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The Constitution of Total War Center

Preamble

Section I - The Executive

Article I. The Hexagon Council
Article II. General Staff

Section II - The Legislature

Article I. The Curia
Article II. Election Procedure
Article III. Legislative Procedure
Article IV. The Consilium de Civitates
Article V. The Forum Magnum
Article VI. The Curial Community Team

Section III - Member Ranks and the Curator

Article I. Ranks
Article II. Patronisation
Article III. Rank and Medal Resignation
Article IV. The Curator

Section IV - The Judiciary

Article I. Citizen's Behavior
Article II. The Tribunal
Article III. Tribunes and Magistrates

Section V - Additional Provisions

Article I. The Symposium
Article II. Community Medals

Preamble

This document exists to define the roles of the bodies that run and govern this site and community. The guiding principle of the site is to be that barring technical or fiscal obstacles, any considered mandate from the appropriate legislative body of contributing members will be implemented by the administrators.

This document is not absolutely authoritative. It is a compilation of the Curia, written and approved by the citizens, which may become outdated or contain oversights.

Section I - The Executive

The Executive consists of the site staff members, who are divided into the Hexagon Council and general staff. Staff has its own procedures independent of the Curia, which are documented on a wiki page.

Article I. The Hexagon Council

The Hexagon Council is a self-appointed body of administrators with final control over all aspects of the site. The Hexagon Council may veto any bill passed by the Curia, and is in charge of general staff. It is the only part of staff responsible for dealing with the Curia.

Article II. General Staff

General staff (staff members outside the Hexagon Council) are given certain rights and duties on TWC beyond normal members. They currently fall into three categories: moderation, content, and technical. Only Citizens may become moderators. General staff have no rights in the Curia beyond other members of the site.

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Section II - The Legislature

The Executive shall create within the Forum a place for all Citizens of the Site to discuss and propose Decisions that affect the governing of the Site and Site Policy, and also to amend this document. This place shall be known as the Curia and shall be a place for an exchange of ideas. As the Curia is considered the heartland of the Citizens' right to influence their community, infractions of Forum Rules and the Terms of Service made in this forum are considered to be doubly serious.

Article I. The Curia

The Curia is broken into distinct sections.

• CVRIA - For general discussion of governance matters. Polls concerning specific amendments, decisions and nominations are not permitted in the Curia main and in the Symposium.
• Prothalamos - An area specifically for the proposal and discussion of legislation and decisions. Polls are not permitted within the Prothalamos.
• Curia Votes - An area strictly used only for voting on matters that bind the Curia.
• The Tabularium - A record chamber and archive.
• Consilium de Civitates - A special council chamber visible only to those elected members of the council as defined in Article V.

Additional areas may be added at the discretion of the Citizens following an appropriate Decision being passed.

Article II. Election Procedure

When an election required the following process shall be applied.

Election Votes

When a Curial Election is required, the Curator shall open an application thread in the Curia and the Curator shall post an announcement in any relevant forum. Applicants for the vacant position must post their reasons for wishing to hold the position and any relevant qualifications in the application thread. Any comments, debates or off topic posting shall be deleted. The thread shall remain open for one week.

The Hexagon Council may veto applicants, and should more than six members apply for any position, may shortlist six members to stand for the election. Once applications are complete, the Curator shall open a poll in the Curia Votes and sticky the thread. The vote shall last for one week, and the member who receives the plurality of votes shall be elected.

Where more than one of the same position is vacant, the procedure is the same, and the members with the highest votes are elected. In the case of ties, a run off vote is held between the tied members lasting 3 days.

Where the election is for the vacant position of Curator, all candidates must meet the requirements of CdeC applications. A debate thread shall be opened at the same time as the application thread in the main Curia by the Curator for Curia members to question candidates on their election. Non-candidates may post in this thread but all posts must be directing a relevant question or questions towards the candidates. Candidates may post as much as needed in this thread. The debate thread shall be closed at the end of the elections.

Votes of No Confidence

At any time, any Citizen of Total War Center may initiate a Vote of No Confidence in any member holding a position elected by the Curia, or in any individual who is responsible for managing some part of the site. A VoNC may only be initiated for neglect of duty or abuse of authority. Frivolous use of this procedure shall be considered grounds for CdeC disciplinary proceedings. VoNCs are exempt from veto. A VoNC against an elected member results in that member's immediate demotion, while other VoNCs are non-binding. The debate and vote on a Vote of No Confidence shall follow the same procedure as that of a bill as per Section II, Article III.

In the event that a current member of the CdeC wins an election for the position of Curator, they will then be required to resign their CdeC seat. The new occupant of the vacated CdeC seat will be selected as per Section II, Articles II & V.

Article III. Legislative Procedure

Any Citizen may table a bill for discussion by posting a thread in the Prothalamos. This citizen will remain the sole proposer for this thread. Bills can take two forms:

• Amendments - A proposal to alter the text of the Constitution. Amendments can alter or remove existing text and add entirely new text.
• Decisions - A proposal for the creation of an official Decision of the Curia on any topic relevant to the functioning of TWC. Such a Decision is not binding, but the Curator should ensure (to the best of his ability) that the Hexagon Council promptly either implements the Decision, or gives an official reason for not having implemented all or part of it.

Each version of the bill requires at least three citizens to post in the bill's Prothalamos thread, indicating their support. The final draft of the bill must be debated for at least three days in the Prothalamos before the proposer can request the bill be moved to vote. When a bill is moved to vote, the debate thread is left open, and the Curator shall post the newest draft of the bill, and a link to the debate, as a new poll in the Curia Votes forum. All bills shall be voted on for one week. Subsequent posts in this thread are limited to notification of having voted. Messages lobbying to vote for or against, including via signatures and avatars are prohibited; however, posts lobbying to vote for or against are allowed in the original debate thread and in the Curial Commentary Thread. All bills shall pass on the basis of a two-thirds majority of non abstaining votes in favour. If any bill fails a vote, no re-vote on a substantially similar bill will be permitted within twenty-eight days.

Where a Decision requires the Curia to choose between multiple options, two polls shall be run concurrently. The first poll shall be as a normal decision, the second poll shall outline the various options to choose from if the decision passes. Whichever option receives the plurality of votes shall be implemented, but only if the Decision also passes in the usual manner. Both polls shall run for one week.

Citizens may not view the results of Curia Votes (unless necessary for the execution of any other duty to the site) until they themselves have voted, after which the results will be visible to them. To ensure this, the poll options on all Curia legislation shall be exactly 'Yes', 'No', and 'Abstain'.

Upon passing a vote:

Amendents

The Curator shall post the text of all passed amendments in a stickied "Amendments" thread in the Tabularium and numbered consecutively in the order they pass. The poll is closed, moved to the Tabularium, and renamed to reflect the whether it passed or failed, and the numbers of votes. The stickied "Constitution" thread in the Curia is then edited to reflect the changes made by passed amendments. When a Section or Article is added or removed, all subsequent Sections and Articles are renumbered by the Curator appropriately.

Decisions

The Curator shall post the text of all passed Decisions in a sticked "Decisions" thread in the Tabularium and consecutively in the order they pass. The poll is closed, moved to the Tabularium, and renamed to reflect the whether it passed or failed, and the numbers of votes.

All Amendments and Decisions are considered to have immediate effect and no retroactive effect unless specifically stated otherwise.

Minor Formative Changes

The Curator shall have the power to amend the text of the Constitution and any Curial Decision for the sole purpose of correcting any spelling and grammatical errors that are found within the documents. The details of any such changes must be recorded in the amendments thread of the Tabularium.

Prothalamos Archive

After the vote has concluded on a bill, the bills' proposal and discussion thread will remain in the Prothalamos forum for a further 7 days before being moved to the Archives sub-forum by the Curator. Any other Prothalamos threads are to be moved to the Archives by the Curator (at the discretion of the curator) if they are not posted in for 28 days.
Within the Archives forum of the Prothalamos, the Curator will add a prefix to the name of the proposal for archival purposes, indicating if the vote upon the proposal passed, failed, or never took place (abandoned after 28 days).

Article IV. The Consilium de Civitates

The Consilium de Civitates manages the granting and removal of all Curia Ranks by voting. The Consilium de Civitates may also function as an advisory body to the staff of TWC in matters concerning the Curia and its Citizens.

Membership

The full membership comprises of:
Twelve elected Citizens, who may discuss and vote on all matters within the Consilium de Civitates Forum

• Hexagon members, who may discuss all matters within the Consilium de Civitates Forum, but have no vote.
• The Curator, who may take part in all Consilium de Civitates discussions, and has the deciding vote only in the case of a tie. The Curator has veto powers over any Consilium de Civitates decision

Elected members of the Consilium de Civitates and the Curator must actively participate in discussions and votes. Hexagon members' participation is optional.

Elections

Consilium de Civitates members are elected as per Article II, Section II for three months, with the added requirements that that they currently have no active staff warnings and that for the period of three months prior to the commencement of the elections they have; held their rank as citizen, and received no warnings from the Consilium de Civitates. Applicants who do not meet these requirements will be invited to withdraw by the Curator by PM detailing on what criteria they failed. Should the notified candidate fail to satisfy the Curator that they do indeed meet the criteria for application they will be removed from consideration by the Curator prior to the shortlisting of candidates for election. At the time of removal the candidates failed criteria will be placed in the application thread for public scrutiny.

If a member of the Consilium de Civitates leaves office for any reason before the expiration of their term, the vacant position may be filled by Curator appointment. The Curator may appoint a Citizen that ran in the immediate previous election or a Staff Member who otherwise fits the requirements for the position. The appointment shall expire with the positions that are next up for election when a replacement member will be elected to serve the remainder of the term. If choosing from a pool of election candidates, any vacant positions will be filled in decreasing order of time remaining on the term starting from the next highest vote recipient after those who are elected to full terms.

The Curator should take appropriate and reasonable actions within the guidelines set out above to ensure that the Consilium de Civitates remains at full strength.

Removal from Office

A Consilium de Civitates member may resign from office, or can be removed from office by a majority vote of the elected councillors, such a vote being triggered by any of the following:

• Incurring a warning level of one
• Incurring two cautions in the space of three months
• Incurring a Consilium de Civitates warning
• Incurring two Consilium de Civitates notes in the space of three months
• Prolonged inactivity, as decided by a simple majority vote in the Consilium de Civitates

Upon conclusion of a vote to remove a councilor the proceedings shall be made public.

Voting Procedure

All votes conducted by The Consilium de Civitates shall list the vote option chosen by each voting member.

Article V. The Forum Magnum

The main function of this forum is as a place where the whole Citizens community can pool ideas and start projects and also invite normal members to join in. Every full member can request help and post their interests in the publicly accessible main section and discuss possible projects. The use of the forum depends on the will of the Citizens and it is open to all ideas. The Forum Magnum is situated in the “Capitol” Category of the site.

Within this forum any Citizen can request the creation of a sub forum in which they wish to assemble other members and formulate a project which is in some way beneficial to the community. The request must be sent to the Curator who can reject the creation of the sub forum if it is deemed by him unnecessary. However, if declined the Citizen can call for a vote in the Curia and if passed by a majority of 51% the sub forum must be created.

The public forum is moderated by the Curator.

The Administrative Council is free to use the Forum Magnum to set up any project they deem necessary. The Creator of the forum is responsible for the admission and rejection of any Civitates to his project.

Article VI. The Curial Community Team

The Curial Community Team manages curial driven community ventures.

Membership

Full membership comprises of:

• Three elected Citizens, who discuss ideas, lead ventures and manage the CCT.
• Hexagon members.
• Appointed Citizens.
• The Curator who has veto powers over any CCT decision.

Elections

Elected Curial Community Team members are elected as per Article II, Section II for three months.

Appointment

Any Citizen can submit an idea to the Curator and request to join the Curial Community Team on appointment. In case the Curator declines the request he is obligated to provide his reasoning to the CVRIA in public.

Removal from Office

An elected Curial Community Team member may resign from office, or can be removed from office by the Curator for the following:

• Prolonged inactivity, meaning more than 13 days without notice of absence, or more than 20 days regardless of notice.
• Loss of rank, removal or suspension.

Additional Provisions

The CCT has access to a transparent forum within the CVRIA. They can utilize the Forum Magnum as per Curator discretion; based upon the discretion of HEX, elected members of the CCT may work in the Symposium within a local moderation capacity.

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Section III - Member Ranks and the Curator

All members of the Forum can be divided into the following Ranks. Each Rank confers on the holders a specific set of rights and privileges unavailable to other Ranks unless explicitly stated. An individual may hold only one account of the rank Citizen or higher

A member, in addition to his normal Rank may also hold other positions entitled to badges. In this case he may choose which Rank he is displayed under. Regardless of the Rank listed next to his name, he retains all the rights and privileges associated with all his ranks.

Article I. Ranks

Peregrinus (Non-Citizen)

Any member newly registered to the TWC Forums is automatically a Peregrinus (Non-Citizen). It confers posting rights in the General Fora. Any Peregrinus has the right to ask questions and suggest changes in the "Questions and Suggestions" Forum, as well as make contributions in the "Forum Magnum" section of The Capitol, as set out in Section II, Article V.

Citizens

Contributing members of TWC have the opportunity to become a Citizen of the Forum as per Article 2 below. Once a member becomes a Citizen, they can then choose between 3 different badges. Artifex, designed for those who are modders, Civitate, designed for those who have contributed to the debating side of the Site, whether in TW or non-TW, and Citizen, for those who associate with both.

To qualify for Citizen, a member must have at least fifty posts, been a registered member for two months, and have no warnings. If a member has been warned, the member must have gone six consecutive months without a further warning.

All Citizens have the rights associated with Peregrinus, but in addition may post within the Curia, subject to the procedures in Section II; may post with the Symposium and may patronise other members as per Article II.

Article II. Patronisation

Any Citizen holding their rank for three months can patronise a Peregrinus for citizenship subject to the requirements in Article I above. The process of patronisation is as follows.

1. The patron confirms the candidate meets the requirements, OR a candidate meeting the requirements contacts a Citizen asking for patronage.
2. The nominee sends the patron a PM explaining his duties and privileges as a Citizen, and his contributions to the community.
3. In the case that the nominee wishes his citizenship application to be public: The patron posts this paragraph, along with his own, outlining why he nominated this member, in a new thread in the Quaestiones Perpetuae forum. Transparency of the Quaestiones Perpetuae forum is limited to Citizens only.
4. If the nominee wishes his citizenship application to remain private, the patron sends the paragraph, along with his own, outlining why he nominated this member, to either the Curator or a member of the Consilium de Civitate. The application itself will then be posted in the Politia.
5. After two days have passed the Curator adds a Poll lasting for five days.
6. If the nominee achieves sixty per cent of the non-abstaining votes and at least two-thirds of all CdeC members voted, he becomes a Citizen.
7. In exceptional circumstances, the period of discussion can be extended at the behest of Councilors and discretion of the Curator, to comply with the voting requirements or otherwise.
8. The Curator informs the candidate and patron of the result. If the candidate does not pass, the Curator includes the date at which they may re-apply.
9. If the candidate passes, the Curator promotes the member to Citizen.

After the conclusion of the vote, if the examination was private the applicant can make it public by PMing the Curator. If a nominee fails his vote, he is not eligible to be considered again for one month after the conclusion of the traditional seven day processing period. Members of the CdeC must neither vote nor post in applications of members they patronise.

Article III. Rank and Medal Resignation

The rank of Citizen and all medals listed here are honours given to members based on their merit. While members may refuse or resign their honours, that does not reduce their merit and they may request them back at will if they have not been revoked in the meantime. Procedures to remove a member's honours operate normally even if the member is not currently displaying them, except that the member is assumed to have declined any right of notification or response.

Article IV. The Curator

The Curator shall be elected by the procedure in Section 2 Article 2, with the addition that the Curator shall post the mandate for the job in the Qualifications thread.

The Curator shall hold office for a period of three months from the day the individual is elected. If the Curator is absent (has not logged into the site) for 7 days without giving notice of an absence, or if the Curator is absent for more than 15 days regardless of notice, or if the Curator resigns, the Curator is automatically removed from office along with any appointed staff.

Any decisions of this office shall be held over until a replacement is elected.

Where such a decision is time-limited, time from the moment the Curator is removed shall not count towards the limit and will continue only from when a new Curator is elected. When the Curator has been removed, the CdeC shall appoint a Pro-Curator. The Pro-Curator shall be the longest serving current elected CdeC member. Where multiple members were elected on the same day, the Pro-Curator shall be the member with the highest number of votes in the CdeC election. Should the qualifying CdeC member intend to stand for Curator, the said individual may not become Pro-Curator and the next longest serving member is appointed.

The Pro-Curator shall carry out any outstanding tasks of the Curator that should have been done during the time the Curator was absent. During the Curator's absense, the Pro-Curator's duties shall be limited to organising any election proceedings for vacant Curial posts and organising any required CdeC polls. Once a new Curator is elected, the Pro-Curator shall resume duties in the CdeC.

If, in the judgement of the Consilium de Civitates, the Curator has neglected the duties of the office or abused the position, it may dismiss the Curator and arrange new elections. The procedure to remove the curator is the same as that to remove a councilor.

The Curator is responsible for ensuring the Curia's day-to-day tasks get done. Upon entering office the Curator must officially appoint at least one Citizen to fulfill the Curator's role on a planned or unplanned absence, and should the Curator wish, to assist with day to day tasks.

No matter who carries out the tasks assigned to the Curator, the Curator is the one responsible for seeing that they are done promptly and correctly.

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Section IV - The Judiciary

Article I. Citizen's Behavior

The suspension and removal of a Rank is handled by the Consilium de Civitates via the following disciplinary process. No Citizen may be subject to more than one process for a single post.

Procedure

If any Citizen receives a staff warning from a moderator they will be referred to the Consilium de Civitates for potential action. The Moderation Overseers will appoint one of themselves to keep track of Citizen's infractions and promptly forward any new ones to the Curator for posting. The accused will then be asked by the Curator to produce a defence within ninty six hours. At the request of the accused, the Curator shall also accept materials provided on behalf of the accused. Also such materials by the accused or on behalf of the accused shall be posted up and until the first poll voting is concluded and must be considered by CdeC in the second poll if such a poll is required. At the conclusion of this period, regardless of whether a defence has been received, a vote shall be opened by the Curator to conclude after four days. The options are

• Dismiss the Case
• Take Further Action
• Abstain

If the CdeC vote to take further action, The Curator shall open a second poll for four days. The options are:

CdeC Note:

• Censure

CdeC Warning:

• Suspension of rank for 1 week
• Suspension of rank for 2 weeks
• Suspension of rank for 1 month
• Suspension of rank for 2 months
• Removal of Rank

No CdeC Penalty:

• Abstain

A simple majority of non abstaining members is required for the vote to pass. In the case of a disciplinary action vote, the option with the highest number of votes is the action taken. Where two options have the same number of votes, the action taken is determined by multiple transferable vote.

If a Citizen is referred by another Citizen, the process is the same, except that the warning is substituted for the referrer's accusation, and the defendant shall receive an anonymous copy of the accusation from the Curator.

At the conclusion of the process, the Curator informs the referred member of the result, and asks whether the member wants the case to be made public or kept private. Cases made public are moved to the Antechamber, viewable by all members; private cases are kept in the Politia, viewable only to the CdeC.

A Rank may not be removed except by the procedure outlined in this Article. Divus, Opifex and Phalera awards may only be removed by a Decision of the Curia or by the request of the rank holder.

Members of the CdeC must neither post nor vote in their own disciplinary cases.

Article II. Tribunal

To defend the rights of Members, and to ensure fair and just punishment towards those who violate the laws of TWC, a Tribunal shall be established.

The purpose of the Tribunal is to provide those members of TWC who have been punished in the past by the Moderation Branch 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.

Members may create a thread in the Tribunal Forum, The Judges will study the case details, and may request any additional information on the member from the Senior Moderators. The Judges will then post the majority decision. The Judges are not tasked to decide the appropriateness or validity of a Forum Rule of Term of Service, and may only rule on whether the Term was correctly enforced and the punishment suitable for the offence.

Article III. Judges

To serve on the Tribunal, a panel of Tribunes is appointed by the Hexagon Council. Tribunes can only be drawn from the ranks of those with at least a Silver Moderator's Mace or from those who have served as Magistrate for at least one term.

In addition, two Magistrates shall be elected, for 3 month terms, by the procedure in Section II, Article II. Applicants cannot have received an infraction in at least one year and must have been citizens for at least 3 months. Magistrates cannot serve consecutive terms.

Magistrates rotate as acting Tribunes, each voting on one of every two cases. Should a Tribune recuse himself or there is a tie between Tribunes,the other Magistrate respectively votes in their stead or is called to break the tie. Magistrates are terminated by a unanimous vote of the Tribunes.

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Section V - Additional Provisions

Article I. The Symposium

All Citizens of TWC have access to the Symposium forum. This forum exists as a general meeting place for both old and new Citizens of the Total War Centre Forums. Within the Symposium, rules are generally more relaxed so as to allow for more concentrated debates to take place. Breach of the Terms of Service shall still be dealt with accordingly in this forum.

Article II. Community Awards

A Medal can be awarded to any member of the Total War Center forums. Specific medals can be created or approved at the discretion of the Curia through an appropriate amendment to this section, or at the discretion of the site administrators. Every medal approved or created by the Curia is listed in the appropriate section below along with its necessary qualifications. Medals not formally approved or created by the Curia are not listed below, but can still be awarded at the discretion of the site administrators.

Large Awards

Large Awards are awarded for exceptional contribution to an area of the site. These awards must undergo a Curia vote as the minimum qualification for reception. Some large awards may be accompanied with display usergroups. A Large Award is defined visibly by a postbit icon greater than 40 pixels in both dimensions.

Divus

To achieve apotheosis and Curia vote, the nominee must be supported by three fourths of non-abstaining elected members of the Consilium de Civitate. The nominee must have served as a Hexagon member (or previous equivalents), made a clear and distinguished contribution to the community and provided exceptional service to TWC in their capacity as an administrator. They cannot be nominated within three months of resigning.

Any Citizen can nominate a former Hexagon member and does so by PMing a Consilium de Civitate member. The Consilium de Civitate will create a thread within the Consilium de Civitate Forum to investigate the legitimacy of the nominee’s accolades. The Consilium de Civitate has the right to request any and all relevant material from the Staff to ascertain this, with the approval of the Hexagon Council. The Consilium de Civitate will discuss the nominee and his qualifications for at least a week before the vote is held.

Should the nominee receive the support of three fourths of non-abstaining Consilium de Civitate members, the Curator shall create a discussion in the Prothalamos lasting at least three days and then move the nomination to vote as per the procedure in Section 2 Article 3. The vote shall last one week and the nominee shall require a two-third majority of non-abstaining votes to become Divus. A nominee who fails the vote is not eligible to be nominated again for a six month period.

Novus

To qualify for the Novus Staff Award, the nominee must have made exceptional contributions to the site in the capacity of a staff member. A member of any branch of Staff such as Technical Staff, Art Staff, Content Writer, Content Editor, Moderator, and Librarian are eligible to receive the Staff award, but must also meet the criteria to become a Citizen. His nomination must also be seconded by an elected member of the Consilium de Civitate.

Qualifying nominees shall have their nomination posted in the Prothalamos and then moved to vote as per the procedure in Section 2 Article 3. The poll will be opened for a period of one week and require a two-third majority of non-abstaining votes to achieve the award. If the nominee is not already a Citizen, the Rank will also be conferred upon them if passed. A nominee who fails to pass the vote is not eligible to be re-nominated until three months have passed.

Opifex

To qualify for an Opifex award, the nominee must have made exceptional input to TW sections of the boards, either by modding or other contributions related to the TW section. A member of any Rank is eligible to receive an Opifex award, but must also meet the criteria to become a Citizen. His nomination must also be seconded by an elected member of the Consilium de Civitate.

Qualifying nominees shall have their nomination posted in the Prothalamos and will be moved to vote as per the procedure in Section 2 Article 3. Once moved to they shall be voted upon for a period of one week and require a two-third majority of non-abstaining votes to achieve the award. If the nominee was not already a Citizen, this Rank shall also be conferred upon them if they pass. A nominee who fails to pass his vote is not eligible to re-nominated until three months have passed.

Phalera

To qualify for a Phalera award, the nominee must have made exceptional input or otherwise made significant contributions to non-TW sections of the boards. A member of any Rank is eligible to receive an Phalera award, but must also meet the criteria to become a Citizen. His nomination must also be seconded by an elected member of the Consilium de Civitate.

Qualifying nominees shall have their nomination posted in the Prothalamos and will be moved to vote as per the procedure in Section II, Article III. Once moved to they shall be voted upon for a period of one week and require a two-third majority of non-abstaining votes to achieve the award. If the nominee was not already a Citizen, this Rank shall also be conferred upon them if they pass. A nominee who fails to pass his vote is not eligible to re-nominated until three months have passed.

Asterix Loincloth

To qualify for an Asterix Loincloth award, the nominee must have demonstrated purity of mind and spirit on TWC, in the pursuit of sense of humour and good times for all members. A member of any Rank is eligible to receive an Asterix Loincloth award, but must also meet the criteria to become a Citizen. His nomination must also be seconded by an elected member of the Consilium de Civitate.

Qualifying nominees shall have their nomination posted in the Prothalamos and will be moved to vote as per the procedure in Section 2 Article 3. Once moved to they shall be voted upon for a period of one week and require a two-third majority of non-abstaining votes to achieve the award. If the nominee was not already a Citizen, this Rank shall also be conferred upon them if they pass. A nominee who fails to pass his vote is not eligible to re-nominated until three months have passed.

Medium Awards

Medium Awards are awarded for significant contribution to an area of the site. A Medium Award is defined visibly by a postbit icon greater than 30 pixels and less than 40 pixels in both dimensions.

Moderator's Mace

The Moderator's Mace is awarded at the discretion of the Senior Moderators in consultation with members of the administrative council. The bronze mace is given for contribution approximating to 3 months of active service, the silver mace for 6 months, the gold mace for 12 months, the emerald mace for 18 months, the ruby mace for 24 months, the amethyst mace for 36 months.

Scribe's Quill

The Scribe's Quill is awarded at the discretion of the content manager in consultation with the head of the relevant branch, or if the content manager is under consideration, by the members of the administrative council. The bronze quill is given for contribution approximating to 3 months of active service, the silver quill for 6 months, the gold quill for 12 months, the emerald quill for 18 months, the ruby quill for 24 months, the amethyst quill for 36 months.

Technician's Screwdriver

The Technician's Screwdriver is awarded at the discretion of the chief technician, or if the chief technician is under consideration, by the members of the administrative council. The bronze screwdriver is given for contribution approximating to 3 months of active service, the silver screwdriver for 6 months, the gold screwdriver for 12 months, the emerald screwdriver for 18 months, the ruby screwdriver for 24 months, the amethyst screwdriver for 36 months.

Curatorial Service

To qualify for the Curatorial Service Medal, the nominee must have served with distinction as Curator or Pro-Curator for at least three months. Additionally, the nominee must not have been removed from the Curatorship through suspension or a Vote of No Confidence.

Nominees shall have their nomination posted in the Prothalamos and will be moved to vote as per the procedure in Section 2 Article 3. Once moved to vote, a simple majority of non-abstaining votes in favour is required for the nominee to receive the award.

Consilium de Civitate Service

The Consilium de Civitate Service Medal is awarded to former members of the Consilium at the discretion of the Curator. The bronze medal is given for two completed terms as a member of the Consilium de Civitate; the silver medal is given for four completed terms; and the gold medal is given for six completed terms; the emerald medal for 12 completed terms; the ruby for 18 completed terms; and the amethyst medal for 24 or more completed terms. The Curator is only eligible if he served the sufficient number of completed terms outside his capacity as Curator. These medals shall be awarded to all those who qualify, past and present.

Wiki Contributor

The Wiki Contributor Medal is handed out for exceptional service to the TWC Wiki, and is awarded based on the discretion of the Chief of Content in consultation with the Wiki Editor.

Professor's Robes

In order for a member to qualify they must have successfully instructed at least one course within the Total War University, as determined by the University Chancellor.

Artist

The Artist award is awarded at the discretion of the administrative council to those who have contributed art to the look of TWC. This includes but is not limited to: Frontpage design, forum skins, badge art, medal art, and interface art.

Judge's Gavel

The Judge's Gavel is awarded at the discretion of the Hexagon council. To qualify for the medal, a member must have made a significant contribution to the Tribunal process in the capacity of a Tribune or Magistrate.

Small Awards

Small Awards are awarded for contribution to an area of the site or as the result of a participatory activity such as a competition. These medals are awarded to all who qualify, past and present. A Small Award is defined visibly by a postbit icon less than 25 pixels in both dimensions.

Site Awards

This category of medals is awarded to every member who wins an award in the TWC Site Awards. The medal will have a year number on it to show when it was awarded. The precise medal is awarded based on the precise nature of the Award won. The specific medals will be created by those in charge of the awards at the time and implemented by the Technical staff. Site Awards are not mutually exclusive and a user may retain awards from multiple years. When multiple categories are won in a single Site Awards division, they are listed on a single award and not awarded separately.

After-Action Report Competition

Winners of the Monthly After-Action Report Competition (MAARC) qualify for the MAARC Medal.

For each contest points will be awarded as follows:

• 4 points for the winner
• 3 points for the runner-up
• 2 point for the third one
• 1 point for a category win (awarded by a jury)
• 1 point for a Tale of the Week win

The medal will be awarded according to the following schedule:

• 6 points - bronze medal
• 12 points - silver medal
• 24 points - gold medal

Any member can qualify for this award.

Picture of the Week Competition

Winners of the Picture of the Week contest (POTW) qualify for the POTW medal. The medal will be awarded according to the following schedule:

• 3-8 wins - bronze medal
• 9-14 wins - silver medal
• 15+ wins - gold medal

Any member can qualify for this award.

Graphics Competition

The Graphics Competition Medal is awarded to members who win the weekly competition (found in The Graphics Workshop) a certain amount of times. The bronze medal is given for three successful wins in the weekly competition; the silver medal is given for nine wins; and the gold medal is given for fifteen or more wins.

Scriptorium Writing Competition

The Scriptorium Writing Competition Medal is awarded by the Chief Librarian in accordance with the results of an organized writing competition. The first place entry as voted on will receive a Gold medal; second place will receive a Silver medal; third place will receive a Bronze medal. The entry chosen by the Librarians will receive the Librarian's Choice medal. These awards are not mutually exclusive and can be retained across multiple iterations of the competition.

Graduate's Degree

In order for a member to qualify they must have successfully completed a course within the Total War Center University, as determined by the course Professor. The award is divided into three classes and is awarded by the Administrative Council on advice from the chancellor. The Bachelor's Degree is awarded to those students which have successfully completed one course. The Master's Degree is awarded to those students who have completed three courses. The Doctorate is awarded to those students who have completed five or more courses.