Welcome to the new Helios, for the third time! I'm still your editor, Ozymandias. We have some nice new stuff today, as well as some old favourites; if we start with one of the latter, it gets us in well, no?
Up to his usual high standards I feel. I have to admit that neither scottishrager nor Shaun was able to send in an article this week due to real-life issues (bah, real life, who needs one?), and they did excuse themselves to me so we must forgive them. However Darkragnar has come through with a Circus report;
Now, here we come to the first of our new features, and a new face at the Helios. I'd like a warm welcome for Felixion... unfortunately it was a little more lukewarm than warm, in all honesty, but he appears to have survived quite well. Here we have a Curia round up; previously controversial, I hope you all enjoy it.
A tour de force for the newest member of my journalistic staff, I feel, and an amazing piece all round. You may even want to re-read it! Now for a (probably controversial) new feature again: Page Three!
Final new feature just coming here.... the Editor's Pick
Now, this is a new feature with a little explanation. I will be looking over the forums for my favourite post of the fortnight (ie, the gap between editions) and that post will, with the poster's express permission having been sought, be posted in the Helios. The post can be anything, and you can nominate a post for it, just PM me with the URL... no bribes accepted! The first is a wonderful one by Felixion in the immediate wake of our recent crisis, about the nature of TWC:
Having witnessed the events that have transpired over the last week, a thought has been brought to my mind again and again. As we've all seen, criticized, and taken a part in, Total War Center can whip itself into a tumultuous and often unrestrained state. This can be caused by a number of things. A hacker, misuse of one's power or title, sometimes even harsh exchanges of words. When times like these present themselves, somewhere among the heaps of heated threads, and debates someone points something out. There's a point that is made so often in these times, and yet no one ever truly takes it into consideration, and many are deeply offended by it.
"It's just a fansite, chill out."
"This is an internet forum, remember that."
"this isn't a real government, relax."
These are quotes I have extrapolated from the archives of the SYMPOSIVM and the CVRIA. So, the question I ask is - why do we allow ourselves to become so termagant over events that take place in a "virtual reality". I think there is a reason, and that reason is this forum is just as much a tangible social reality than any other. Here, at TWC we share ourselves with the world. Our feelings, our thoughts, and our opinions. We express our problems to others, form friendships, and are affected by the exposure that TWC gives us to other people with other view points from all over the world. The true "reality" is that every post you read here at TWC was written by a person. A living, breathing person with a heartbeat like you or I. A person who sat at their desk and took the time to express to you what he or she was thinking. Here we have a governmental system that dictates how this social community runs. The way we organize the administration of this network of people is just as crucial, important, and real as any other administrative system. TWC is a home away from home for many. This is my belief, I ask you share yours.
Still no letters, the mailbag feels a little let down.... come on!
So that's us done here; thanks for reading, see you again in a fortnight, and now go and rep my reporters; they deserve it all over again, and our new one, Felixion, even more so!
Last edited by Ozymandias; January 29, 2007 at 05:13 PM.
Hope you all liked the YouTube Videos,some feedback would be nice.
Not to pat our selves on the back but Great Work Team.
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The sheer amount of worthwhile, substantial, and well-written articles released on a semi-regular basis is proof that the Total War Center is more than a mere fansite, and more than enough to put this delinquent editor to shame.
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Hey, this is top-notch! I need to check in more regularily.
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