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:::'''TWC Staff are in charge of running various parts of the site.''' 
  
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:::'''They currently fall into seven major categories:'''<br>
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:::'''Hex (aka Administration), Moderation, Technical, Tribunal, Content, Modding and Gaming.'''
  
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:::'''''For more information about the site, see also:'''''
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:::*'''''[[Total War Center]]'''''
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:::*'''''[[TWC Official:Terms of Service|Terms of Service]]'''''
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:::*'''''[[TWC:FAQ|FAQ]]'''''
  
== Overview ==
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= The Staff of Total War Center =
'''The [http://www.twcenter.net Total War Center] is one of the largest [[Total War]] fan sites on the internet.  The site features:'''
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*An extensive community
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*A vast array of [[:Category:TWC Hosted Modifications|hosted modifications]] for every Total War game
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*A vast discussion board for topics ranging far beyond the Total War series of games
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==<big>[[Hexagon Council|{{Admin Colour|text=Hexagon Council (Administration)}}]]</big>==
*A system of Citizenship
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*Competitions and awards
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The Day to day running of the Site is done by the [[Administrator]]s and [[Moderator]]s.  TWC is also home to the [[Curia]].
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==<big>[[Moderation Staff|{{Moderator Colour|text=Moderators}}]]</big>==
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== Total War Sections ==
 
Each [[Total War Series]] game has a forum on TWC.  These include, as appropriate, sub-forums for discussion of the game, technical help, modification ideas and proposals, hosted modifications and modding workshops.
 
  
Main forums include:
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==<big>[[Technical Staff|{{Tech Colour|text=Technical Staff}}]]</big>==
*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?2145 Total War: Three Kingdoms]
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?48 Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia]
 
*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?2183 Total War: Warhammer I & II]
 
*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?2085 Total War: Attila]
 
*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1892 Total War: Rome II]
 
*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1548 Total War: Shogun 2]
 
*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1431 Napoleon: Total War]
 
*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?470 Empire: Total War]
 
*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?3 Medieval II: Total War]
 
*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?2242 Rome: Total War]
 
*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?202  Medieval: Total War]
 
*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?2244 Shogun: Total War]
 
  
The Total War Center is home to a large collection of [[:Category:TWC Hosted Modifications|hosted modifications]] for each of the Total War series games.
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==<big>[[Tribune|{{Black Colour|text=Tribunes}}]]</big>==
Prominent early examples include [[Rome Total Realism]], [[SPQR]] and [[Terrae Expugnandae]] for [[Rome: Total War]] and [[Lands to Conquer]], [[Medieval: Total Realism ]] and [[Medieval: Wrath of the Norsemen]] for [[Medieval 2: Total War]].
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== The Curia ==
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==<big>[[Content Staff|{{Content Colour|text=Content Staff}}]]</big>==
TWC has a system of citizenship, given as an award for contributions to the site and community, which allows an enhanced say in how the forum is run.  The Curia and its Constitution govern this system.  See:
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{{Template:ContentHexList}}
*[[Curia|The Curia]]
 
*[[Constitution|The Constitution]]
 
*[[Citizen]]
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=16 The Symposium on TWC]
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=9 Questions and Suggestions on TWC]
 
  
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===<big>{{Content Colour|text=Content Artists}}</big>===
== Common Community ==
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{{Template:ContentArtStaffList}}
The Common Community Section of TWC is almost as big as the Total War areas. Here people debate topics such as Politics, Current Affairs, Morals, Religion, Science, Sports, History, Technology, and games.
 
  
====Non-Total War Games====
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===<big>[[Critic's Quill|{{Content Colour|text=The Critic's Quill & Writers' Study}}]]</big>===
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?147 Game Reviews] - Reviews of games, written by TWC members. Including both PC and console games.
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{{Template:WritersStudyStaffList}}
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?473 Warhammer 40K] - Discuss the Games Workshop tabletop and videogames here.
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?320 Paradox Games] - A forum set aside for discussion on games developed or published by Paradox Games, such as Europa Universalis and Hearts of Iron.
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?446 Mount&Blade] - For discussing the addictive game by TaleWorlds.
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?723 Bethesda Games] - A forum for discussion of games developed by Bethesda Softworks, such as the Elder Scrolls series.
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1407 BioWare Games] - A forum for discussion of games developed by BioWare; such as Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Knights of the Old Republic, Baldur's Gate, etc.
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1649 Minecraft] - A forum for the indie game Minecraft.
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1897 Slitherine/Matrix Games] - A forum for Slitherine/Matrix Games and The Lordz Games Studio
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?2063 Game-Labs Games] - A forum for Game-Labs, including Darth Vader's Ultimate General: Gettysburg.
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?52 Other Games] - General non-TW gaming discussion and discussion of any games that don't have their own forum here.
 
  
====Discussion and Debate====
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===<big>[[Eagle Standard|{{Content Colour|text=The Eagle Standard}}]]</big>===
*The [[Political Mudpit]] (National and International Politics)
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*[[Political and Scientific Academy]] (Non-Current Politics)
 
*[[Ethos, Mores, et Monastica]] (Religion and Philosophy)
 
*[[Vestigia Vetustatis]] (History)
 
*[[The Arts]] (Music, Film, the Arts etc.)
 
  
====Games, Activities and Chat====
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===<big>[[Gamer's Gazette|{{Content Colour|text=The Gamer's Gazette}}]]</big>===
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?60-Coliseum Coliseum] (Competitions)
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{{Template:GamersGazetteStaffList}}
*[[Personal Help and Advice]]
 
*[[The Basement]] (Technical)
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?628 The Travelers' Lodge]
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?968 Play by Post RPG Forum]
 
*[[Thema Devia]] (Off Topic Discussion including Sports)
 
**[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?55 Foreign Languages Discussion]
 
**[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1940 Product Reviews]
 
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==News and Articles==
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===<big>[[Helios|{{Content Colour|text=The Helios}}]]</big>===
Regularly updated news and articles on TWC include:
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*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?11 News Announcements]
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/content.php?124-helios The Helios on TWC]
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=40 The Eagle Standard on TWC]
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1505 The Critic's Quill on TWC]
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1920 The Gamer's Gazette on TWC]
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1676 The Illustrator: Arts Publication on TWC]
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1489 Total War Center Media Hub]
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?157 The Scriptorium - Outstanding Articles by TWC Members]
 
  
== History ==
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===<big>[[News Team|{{Content Colour|text=The News & Twitter Team}}]]</big>===
:''See main article: [[Total War Center History]].''
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{{Template:NewsTeamStaffList}}
  
Some of the former [[Hexagon Council|Administrators]] or [[Staff]] members of TWC have created accounts of their times at the site:  
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===<big>{{Content Colour|text=The Picture & Video Competitions}}</big>===
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{{Template:PictureCompetitionsStaffList}}
  
*[[Mi Lucha]] by [[Siblesz]]
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===<big>[[Scriptorium|{{Content Colour|text=The Scriptorium}}]]</big>===
*[[The Chronicles of the Prince]] by [[the Black Prince]]
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*[[The History of a Society]] by [[Belisarius]].
 
  
==vBulletin==
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===<big>{{Content Colour|text=TWC Downloads}}</big>===
[http://www.vbulletin.com/ vBulletin] is one of the leading commercial forum software packages, which TWC currently uses.  It used to use Invision Power Boards, but that turned out to be insecure, as was evidenced by the [[hacker attacks]] leading to the [[May 2005 crisis]].  During those attacks, [[Ogre's Net]] asked for help and were told to not use IPB, but to switch to vB instead.  When that was done, the attacks stopped.
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{{Template:DownloadsStaffList}}
  
== Visual History ==
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===<big>[[TWC_Wiki|{{Content Colour|text=The TWC Wiki Team}}]]</big>===
<gallery caption="TWC Visual History" widths="300px" heights="100px" perrow="3">
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{{WikiStaffList}}
Image:TWCRomeskin.jpg|TWC Forum index "Rome Theme" running on Firefox, June 2006
 
Image:TWCMedskin.jpg|TWC Forum index "Medieval Theme" running on Firefox, January 2007
 
Image:TWCEmpskin.jpg|TWC Forum index "Empire Theme" running on Chrome, January 2012
 
image:TWC.png|The TWC logo during the  Medieval II era
 
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==TWC Crack==
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==<big>[[Gaming Staff|{{Gaming Colour|text=Gaming Staff}}]] {{Gaming Colour|text=& Awards}}</big>==
Usually references to TWC crack or, simply crack are used to imply that Total War center has an effect on its dedicated users similar to the effect created by dependency creating drugs.  
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:*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?10097{{Admin Colour|text=Hader}}] - Gaming Hex
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:*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?175218{{Admin Colour|text=Flinn}}] - Awards & Competitions Hex
  
The words are usually used when a long time member is discussing or simply stating his decision to leave the fora completely.
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===<big>{{Gaming Colour|text=Play by Post RPGs}}</big>===
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{{RPGsStaffList}}
  
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===<big>{{Gaming Colour|text=Total War Hotseats}}</big>===
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{{HotseatsStaffList}}
  
== External Links ==
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===<big>{{Gaming Colour|text=General Competitions}}</big>===
*[http://www.twcenter.net/ Total War Center Frontpage]
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{{CompetitionsStaffList}}
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/index.php Total War Center Forums]
 
  
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===<big>{{Gaming Colour|text=Site Awards}}</big>===
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:*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?175218{{Admin Colour|text=Flinn}}] - Awards Hex
  
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= Description of Roles=
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:''The descriptions below were taken from an original post by Commissar Caligula_''
  
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=={{Admin Colour|text=Hexagon Council (Administration)}}==
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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.
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'''If you wish to suggest new features for Total War Center, please refer to the [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?9-Questions-amp-Suggestions Questions & Suggestions] fora.'''<br>
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They can be identified by the following badge:<br>
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‎[[File:3K Administrator.png‎]]
  
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=={{Moderator Colour|text=Moderation}}==
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'''[[Moderator]]s''' 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. Global Moderators are Moderators who have moderating powers over most forums on TWC. While regular Moderators usually only moderate one forum or set of forums (e.g. the M2TW forums), Global Moderators are trusted with moderating powers in most forums. They are chosen from existing Moderators and share a badge with other Moderators.
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'''If you wish to appeal a decision made by a moderator, refer to the [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?146-The-Tribunal Tribunal] or the [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1309-Praetorium Praetorium].'''<br>
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Moderators can be identified by the following badge:<br>
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[[File:3K_Moderator.png]]
  
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=={{Modding Colour|text=Modding Staff}}==
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The roles of the Modding Staff have recently been merged with the Content Staff , Moderation and Administration branches.  The areas of responsibility are split as follows:
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*'''[[TWC Downloads]]''' - management of this section is now carried out by [[Staff#TWC Downloads|Content Staff]].  Problems with Downloads or comments in that section can be reported [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?796222 here].
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*'''Tutorial Indexes''' - will be managed by Content Staff, with the involvement of Wiki editors and Librarians.
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*'''Modding and Modification Forums''' - moving threads and updating links will be carried out by the [[Moderation Staff]].
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*'''Applications for Hosted Mod Forums''' - will be dealt with by [[Staff#Hexagon Council (Administration)|Modding Hex]].
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*'''Updates to the [[Modding Registry]]''' - will also be dealt with by Modding Hex.
  
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=={{Tech Colour|text=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.<br>
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'''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 sub-forum].'''<br>
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Technical Staff can be identified by the following badge:<br>
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[[File:3K_Technical_Staff.png]]
  
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=={{Black Colour|text=Tribunes}}==
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The '''[[Tribune]]s''' form 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. This is in no way a guarantee that the punishment will be removed, but every case presented will be reviewed by a panel of three judges. Tribunes are appointed by Hex to serve indefinitely, and are answerable only to [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?21866-GrnEyedDvl{{Admin Colour|text=GrnEyedDvl}}].
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'''If you wish to appeal a decision made by a moderator, refer to the [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?146-The-Tribunal Tribunal] and the Tribunes will judge your case.'''<br>
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They can be identified by the following badge:<br>
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[[Image:3K_Tribune.png]]
  
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=={{Content Colour|text=Content}}==
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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.<br>
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They can be identified by the following badges:<br>
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[[Image:3K_Content_Director.png]] [[Image:3K_Content_Staff.png]] [[Image:3K_Librarian.png]] [[Image:3K_Content_Artist.png]]
  
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==={{Content Colour|text=Content Artists}}===
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The Art staff are a branch of Content Staff dedicated to making and improving the site's graphics. In addition they are able to provide art for TWC members on request, including sigs, userbars, badges, and banners.
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See the Graphics Workshop [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?946-The-Graphics-Workshop here]
  
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==={{Content Colour|text=The Writers' Study & Critic's Quill}}===
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'''[[The Writers Study|The Writers' Study]]''' runs a range of weekly and monthly competitions, in addition to regularly encouraging all forms of creative writing. The Writers' Study 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]
  
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==={{Content Colour|text=The Eagle Standard}}===
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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, of course, reports on the annual TWC Modding Awards! View the Eagle Standard [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/content.php?126-eagle-standard_1 here]
  
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==={{Content Colour|text=The Helios}}===
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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 [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/content.php?124-helios here].
  
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==={{Content Colour|text=The News Team}}===
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The [[News Team]] produces TWC's Front Page Announcements. They promote Total War games mods and modding tools found on TWC and elsewhere, 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].
==More about the Total War Center==
 
In addition to in-depth coverage of all the '''[[Total War Series]]''' games, modding and mods, TWC is home to a lively '''[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?447-Discussion-and-Debate Discussion and Debate]''' area including the notorious and well named '''[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?19-Political-Mudpit Political Mudpit]'''. Occasionally also the scene of heated debate, '''[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?12-CVRIA The Curia]''' governs a unique system of Citizenship and encourages users to discuss ways to improve the site.
 
  
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==={{Content Colour|text=The Picture & Video Competitions}}===
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The Picture & Video Competition Director 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 [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?33-Screenshot-Galleries-Picture-of-the-Week-and-Video-Competitions here].
[[Image:Writers_Study.png|top|link=https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1353|The Writers Study]]
 
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[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1353-The-Writers-Study '''The Writers' Study'''] is home to many exceptional writers of [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1355-After-Action-Reports After Action Reports] and [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1356-Creative-Writing Creative Writing] and hosts the [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?802-Tale-of-the-Week Tale of the Week] competition and much more.
 
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[[File:The Scriptorium.png|link=https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=157|The Scriptorium]]
 
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[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=157 '''The Scriptorium'''] is a place where the Total War Center's most popular and well-written articles are stored.
 
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[[Image:PotW.png|link=https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=33|Picture of the Week]]
 
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The Picture of the Week and Video Competitions are held in the [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?33 '''Screenshot Galleries'''].
 
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[[Image:Graphics_Workshop.png|link=https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=946|The Graphics Workshop]]  
 
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[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?946-The-Graphics-Workshop '''The Graphics Workshop'''] is home to some great artists who as well as showcasing their works are happy to provide help and advice and might even make a signature or avatar for you!
 
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==={{Content Colour|text=The Scriptorium}}===
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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 forum [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?157-Scriptorium here].
  
[[File:Communityportalsmall.png‎|link=The Community Portal|right|The Community Portal, Home of TWC's vibrant creative community!]]<center>
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==={{Content Colour|text=The TWC Facebook Team}}===
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Keeping you connected to all your Total War News 24/7! Follow TWC [https://www.facebook.com/twcnet here]
  
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==={{Content Colour|text=The TWC Store}}===
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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.
  
<big>'''[[:Category:Total War Center Information|TWC Information on the Wiki:]]'''</big>
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==={{Content Colour|text=The TWC Twitter Team}}===
*'''[[Total War Center|The Total War Center:]]'''
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Bringing Total War and Total War Center to the unwashed Twitter masses 140 characters at a time!  Follow [https://twitter.com/twcnet?lang=en here]
::[[Staff| Staff of TWC]] '''|''' [[Total_War_Center_History|History of TWC]] '''|''' [[:Category:TWC_Hosted_Modifications|Hosted Mods on TWC]] '''|''' [[User Badges]] '''|''' [[Medals and Awards]]
 
  
*'''[[:Category:Content Publications|Content Areas:]]'''
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==={{Content Colour|text=The TWC Wiki Team}}===
:[[Eagle_Standard|The Eagle Standard]] '''|''' [[The Writers' Study|The Writers' Study]] '''|''' [[Gamer's_Gazette|Gamer's Gazette]] '''|''' [[Helios|The Helios]] '''|''' [[Scriptorium|The Scriptorium]]
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The '''[[TWC Wiki|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 [[Main_Page|here]]!
  
*'''[[Citizen|Citizenship ~ Citizen, Civitate & Artifex:]]
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==={{Content Colour|text=The University}}===
:[[List of Citizens]] '''|''' [[:Category:Houses of the Total War Center|Houses of TWC]]
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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]
  
*'''[[Curia|The Curia:]]
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==={{Content Colour|text=Downloads}}===
:[[Constitution|The Constitution]] '''|''' [[Citizen's Triumvirate]] '''|''' [[Curial Officers]]</center>
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The '''[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/downloads.php TWC Downloads]''' section allows members to upload and access small (max 100 MB) mods, tools and resources etc.
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{{TWPublications}}
 
  
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The listed member is the one who you can ask questions about the section as well as report errors, dead/wrong links, wrong file size, and if needed, ask for advice about the file uploading or updating process.
  
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=={{Gaming Colour|text=Gaming & Awards}}==
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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.<br>
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They can be identified by the following badges:<br>
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[[File:3K_Gaming_Director.png]] [[File:3K_Gaming_Staff.png]]
  
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==={{Gaming Colour|text=Play by Post RPGs}}===
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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, not only forum moderation, but game moderation. The Gaming Staff also helps in moderating the community's discord server and ensuring that the same guidelines on the forum are applied there as well. Visit the forum [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?968-Play-by-Post-RPG-Forum here]
  
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==={{Gaming Colour|text=Total War Hotseats}}===
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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]
  
=To be covered in detail on TWC page=
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==={{Gaming Colour|text=Post of the Fortnight Competition}}===
==How to become a TWC Citizen==
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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]
Citizens gain various additional rights on the forum and are identified by optional badges such as:
 
:[[File:Citizen radadir.png]]
 
  
Citizenship is an award given by the [[Curia]] for contributions to the site and community of TWC, learn more about how to become a Citizen [[Citizen#How_to_Become_a_TWC_Citizen|here]].
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==={{Gaming Colour|text=The Total Guess Competition}}===
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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]
  
===The Curia and the Constitution===
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==={{Gaming Colour|text=Site Awards}}===
The '''[[Constitution]]''' and '''[[Curia]]''' are important parts of [[History of Total War Center|TWC History]].  The Curia is a [[Citizen]]s only forum on TWC.  The Constitution governs the running of the Curia, the election and appointment of [[Curial Officer]]s, the awarding of Citizenship, the conduct of Citizens, and various [[Medals_and_Awards|Curial Awards]].
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Yearly Site Awards are dividend into two different groups, '''Members''' and '''Modding'''. Such awards are managed by a Hexagon Administrator, but differently from the other activities in the Gaming and Competitions, they are run by two separate Committees which are not necessarily made up of Staffers or Citizens (though normally most of them are indeed Staffers from other departments, or Citizens). Everybody is welcomed to apply for a position within such Committees.
  
Useful Links:
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- ''TWC Modding Awards'': These Awards are meant to reward worthy mods (including tools and resources) and modders (including tools and resources makers) hosted or anyways present at TWC. The Modding Awards have been held since 2005 and have evolved as the TW games (and their popularity and moddability) evolved themselves over the time. They originated as a Curial activity (with the supervision of Administration), but since 2014 edition they are managed directly by the Awards Hexer with the support and work of the Modding Awards Committee. Visit the Modding Awards forum [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1680-The-TWC-Modding-Awards here]
*The '''Constitution''' may be viewed on TWC [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?86574-The-Constitution here]
 
*Although only Citizens may post, the '''Curia''' may be viewed by everyone [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?12-CVRIA here]
 
*Non-citizens may discuss the Curia in the '''Curial Commentary Thread''', [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?782279 here]
 
*The '''[[Symposium]]''' is a Citizens only discussion forum within the Curia, [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?16-SYMPOSIVM here]
 
*'''TWC's Living History Forum''' is within the Symposium, [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?313-TWC-s-Living-History-Forum, here]
 
  
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- ''TWC Member Awards'': These Awards are meant to reward all the worthy TWC members, as nominated and voted by the TWC membership itself. They include categories ranging from the Best Debater up to the Favorite Staff member, and they have evolved over the years as the site and its community evolved itself. First edition was held on 2005 and it originated as a Curial activity, but since 2013 edition they are managed directly by the Awards Hexer with the support and work of the Member Awards Committee. Visit the Member Awards forum [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?104-The-TWC-Member-Awards here]
  
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==={{Gaming Colour|text=Hexagon Council Awards}}===
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Those awards are handed out at the discretion of Administration. They are the Milestone Award, the Survivor Award and the Laurel Cluster. See the complete list with descriptions [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/awards.php?award_cat_id=7 here]
  
==Major TWC Publications and Content==
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! '''Category''' !! '''Description'''
 
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|rowspan="1" | [[Image:Eagle_Standard.png|link=Eagle Standard|The Eagle Standard]] || The [[Eagle Standard]] is a TWC publication that focuses primarily on the Total War aspect of the forum. You can read the current Eagle Standard and see the current team [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/content.php?126-eagle-standard_1 here].
 
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|rowspan="1" | [[Image:Critics_Quill.png|link=Critic's Quill|The Critics Quill]] || The [[Critic's Quill]] publishes articles, reviews and interviews relating to creative writing and After Action Reports (AARs). You can read their older articles [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1505 here] and their newer articles are found [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/content.php?127-critic-s-quill here].
 
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|rowspan="1" | [[Image:Gamersgazette.png|link=Gamer's Gazette|The Gamer's Gazette]] || The [[Gamer's Gazette]] is a TWC publication dedicated to bringing you the latest and greatest non-Total War game reviews, news, and videos! You can read their older articles [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1920 here] and their newer articles are found [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/content.php?128-gamer-s-gazette here].
 
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|rowspan="1" | [[Image:The_Helios.png|link=Helios|The Helios]] || The [[Helios]] is a publication of the Total War Center forums reporting on the various non-TW related activities of the forums. You can read their older articles [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?122 here] and their newer articles are found [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/content.php?124 here].
 
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|rowspan="1" | [[Image:TWC News.png|link=http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?11-Front-Page-Announcements|TWC News]] || The [[News Team]] publish announcements regarding TW games, modification releases and previews, and site events on the TWC [http://www.twcenter.net/ Front Page]. Read previous announcements [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?11-Front-Page-Announcements here].
 
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|rowspan="1" | [[Image:The_Scriptorium.png|link=Scriptorium|The Scriptorium]] || The [[Scriptorium]] is the repository of TWC's most popular and well written articles. Its Acting Chief Librarian is [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?170163 Settra] and you can view the Library [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=157 here].
 
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Revision as of 06:26, 6 May 2020

TWC Staff are in charge of running various parts of the site.
They currently fall into seven major categories:
Hex (aka Administration), Moderation, Technical, Tribunal, Content, Modding and Gaming.


For more information about the site, see also:

The Staff of Total War Center

Hexagon Council (Administration)

Moderators


Technical Staff

Tribunes

Content Staff

Content Artists

The Critic's Quill & Writers' Study

  • Vacant

The Eagle Standard

  • Vacant

The Gamer's Gazette

  • Vacant

The Helios

The News & Twitter Team

The Picture & Video Competitions

The Scriptorium

TWC Downloads

The TWC Wiki Team

Gaming Staff & Awards

  • Hader - Gaming Hex
  • Flinn - Awards & Competitions Hex

Play by Post RPGs

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Total War Hotseats

Template:HotseatsStaffList

General Competitions

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Site Awards

Description of Roles

The descriptions below were taken from an original post by Commissar Caligula_

Hexagon Council (Administration)

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. If you wish to suggest new features for Total War Center, please refer to the Questions & Suggestions fora.
They can be identified by the following badge:
3K Administrator.png

Moderation

Moderators form the body which performs the vast majority of day-to-day front-line moderation and they work to ensure the Terms of Service are upheld. Global Moderators are Moderators who have moderating powers over most forums on TWC. While regular Moderators usually only moderate one forum or set of forums (e.g. the M2TW forums), Global Moderators are trusted with moderating powers in most forums. They are chosen from existing Moderators and share a badge with other Moderators. If you wish to appeal a decision made by a moderator, refer to the Tribunal or the Praetorium.
Moderators can be identified by the following badge:
3K Moderator.png

Modding Staff

The roles of the Modding Staff have recently been merged with the Content Staff , Moderation and Administration branches. The areas of responsibility are split as follows:

  • TWC Downloads - management of this section is now carried out by Content Staff. Problems with Downloads or comments in that section can be reported here.
  • Tutorial Indexes - will be managed by Content Staff, with the involvement of Wiki editors and Librarians.
  • Modding and Modification Forums - moving threads and updating links will be carried out by the Moderation Staff.
  • Applications for Hosted Mod Forums - will be dealt with by Modding Hex.
  • Updates to the Modding Registry - will also be dealt with by Modding Hex.

Technical Staff

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 sub-forum.
Technical Staff can be identified by the following badge:
3K Technical Staff.png

Tribunes

The Tribunes form 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. This is in no way a guarantee that the punishment will be removed, but every case presented will be reviewed by a panel of three judges. Tribunes are appointed by Hex to serve indefinitely, and are answerable only to GrnEyedDvl. If you wish to appeal a decision made by a moderator, refer to the Tribunal and the Tribunes will judge your case.
They can be identified by the following badge:
3K Tribune.png

Content

Content Staff are members of Total War Center who are dedicated to providing quality content including articles, interviews, reviews, art, competitions and news.
They can be identified by the following badges:
3K Content Director.png 3K Content Staff.png 3K Librarian.png 3K Content Artist.png

Content Artists

The Art staff are a branch of Content Staff dedicated to making and improving 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 here

The Writers' Study & Critic's Quill

The Writers' Study runs a range of weekly and monthly competitions, in addition to regularly encouraging all forms of creative writing. The Writers' Study 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 here and the Critic's Quill here

The 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, of course, reports on the annual TWC Modding Awards! View the Eagle Standard here

The 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.

The News Team

The News Team produces TWC's Front Page Announcements. They promote Total War games mods and modding tools found on TWC and elsewhere, as well as announcing other items that might be of interest to TWC members. View the latest announcements on the front page.

The Picture & Video Competitions

The Picture & Video Competition Director 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.

The Scriptorium

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 forum here.

The TWC Facebook Team

Keeping you connected to all your Total War News 24/7! Follow TWC here

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.

The TWC Twitter Team

Bringing Total War and Total War Center to the unwashed Twitter masses 140 characters at a time! Follow here

The TWC Wiki Team

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!

The 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

Downloads

The TWC Downloads section allows members to upload and access small (max 100 MB) mods, tools and resources etc.

The listed member is the one who you can ask questions about the section as well as report errors, dead/wrong links, wrong file size, and if needed, ask for advice about the file uploading or updating process.

Gaming & Awards

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.
They can be identified by the following badges:
3K Gaming Director.png 3K Gaming Staff.png

Play by Post RPGs

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, not only forum moderation, but game moderation. The Gaming Staff also helps in moderating the community's discord server and ensuring that the same guidelines on the forum are applied there as well. Visit the forum here

Total War Hotseats

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 here

Post of the Fortnight Competition

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 here

The Total Guess Competition

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 here

Site Awards

Yearly Site Awards are dividend into two different groups, Members and Modding. Such awards are managed by a Hexagon Administrator, but differently from the other activities in the Gaming and Competitions, they are run by two separate Committees which are not necessarily made up of Staffers or Citizens (though normally most of them are indeed Staffers from other departments, or Citizens). Everybody is welcomed to apply for a position within such Committees.

- TWC Modding Awards: These Awards are meant to reward worthy mods (including tools and resources) and modders (including tools and resources makers) hosted or anyways present at TWC. The Modding Awards have been held since 2005 and have evolved as the TW games (and their popularity and moddability) evolved themselves over the time. They originated as a Curial activity (with the supervision of Administration), but since 2014 edition they are managed directly by the Awards Hexer with the support and work of the Modding Awards Committee. Visit the Modding Awards forum here

- TWC Member Awards: These Awards are meant to reward all the worthy TWC members, as nominated and voted by the TWC membership itself. They include categories ranging from the Best Debater up to the Favorite Staff member, and they have evolved over the years as the site and its community evolved itself. First edition was held on 2005 and it originated as a Curial activity, but since 2013 edition they are managed directly by the Awards Hexer with the support and work of the Member Awards Committee. Visit the Member Awards forum here

Hexagon Council Awards

Those awards are handed out at the discretion of Administration. They are the Milestone Award, the Survivor Award and the Laurel Cluster. See the complete list with descriptions here



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