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Some Frequently Asked Questions

Here are the answers to some miscellaneous questions we've been regularly asked not covered elsewhere in this guide.

Polls

How do I make polls? To vote in polls you have to have 25 posts and been registered for at least one week. You can only make a poll if you are starting a new topic. What you need to click to add a poll to your post is the 'Yes, post a poll...' box near the bottom of the screen. If you need to add a poll later then you need to PM an Administrator. Can I vote in polls? To vote in polls you have to have 25 posts and been registered for at least one week. This was introduced to prevent people creating duplicate accounts and spamming our site awards with them. Can I edit a poll that I created in my thread? No you can't unfortunately, however you can report your opening post in your thread and ask a site moderator to edit the poll for you to whatever you want. Alternatively you can also create a new thread and report the old thread for deletion, whichever you prefer.

Reputation

The reputation feature is a fun little thing that enables you to see your community standing with the other members. In theory, the more reputation you have, the more highly thought of you are by the other members of the community. It has no other real meaning, and many members choose to disable it. Reputation here will be described as if you were using the default TWC skin. The symbols are different on the other skins. If you are using the Rome skin, the add rep button is an eagle standard, a Ring is a helmet, and a crown is a legionary standard. The principle is the same however How do I give rep? You can add reputation to a post by clicking this button, on the left You can only add 1 point of rep to each post and you can only give 7 points total a day. Additionally, you have to rep 5 different users before you can give rep to the same user again, in order to prevent rep abuse. Who can give rep? Because of issues with account cloning in the past, where people created accounts just to give themselves rep, only users registered for at least one week with over 25 posts may give rep. Furthermore, it may take an hour or so after your 25th post for your rep to start working, even if you've been registered for over one week by that point. How do I know which member gave me rep? Generally people also mention their username along with the rep comment, if they have not mentioned then it's an anonymous rep and thus can't be known. However if you have been insulted via rep feature then contact any moderator or an administrator as they have the access to view it & will remove the insult & take care of the offender as per TWC's terms of service. Where does reputation show? Your reputation shows up in two places. One, on the left hand side where you post, a collection of symbols shows a rough guide to how much rep you have. Two, in your control panel. There's a more comprehensive display of the last 20 rep points you received, showing which post you got it for, who gave it, and any comment they left. Can I disable reputation? Yes, you can disable your reputation in your control panel. If you do so, your own rep won't show up but you'll still be able to give other people rep as well as receive it yourself. What does it look like? Each symbol represents a certain number of rep points. It starts at five, so if you have less than 3 rep points, you'll show the scales symbol for neutral rep. - Neutral Rep Some very few members who have received neg rep from the staff will have this replaced by a red square. Those users who have disabled the reputation feature will simply show a grey square. Once you hit 3 rep points, you'll get 1 gold ring Each ring = 3 points, so if someone has 5 rings, they have 15 Rep points. You can only get a maximum of 5 rings, after that the rings are transferred into a fleur-de-lis. Each gold fleur-de-lis is worth 15 rep points. Each red fleur-de-lis is worth 150 rep points. Scales: 0-2 Rep 1 Ring: 2-3 Rep 1 gold fleur-de-lis: 15 Rep 1 red fleur-de-lis: 150 Rep and so on What are the reputation descriptions? Every set of reputation points have its unique description which are actually famous movie quotes & they change gradually to something else with increase of rep points on your user account, one can see the current number of rep points on his profile by clicking My Account. Below is the list of all descriptions sorted out as per number of rep points: Rep Points Rep Description 0 User, My precious - Lord of the Rings 1-5 User, we have a problem - Apollo 13 6-15 User can't handle the truth - A Few Good Men 16-20 User ought to go careful in Vienna. Everybody ought to go careful in a city like this - The Third Man 21-25 User came to TWC for the waters - Casablanca 26-35 User coulda had class. Coulda been a contender. Could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what he is - On the Waterfront 36-45 User was once tested by a census taker. He ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti - Silence of the Lambs 46-55 User, you got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk? - Dirty Harry 56-65 User, TWC thinks this is a the beginning of a beautiful friendship - Casablanca 66-75 User's looking at you, kid - Casablanca 76-85 User is not in Kansas anymore - Wizard of Oz 86-95 User could carry a coconut by gripping it by the husk - Monty Python and the Holy Grail 96-105 User didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition - Monty Python's Flying Circus 106-115 User , Hasta la vista - Terminator 116-125 User , short of being attacked by a giant octopus, would like to be undisturbed for the next thirty minutes - Crimson Tide 126-150 User can't fight in here! This is the Total War Room - Dr. Strangelove 151-175 User says: Freeeeeeeeeeedom! - Braveheart 176-200 User . James Bond - James Bond 201-225 User 's hometown were two miles of public lighting in the streets when London was a village - Lawrence of Arabia 226-250 User has seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion - Bladerunner 251-275 User made us an offer we could not refuse - The Godfather 276-300 User knows what they call a Quarter Pounder with cheese in France - Pulp Fiction 301-325 User is following the white rabbit - Matrix 326-350 User is like the smell of napalm in the morning - Apocalypse Now 351-375 User is Keyser Söze - The Usual Suspects 376-425 User CAN simply walk into Mordor - Lord of the Rings 426-475 User will dine tonight in Elysium - Gladiator or 300 476-525 User is big! It's the rep icons that got small - Sunset Boulevard 526-575 User is Rosebud - Citizen Kane 576-625 User lived in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias - The Third Man 626-675 User is poised on steady legs, then begs for several eggs frothed to a mousse - Cyrano de Bergerac 676-725 User is getting cuter every minute - The Big Sleep 726-775 User has all the usual vices, besides those they've invented for themselves - The Big Sleep 776-825 User likes his brandy in a glass - The Big Sleep 826-875 User knows what gold does to men's souls - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 876-925 User had a friend once. A dear friend - Once Upon a Time in America 926-975 User doesn't have to show you any stinking badges - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 976-1025 User shall possess, unscathed, something outlasting mortal flesh - - Cyrano de Bergerac 1026-1075 User will show you where the iron crosses grow - Cross of Iron 1076-1125 User is the stuff that dreams are made of - The Maltese Falcon 1126-1175 User grieves over his manners on long winter evenings - The Big Sleep 1176-1225 User frankly just doesn't give a damn - Gone with the Wind 1226-1275 User likes talking to a man who likes to talk - The Maltese Falcon 1276-1325 User bets you 105,000 dollars that you go to sleep before he does - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 1326-1375 User knows there are two kinds of people in the world - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1376-1425 User , I expect you to die - Goldfinger 1426-1475 User is ice cold in TWC - Ice-Cold in Alex 1476-1525 User kicks ass for the Lord - Dead Alive 1526+ User doesn't feel any pity if one of those dots stopped moving forever - The Third Man

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Some Frequently Asked Questions

Here are the answers to some miscellaneous questions we've been regularly asked not covered elsewhere in this guide.

Polls

How do I make polls? To vote in polls you have to have 25 posts and been registered for at least one week. You can only make a poll if you are starting a new topic. What you need to click to add a poll to your post is the 'Yes, post a poll...' box near the bottom of the screen. If you need to add a poll later then you need to PM an Administrator. Can I vote in polls? To vote in polls you have to have 25 posts and been registered for at least one week. This was introduced to prevent people creating duplicate accounts and spamming our site awards with them. Can I edit a poll that I created in my thread? No you can't unfortunately, however you can report your opening post in your thread and ask a site moderator to edit the poll for you to whatever you want. Alternatively you can also create a new thread and report the old thread for deletion, whichever you prefer.

Reputation

The reputation feature is a fun little thing that enables you to see your community standing with the other members. In theory, the more reputation you have, the more highly thought of you are by the other members of the community. It has no other real meaning, and many members choose to disable it. Reputation here will be described as if you were using the default TWC skin. The symbols are different on the other skins. If you are using the Rome skin, the add rep button is an eagle standard, a Ring is a helmet, and a crown is a legionary standard. The principle is the same however How do I give rep? You can add reputation to a post by clicking this button, on the left You can only add 1 point of rep to each post and you can only give 7 points total a day. Additionally, you have to rep 5 different users before you can give rep to the same user again, in order to prevent rep abuse. Who can give rep? Because of issues with account cloning in the past, where people created accounts just to give themselves rep, only users registered for at least one week with over 25 posts may give rep. Furthermore, it may take an hour or so after your 25th post for your rep to start working, even if you've been registered for over one week by that point. How do I know which member gave me rep? Generally people also mention their username along with the rep comment, if they have not mentioned then it's an anonymous rep and thus can't be known. However if you have been insulted via rep feature then contact any moderator or an administrator as they have the access to view it & will remove the insult & take care of the offender as per TWC's terms of service. Where does reputation show? Your reputation shows up in two places. One, on the left hand side where you post, a collection of symbols shows a rough guide to how much rep you have. Two, in your control panel. There's a more comprehensive display of the last 20 rep points you received, showing which post you got it for, who gave it, and any comment they left. Can I disable reputation? Yes, you can disable your reputation in your control panel. If you do so, your own rep won't show up but you'll still be able to give other people rep as well as receive it yourself. What does it look like? Each symbol represents a certain number of rep points. It starts at five, so if you have less than 3 rep points, you'll show the scales symbol for neutral rep. - Neutral Rep Some very few members who have received neg rep from the staff will have this replaced by a red square. Those users who have disabled the reputation feature will simply show a grey square. Once you hit 3 rep points, you'll get 1 gold ring Each ring = 3 points, so if someone has 5 rings, they have 15 Rep points. You can only get a maximum of 5 rings, after that the rings are transferred into a fleur-de-lis. Each gold fleur-de-lis is worth 15 rep points. Each red fleur-de-lis is worth 150 rep points. Scales: 0-2 Rep 1 Ring: 2-3 Rep 1 gold fleur-de-lis: 15 Rep 1 red fleur-de-lis: 150 Rep and so on What are the reputation descriptions? Every set of reputation points have its unique description which are actually famous movie quotes & they change gradually to something else with increase of rep points on your user account, one can see the current number of rep points on his profile by clicking My Account. Below is the list of all descriptions sorted out as per number of rep points: Rep Points Rep Description 0 User, My precious - Lord of the Rings 1-5 User, we have a problem - Apollo 13 6-15 User can't handle the truth - A Few Good Men 16-20 User ought to go careful in Vienna. Everybody ought to go careful in a city like this - The Third Man 21-25 User came to TWC for the waters - Casablanca 26-35 User coulda had class. Coulda been a contender. Could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what he is - On the Waterfront 36-45 User was once tested by a census taker. He ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti - Silence of the Lambs 46-55 User, you got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk? - Dirty Harry 56-65 User, TWC thinks this is a the beginning of a beautiful friendship - Casablanca 66-75 User's looking at you, kid - Casablanca 76-85 User is not in Kansas anymore - Wizard of Oz 86-95 User could carry a coconut by gripping it by the husk - Monty Python and the Holy Grail 96-105 User didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition - Monty Python's Flying Circus 106-115 User , Hasta la vista - Terminator 116-125 User , short of being attacked by a giant octopus, would like to be undisturbed for the next thirty minutes - Crimson Tide 126-150 User can't fight in here! This is the Total War Room - Dr. Strangelove 151-175 User says: Freeeeeeeeeeedom! - Braveheart 176-200 User . James Bond - James Bond 201-225 User 's hometown were two miles of public lighting in the streets when London was a village - Lawrence of Arabia 226-250 User has seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion - Bladerunner 251-275 User made us an offer we could not refuse - The Godfather 276-300 User knows what they call a Quarter Pounder with cheese in France - Pulp Fiction 301-325 User is following the white rabbit - Matrix 326-350 User is like the smell of napalm in the morning - Apocalypse Now 351-375 User is Keyser Söze - The Usual Suspects 376-425 User CAN simply walk into Mordor - Lord of the Rings 426-475 User will dine tonight in Elysium - Gladiator or 300 476-525 User is big! It's the rep icons that got small - Sunset Boulevard 526-575 User is Rosebud - Citizen Kane 576-625 User lived in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias - The Third Man 626-675 User is poised on steady legs, then begs for several eggs frothed to a mousse - Cyrano de Bergerac 676-725 User is getting cuter every minute - The Big Sleep 726-775 User has all the usual vices, besides those they've invented for themselves - The Big Sleep 776-825 User likes his brandy in a glass - The Big Sleep 826-875 User knows what gold does to men's souls - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 876-925 User had a friend once. A dear friend - Once Upon a Time in America 926-975 User doesn't have to show you any stinking badges - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 976-1025 User shall possess, unscathed, something outlasting mortal flesh - - Cyrano de Bergerac 1026-1075 User will show you where the iron crosses grow - Cross of Iron 1076-1125 User is the stuff that dreams are made of - The Maltese Falcon 1126-1175 User grieves over his manners on long winter evenings - The Big Sleep 1176-1225 User frankly just doesn't give a damn - Gone with the Wind 1226-1275 User likes talking to a man who likes to talk - The Maltese Falcon 1276-1325 User bets you 105,000 dollars that you go to sleep before he does - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 1326-1375 User knows there are two kinds of people in the world - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1376-1425 User , I expect you to die - Goldfinger 1426-1475 User is ice cold in TWC - Ice-Cold in Alex 1476-1525 User kicks ass for the Lord - Dead Alive 1526+ User doesn't feel any pity if one of those dots stopped moving forever - The Third Man