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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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| − | :::'''Hex (aka Administration), Moderation, Technical, Content, Gaming and Awards, and Tribunes.'''
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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]]'''''
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| − | = The Staff of Total War Center =
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| − | ==<big>{{Admin Colour|text=Hexagon Council (Administration)}}</big>==
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| − | :'' Main Article: [[Hexagon Council]] [[File:3K 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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| − | ==<big>{{Moderator Colour|text=Moderators}}</big>==
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| − | :'' Main Article: [[Moderation Staff]] [[File:3K_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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| − | ==<big>{{Tech Colour|text=Technical Staff}}</big>==
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| − | :'' Main Article: [[Technical Staff]] [[File:3K_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>{{Black Colour|text=Tribunes}}</big>==
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| − | :'' Main Article: [[Tribune]]s [[Image:3K_Tribune.png|right]]
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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>==
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| − | :'' Main Article: [[Content Staff]] [[Image:3K_Content_Director.png|right]] [[Image:3K_Content_Artist.png|right]] [[Image:3K_Content_Staff.png|right]] [[Image:3K_Librarian.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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| − | ===<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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| − | ===<big>[[Critic's Quill|{{Content Colour|text=The Critic's Quill & Writers' Study}}]]</big>===
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| − | :''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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| − | ===<big>[[Eagle Standard|{{Content Colour|text=The Eagle Standard}}]]</big>===
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| − | :''Main Article: [[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 reports on the TWC Modding Awards. '''View the Eagle Standard [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/content.php?126-eagle-standard_1 here].''' <br>
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| − | ===<big>{{Content Colour|text=The Gamer's Gazette}}</big>===
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| − | :''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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| − | ===<big>{{Content Colour|text=The Helios}}</big>===
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| − | :''Main Article: [[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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| − | ===<big>{{Content Colour|text=The News & Twitter Team}}</big>===
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| − | :''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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| − | ===<big>{{Content Colour|text=The Picture & Video Competitions}}</big>===
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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].
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| − | :''Main Article: [[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].
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| − | :''Main Article: [[TWC Downloads]]''
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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. Contact the staff for questions about the section as well as to 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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| − | :''Main Article: [[TWC Wiki]]''
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| − | 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 [[Main_Page|here]]!
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| − | :''Main Article: [[Gaming Staff]]'' [[File:3K_Gaming_Director.png|right]] [[File:3K_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.
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| − | :*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/member.php?10097{{Admin Colour|text=Hader}}] - Gaming Hex
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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, 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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| − | 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=Awards}}</big>===
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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.
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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]
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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 Content Staff [[Staff#TWC Downloads|see above]]. 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]]: {{ModdingHex}}
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| − | *'''Updates to the [[Modding Registry]]''' - will also be dealt with by Modding Hex.
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| − | ==={{Content Colour|text=The TWC Facebook Team}}===
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| − | Follow TWC on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/twcnet here]
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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.
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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].'''
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