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=== PA TEAM SUCK COCKS LOL luv idi ===
'''PA Team''' (or '''admins''') are volunteers who dedicate their time to running the game for Jolt Gaming. The team was created in Round 4 to replace [[PACrew]].


'''PATeam''' are volunteers who slave for Jolt to keep the community alive. They are also invariably and often unjustly wrong in the communities eyes about anything PA related.  The team was created in Round 4 (please verify) to replace [[PACrew]].
==Current PA Team==


Originally PATeam was lead by [[Zeus]] until the takeover by [[Jolt]] (between [[Round 8]] when Planetarion went bust and [[Round 9]]) after which [[Spinner]] took over, followed by [[MrBrick]] until approximatley the end of [[Round 10]] and [[A2]] from then until between [[Round 12]] and [[Round 13]] Many people have been part of PATeam over the years including:
[[Appocomaster]] - Head administrator and developer


[[A2]],
[[Cincinnatus]] - Coder and co-developer
[[Appocomaster]],
[[Aryn]],
[[Ashknight]],
[[Azrael]],
[[Biffy]] (Jolt),
[[Blixxard]],
[[Fudge]] (Creator),
[[Harshak]],
[[Ice-Lady]],
[[Jakey]],
[[JammyJim]],
[[JonnyBGood]],
[[KaneEd]],
[[Karmulian]],
[[Kal]],
[[Keef]] (Jolt),
[[Kloopy]],
[[Konsul]],
[[Legolas]],
[[Lunar Lamp]],
[[Mist]],
[[Mit]],
[[Mong]],
[[MrBrick]],
[[Mushroom]],
[[NB3]],
[[Noctu]],
[[Oreo]] (Creator),
[[ph8]],
[[Phil^]],
[[Pishmishy]] (Jolt),
[[Prince]],
[[Spinner]] (Creator),
[[TheRealMig]],
[[Wakey]],
[[Vish]] (Creator),
[[Xontas]],
[[Zeus]] (Creator),
[[Zokum]],


==Current PATeam==
[[Markb]] - IRC
[[Lunar_Lamp]] - Servers


[[Kal]] - Strategy, Marketing and People & Organisation Manager
[[Fiery]] - Head of support


[[Appocomaster]] - Development Manager & Multihunter Manager
[[Ace]] - Head multihunter


[[Kloopy]] - Coder
==Structure==
The structure of PA Team has varied over time and some have accused the team of spending more time on internal politics than on the future of the game. Initially [[Zeus]] was in charge, with other members at least one level below him. After round 8 the balance of power shifted between [[Spinner]] and the newly appointed creators [[Kloopy]] and [[Prince]]. Both Kloopy and Prince left the team after [[round 9.5]].


[[myk]] - Coder
[[MrBrick]] took over and ran the team in a similar style to Zeus until disagreements with the team caused his departure at the end of [[Round 10]] (Christmas 2003).


[[DaffyDuck]] - Coder
From then on the team was split into departments under [[Karmulian]] (public relations), [[Mit]] (coding), [[Phil^]] (support and multihunting), [[JammyJim]] (forums) and [[A2]] (IRC and internal team management). At this point [[biffy]] was employed by [[Jolt]] and became the liason, replacing [[Keef]].


[[Mushroom]] - IRC
Towards the end of [[Round 12]] [[Kal]] took over the reins with [[xontas]] taking over from [[Phil^]] in multihunting and [[Ice-Lady]] taking over in support. [[Pishmishy]] was brought in as a Jolt coder to assist but never really contributed.
[[Jammyjim]] - Forums


[[Marv]] - Support Manager
Later, when Ice-lady left due to illness and xontas was fired, [[Assassin]] took over the multihunting and [[Appocomaster]] took over support.
 
[[biffy]] - Jolt Liaison
 
 
==Structure==
This has varied over time and some have accused the team of spending more time on internal politics than the future of the game.  Initially [[Zeus]] was in charge with other members at least one level below him.  Post-takeover the balance of power shifted between [[Spinner]] and the newly appointed creators [[Kloopy]] and [[Prince]] who had both left the team by the end of June 2003 (end of [[Round 9.5]]).  [[MrBrick]] took over and ran the team in a similar style to Zeus until disagreements with the team caused his departure at the end of [[Round 10]] (Christmas 2003).  From then on the team was split into departments under [[Karmulian]] (public relations), [[Mit]] (coding), [[Phil^]] (support+multihunting), [[JammyJim]] (forums) and [[A2]] (IRC and internal team management).  At this point [[biffy]] was employed by [[Jolt]] and became the liason, replacing [[Keef]].  Towards the end of [[Round 12]] [[Kal]] took over the reins with [[xontas]] taking over from [[Phil^]] in multihunting and [[Ice-lady]] taking over in support. [[Pishmishy]] was brought in as a jolt coder to assist work on the game but to date has done very little.
Later, when [[Ice-lady]] left due to illness and xontas was fired - [[Assassin]] took over the multihunting and [[Appocomaster]] took over support.


==Alliance affiliations==
==Alliance affiliations==
Traditionally members of PA Team have been required to leave their alliances prior to joining in order to maintain impartiality. This generally means that members of PA Team do not actively play in the round except from the 1:1 admin galaxy. However every round there have been accusations of PATeam favouring one alliance over another. These accusations are usually from the alliances diametrically opposed to the ones supposedly favoured.
Traditionally, members of PA Team have been required to leave their alliances prior to joining in order to maintain impartiality. This means that members of PA Team do not actively play in the round except from the 1:1 admin galaxy. However, during many rounds, there have been accusations of PA Team favouring one alliance over another. These accusations are usually from the alliances opposed to the ones supposedly favoured.


==Admin Tools==
==Admin Tools==
Different members of PA Team have different levels of access to the [[admin tools]] that can be used to control the game. These range from being able to set the [[MOTD|Message of the Day]], to searching for, and dealing with cheating accounts, to starting and stoping the [[ticker]], and finally being able to configure the entire universe setup. Admins can only access these admin tools through clicking the logo in the top left of the page, something which only is clickable for admins, so when something catestrophic happens to the game the admin response is limited until someone who has root access to the server appears to fix everything. Members of the [[multihunter]] team also have access to parts of the tools in order to gather evidence and determine whether or not to close a planet and the [[support]] team have access to the ingame support part of the admin tools to assist players having trouble. In order to maintain impartiality no-one with access to admin tools where the access level allows them to view, edit and close all details for planets - is allowed to play the game except from 1:1.
Different members of PA Team have different levels of access to the [[admin tools]] that can be used to control the game. These range from being able to set the [[Message of the Day]], to searching for and dealing with [[cheating]], from starting and stopping the [[ticker]], to being able to configure the entire universe setup.


==Length of Service==
Members of the [[multihunter]] team also have access to parts of the tools to gather evidence and determine whether or not to close a planet. The [[support]] team have access to the ingame support part of the admin tools to assist players having trouble.
Time spent in the team varies depending on performance within the role and whether the person gets on with everyone else. At the end of [[Round 12]] the members with the longest service so far are [[JammyJim]], [[Mushroom]] and [[Aryn]]


==NDA==
==NDA==
[[NDA]]'s (Non Disclosure Agreement) were insisted on by [[Jolt]] towards the end of [[Round 10]] after various incidents of leaks or team members speaking out of turn on the forums. All new members and multihunters are required to sign one. The issue had been known to bring the team to the brink of destruction. There have been plans at various points to bring the entire support, mod and #planetarion ops under the system, but these have so far been rejected.
Jolt installed an [[NDA]] for PA Team members during [[round 10]] after various leaks or team members speaking out of turn on the forums. All new members and multihunters are required to sign one. The issue had been known to bring the team to the brink of destruction. There have been plans at various points to bring the entire support team, the [[moderator|forum moderator]]s and the [[HashPlanetarion|#planetarion]] operators under the system, but these have so far been rejected.
 
==Membership==
PATeam members have generally been selected by the current members based on who they know can do the job, and since the takeover by Jolt, who is willing to sign the [[NDA]].  At various points the team included all of the forums moderators and #planetarion staff. The group that includes the mods, #planetarion ops and the #support staff are more commonly known as [[Planetarion Reps]] or the 'reps'.
 
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Latest revision as of 16:33, 1 June 2014

PA Team (or admins) are volunteers who dedicate their time to running the game for Jolt Gaming. The team was created in Round 4 to replace PACrew.

Current PA Team

Appocomaster - Head administrator and developer

Cincinnatus - Coder and co-developer

Markb - IRC

Lunar_Lamp - Servers

Fiery - Head of support

Ace - Head multihunter

Structure

The structure of PA Team has varied over time and some have accused the team of spending more time on internal politics than on the future of the game. Initially Zeus was in charge, with other members at least one level below him. After round 8 the balance of power shifted between Spinner and the newly appointed creators Kloopy and Prince. Both Kloopy and Prince left the team after round 9.5.

MrBrick took over and ran the team in a similar style to Zeus until disagreements with the team caused his departure at the end of Round 10 (Christmas 2003).

From then on the team was split into departments under Karmulian (public relations), Mit (coding), Phil^ (support and multihunting), JammyJim (forums) and A2 (IRC and internal team management). At this point biffy was employed by Jolt and became the liason, replacing Keef.

Towards the end of Round 12 Kal took over the reins with xontas taking over from Phil^ in multihunting and Ice-Lady taking over in support. Pishmishy was brought in as a Jolt coder to assist but never really contributed.

Later, when Ice-lady left due to illness and xontas was fired, Assassin took over the multihunting and Appocomaster took over support.

Alliance affiliations

Traditionally, members of PA Team have been required to leave their alliances prior to joining in order to maintain impartiality. This means that members of PA Team do not actively play in the round except from the 1:1 admin galaxy. However, during many rounds, there have been accusations of PA Team favouring one alliance over another. These accusations are usually from the alliances opposed to the ones supposedly favoured.

Admin Tools

Different members of PA Team have different levels of access to the admin tools that can be used to control the game. These range from being able to set the Message of the Day, to searching for and dealing with cheating, from starting and stopping the ticker, to being able to configure the entire universe setup.

Members of the multihunter team also have access to parts of the tools to gather evidence and determine whether or not to close a planet. The support team have access to the ingame support part of the admin tools to assist players having trouble.

NDA

Jolt installed an NDA for PA Team members during round 10 after various leaks or team members speaking out of turn on the forums. All new members and multihunters are required to sign one. The issue had been known to bring the team to the brink of destruction. There have been plans at various points to bring the entire support team, the forum moderators and the #planetarion operators under the system, but these have so far been rejected.

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