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All versions of HoboWars have a dedicated group of players who are responsible for enforcing the [[Game Rules|rules of the game]] and maintaining a fair and safe game environment.
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They are collectively known as the game's '''staff''', with each staff member assigned one of four staff roles: <font color="#00A000">'''Secretary'''</font>, <font color="#000099">'''Vice Minister'''</font>, <font color="red">'''Minister'''</font>, or <font color="blue">'''Governor'''</font>.
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==Staff Roles==
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===Secretary===
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<font color="#00A000">'''Secretaries'''</font> are responsible for moderating the message boards and [[HoboWars Chat|Chat]]. They have the ability to move threads, lock threads, sticky threads, delete threads and posts, edit threads and posts, ban players from the message boards for a period of time, kick players from Chat for 15 minutes, ban players from Chat for a period of time, clear Chat, and set the Chat topic, among other things. They also have access to a few tools and logs to help them do their job.
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They do not have any influence outside of the message boards and Chat, and should not be harassed. In the game, they are for all intents equal to normal players, since their job does not give them any kind of advantage in the game.
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===Vice Minister===
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<font color=#000099>'''Vice Ministers'''</font>, also known as VMs, have all the powers Secretaries do; however, what differentiates them from Secretaries is their ability to jail players. Therefore, their main focus is to check various game logs for suspicious activity and administer jail time to those who have been caught breaking the rules.
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===Minister===
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<font color="red">'''Ministers'''</font> have all the powers Vice ministers do; however, unlike Vice Ministers, they have the ability to control and alter other players' accounts, including their own, allowing them to reverse ill-gotten stat gains and money gains. As a result, they exist outside of the game's mechanics, meaning that they cannot play the game.
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Ministers also have a responsibility to lead the staff team, providing guidance and advice to Secretaries and Vice Ministers. They also have the ability to promote players to Secretaries.
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===Governor===
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<font color="blue">'''Governors'''</font> are the game's elite staff, meaning that they have all the powers Ministers do, and then some. They also have the ability to promote players to Secretaries and Vice Ministers. Just like Ministers, they exist outside of the game's mechanics.
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All hired game developers are by default assigned the staff position of Governor, and, since they have access to the game's code, are able to do more than what a normal Governor would be able to do.
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==Non-Staff Roles==
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In addition to staff roles, are are also a few other roles that can be assigned to players, allowing them access to certain parts of the game that they would not otherwise have access to. Players who are assigned these roles are normal players and do not have any administrative powers.
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===Artist===
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<font color=#FF33CC>'''Artists'''</font> are players who get paid to draw pictures for the game.
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===Newspaper Editor===
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Newspaper Editors collaborate together on a special message board to create a monthly tabloid for the players of Hobowars called [[HoboWeekly]]. The associated title of "<font color=#954221>'''Ace Reporter'''</font>" is handed out monthly to Newspaper Editors who have written or edited an article for the previous issue. The title appears on the message boards only.
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===Tester===
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'''Testers''' are players who have the ability to test out current and unreleased game features/mechanics, troubleshoot bugs, and discuss potential problems and balance issues. Their title is ironically misspelled as "<span style='color: #999999'>'''Tetser'''</span>", and appears on the message boards only.
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===Wiki Editor===
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<font color=#CD853F>'''Wiki Editors'''</font> are players who help contribute to the HoboWars Help Wiki. They have access to a special message board to help them communicate and collaborate with each other. The title "<span style='color: #CD853F'>'''Wiki Editor'''</span>" is handed out monthly to Wiki Editors who have contributed to the Wiki that month. The title appears on the message boards only. Present <font color=#CD853F>'''Wiki Editor'''</font> ID numbers are indicated in <span style='color: #e59400'>orange</span>.
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==HoboWars1 Staff==
 
==HoboWars1 Staff==
===Current HoboWars1 Staff===
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===Current Staff===
 
<font color="blue">'''Governors:'''</font><br />
 
<font color="blue">'''Governors:'''</font><br />
Governors are the game's elite staff, responsible for maintaining and producing code.
 
 
* '''Andy''' (1)
 
* '''Andy''' (1)
* '''Cube!''' (937312)
 
  
  
 
<font color="red">'''Ministers:'''</font><br />
 
<font color="red">'''Ministers:'''</font><br />
Ministers are the second step of staff and have control over game accounts. As such, they exist outside the game mechanics.
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* '''Vacant - Handled by Andy'''
* '''DirtyMike''' (8108)
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<font color="#000099">'''Vice Ministers:'''</font><br />
 
<font color="#000099">'''Vice Ministers:'''</font><br />
Quite similar to ministers. Probably the same as ministers, just not red.
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* '''pibby''' (1064082)
* '''Bear''' (21471)
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* '''Kitty Kat''' (80356)
* '''Shipman''' (342263)
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* '''Murph''' (22685)
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<font color="#007800">'''Secretaries:'''</font><br />
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<font color="#00A000">'''Secretaries:'''</font><br />
Secretaries are responsible for board activities. They have no control outside such and should not be harassed. For all intents, they are equal to standard users, outside their moderation responsibilities.
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* '''Tebbs''' (5326)
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* '''Roh''' (35992)
* '''Ari''' (20519)
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* '''ferda the gnome''' (329963)
* '''Big Daddy Hobo''' (22553)
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* '''Gizmo''' (674750)
* '''Dogz''' (22862)
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* '''[[User:Hugs|Hugs]]''' (423863)
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<font color="#FF33CC">'''Artists:'''</font><br />
 
<font color="#FF33CC">'''Artists:'''</font><br />
Artists draw pictures for the Adventures and such.
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* '''Albert''' (51217)
* '''meek''' (51217)
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'''Testers:'''<br />
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<font color="#999999">'''Testers:'''</font><br />
Testers have the ability to test out new game features and mechanics before they are implemented in the game, and have access to a special Message Board to report their findings and discuss potential problems. Other than that, they are regular players. Testers have asked to remain anonymous to the HoboWars community, and thus their title has been hidden from public view. However, in Chat and on Gang Boards, Testers have the title "'''Editor'''", and their name is a boldfaced, black color. There are currently ten Testers on HoboWars1.
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Testers are not actual game staff, however due to their job they are held to a higher accountability then regular players.
  
<u>Wiki Editors:</u><br />
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In the past, testers have asked to remain anonymous; therefore, their names were withheld. After a couple years, most players had a sense of who the testers were, either by the fact that gang boards showed them, or they declared their status on the public boards for some reason. So the testers started to be a little more open and with the introduction of the "<span style='color: #999999'>'''Tetser'''</span>" nametag, some have openly confirmed their status.
Wiki Editors have the privilege of editing the HoboWars Help Wiki and have access to a special Message Board to help them coordinate their editing efforts. Other than that, they are regular players. Their title is hidden from public view and does not have a special color or style associated with it.
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* '''[[User:Wanker|Wanker]]''' (32644)
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* '''[[User:Doody|Doody]]''' (17007)
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* '''[[User:DoctorKnow|Doctor Know]]''' (1046333)
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===Former HoboWars1 Staff===
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===Former Staff===
'''Former <font color="blue">Governors:'''</font>
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<font color="blue">'''Ex-Governors:'''</font>
 
* '''Malord''' (2)
 
* '''Malord''' (2)
* '''[[Daniel D]]''' (682097)
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* '''Daniel D''' (682097)
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* '''dogmeat'''
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* '''Cube! (937312)'''
  
  
'''Former <font color="red">Ministers:'''</font>
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<font color="red">'''Ex-Ministers:'''</font>
* '''Ruiner'''
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* '''DirtyMike''' (8108)
** Stepped down on April 1st, 2008. Initially thought of as an April Fool's joke, it ended up just the opposite.  
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* '''[[Ruiner]]'''
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** Previously HoboID 3261. Stepped down on April 1st, 2008. Initially thought of as an April Fool's joke, it ended up just the opposite.  
 
* '''Hexcon'''
 
* '''Hexcon'''
 
** Previously HoboID 4. He was demoted to a Secretary as he was accused of selling stats for money. He later resigned from his Secretary position but regained it over a year later; however, he has been destaffed for inactivity and is now deleted.
 
** Previously HoboID 4. He was demoted to a Secretary as he was accused of selling stats for money. He later resigned from his Secretary position but regained it over a year later; however, he has been destaffed for inactivity and is now deleted.
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* '''Stinky Steve'''
 
* '''Stinky Steve'''
 
** Some consider him the greatest staff member ever. Steve decided to pursue life goals, rather than continue on HoboWars. When his deletion finally came it was an emotional event for all who knew Steve.  
 
** Some consider him the greatest staff member ever. Steve decided to pursue life goals, rather than continue on HoboWars. When his deletion finally came it was an emotional event for all who knew Steve.  
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* '''Murph''' (22685)
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** Stepped down to Vice Minister.
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* '''[[User:DoctorKnow|Doctor Know]]''' (1046333)
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** Retired.
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* '''Madmax''' (957441)
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** Retired to enjoy the game as a regular player.
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* '''Shadow Dreams''' (856657)
  
  
'''Former <font color="#000099">Vice Ministers:'''</font>
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<font color="#000099">'''Ex-Vice Ministers:'''</font>
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* '''Ari''' (20519)
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** Destaffed due to inactivity.
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* '''Bear''' (21471)
 
* '''Rage'''
 
* '''Rage'''
 
** Resigned.
 
** Resigned.
* '''Kate (a.k.a. Blondie)'''
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* '''Kate (a.k.a. Blondie)''' (6606)
 
** Almost as mysterious as Ruiner himself. She played a large part in HoboWars and has retained the status as a Secretary as a tribute to all she has done for HoboWars. Kate was also a Coder on Andy's other Game Critticage for over a year, but has since stepped down (and destaffed at her own request) to pursue real life matters, she is much missed on both games. She is still periodically active.
 
** Almost as mysterious as Ruiner himself. She played a large part in HoboWars and has retained the status as a Secretary as a tribute to all she has done for HoboWars. Kate was also a Coder on Andy's other Game Critticage for over a year, but has since stepped down (and destaffed at her own request) to pursue real life matters, she is much missed on both games. She is still periodically active.
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* '''Shipman''' (342263)
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** Resigned.
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* '''Murph''' (22685)
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* '''Dogz''' (22862)
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* '''Kat (80356)'''
  
  
'''Former <font color="#007800">Secretaries:'''</font>
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<font color="#007800">'''Ex-Secretaries:'''</font>
 
* '''Chedburn'''
 
* '''Chedburn'''
 
** Ex-leader of [CrAzY]. Quit Hobowars to run his own game, TornCity.  
 
** Ex-leader of [CrAzY]. Quit Hobowars to run his own game, TornCity.  
* '''Rev VC'''
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* '''Rev VC''' (1649320)
** Secretary until a loss of a family member opened his eyes to his life and he decided to put his time towards better things. He made his official announcement in early April 2007, and was destaffed on April 8th, 2007. He was possibly one of the best Secretaries in Hobowars.
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** Previously HoboID 159533. Secretary until a loss of a family member opened his eyes to his life and he decided to put his time towards better things. He made his official announcement in early April 2007, and was destaffed on April 8th, 2007. He was possibly one of the best Secretaries in Hobowars.
* '''Alex DeLarge'''
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* '''Alex DeLarge''' (2426)
** Known mostly as "Alex" he was possibly the youngest staff member ever on HoboWars. As a mere teenager Alex was promoted to Secretary. After a while he soon lost interest and quit HoboWars. He has since returned.
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** Known mostly as "Alex", he was possibly the youngest staff member ever on HoboWars. As a mere teenager, Alex was promoted to Secretary. After a while, he lost interest and quit HoboWars. He has since returned.
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* '''Binary''' (67628)
 
* '''Chameleon'''
 
* '''Chameleon'''
** A secretary a long time ago, she was destaffed/deleted for inactivity.
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** A secretary a long time ago; she was destaffed/deleted for inactivity.
 
* '''Charlney'''
 
* '''Charlney'''
 
** Made infamous for hacking up his toes on webcam. He has since been destaffed/deleted due to inactivity.
 
** Made infamous for hacking up his toes on webcam. He has since been destaffed/deleted due to inactivity.
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* '''Kate'''
 
* '''Kate'''
 
** Resigned on November 27th, 2007, for personal reasons.
 
** Resigned on November 27th, 2007, for personal reasons.
* '''Neouser'''
 
 
* '''Deny Everything'''
 
* '''Deny Everything'''
 
* '''Pirate'''
 
* '''Pirate'''
 
* '''Dean'''
 
* '''Dean'''
 
* '''Kilmister'''
 
* '''Kilmister'''
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** Destaffed due to inactivity.
 
* '''Janice Joplin'''
 
* '''Janice Joplin'''
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** Destaffed due to inactivity.
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* '''Weng''' (1156313)
 
** Went MIA around the end of December 2009, and was destaffed April 2010 due to inactivity.
 
** Went MIA around the end of December 2009, and was destaffed April 2010 due to inactivity.
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* '''Count de Monet''' (495580)
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** Stepped down, is on hiatus.
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* '''Bokonon''' (413612)
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** Demoted on April 25, 2012.
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* '''Tebbs''' (5326)
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** Stepped down, destaffed on November 10, 2012
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* '''Neji''' (14044)
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* '''Big Daddy Hobo''' (22553)
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* '''[[User:Hugs|Hugs]]''' (423863)
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* '''Neouser''' (278313)
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* '''[[User:Jules|Jules]]''' (1051247)
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* '''Consigliere (247384)'''
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* '''Deth (484643)'''
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* '''Janey (1742080)'''
  
  
'''Former Editors:'''<br />
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'''Ex-Newspaper Editors:'''<br />
Editors helped create pages for and organize the Hobo Newspaper in the past. Since the newspaper has been discontinued and is no longer in production, Editors no longer have their titles. Today, the Editor title is currently being used by the Testers.
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Newspaper Editors helped create pages for and organize the Hobo Weekly in the past. After the newspaper was discontinued and was no longer in production, Editors no longer retained their title. Though the '''Editor''' title was used by the Testers for a number of years afterwards; the new Newspaper Editors and Testers both have different titles today.
 
* '''Doody'''
 
* '''Doody'''
 
** Resigned.
 
** Resigned.
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* '''۶Plazmik'''
 
* '''۶Plazmik'''
 
* '''Pirate™'''
 
* '''Pirate™'''
* '''MRS|NATE'''
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* '''Chelle'''
 
* '''Scalpy'''
 
* '''Scalpy'''
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==HoboWars2 Staff==
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===Current Staff===
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<font color="blue">'''Governors:'''</font><br />
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* '''Andy''' (1)
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<font color="red">'''Ministers:'''</font><br />
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*'''Stan''' (35924)
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<font color="#000099">'''Vice Ministers:'''</font><br />
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*'''No 🚫 JoJo''' <span style='color: #e59400'>(34620)</span>
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*'''ØŁíмë''' <span style='color: #e59400'>(153656)</span>
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<font color="#007800">'''Secretaries:'''</font><br />
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*'''[Ð] дżžą''' (889)
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===Former Staff===
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<font color="blue">'''Ex-Governors:'''</font><br />
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*'''Bear''' (248)
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** Demoted due to inactivity and account sabotage during the 8/11/11 hacking on HoboWars2 (2011).
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*'''Gerta''' (6801)
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** Long time Minister and Governor, Gerta was always the nice friendly face in the Government House. But due to crazy high Donator Pack prices off market, none on the market and a great number of active player denial to donate to the game due to Andy's neglect, she took it upon herself to create a fix. Account (78923) called "Dpacks" was it. Players sent the sum of 10 million to the account and a mail to Gerta stating so in exchange for 31 donator days to be activated on their accounts. Andy eventually caught on and Gerta was demoted and account wiped to default, minus battle record and respect (2010). 
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*'''Cube!''' (91016)
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<font color="red">'''Ex-Ministers:'''</font><br />
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*'''Rage'''
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** Known for deleting accounts towards the end of his stint as a Minister.
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*'''Shadow Dreams''' (74579)
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*'''Jules''' (101757)
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<font color="#000099">'''Ex-Vice Ministers:'''</font><br />
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*'''Tez''' (1326)
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** Demoted due to inactivity (2013)
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*'''Snagal Toof Jib''' (2787)
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** Had enough of doing a thankless job and resigned (2009).
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*'''Ode''' (4385) + (70014)
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** The only VM across the game to have two accounts promoted to vice minister. Ode's first account was banned due to being found using an illegal script over on HW1. This banned was then carried over to his HW2 account. Second time around he was lucky enough to have his stats reinstated by Gerta and later reappointed to the position of vice minister. He was once again a very active staff member and was always working towards having HW2 updated and maintained. Although in Andy's absence he was involved in Gerta's "DPack program" and his account was wiped to default, minus respect and battle record (2010). Promoted to Secretary (2013)
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*'''Hero''' (25229)
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** Demoted due to long stints of inactivity (2010).
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* '''Krazy''' (26729)
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** Demoted due to inactivity (2012). 
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*'''Vixen''' (30447)
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** Quit the game due to sickness, only months later sadly passing away (2009).
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*'''Hugs''' (126429)
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**Resigned
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<font color="#007800">'''Ex-Secretaries:'''</font><br />
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*'''IFlingPOo.'''(1037)
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** Possibly one of the softest demotions of time, POo was demoted by Andy for moving his "HoboArena (beta)" thread to Non Hobowar's Talk... Twice (2009).
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*'''Dean or Usrhlp''' (6853)
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** Banned by Ode, reason "Welcome to Marco Polo v2.0". Caught using healing scripts after f5 healing was outlawed (2009).
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*'''TRV''' (25318)
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** Demoted due to being involved in "DPack program" (2010).
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*'''Pit''' (79215)
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** Runner of forum games such as "Spladow" and "Easter Egg Hunt" to encourage board activity. Demoted due to stints of inactivity (2011).
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*'''Zoki''' (1206050)
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** Resigned due to limited availability (2013).
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*'''HawkSon''' (52540)
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** Demoted due to inactivity (2013).
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*'''Corked Brain''' (105881)
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** Resigned due to focusing on schooling and lack of spare time. (2013)
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*'''Dropbear''' (9248)
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*'''Ma§ta''' (25419)
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*'''Ode''' (70014)
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*'''Curran''' (105654)
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*'''Janey''' (139664)
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*'''Hockeyman''' (21522)
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*'''Woodie''' (24517)
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*'''SS''' (31844)
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*'''Faces of Deth''' (73933)
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*'''No 🚫 JoJo''' <span style='color: #e59400'>(34620)</span>
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** Moved on to fill the need for Vice Minister (2019).
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*'''Obsidian''' (149250)
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*'''Scotty''' (92686)
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==Facebook Hobowars Staff==
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===Current Staff===
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<font color="blue">'''Governors:'''</font><br />
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* '''Andy''' (1)
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<font color="red">'''Ministers:'''</font><br />
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* '''Pester''' (40619)
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<font color="#000099">'''Vice Ministers:'''</font><br />
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* '''Heathen''' (17129)
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<font color="#007800">'''Secretaries:'''</font><br />
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* '''•Ƹ Scott ®•''' (84)
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* '''•|GøÐH§| Kris Kringle•''' (108)
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* '''•🔮Battered Bint•''' (1664)
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===Former Staff===
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<font color="blue">'''Ex-Governors:'''</font><br />
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* '''Ruiner''' (3)
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* '''DMike''' (4)
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* '''Daniel D'''
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* '''Cube!''' (2)
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<font color="red">'''Ex-Ministers:'''</font><br />
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* '''Mr Hat'''
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* '''~pïxïë~''' (6)
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* '''Kitten''' (5)
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<font color="#000099">'''Ex-Vice Ministers:'''</font><br />
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* '''Know''' (4605)
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* '''Mysterious''' (1096)
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* '''‡Catrin‡ ''' (9)
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* '''Gavin thƸ Bard''' (105)
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* '''Fink Ployd''' (447)
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<font color="#007800">'''Ex-Secretaries:'''</font><br />
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* '''Murph''' (7)
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* '''Navin R Johnson''' (8)
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* '''One''' (10)
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* '''Smithers''' (55)
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* '''wtfidklol (Jubie)''' (96)
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* '''Bagel''' (391)
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* '''Todd''' (419)
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* '''burnEy'''  <span style='color: #e59400'>(575)</span>
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* '''Howy''' (582)
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* '''‡SKYFIЯE‡ ''' (701)
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* '''Macro Polo''' (1568)
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* '''Peachy Kay''' (3062)
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* '''[[User:Yoshi|Yosh]]''' (8311)
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* '''•NāRc•''' (26)
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* '''Mr Mark''' (43)
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* '''Mad Max''' (1302)
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* '''Pester''' (40619)
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===Former HoboWars Lite Staff===
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''It is important to note that these staff members were reset along with the game somewhere around late 2007/early 2008. The original Lite version used Facebook names.''
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<font color="#007800">'''Ex-Secretaries:'''</font><br />
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* '''Amanda Walpole''' (235)
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* '''TJ''' (286)
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* '''Alan Wang''' (2184)
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* '''Amanda Smith'''
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==HoboArena Staff==
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===Current HoboArena Staff===
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<font color="blue">'''Governors:'''</font><br />
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* '''Andy!''' (28)
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<font color="red">'''Ministers:'''</font><br />
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* '''Vacant - Handled by Andy'''
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<font color="#000099">'''Vice Ministers:'''</font><br />
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* '''Stan''' (34)
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* '''No 🚫 JoJo''' <span style='color: #e59400'>(13680)</span>
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<font color="#007800">'''Secretaries:'''</font><br />
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* '''Krun''' (402)
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===Former HoboArena Staff===
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Some of the ID numbers listed below do not represent current ID numbers, as the player base has been wiped before migrating to the new version of HoboArena.
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<font color="blue">'''Ex-Governors:'''</font><br />
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* '''Cube!''' (1)
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<font color="red">'''Ex-Ministers:'''</font><br />
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* '''Dave''' (10)
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* '''Shadow Dreams''' (35)
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<font color="#000099">'''Ex-Vice Ministers:'''</font><br />
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* '''Charlie Sheen™''' (9)
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* '''Know''' (6)
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* '''Madmax''' (19)
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* '''Jules''' (7)
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* '''Kat''' (20)
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<font color="#007800">'''Ex-Secretaries:'''</font><br />
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* '''Grenade''' (42)
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* '''burnEy''' <span style='color: #e59400'>(3)</span>
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* '''Yosh''' (8)
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* '''Doody''' (12)
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* '''PIB''' (16)
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* '''Chelle''' (172)
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* '''Invisible fInk''' (17)
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* '''Hotair''' (53)
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* '''Rayhem S1M''' (935)
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* '''Hugs''' (3667)
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*'''No 🚫 JoJo''' <span style='color: #e59400'>(13680)</span>
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** Moved on to fill the need for Vice Minister (2021).

Latest revision as of 09:59, 7 April 2024

All versions of HoboWars have a dedicated group of players who are responsible for enforcing the rules of the game and maintaining a fair and safe game environment.

They are collectively known as the game's staff, with each staff member assigned one of four staff roles: Secretary, Vice Minister, Minister, or Governor.

Staff Roles

Secretary

Secretaries are responsible for moderating the message boards and Chat. They have the ability to move threads, lock threads, sticky threads, delete threads and posts, edit threads and posts, ban players from the message boards for a period of time, kick players from Chat for 15 minutes, ban players from Chat for a period of time, clear Chat, and set the Chat topic, among other things. They also have access to a few tools and logs to help them do their job.

They do not have any influence outside of the message boards and Chat, and should not be harassed. In the game, they are for all intents equal to normal players, since their job does not give them any kind of advantage in the game.

Vice Minister

Vice Ministers, also known as VMs, have all the powers Secretaries do; however, what differentiates them from Secretaries is their ability to jail players. Therefore, their main focus is to check various game logs for suspicious activity and administer jail time to those who have been caught breaking the rules.

Minister

Ministers have all the powers Vice ministers do; however, unlike Vice Ministers, they have the ability to control and alter other players' accounts, including their own, allowing them to reverse ill-gotten stat gains and money gains. As a result, they exist outside of the game's mechanics, meaning that they cannot play the game.

Ministers also have a responsibility to lead the staff team, providing guidance and advice to Secretaries and Vice Ministers. They also have the ability to promote players to Secretaries.

Governor

Governors are the game's elite staff, meaning that they have all the powers Ministers do, and then some. They also have the ability to promote players to Secretaries and Vice Ministers. Just like Ministers, they exist outside of the game's mechanics.

All hired game developers are by default assigned the staff position of Governor, and, since they have access to the game's code, are able to do more than what a normal Governor would be able to do.

Non-Staff Roles

In addition to staff roles, are are also a few other roles that can be assigned to players, allowing them access to certain parts of the game that they would not otherwise have access to. Players who are assigned these roles are normal players and do not have any administrative powers.

Artist

Artists are players who get paid to draw pictures for the game.

Newspaper Editor

Newspaper Editors collaborate together on a special message board to create a monthly tabloid for the players of Hobowars called HoboWeekly. The associated title of "Ace Reporter" is handed out monthly to Newspaper Editors who have written or edited an article for the previous issue. The title appears on the message boards only.

Tester

Testers are players who have the ability to test out current and unreleased game features/mechanics, troubleshoot bugs, and discuss potential problems and balance issues. Their title is ironically misspelled as "Tetser", and appears on the message boards only.

Wiki Editor

Wiki Editors are players who help contribute to the HoboWars Help Wiki. They have access to a special message board to help them communicate and collaborate with each other. The title "Wiki Editor" is handed out monthly to Wiki Editors who have contributed to the Wiki that month. The title appears on the message boards only. Present Wiki Editor ID numbers are indicated in orange.

HoboWars1 Staff

Current Staff

Governors:

  • Andy (1)


Ministers:

  • Vacant - Handled by Andy


Vice Ministers:

  • pibby (1064082)
  • Kitty Kat (80356)


Secretaries:

  • Roh (35992)
  • ferda the gnome (329963)
  • Gizmo (674750)


Artists:

  • Albert (51217)


Testers:

Testers are not actual game staff, however due to their job they are held to a higher accountability then regular players.

In the past, testers have asked to remain anonymous; therefore, their names were withheld. After a couple years, most players had a sense of who the testers were, either by the fact that gang boards showed them, or they declared their status on the public boards for some reason. So the testers started to be a little more open and with the introduction of the "Tetser" nametag, some have openly confirmed their status.

Former Staff

Ex-Governors:

  • Malord (2)
  • Daniel D (682097)
  • dogmeat
  • Cube! (937312)


Ex-Ministers:

  • DirtyMike (8108)
  • Ruiner
    • Previously HoboID 3261. Stepped down on April 1st, 2008. Initially thought of as an April Fool's joke, it ended up just the opposite.
  • Hexcon
    • Previously HoboID 4. He was demoted to a Secretary as he was accused of selling stats for money. He later resigned from his Secretary position but regained it over a year later; however, he has been destaffed for inactivity and is now deleted.
  • Demon
    • Served as a Minister at the opening of the game. He resigned because he was too busy working on his own game and has since been long deleted.
  • Stinky Steve
    • Some consider him the greatest staff member ever. Steve decided to pursue life goals, rather than continue on HoboWars. When his deletion finally came it was an emotional event for all who knew Steve.
  • Murph (22685)
    • Stepped down to Vice Minister.
  • Doctor Know (1046333)
    • Retired.
  • Madmax (957441)
    • Retired to enjoy the game as a regular player.
  • Shadow Dreams (856657)


Ex-Vice Ministers:

  • Ari (20519)
    • Destaffed due to inactivity.
  • Bear (21471)
  • Rage
    • Resigned.
  • Kate (a.k.a. Blondie) (6606)
    • Almost as mysterious as Ruiner himself. She played a large part in HoboWars and has retained the status as a Secretary as a tribute to all she has done for HoboWars. Kate was also a Coder on Andy's other Game Critticage for over a year, but has since stepped down (and destaffed at her own request) to pursue real life matters, she is much missed on both games. She is still periodically active.
  • Shipman (342263)
    • Resigned.
  • Murph (22685)
  • Dogz (22862)
  • Kat (80356)


Ex-Secretaries:

  • Chedburn
    • Ex-leader of [CrAzY]. Quit Hobowars to run his own game, TornCity.
  • Rev VC (1649320)
    • Previously HoboID 159533. Secretary until a loss of a family member opened his eyes to his life and he decided to put his time towards better things. He made his official announcement in early April 2007, and was destaffed on April 8th, 2007. He was possibly one of the best Secretaries in Hobowars.
  • Alex DeLarge (2426)
    • Known mostly as "Alex", he was possibly the youngest staff member ever on HoboWars. As a mere teenager, Alex was promoted to Secretary. After a while, he lost interest and quit HoboWars. He has since returned.
  • Binary (67628)
  • Chameleon
    • A secretary a long time ago; she was destaffed/deleted for inactivity.
  • Charlney
    • Made infamous for hacking up his toes on webcam. He has since been destaffed/deleted due to inactivity.
  • Gigz
    • Resigned to become a pilot. He has since been deleted.
  • Ali G
    • He was deleted/destaffed due to inactivity.
  • Willy
    • Past friend/aquaintance of Malord. Destaffed due to inactivity.
  • Kate
    • Resigned on November 27th, 2007, for personal reasons.
  • Deny Everything
  • Pirate
  • Dean
  • Kilmister
    • Destaffed due to inactivity.
  • Janice Joplin
    • Destaffed due to inactivity.
  • Weng (1156313)
    • Went MIA around the end of December 2009, and was destaffed April 2010 due to inactivity.
  • Count de Monet (495580)
    • Stepped down, is on hiatus.
  • Bokonon (413612)
    • Demoted on April 25, 2012.
  • Tebbs (5326)
    • Stepped down, destaffed on November 10, 2012
  • Neji (14044)
  • Big Daddy Hobo (22553)
  • Hugs (423863)
  • Neouser (278313)
  • Jules (1051247)
  • Consigliere (247384)
  • Deth (484643)
  • Janey (1742080)


Ex-Newspaper Editors:
Newspaper Editors helped create pages for and organize the Hobo Weekly in the past. After the newspaper was discontinued and was no longer in production, Editors no longer retained their title. Though the Editor title was used by the Testers for a number of years afterwards; the new Newspaper Editors and Testers both have different titles today.

  • Doody
    • Resigned.
  • Engineer
  • The Editor
    • Originally an account created by the game admin to be used to collect articles from the editors. Other editors have since taken over the duties and The Editor is no longer used.
  • Majorhobo
    • An Editor from issues 1 through 8. He became busy with real life and was no longer interested in writing for the paper.
  • ROH
  • Jdizzle
  • ADL
  • Sinsonido King
  • DenT
  • Shopaholic
  • PlayswitSquirrels
  • ۶Plazmik
  • Pirate™
  • Chelle
  • Scalpy

HoboWars2 Staff

Current Staff

Governors:

  • Andy (1)


Ministers:

  • Stan (35924)


Vice Ministers:

  • No 🚫 JoJo (34620)
  • ØŁíмë (153656)


Secretaries:

  • [Ð] дżžą (889)

Former Staff

Ex-Governors:

  • Bear (248)
    • Demoted due to inactivity and account sabotage during the 8/11/11 hacking on HoboWars2 (2011).
  • Gerta (6801)
    • Long time Minister and Governor, Gerta was always the nice friendly face in the Government House. But due to crazy high Donator Pack prices off market, none on the market and a great number of active player denial to donate to the game due to Andy's neglect, she took it upon herself to create a fix. Account (78923) called "Dpacks" was it. Players sent the sum of 10 million to the account and a mail to Gerta stating so in exchange for 31 donator days to be activated on their accounts. Andy eventually caught on and Gerta was demoted and account wiped to default, minus battle record and respect (2010).
  • Cube! (91016)


Ex-Ministers:

  • Rage
    • Known for deleting accounts towards the end of his stint as a Minister.
  • Shadow Dreams (74579)
  • Jules (101757)


Ex-Vice Ministers:

  • Tez (1326)
    • Demoted due to inactivity (2013)
  • Snagal Toof Jib (2787)
    • Had enough of doing a thankless job and resigned (2009).
  • Ode (4385) + (70014)
    • The only VM across the game to have two accounts promoted to vice minister. Ode's first account was banned due to being found using an illegal script over on HW1. This banned was then carried over to his HW2 account. Second time around he was lucky enough to have his stats reinstated by Gerta and later reappointed to the position of vice minister. He was once again a very active staff member and was always working towards having HW2 updated and maintained. Although in Andy's absence he was involved in Gerta's "DPack program" and his account was wiped to default, minus respect and battle record (2010). Promoted to Secretary (2013)
  • Hero (25229)
    • Demoted due to long stints of inactivity (2010).
  • Krazy (26729)
    • Demoted due to inactivity (2012).
  • Vixen (30447)
    • Quit the game due to sickness, only months later sadly passing away (2009).
  • Hugs (126429)
    • Resigned


Ex-Secretaries:

  • IFlingPOo.(1037)
    • Possibly one of the softest demotions of time, POo was demoted by Andy for moving his "HoboArena (beta)" thread to Non Hobowar's Talk... Twice (2009).
  • Dean or Usrhlp (6853)
    • Banned by Ode, reason "Welcome to Marco Polo v2.0". Caught using healing scripts after f5 healing was outlawed (2009).
  • TRV (25318)
    • Demoted due to being involved in "DPack program" (2010).
  • Pit (79215)
    • Runner of forum games such as "Spladow" and "Easter Egg Hunt" to encourage board activity. Demoted due to stints of inactivity (2011).
  • Zoki (1206050)
    • Resigned due to limited availability (2013).
  • HawkSon (52540)
    • Demoted due to inactivity (2013).
  • Corked Brain (105881)
    • Resigned due to focusing on schooling and lack of spare time. (2013)
  • Dropbear (9248)
  • Ma§ta (25419)
  • Ode (70014)
  • Curran (105654)
  • Janey (139664)
  • Hockeyman (21522)
  • Woodie (24517)
  • SS (31844)
  • Faces of Deth (73933)
  • No 🚫 JoJo (34620)
    • Moved on to fill the need for Vice Minister (2019).
  • Obsidian (149250)
  • Scotty (92686)

Facebook Hobowars Staff

Current Staff

Governors:

  • Andy (1)


Ministers:

  • Pester (40619)


Vice Ministers:

  • Heathen (17129)


Secretaries:

  • •Ƹ Scott ®• (84)
  • •|GøÐH§| Kris Kringle• (108)
  • •🔮Battered Bint• (1664)


Former Staff

Ex-Governors:

  • Ruiner (3)
  • DMike (4)
  • Daniel D
  • Cube! (2)


Ex-Ministers:

  • Mr Hat
  • ~pïxïë~ (6)
  • Kitten (5)


Ex-Vice Ministers:

  • Know (4605)
  • Mysterious (1096)
  • ‡Catrin‡ (9)
  • Gavin thƸ Bard (105)
  • Fink Ployd (447)


Ex-Secretaries:

  • Murph (7)
  • Navin R Johnson (8)
  • One (10)
  • Smithers (55)
  • wtfidklol (Jubie) (96)
  • Bagel (391)
  • Todd (419)
  • burnEy (575)
  • Howy (582)
  • ‡SKYFIЯE‡ (701)
  • Macro Polo (1568)
  • Peachy Kay (3062)
  • Yosh (8311)
  • •NāRc• (26)
  • Mr Mark (43)
  • Mad Max (1302)
  • Pester (40619)


Former HoboWars Lite Staff

It is important to note that these staff members were reset along with the game somewhere around late 2007/early 2008. The original Lite version used Facebook names.

Ex-Secretaries:

  • Amanda Walpole (235)
  • TJ (286)
  • Alan Wang (2184)
  • Amanda Smith

HoboArena Staff

Current HoboArena Staff

Governors:

  • Andy! (28)


Ministers:

  • Vacant - Handled by Andy


Vice Ministers:

  • Stan (34)
  • No 🚫 JoJo (13680)


Secretaries:

  • Krun (402)


Former HoboArena Staff

Some of the ID numbers listed below do not represent current ID numbers, as the player base has been wiped before migrating to the new version of HoboArena.

Ex-Governors:

  • Cube! (1)


Ex-Ministers:

  • Dave (10)
  • Shadow Dreams (35)


Ex-Vice Ministers:

  • Charlie Sheen™ (9)
  • Know (6)
  • Madmax (19)
  • Jules (7)
  • Kat (20)


Ex-Secretaries:

  • Grenade (42)
  • burnEy (3)
  • Yosh (8)
  • Doody (12)
  • PIB (16)
  • Chelle (172)
  • Invisible fInk (17)
  • Hotair (53)
  • Rayhem S1M (935)
  • Hugs (3667)
  • No 🚫 JoJo (13680)
    • Moved on to fill the need for Vice Minister (2021).