

The Gamer's Gazette

Main Article: Gamer's Gazette

The Gamer's Gazette staff are dedicated to bringing you the latest and greatest non-Total War game reviews, news, and videos! View the Gamer's Gazette here.

Current Staff:
  • Vacant

The Helios

Main Article: Helios

The Helios staff write articles and reviews about anything connected with history. They provide reviews of historical TV shows and history books, academic analysis and personal reflections on the subject of historical eras and events. Read the Helios here.

Current Staff:

The News & Twitter Team

Main Article: News Team

The News Team produces TWC's Front Page Announcements and brings Total War and Total War Center to the unwashed Twitter masses 140 characters at a time! They promote Total War games, mods and modding tools, as well as announcing other items that might be of interest to TWC members. View the latest announcements on the front page. Follow here.

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The Picture & Video Competitions

The Picture & Video Competition Staff runs three weekly Picture competitions for edited and non-edited screenshots from Total War and non-Total War games. In addition, there is a monthly Total War Video Competition. If competitions do not particularly interest you, feel free to visit anyway to share your screenshots and perhaps get tips n' tricks. Visit the forum here.

Current Staff:

The TWC Wiki Team

Main Article: TWC Wiki

The Wiki Team adds content and updates the Wiki on subjects including; the Total War games, mods, modding and the TWC Forum itself. The team also supervise contributions made to the Wiki by other forum members. You are here!

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Technical Staff

Main Article: Technical Staff
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Total War Center's Technical Staff fix technical problems on the site, ensure that it runs smoothly and may add, configure or remove features if necessary. If you wish to discuss issues related to TWC's software or hardware and for queries like "Why doesn't this feature work?" or "I found something wrong", please use The Questions & Suggestions forum.

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Tribunes

Main Article: Tribunes
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The Tribunes form part of the Tribunal, a group that offers members the ability to appeal infractions from the Moderation Branch if they believe they were excessive or unjustified according to the Terms of Service. Please see the TWC FAQ for information on Infractions and Appeals.

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Other Services & Features

Site Awards

Main Article: Site Awards

The main Site Awards are divided into two different groups that are nominated, and voted on, by the TWC Membership:

  • Modding Awards - which reward mods, modders, and tools/resources and their makers. Visit the Modding Awards forum here.
  • Members' Awards - which reward a range of categories from Funniest Member to Favourite Staff Member. Visit the Member Awards forum here.

Both groups are organized by committees of volunteers overseen by Hex (a shared duty: whoever's on deck/interested will handle admin tasks as needed). Each set is intended to run annually, however the Modding Awards have been on pause for some time.

The TWC Administration also awards users with a variety of medals. Hexagon Council Awards including the Milestone, Survivor and Laurel Cluster Awards are given at their discretion. See the descriptions and recipients here.

TWC Blogs

Main Article: TWC Blogs

TWC Blogs are overseen directly by the Hexagon Council. If you would like to comment or post your own blogs, see the FAQ for how to apply. Discuss the blogs here. View the blogs here.

Note that TWC Blogs have high visibility; access is a privilege and a form of trust. Certain limits apply (see the FAQ) and violations are met with very low tolerance. A lower visibility but also lower stakes outlet, the forum TWC Member Blogs is available.

TWC Modding Services

TWC offers many services for modders. These include the Modding Registry and hosted mod forums for projects needing more space. To make inquiries about these features, please contact the Modding Hex: lolIsuck & Dismounted Feudal Knight.

Other modding resources include modding forums in the game sections (supervised by the Moderation Staff) and the Modding Portal on this wiki (supervised by Wiki Content Staff).

The University

Main Article: TWC University

The University takes care of organizing and running courses based on varying subjects; while modding-related stuff is usually more common, you can find there courses about history, language or misc subjects as well. Anyone can become a Professor: all that you need to have is an interesting course and some students for your class! View the forum here.

The Scriptorium

Main Article: Scriptorium

The 'Scriptorium' is a section of the site that existed to curate an archive of TWC's finer content and report it in indexes. These indexes have largely been supplanted by wiki versions and the section has been inactive and archived for some time. Please send your inquiry to the Content Hex if you wish to discuss or even volunteer for this section!

TWC Social Media

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The TWC Store

At the official Total War Center Shop you can get gear featuring official TWC logos and artwork, as well as art from some of your favorite mods. Each item you purchase puts $2 towards the support of TWC. Funds received from this store will be used to maintain and run TWC. This includes server maintenance, hosting, various software licenses, and prizes and competitions.

If you want to support TWC directly, consider becoming a Patron.

The Curia

Main Articles: Curia

The Curia is a non-staff forum comprised of citizens who offer Curial Awards and serve a legacy purpose of advising the site. You do not have to be a citizen to be involved in staff functions listed above.

History

Main article: History of Total War Center

Total War Center has seen many iterations of staff from simply this, to a more unique set of titles like this and more until simplifying to the style used today. The timeline is a work in progress for the Wiki, but if you are interested in the history please take a look at the main article... or expand it if you know a little something yourself!

In 2018 a new branch of staff was created: the Modding Staff, with a unique green color and various roles delegated to them. The branch was unsuccessful in finding its place, and its functions were eventually merged into existing branches. The staff as a whole was much larger and more elaborate, initially even more themed in early years; over time positions have had to be merged, removed or otherwise changed to meet the site's needs.

Gaming Staff was a department that existed since roughly 2012, being reorganized in 2015 and continuing as a loose collection of areas with site staff legitimacy and an overseeing Hex. These areas have typically been independent, with Hex only taking care of admin duties as needed or stepping in for disputes. With each Gaming area becoming dormant over the 2020s, the decision was formally made to cease the department in December 2023 with final steps taking place in January 2024.

Credits: Many of the descriptions used here were originally taken from an original forum post by Commissar Caligula_



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