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Word from the author: A bit late, but this is my one-year anniversary/10,000-12,000th post here on Team Liquid. I've been working on this for quite a bit and I am ready to finally show it. This is not meant to be condescending, patronizing nor boastful. I just hope that this will be of use to some newer members or those who are unsure of some of the particularities of Team Liquid that I love/enjoy.
Upon arriving on Team Liquid
On March 27 2007 00:21 Manifesto7 wrote:Welcome to TeamLiquid. This thread will help you get the most out of your stay. Please read it, and if you have any questions, PM a moderator.
TeamLiquid is a private site created in 2002 by Liquid`Nazgul and Liquid`Meat. Since then, it has grown to become the premiere English Brood War site on the internet. There is a great deal of information on this site, and more is always being added by a core of valuable members.
Welcome to TeamLiquid! For all those reading this, new to the site or long-time, hard-working and loving members or staff, I welcome you all! TeamLiquid is still the capital of all that is competitive gaming in Brood War and StarCraft II and boasts professionalism, strong moderation and a healthy and caring community that we can all be a part of and trust. It has been four years since Manifesto7 and thedeadhaji did a guide for this amazing site and I hope to pick up where they left off as during this time Team Liquid has rooted itself with more features, opportunities and creations!
Once again, welcome!
Index:
Part I: A Revival to Using TeamLiquid
Part II: Liquipedia & Team Liquid Progaming Database
Part III: Posting Tips
Part IV: Reporting Users & Searching Posts
6......................................Reporting
7......................................Searching Part V: How to make a Thread/Topic
Part VI: Tournaments: Frequently Asked Questions
Part VII: Additional Features - Exterior Media
Part VIII: Additional Features - Interior Additions
Part IX: Customizing Team Liquid
Part X: Getting more Team Liquid and Fluids in your system!
Part XI: Fin
Understanding Staff & Their Roles
The staff on Team Liquid are hard-working, dedicated and volunteering staff. The main intentions and goals for the site are not for profit, business or page views. While Team Liquid does rely on their sponsors to support the website as well as website traffic for sustainability, it is the attentive and contributory members and staff that are the ones that bring you up-to-date reports, updates and summaries of all your favorite tournaments, news, players and changes to the scene! Besides the very selected few, all staff members are volunteers and enjoy their work. But feel free to tell them you love their work, what they have done, etc. They deserve your appreciation and emotional support.
The staff's accomplishments/achievements and work range from writing to the graphics you see all around you that detail this website.
To see who the staff members are and who to notify about a specific section on Team Liquid, refer to the roster here:  TeamLiquid.net Staff
![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/images/usericons/writers.png) - Writers StarCraft 2 and Brood War News and Team Liquid Pro are the hubs for the writers and editors to do their magic! You will see pieces of analysis, summaries of events and tournament winnings be posted professionally and with great skill in maintaining your interest and informing you of what's coming up, what's been done and what there is to know/see/understand. If you have not seen a certain event or tournament yet, it is best suggested to avoid these two main archival sub-forums.
![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/images/usericons/gfxteam.png) - Graphics With every piece from the writers coming out, announcement from Team Liquid or event to be presented, you can bet the Graphics department will be there to strut their stuff. All graphics seen on this website are done by the amazing art & graphics department!
![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/images/usericons/tr_ko.png) - Translators For the translators, you have The Community News which often contains all relevant news to up and coming tournaments, their details, Korean news and interviews that need translating and everything in-between that shows and promotes the E-Sports scene. Translators also take the time to translate relevant Korean Twitter messages or are even on the scene of important events such as Milkis at the MLG events of 2011 and so on! In addition, translators might also add subtitles to VODs of Brood War, furthering the informational side of professional StarCraft games and giving it an educational edge with proper detail of the wording and intentions of the various languages and their dialect.
![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/images/usericons/banling.png) - Banlings (Forum Moderators) Banlings are your knights in shining armor! They protect you from the forum trolls - menacing or immature users who are there purely to cause and wreak havoc to all. They are the best people to assist you with your questions. Although friendly people, you will soon realize that they are capable of separating their personal relationships with their professional duties and will not think twice in banning, warning or restricting you appropriately for the poor deeds you've done. Abide to the rules and you will likely never receive a private message from them. If you do, remember, it's not personal, it's just an issue they might have with your activity. Something easy to rectify. Banlings are not stream moderators. If you get banned from the chat on a particular user's stream, please contact the stream's user to get unbanned. TeamLiquid cannot do anything if you get banned from someone's stream.
*R1CH R1CH is the technical mountain of Team Liquid. He ensures the site is running well, features are cooperating properly and that new parts of Team Liquid further the use and worth of the TL site. He currently spearheads the tech. department and any issues or bugs you notice on the site or its features should be posted in the Website Feedback sub-forum. His importance is undoubtedly high due to the amount of work and programming he achieves alone or with little help! Make sure to follow-up on your daily dose of R1CH to see what he is rummaging up in his TeamLiquid.net Changelog and his Twitter: http://twitter.com/R1CH_TL
*Liquipedia (LP) and Team Liquid Progaming Database (TLPD) staff members' descriptions can be found one post below this one in detail
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Liquipedia & Team Liquid Progaming Database
Both the Liquipedia (LP) and the Team Liquid Progaming Database (TLPD) are the crowning features that makes Team Liquid one of the best communities in the world of competitive StarCraft II! They boast having the most accurate, pinpointed and detailed information about all your favourite players, maps, builds, tournaments and is often used or referenced by many TeamLiquid and non-TeamLiquid-members alike. But it isn't achieved without the help of the community members such as yourself and staff members. Those with the ![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/images/usericons/31796.gif) were instrumental in setting up Liquipedia and ![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/images/usericons/liquipedia.png) are dedicated Liquipedia staff members and work together with the globes to oversee all edits and additions made to the encyclopedia. Those with the ![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/images/usericons/74417.png) icon are present and hard-working TLPD members who can help you if asked upon.
Liquipedia (BW & StarCraft II)
Liquipedia is a wiki, a colloaborative commmunity, that asks for the combined effort, knowledge and experience of the members to contribute and input what they know to grow this resource.
There are no requirements to helping out with both the Brood War or StarCraft II. You simply need to have a forum account registered and the will to help out! If you are unsure where to start, consider the pages that have little to no information pertaining to the subject, these pages are often called "stubs" because they are just leaflets of the aspect of the game and require perhaps more than just the description.
Understanding Liquipedia's FundamentalsI love Liquipedia and all forms of Wikipedia, but the biggest hurdle I face is figuring all the coding and how exactly I can go about contributing to Liquipedia efficiently.How can I begin contributingcgrinker wrote:![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/staff/Kennigit/liquipedia/Liquipedia_Banner.png) How to edit a wiki: a guide to contributing to Liquipedia:We've been getting a lot of PMs lately from people coming up with some great content for the wiki asking if we can add stuff for them. Unfortunately its hard to get that stuff in without getting backed up on our review work and other content that we want to add to the wiki. For your convenience we wrote up this little guide to help you start of editing Liquipedia. Liquipedia runs the Mediawiki software much like wikipedia or many of the other wikis that are out there. Mediwiki uses tags much like HTML does to tell the software how to format the text in an article. In this writeup we are going to walk through some of the more important tags that Mediawiki uses. Creating Pages: This is a particularly confusing part about the Mediawiki software: there isn't a create page button. If you are feeling particularly adventurous you can go out and create an entirely new page. There are two ways to do this. The first is to use the double brackets ("[[PageName]]") to create a link to a page that doesn't exist. These links appear in red and can be followed to create a new page. The second option you have is to use the search box to search for the page. If no page comes back you will be prompted to create that page. Either way users who feel up to it can add entirely new content to the wiki. Let's start out by creating a sample build order strategy page called the Terran Big Game Hunters Build. Since we have a place we would like to place the page, the help table of contents we are going to edit that page and add "[[Terran BGH Build]]" to the list on that page. ![[image loading]](/staff/cgrinker/Creating_A_Page.png) there are a lot of tags that are going on in this page, most of which we will talk about later. The tag we are going to look at here is the link tag we are using. We use enclosing double brackets ( [[My Page Here]] ) to mark links in a wiki page. Internal links, that is links that stay within the wiki use the the name of the page that we are linking to, in this case "Terran BGH Build." If we want to link to a page outside of the wiki we use its full url address. If you look at our tag for the BGH page you will notice the or symbol ("|") followed by "Sample Page." The reason for this is we want to override what is displayed on the link. When we choose to save this page we will see a link labeled "Sample Page," that links out to the BGH page we have made. As always, it is important to comment the edits that we have made to the wiki. At the bottom of the page is a box labeled "Summary," in which we can leave a comment for the edit history page. This not only helps keep track of edits but helps reviewers ensure speedy flagging of new content. More on that later. Once we have saved we will see our link now appears on the screen in red: A link to an unedited page will always appear in red, once we follow it we are automatically taken to the edit page for that article. Because we are writing a Strategy article here it is best to stick to the general format of the other strategy articles. To do this we are going to copy the code from the strategy template which we can find at: Liquipedia:List of templates. Here we have some headers and a partially complete infobox in the corner as well as the table of contents. We also see some of the normal things from strategy articles: build order, hard and soft counters, and maps. Once we go over to edit we can see some of the tags that let us make a wiki page: Here we see two important parts of wiki pages. The first is at the top labeled Infobox and is a few lines enclosed in double curly brackets ( " {{ }} ") As a quick and dirty answer double curly brackets mark a template and the or symbols followed by a name and an equal sign mark fields for that template to be filled in. These can get rather complicated for new users so for people creating new pages sometimes it's best just to look at the instruction for the page, a link to all templates used can be found under the entry box after you have clicked review. Or look at a similar page to yours for an example of how it is used. The second tag to check out here is the enclosing equal signs. These mark headers in the page, with more equal signs marking deeper subsections. Generally in Liquipedia the double enclosing equal sign marks the highest level subsection, single equal signs create page name-sized headers. An important thing to note about headers is that creating three subsection tells the wiki to automatically generate a table of contents, so users never have to worry about creating those. Now its time to add some content to this wiki page. We're going to head over again to the edit section and place the build order into the "Build Order" subsection. In order to create a nicely formated section we are going to use the asterisk marker ("*") to create a Bulleted List: When we return to the page after saving we will see some nicely generated bullet points. Now though we run into an issue of build order clarification: what if the reader is unsure of how to make a sandwich? Here we can use another kind of this called a Numbered List. These are marked by using the pound key ("#"): As we can see we made a subsection in Build Order Clarification called "Making A Sandwich" by using three equal signs instead of two. This can help a lot in making sure info doesn't get cluttered on the wiki. Now we are off to a good start with learning how to the edit the wiki. In our help section is a full list of commands that the wiki's parser can read, a lot of them are pretty awesome. Here's a finished product of what we edited: The Review Process: Just to dispel the last of the confusion here is what the review process looks like on the wiki: Users with Reviewer status or higher have access to a special page called Outdated Review Pages. This is where a list of all recent edits shows up. We then can click on Review to bring up a page that shows the differences between the "Sighted Page," or the current OK'd page and the "Draft Page," the page that contains the recent edits: Edits that are deemed all good get a comment and set as the sighted page. If your edits isn't approved and isn't blatant vandalism we will generally let you know on your wiki talk page. Every user has a talk page on the wiki and you get alerts across the top of the page when you get a comment left. We also leave nice comments!
The following Liquipedia II Articles may also help you figure how you can contribute:
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Liquipedia:How_to_Contribute
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Special:SpecialPages
Frequently Asked QuestionI've recently taken an interest in writing for Liquipedia as I have a lot of time on my hands, love writing and love everything Starcraft. I wanted to ask what exactly is important to be done, and what can I do that will make a difference to the wiki?Where can I begin contributing?
Noam wrote:Someone recently asked me a similar question, I'll paste my reply: In my opinion, the best place to start would be in the area you are the most interested in. Some articles do not exist and simply need someone to compile all the data and write it in the standard Liquipedia formatting. For tournaments we have compiled a List of Tournaments without a page. For players the list is Template:Notable Players Without Their Own Liquipedia Page. You can also add to these lists if you notice something missing from them but cannot make the page yourself. If you do not want to start off the bat with a whole page, you can take a look at Category:Stubs and its many sub-categories to see if you can help expand a page which is lacking. There are many problematic strategy articles which are listed in their stub category. And as was recently announced, the new Recent Tournament Results page is always looking for people to update it as soon as possible.
*Please note that the Brood War section of Liquipedia equally needs contributors:
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Liquipedia:How_to_Contribute
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Special:SpecialPages
All contributors of Liquipedia will receive a promotional coin for their efforts (found in one's signature). This feature was introduced on April 28th, 2011 to show the staff's gratitude for any kind and all forms of help or additions the members have made! So if you are looking for some incentive or appreciation for your help, look no further than Liquipedia.
Starting on October 13th at the top-right corner, you can find "Portals" or entrances to various "hubs" of liquipedia information pertaining to the currently largest events of StarCraft II such as:
These portals is the place to be to find all relevant and up-to-the-minute updates and information about each event as they go on, as new ones are announced and old events become archived with replays, analysis and commentary. Of course, like all Liquipedia articles, they need your help, contribution and following!
Continuing their dedication to having up to date information about events, small or big, Liquipedia has introduced a new feature on December 13th. This feature helps inform users of upcoming streamed events to further explain what they are, what they are offering, where you can find new information, etc. This will help both create awareness, a desire for more inclusion of Liquipedia event articles from the organizers and give editors more accent.
Lastly, if you want to portray your gratitude, inquiry or questions. The Liquipedia staff are on the set ready to help you either via their Liquipedia IRC Channel (refer to the section of reporting on how to access IRC) or their Feedback topic (can be found in the Website Feedback subforum).
You can also catch Liquipedia on Twitter!: /liquipedianet
Team Liquid Progaming Database (BW & StarCraft II)
Team Liquid Progaming Database The TLPD is the largest and most resourceful tool to get facts, achievements, statistics and information about any big or small competitive StarCraft player since TLPD's birth back in 2007. Evidently, the three categories range form StarCraft II Korean Scene to the International scene to good ol' Brood War. The TLPD records a player's team history, their Elo and previously known aliases. As per all tools in Team Liquid. It does require the input of its members.
Unlike Liquipedia, users cannot directly input data but rather assist the TLPD staff members (look for the icon) by submitting posts with the relevant data such as: - a change in the player's nickname (AKAs)
- a change in the player's team
- a change in the player's records (winrate, tournament wins)
- any notable updates such as additions to any relative external links or general information, etc.
Why are some players not in the TLPD?
p4NDemik wrote (paraphrased):
When a player gets notably far enough in a tournament, we will start adding their games to the TLPD.
Essentially, perform well and you may soon find yourself or your teammates in the TLPD. It should also be noteworthy that some players are not yet in the TLPD, so patience or submit that player in the feedback topic: Click Here.
All new data should be put in the feedback topic! However, changes in a team portrait can only be manually done by PoP! Changes in player portrait can be done by any TLPD staff member. So patience if you're requesting a change.
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Posting Tips
(my favourite part)
Posting on Team Liquid isn't an art nor a way of adapting [their posting style] (although for some it may be). In general, proper and acceptable posts vary, but follow several established codes in order to get along with this community. However, if you check the Closed Threads section and the Automatic Ban List, you'll see a lot of people banned for various reasons you are perhaps unsure of. Fear not, because I present to you:
The OTHER Ten (Commandments)
I am obliged to state that these are not commandments, but rather complementary guidelines you should follow
-> Read the rules One would think that this is obvious, but too many people (read: more than 0) seem to overlook or just assume that the rules either do not apply or skim around them thinking they have found a loophole. The rules flex given the circumstances and so will the leniency or tolerance of the staff. This also includes the repercussions for not following the rules. If you are banned for X time, wait out your time and do not try to go around it (it will only further the duration of your ban and dig yourself a further hole) nor try to edit out the warning/ban from your post.
-> No Advertising This goes hand-in-hand with This is our House. Nobody wants a telemarketer on the phone and no one wants a person trying to convert you to their religion (at your doorstep). Good deeds are for the community, not yourself. If you have something to announce or give to the community in the form of replays, an informational show and/or important news; remember who it is for and who gains from it the most. If it is you, then consider our advertising views and look at it from our perspective. Some examples of this range from: "Hey guys, I am an up and coming caster, check out my videos and give me some criticisms!" to "I am a High-Master's Terran Coach offering his services for XYZ price!". This also includes: "Please vote for my game/team/baby/chili/country/imitation of Torte de Lini!".
Team Liquid is not Craigslist or Google The community is not here to service you, but to help everyone. If you are asking for help with your homework, to photoshop, for coaching or where you can find XYZ, you are on the wrong forum. There are topics for StarCraft related inquiries, but topics that serve no purpose but to help only you out are just as misplaced on the website as advertising and the advertisers. Use Google if you need help finding something and use Craigslist if you are looking for a particular service. Some examples of this would be: "I have this mouse that is barely used up for sale if anyone wants to buy it, I'll pay for shipping just send me a p.m!" to "What is that song that plays at the beginning for GSL Season 3", also "Anyone have an illegal torrent that clearly is illegal that they can link me or give me for my pirating needs and dirty business?".
-> Remember your place This is an extension to Respecting Forum Veterans. Remember, you are who you are. If you are not a moderator or staff member, do not say what they'll do, be proactive and report (see below for methods on reporting). Saying things such as: "this topic will be closed" or "Closing in 3... 2... 1..." are neither comedic nor useful. If you feel a subject (or lack thereof) doesn't warrant a whole topic, do not keep it afloat by proclaiming so (or repeating what others have said). Report it properly and move on, nothing more needs to be said or done. This goes along with advocating or plea to unban a previously banned member such as professional players and/or previous community members. If you have an issue with a staff member's choice of punishment or ensuing consequences: make an informed and civil topic in the Website Feedback sub-forum.
-> Read the forum In accordance to Thinking before posting, one should always read the forums before posting and/or making a new topic. The search feature is available and saying something that has been repeated/corrected or noted in the original post before-hand over several pages is more harmful than you might originally assume (consider how much misinformation gets spread and established based on the people posting without properly verifying). Read what you are getting yourself into, your opinion will be much more valued that way.
-> No Religious Topics They lead to nowhere, concession is rare and it extends beyond factual forms of arguments. They're endless and just end up spiraling out of control and tip-toe around condescension of different religions and their believers. Topics or blog entries about your religion that doesn't set the stage for debating one's ethnocentric views are perfectly fine, so long as they remain that way.
-> No Balance Complaints There's nothing TeamLiquid.net can do, if you have a complaint or view about StarCraft II, try The StarCraft II Forums (EU Website of StarCraft II). Talking about how banelings are too strong, stalkers are too fast or a certain race is too powerful due to your own circumstantial or anecdotal experience is not a valid argument nor contributory to the pertaining conversation.
-> No Battle.net or Blizzard Suggestions There's nothing TeamLiquid.net can do, if you have a suggestion for the Battle.net UI and/or Blizzard in general, try The StarCraft II Forums (EU Website of StarCraft II). Topics including forms of suggesting maps that aren't being professionally used, removing certain functions of the UI or telling Blizzard to get their head out of their ass ultimately achieves nothing. Blizzard doesn't officially read these forums, your suggestions would be best heard on their forums.
-> Guard your emotions People will put forth an idea, present a point of view or voice an opinion that anger, sadden, sigh or piss you off and you know what, it probably pisses a lot of other people off too. But the difference between them and you is that their stay will eventually be short and yours will be infinitely longer. In addition to that, you will learn restraint and tolerance, key things to being a potential staff member! The point being, if a player, organization or person says or does something you do not like, try and convey this emotion in a way that they can benefit from it. Constructive criticism helps remedy what bothers you, insults and derogatory remarks only causes people to disregard who you are or what you say. If there is nothing worthwhile to say to them, do not bother saying it.
-> Understanding bends with you, not for you In view of the above commandment, this one has no real aim or goal. The more you bend with the pace of the conversation and not stoop yourself to the levels of those who infuriate or intentionally provoke, the less you'll see punishments issued to you. Punishments have a guideline, repeated offenses obviously incur longer bans. However, good behavior, exposure and contribution can put you on a side that will see the light of day on TL for much, much longer. Treat others how you'd like to be treated in a society and you'll come to realize that being your sincere and mindful self will have its reaped benefits and comfortable stay here at Team Liquid. Remember, derailing a topic for your gain or spotlight is not acceptable, if you have something that is pertinent, speak of it.
-> + Show Spoiler +Eat Tortellini all day! Seriously, we come in several delicious flavours and look good in all sauces and alongside accessorizing appetites!
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Reporting Users & Searching Posts
One of the biggest pet peeves from the staff could potentially be the redundancy of topics that emerge onto forums trivially being a rehashed subject that's been either talked about before extensively and/or without end or real objective. For new users, this is a common pitfall that the community sees often and the method to avoiding this is searching.
For older members, reporting these topics and many illegible posts or malicious users is also a very useful tool that keeps the community and the forums healthy!
Reporting is only available for users who have shown a year of dedication and diligence with Team Liquid or in rare cases distinguished themselves enough to gain it sooner.. Be present and communicative with the forums and community and a report option should be available and found for proper use.
This report feature can be found at the top-right of a user's name next to the "P.M", "Profile" and "Quote" function (see image below):
+ Show Spoiler [An example of a common post] +.
Upon reporting, you will be prompted with a textbox asking you for a reason as to why you find this post unredeemed or rule-breaking. For reference, please consider The Ten Commandments and bkrow's Helpful Tips!
bkrow wrote:TL.net =/= GoogleObviously, the above covers asking simple questions, but i thought a special reference to Liquipedia and TLPD need to be mentioned. These great resources offer an incredible wealth of knowledge that can answer pretty much any question that doesn’t require discussion. Please check these before asking questions, they can open your eyes! LR Threads:The biggest ban trap of them all; I have come across many people who actually do not know the purpose of these threads. The LR stands for Live Report; i.e. it is thread primarily used for reporting what is going on in the current game. These threads exist to allow people who cannot access the stream the ability to follow the game and keep updated. They rely on people "Live Reporting" the games rather than making pointless comments or balance queries. Obviously, discussion about the games ensue which is not so terrible. The problem is when people feel the need to express their grievances. LR threads do not exist as an avenue to express ways you think the tournament can be improved. They do not exist as a sounding board for your thoughts on balance. It is a very clear guideline that balance whine in an LR thread is a big fat no-no. So quite simply – DON’T DO IT! If you have a coherent argument, MAKE A NEW THREAD; if you don’t have a coherent argument then DON’T POST IT! The amount of terrible posting that goes on in LR threads is abhorrent and the majority of it is by low post count users that may be new to the site. I thought i was doing everything right – but then i got warned/banned/thread closed!The best way to understand what happened is to PM a moderator. A useful technique is to head to the closed threads section, jump on the automated ban list (another very entertaining part of the community) and spot a moderator that is active. Obviously if you see one who has just posted it is much easier. Click PM and ask them why you got warned/banned; if you remain calm and polite they will most certainly hear you out. There is also this: Why my thread was closed topic?This is located in the Website Feedback Section– another great resource; if you feel something needs to be improved on the site, post away and you will most certainly get a response. Martyring For those who do not understand what this means, it is basically saying "I'm going to get banned for this, but..." or "I don't care, ban me!" The majority of times you say this, your post isn't ban worthy, not even worthy of a warning but by simply placing that in your post you are going to get automatically banned. Without fail.
If you are unsure about a post's value or contribution, you are free to ask Anything to the TL Staff.
Additionally, for those without the report feature, there are numerous ways to contact the staff outside of the report function via P.M (private message) of moderators or banlings or contact them via Team Liquid's IRC (Click here for a browser-based IRC and add "#teamliquid" in the channel section). Use the Query action (by clicking on their name) to privately message them via IRC.
Searching on Team Liquid isn't hard nor should it be. What can be daunting is making sure that what you are searching is sufficiently precise to yield results, yet general enough to show any similar topics that could be relevant to the topic you want to make on your own.
In addition, the search tool can also be used to see which post got a member warned, temporarily banned or permanently banned. Users can also use the search tool to see if anyone quoted or is talking about them!
The location of the search bar is relatively obvious. At the top-right of the forums you can see a white text-bar with a magnifying glass.
+ Show Spoiler [Where the search bar is located] +
Further detailing what you are looking for such as in which sub-forum would it be in (check the sub-forum where you'd usually post your topics and the Closed sub-forum to see if the topic's subject has been one that isn't suitable for Team Liquid.
Typing in words will yield results. Common determiners such as the, that a/an should generally be avoided in the search box since they are so common. Synonyms to a specific adjective or subject will definitely go a long way into making sure your topic isn't a repetitive one or one that can't flourish into a lengthy and intelligent discussion.
thedeadhaji seems to be able to clarify the best method to use the search function:
thedeadhaji wrote: The best way is to use the search function, which you can find in the top-right of the screen on the main bar [below the Team Liquid banner]. By default it searches for thread titles, but you have the option of searching for thread content, along with other search criteria. If you want to know what kind of career http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/korean/players/610_Hydra has had in the past, a simple search for "Hydra" or perhaps his Korean name of "Shin Dong Won" will yield results for your reading pleasure. (careful not to bump old threads unless necessary though!). Another thing to keep in mind, is that the search function does indeed accommodate string searches such as "ling rush" or "unit control". Sectioning the search to a specific forum can be very useful if you are looking for results in the Brood War/StarCraft II section, but want to keep an eye for other threads that may have been somewhat misplaced. Along the same lines, it is often worthwhile to check the first page of the appropriate section of interest. If making a thread about that Savior game that happened years ago, just check the thread list in the Brood War and tournament sections beforehand. Maybe there's already a thread about the very topic you wanted to discuss. If not, go ahead and make the thread under the correct sub-forum, making sure to include ample information that will fuel the discussion that will ensue thereafter.
To find if someone quoted you or if you are the center of discussion, type in your username in the search bar.
To find which post got the user banned, input the user's name under the username header and the word "ban" or "warned" in the search bar.
+ Show Spoiler [A typical search result for banned users] +
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How to make a Thread/Topic
Making a thread or topic on Team Liquid is relatively easy. All the rules in making a post, apply to making a thread with a few minor additions or suggestions that will help you keep out of trouble and into creating some interesting subjects to discuss!
General Section The general section is often used to discuss recent news, pop culture and/or the real things in life. It is a place to have a meaningful discussion with either like-minded or critical thinkers. Be warned that discussions about hot-button issues can get heated, so do not be afraid to just step back and take a breather.
- Avoid making topics that are sensationalized. This means that you are using word-play and/or stretching the truth in order to reel in emotions or a reaction from the readers. You post a topic to inform, not to entertain.
- Avoid making topics that are more related to you than the comunity or society at large. The key difference between blogs and the general section is the idea of a personal problem and societal issue. If something purely affects you and is anecdotal, chances are, it doesn't belong in the general section.
- Add content: a summary, a brief view of your opinion. Simply posting the URL to the article is not sufficient for a topic. You must at least quote the article, write a summary and/or add an opinion. This should help fuel a discussion and show that you care about the actual subject and its eventual conversation among the users.
- Post your sources. If you do not have a source, it might as well be fictional
TL Community The TL community is precious. It is one of the major pillars that makes this community stand out from any other website or social hub. In this section, you can use the TL community to organize meet-ups, find people within your area, ask the TL Staff interesting, pertinent or silly questions and discuss the latest members who has been banned. There isn't really anything to add or to note as additional requirements when making a thread or post on Team Liquid. If organizing a meet-up or LAN, make sure to give as much details as possible: The date and time, location (directions if needed), entry fee (if there is any), what equipment they should bring, the schedule, etc. etc. Be clear.
Additionally, LANs and Meet-ups are commonly made and sought out by members around the world. Check often the TL Community subforum for places in and around your area for meet-ups, gatherings, tournaments, LANs and/or events.
Please note that as a community, we protect one another and just because you are civil or respectable on the site, does not mean your actions outside will not be held accountable as shown here.
Do not hesitate to use the search feature to find events in and around your area. While the topic may be outdated or old, that does not mean the members are currently inactive or have moved on. In the instance that there is a topic already available about seeking members around your location, do not hesitate to bump it up or post in it, despite its inactivity. Often times, just the keyword of a nearby major city or country will be sufficient in the search box to finding topics related to your place of residence.
Fan Clubs Fan Clubs is a new forum derived from the TL community, with the rise of StarCraft II people felt so passionate about their favourite progamer, celebrity, personality and/or team(s) that they started making topics devoted solely to them. Not just anyone can have a fan club and not just any kind of subject will be accepted as a proper fan club topic.
- Fan Clubs are a place to support your favourite pro gamer, any bashing or condescending criticisms is not accepted. Talking about how your pro gamer didn't play up to par to his usual standard or mentioning what he could improve for his next match or tournament is entirely acceptable. Using a fan club as a stage to announce your hate for someone is never accepted.
- Fan Club topics must revolve around the subject who is relatively notable within the community. Generally, making a fanclub for yourself is not accepted.
- When making a fan club, you are responsible to keep it up to date with members who have signed up as a publicly supporter of the players/subject and with any news content, pictures, video interviews or achievements. A lack of these key features may lead your fan club to be closed until improved. Feel free to use the TLPD or Liquipedia for content.
Tech Support The tech support forum is not for everyone and please be cautious on giving advice or asking advice. However, rely on this subforum for any issues you are having with your StarCraft clients, your computer, streaming or anything in-between.
- Before making an inquiry, make sure your question has not already been asked by using the Search Feature or checking out the sticky or garnering topics at the top of the forum's lobby: Problems related to streaming, Computer resource topics, Relocalizing your StarCraft II client, Support FAQ & Guides, Tech Support Guidelines.
- When making a post regarding your issues, make sure to supply enough information to help you. Telling us your computer is making weird noises is not enough. Detail when it happens, when did it start happening, any other issues your computer had, how long you've had your computer and the most important one: your computer specifications. This includes, but not limited to; CPU, Video-card, PSU, amount of RAM and computer's manufacturer. Leaving this information out makes helping you much harder than it needs to be.
- Do not google solutions for users If you do not know what you are googling nor what you are reading as a solution, do not help. Unlike most views, sometimes trying to help is not helpful at all and should leave it to those who are more comfortable in this field or line of work. While your intentions are appreciated and understood, you may be further complicating the problem.
- When faced with a problem, make sure to do your own research and attempt to repair your own problems first. If the solution you've found is something you are unfamiliar with, feel free to make a topic about it!
SC2/BW General Section This is the place with the most happening and under the most scrutiny. The SC2/BW General section is for anything related to the games or the scene. Ranging from news about upcoming major tournaments to professional players leaving/joining/retiring (from) a team, you can find all the important stuff here first. In addition, discussion of the different aspects of the game, its mechanics, up and coming patches and fun creations (in the forms of songs, sculptures, 3D animation, etc.). Everything under the sun about StarCraft you can find here, in the general section! With such a wide variety of topics, there are certain guidelines you should be aware of:
- The forums is not your place to recruit new members to your site/clan/team Believe it or not, Team Liquid is not an orchard where you can pick our apples. Topics related to recruiting new members to your team or finding new friends are instantly closed. If it is not contributory or geared towards a form of a discussion, it probably doesn't belong in this subforum. Try these topics for finding practice partners/friends or clans in joining: #tlpickup on IRC, Clan Recruitment topic, Practice Partner Thread.
- Small questions are not for topics. The flexibility in the Brood War General section is dependent on the topic subject. One-answer simple questions are never accepted and should be asked in the monthly General Discussion topic (found at the top of the SC2 General Section: here is an example).
- Criticisms or specific views on a topic should remain within a topic. Even if you have an elaborate view on an issue that has its own topic, doesn't mean you can post a whole new topic for it. If every user did that, we'd have several duplicate topics about the same issue, cluttering up the forums.
- As always, contentless topics do not last very long on the forums. Avoid them, this means topics purely about a funny video or images is not sufficient and shows you didn't put much effort in presentation. Additionally, we also have a topic for videos and images.
- If you do not speak the language, do not translate the news Internet translators are not the best tool to fully understanding or deciphering a different language. If you find something that may be newsworthy, contact the translation staff members found here and ask them to help you out.
Strategy Section The Strategy section for Brood War and StarCraft II is probably the most underrated and yet, desired place to improve one's ability in the game. The StarCraft strategy section of both Brood War and StarCraft II is a rigid and strict place to give advice and to ask for it. You can and will get banned from the subforum for not reading the guidelines and policies set in place. This is not to scare or intimidate you, but rather to ensure that the strategy section remains a place to build or construct one's ability within the game and the quality of the forum.
- Before even responding or making a topic in the StarCraft Strategy sub-forums, consider the idea of your topic. Is it a simple question that doesn't really need a whole thread? If so, there is a sticky topic for this: StarCraft II & for Brood War.
- Hold up, what about the fact that your topic is inquiring about build orders. Believe it or not, Liquipedia has a wide array of up-to-date tested and viable build orders for you to look through and potentially answer your basic question: StarCraft II Strategy & for Brood War.
- No, not yet! Hold on! Can't make a topic yet! If you are looking for help, you must reach out before other pulls you out of the murky waters of your trouble! Consider analyzing your replays. How do you do that? Meet Day [9]: The guru of StarCraft, the Mr. Miyagi of strategy and John Madden of Analysis! He has just the tool-tip to help you with that issue from his daily show: The Day [9] Daily #317 - How did I lose?. Even Plexa himself, a staff member here on TL.net has given you a variety of useful forms of understanding and analyzing your own replays. In most cases, especially for the lower leagues, the main contribution to your loss was lack of workers and/or poor management of resources. Pay attention to how much you have stockpiled, how much you could have spent or you could have had if you fully saturated your bases with (30) workers (3 on each gas geyser + 24 on the mineral line).
- Still uncomfortable? Unsure of the basics? Do not click that new topic function. CecilSunkure is on the way with your dosage of how to macro, boxing, microing and basic mechanics and map-awareness! Consider his How to improve efficiently guide before running to the highest mountain for help! There's even Ver's original: How to improve PDF that could use some reading! Still updated regularly, we have wo1fwood's (for StarCraft II only) Basic Openings & Timings guide!! A very helpful guide to showing you the ropes towards an improved and concrete playstyle!
- Finally, y'know, if you really feel that none of these guides have helped you improve at all. Make a topic! But make sure it follows the very strict guidelines of the StarCraft Strategy forums. The StarCraft Strategy section has been through a lot revisions, firm moderation and stern beliefs on its criterias and quality. If your post lacks details, contribution and/or pertinence, it will be met with consequences. So please, make sure to read the basic formatting and guidelines for the StarCraft Strategy section, that's all that it asks and deserves.
Think I am kidding about all that seriousness? Take a gander at the Purge Topic to avoid the pitfalls and mistakes people often rushing to the strategy section.
- Nonetheless, all in all, if you want to last in that strategy section of the forums make sure all your posts are contributory, supported with evidence (replays, replays, replays) and showcases your effort of thinking, analyzing and/or attempt to understand (your mistakes, your build or discussion topic).
Other than that, you are good to go! Keep in mind that if your question is relatively minor, we do have a small section related to these sort of things (not important or big enough for a topic, but has no real place in a discussion). Try asking at the Simple Questions/Answers sticky! People are bound to stumble onto your question and answer it happily!
Additionally, be on the lookout for Highlighted Users/Posts in the Strategy section. They are trusted and well-informed StarCraft players. Their judgement are often informed, well-placed and thought out. It doesn't mean they are always right, but a strong perspective to consider. However, remember that these are players: they win and they lose some, so do not purely be on the look out for their posts, all posts should be equally contributory and well-informed as well (and perhaps not quire recognized yet; have you considered nominating them?
Blogs Believe it or not, the blog section is not "everything else" of a subject or topic. It does have its rules, but the level of tolerance here is much lower due to its diversity (since everything is relative to the blogger). Nonetheless, if you are looking to give someone some tips about meeting a person, give some feedback about a project of a person and/or just react to something funny/witty or sad about a blogger, this is the place to do it.
To start your own blog, follow Manifesto7's simple instructions: "To start yours, go to the Blogs page and click 'Create Blog'. Bloggers who bring something unique to TeamLiquid typically get the highest ratings and the most views."
Naturally there are some guidelines to posting in the blogs section:
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Just say 5/5 would read again and you are pretty much set in the blogs sub-forum! [justkidding, justkidding]
- Do not fabricate stories. Team Liquid has a level of trust within the community, we're not an audience and we're not spectators to your spectacle. Do not impersonate someone or a story that isn't true.
- Show some respect. Some people literally pour their heart and soul into these blogs and would just like an honest reply or sympathy. Posting "TLDR" is not only pointless, but it is rude and lacking.
- The blogs section is not a stage to promote your views or opinions about a subject that already has its own topic. Post your opinion there, do not clutter the blogs with a self-important view.
You never know how popular your personal stories or tellings are! In fact, Team Liquid now has aTL Featured Blogs Section (April 17th, 2012) to help showcase some of the best and most consistent bloggers Team Liquid has to offer. With the right content, wit and creativity, you just might have what it takes to be the best blogger out there! All it takes is some activity, some forum personality and high-star ratings to really set you in the right direction!
Website Feedback There isn't much to say here, if you have something constructive to say, criticize about the website, make a topic here! Additionally, features you'd love to see added and/or you found a bug on the site, please post it here as well. Staff members are very active in answering your questions or views with a respectful tone. Just because you are new, contributed little or have a difficult record of offenses or issues, doesn't mean you are less of a member or of less importance. All forms of feedback are accepted and responded to with as much respect as you give! Do not be afraid to speak your mind, we're all friends here!
- If you are looking to have your username changed, try this topic!
- On questions as to why your topic was closed: try this topic!
- Feedback for the TLPD team? try this topic!
- Feedback for the Liquipedia team? try this topic!
Not sure where to start? Consider The Hot-Button Topics section simmering with discussion for your delight! Order your first post today!
Want to be on top of all that is new! Try The New Topics section to be the first see great discussion topics and issues go grand! Make your first reply the first response of the topic!
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Tournaments: Frequently Asked Questions
Tournaments FAQ - For Organizers
Making your own tournament is difficult. It requires time, organization, planning and foresight of potential problems. There are many sites that facilitate this and many functions in TL to not only guide you, but to help you get your feet off the ground and into a realm of E-Sports.
-> To start off, who is the tournament for?
-> Do you want all divisions, leagues, countries and players playing? Is it for North America only? You must select limits to who can enter and how many.
-> Next, you want to decide if there is a prize-pool, what is it, what is the distribution of the prizes or if there are any prizes at all (it is okay if there are not).
-> The Map-pool: the map-pool is very important, you want to choose popular maps that are commonly played (unless your tournament is geared otherwise) to attract interested parties. It is not uncommon to copy a map-pool from another more prestigious tournament. MLG's map-pool is commonly referred to within the scene. Refer to their site to see which maps they are currently using. Additionally, in most cases, you can find their edition of a map via Battle.net's search custom map feature:
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-> The brackets: The brackets are basically the branches of your tournament. Depending on how many slots you intend to have for your tournament, you must set up your tournament in an efficient way that is time-efficient and fair for all players. In other words, how many games should a player play against his opponent before moving onto the next round. It isn't uncommon to have rounds that are best of one (meaning whoever wins the 1st game moves onto the next round) until the semi-finals that are typically best of three (first to reach 3 wins) and the finals best of five (first to reach 5 wins). However, feel free to experiment, also remember that each round needs a map or a systematic way of deciding maps.
-> Reporting matches: This is where things get tricky, but so long as you are available and have a team of administrators/managers to help you out, the amount of issues can be minimized. Reporting wins from players can be messy, but by using the chat tools offered on the internet, it can be avoided. Consider IRC as a form of reporting wins, there is also via e-mail and Battle.net's chat feature. For increased validity and to ensure no one cheats, you can demand the winner to supply a replay of the match for further verification.
-> Establishing rules: All tournaments needs rules, although if ambiguous or lacking, people will take advantage of it to either cheat and/or absolve themselves from blame. The bottom-line being: be concise and clear with your rules. As a guideline, the top three rules that should be in every tournament are: 1. No cheating allowed - Third party tools to gain an advantage over your opponent/watching a live stream to see what your opponent is doing (this also includes "smurfing"/impersonating a league or rank different than your own on someone else's or a secondary account). 2. Remain civil and mannered, idle chit-chat is generally accepted, but rudeness and personal threats or attacks towards the opponent should not be tolerated and 3. Be promptly on time (generally, if an opponent does not show up or put in any form of communication for his delay for a match, you can disqualify and/or penalized them heavily after 15 minutes or so).
Well, glad we got that all settled! Remember, the above bullets are guidelines and are only suggested, not mandatory.
Once you have done all of that, feel free to apply your tournament to the Team Liquid Tracker! This should help you with advertising your tournaments. Fill in all the necessary information. If accepted (you will be notified via private message), you will see your tournament listed in the tracker.
For additional advertising, try submitting your tournament in the TL Calendar. However with the influx of tournaments applying and floating around, the calendar is usually reserved for prized-tournaments and/or those with casters/commentators.
It is always suggested to make a forum topic in the StarCraft tournament section (either of Brood War or StarCraft II) to draw in more players
For documentation purposes, consider putting in a page of your tournament on Liquipedia. Nothing fancy or unusual, just something with basic information such as the results, description, time, date and place. Anything you would put on the tracker, put it on Liquipedia!
Here is an example: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/VT_Gaming_Open_Series
*Useful URLs to consider when making your own tournament:
Commonly used site to host tournaments with relevant information and brackets
Tool to create brackets for a tournament
Tool to create brackets for a tournament
Tournaments FAQ - For Players
One thing to note when considering partaking of your first tournament is that the atmosphere of tournament play is vastly different from both your typical ladder and custom melee map. However, remain calm, dry your sweaty palms and consider the fact that your opponent is no different than an opponent over ladder: someone you need to beat or win against.
- Picking your first tournament
Most would say to sign-up to any kind of tournament and just expose yourself. However I, personally, am inclined to disagree. When deciding which tournament to sign-up to, consider these two factors:
1. Pick tournaments that are near or around your skill level. This is due to the fact that you do not want to use your time in tournaments purely to lose to someone beyond your level. You want to get a feel for tournament play, the variety of maps (that are not necessarily Ladder maps and/or ladder versions of a map).
2. Select weekly tournaments that garner a lot of players. Weekly tournaments might ease any form of nervousness because the ultimate prize is little, the next tournament of that series will be around next week and often times, the same players return, allowing you to potentially play them again and improve or become familiar with interesting styles of play (while also trying your own new creative plays).
Overall, tournament play is quite an experience while also giving you exponential exposure of well-established clans that can offer you even more opportunities such as high-level prize tournaments, bookmarked events like Dreamhack, MLG and GSL. When losing in a tournament, do not feel too down, you cannot win them all remember, there are plenty of other tournaments you can try your hand at!
*Useful Team Liquid URLs to consider when interested in joining or inquiring about tournaments:
Team Liquid's Tournament Tracker
StarCraft: Brood War Tournament section
StarCraft II Tournament section
Personally suggested weekly tournament from the writer: The CraftCup (EU version)
Personally suggested weekly tournament from the writer: The CraftCup (US version)
The TL Open and Team Liquid Star League - For Everyone
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Team_Liquid_Starleague
Team Liquid SC2 Open
The Team Liquid (TL) Open and the Team Liquid Star League (TSL) are major staples in the competitive scene of StarCraft. Hosted by Team Liquid and often sponsored by big companies such as Razer, Pokerstrategy and TeamSpeak, these tournaments are what keeps TeamLiquid more than just a spectator and journalist of StarCraft and competitive gaming, but also what makes them a key identifier in determining who are the most noteworthy players (from both Korea or the foreign world) for team scouts/recruiters to consider.
If you are looking to go professional or get a taste for the big leagues, Team Liquid should be your number one stop! Additionally, The TL Opens allow for amateur casters to get some exposure and spectate some of the best matches in all of StarCraft's history.
The TSL has a long and strong history since the days of Brood War. But why explain it when we have Chill perfectly underlining the boldness and greatness known as the Team Liquid Star League
Before participating in the TSL, you must qualify. Although these tournaments are sparse, the Team Liquid Open (often sponsored by TeamSpeak) are typically individual tournaments ran, organized and updated by the staff members of Team Liquid and usually having established and famous guest commentators narrate the semi-finals and finals. To participate, just follow these easy steps:
- Find the most recent TL Open to participate in, you can find this under: Events tab at the top and TL Open. You can also find the most recent by often checking the Featured News sub-forum: in there, you will find a large URL where you can register your name and Character Code (CC).
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- Upon entering the registration page, ensure to type in all the valid information: Your username on Battle.net, character code and the race you play. Confirm your country and that you have read the rules listed above.
- Check-in, which is RSVPing the organizers that you are available to play on the day that the tournament is set to start, usually happens an hour to 1/2 hour before the event starts and can be found on the same page you registered on.
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...and that should be it! Best of luck and welcome to the TL Open and potentially, The Team Liquid Star League!
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Additional Features - Exterior Media
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet text messaging (chat). Team Liquid often uses IRC to chat amongst others users in real-time (as described above) rather than rely the forums for responses. You can often contact Team Liquid staff on IRC as well for reporting and/or pertinent questions. The users, as well, are quite knowledgeable in Team Liquid and can assist you in questions that don't warrant a topic, yet are in need of an answer.
To connect to IRC, consider either downloading the program mIRC: http://www.mirc.com/, XChat: http://xchat.org/ or use Quake.net's webchat (http://webchat.quakenet.org/) for an in-browser IRC.
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IRC requires no website registration or need to remember a password. Type in your name and channel name as #(the channel you'd like to access). Creating new channels is simple, just write anything after the pound sign: #______.
Upon doing so, you will be prompted into the chatroom.
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In the black box when clicking on a user, you will see three options:
- Whois which will show the general information of the user and the other channels he/she is in:
[22:41] == R1CH [r1@R1CH.users.quakenet.org]
[22:41] == realname : R1CH
[22:41] == channels : @#TLOpen @#liquipedia @#opentdm @#teamliquid
[22:41] == server : *.quakenet.org [QuakeNet IRC Server]
[22:41] == account : R1CH
[22:41] == End of WHOIS
- Query which is similar to private messaging someone. Upon doing so, an audio cue will be issued for each message in the private chat tab.
- Slap which is similar to bumping or a form of getting someone's attention. Typing someone's name in chat also cues a sound effect and highlights their name in red when they go to read the chat.
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Imperator wrote: Operator: Denoted by an @. Can kick or ban people. Used to denote the mods of the channel, and are typically staff members.
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Imperator wrote: Voice: Denoted by a +. Only users with voice and operators can speak when the channel is in moderated mode. Users with voice are typically senior members of the community or staff members.
And that should be it. The command /clear can be typed into the chatroom to remove all previous text written in the chatroom.
All rules and commandments that apply on the forums are applicable to the TL TeamSpeak Server. Do not act any differently than you would on the site. This is in addition to following the IRC rules if you create your own channel.
VoIP/Team Liquid's TeamSpeak
TeamSpeak (as of July 2011) currently sponsors and supports Team Liquid through their open tournaments and providing them with a reliable and secure VoIP program. TeamSpeak is geared towards gamers and requires one to have a microphone to relay voice-chat to other users. If you are looking for a place to talk to others, organize a game or communicate with your allies, consider TeamSpeak..
At the bottom left corner for the forums, you will see a function that can redirect you to TeamSpeak. However, before-hand, you must install TeamSpeak. Thankfully, there is a guide and place for you to do so thanks to TheMango: TL TeamSpeak Server.
Step 1 is to download TeamSpeak: Download here. Upon doing so, follow the simple method of installing it. It is no different than any other previous program you have installed
Step 2 is to simply setup: By clicking TeamSpeak at the bottom left of the forums (below the Website Feedback sub-forum, Closed Threads section and IRC), you will be redirected here or directly initiating a connection to the server.
Step 3 requires basic setting up with TeamSpeak: You will first be prompted to enter your nickname, this can be anything you want not necessarily your username. Then your microphone settings; Voice-activation detection allows the program to transmit whenever you are talking or sound enters your microphone. This is very reliable and often used for many people (if selected, there will be a follow-up test sequence to determine your microphone's sensitivity levels), however push-to-talk is for those who wish to selectively choose when to transmit something they are saying to other fellow users (if selected, you will have pick a hotkey that will be your "transmit button". The author personally uses the key "caps lock").
A follow-up setup screen will ask if you have any additional keys you would like to bind or make a hotkey for TeamSpeak, change accordingly if desired. The rest of the setup sequence is just preference and you should be set to go!
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In most cases, you will not find yourselves using all the tools TeamSpeak has to offer, but do not be afraid to experiment, look around and see what kind of features TeamSpeak has to offer to you!
All rules and commandments that apply on the forums are applicable to the TL TeamSpeak Server. Do not act any differently than you would on the site.
TheMango wrote:
Q: Can I request a private/passworded channel for my team?
A: One of the major difference from Ventrilo will be that permanent channels will be strictly limited to significant TL community based groups (TL WoW guild, LoL, TL EvE, DotA/HoN etc). Instead, all TL members will now have the ability to create their own 'temporary' channels (channel disappears if no one is in it) in 'User Channels'. To create your own temporary channel, go into 'User Channels', right click on 'User Channels' -> Create Sub-Channel -> Type in a name and password (optional) -> click 'OK'.
Q: If our group meets that requirements above, how do I get my channel created?
A: PM TheMango on TL with the channel name, what it will be used for, and a password.
Q: Can someone without a teamliquid,net forum account still use the TeamSpeak server?
A: Yes and No. As of now, guest accounts will be able to connect to the TeamSpeak server, but will not be able to create their own temporary channels and will only have access to the few public channels.
Q: What is the TL TS3 Server IP/Port information?
A: teamliquid.typefrag.com:13870
Q: Can I use a different TS3 name/nick than my TL.net forum account?
A: Yes, you can change your nick to whatever you want, but it will still be linked to your forum account.
Q: Will the TL Ventrilo server be shutting down?
A: Yes, I will be scaling down the number of slots over the next few months and it will eventually be shut down sometime in 2011.
TL Attack is back and in StarCraft II! It is a show where an invited progamer plays StarCraft with or against fans and regular users. Mixed with a jovial tone, elements of a basic interview (whilst they're playing directly against fans or viewers) and colorful commentary, StarCraft shows the capabilities and reuniting efforts of live-streaming. It removes the gap between professionals and the fans that adore them and teasingly entertains the viewers.
Live streams on Team Liquid has been growing since Livestream.com and Brood War. As technology improved, the diverse amount of games expanded and people's desire to entertain, contribute and give back to the community that they have spent years working with.
Live streaming consists (generally) of portraying your gameplay, showcasing a game or providing interesting , analytical and/or comedic commentary to a specific aspect of the gaming industry or of StarCraft specifically.
Before you consider livestreaming, make sure you understand how to live stream and if you have the technology to do so.
- Can I live stream?: The first question most people ask when they want to live stream is: "is my computer good enough to live stream?" Thankfully, our magician of technology, R1CH, has provided us an ample amount of information and tools to find out if you can. In short, the two most important components you should be checking about your computer and internet setup is the Upload Speed (at least 1.00 mb/s) and your CPU (usually quad-cores are sufficient).
Now that you've got that settled, you will be prompted two choices of streaming devices. There is FMLE, Flash Media Live Encoder; that gives full direct control to the user. Although not user-friendly, it is the most qualified and overall better device (that is currently free on the market).
Fortunately, there is a guide in working out FMLE (with additional required downloads to VHSC for video and VAC [Virtual Audio Cable] for sound) provided by Destiny (The URLs to download are either hosted and/or redirected from Destiny's guide as well).
There is also XSplit. An all-in-one friendly way to get many up and coming casters/streamers or community contributors live streaming their business and drumming up interest/viewers. XSplit boasts easy maneuverability, setting changes and comfortable UI, however it may cost a subscription fee now or within the near future (depending on when you are reading this guide). If you decide to stream with XSplit, there is a program called DXtory which helps improve the quality of your stream without sacrificing more bandwidth. Thanks to Nepsilon, the tutorials can be in this topic.
Fortunately, it, too, has a guide (thanks after7days). Despite it being directed towards a particular streaming website/service, the guide works cooperative with any other website.
That is step 2 of being on your way to streaming. Selecting a streaming service is an area we will delve in. They are all suitable, though justin.tv being the most supported by the gaming community at the moment. There is also Own3D.tv, DailyMotion, Livestream and UStream, but it all comes down to personal preference, experience and comfort. If you find yourself being trouble by customer support, bogged by ads or relentless problems with a particular site, do not hesitate to try another or to ask the community for their thoughts (though, please make sure to search first, I am sure others have asked before you).
Step 3 is TeamLiquid oriented. TeamLiquid is not very rigid about who they allow advertising their stream on their site. They simply ask for two things: 1. To remain respectful with the community members on the forums. This includes forms of cheating and/or blatant racism. 2. To show forms of basic contribution or participation with the community members via some posts or activity.
If you feel you meet these requirements, feel free to use the application found on the first post in the "Streaming on TL" topic: Apply here! All applications get answered (whether positive or negative) within a couple of days. It is dependent on when staff get around to either accepting or declining your application. Additionally, if you want TeamLiquid to embed a new stream website you have started hosting your entertainment at, use the same application as noted above..
Step 4 is optional, but upon being accepted (you'll be contacted via private message), you can use the same application to submit your attached topic that will allow viewers who are more vocal to leave you feedback, comments and/or support to your cause or entertainment! Make your stream topic in the appropriate section as instructed in the first post in the topic: in the User Streams sub-forum.
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Step 5 is a bonus and is just an overview of all the streaming options you have available. Upon being accepted, you have a "Stream" function right below your "Profile" function at the top-left corner. Upon clicking, you will be prompted with the master board of your stream options. While most is explanatory on its own, you should take note of "Stream managers" which allow three forms of access to people you trust and Game which has a variety of options ranging from Chess to Brood War/StarCraft II and recently League of Legends!
+ Show Spoiler [Stream Panel] +
And that's pretty much it! You are good to go and strut your stuff to the world! People often use Twitter or their stream topic to notify other users that they are streaming and what content they intend to showcase! However: *It is the author's personal opinion, if unsure whether you should stream or not (since it does require a lot of bandwidth and effort to maintain a stream), that you should stream for your own personal enjoyment and if and when your content would be of interest or service to people sometime in the future. Asking others if they'd watch before actually doing it is a pitfall for disappointment. Please do not commit only to get views or for popularity, the outcome may not be what you hoped for.
R1CH wrote:
Having Problems?If you are having issues that you absolutely can't solve yourself (after reading my stream quality guide and adjusting all relevant options), if you want to post a thread ensure you've at least done the following first: - Ensure your upload speed is fast enough to support streaming (1mbps+)
- Ensure your CPU is fast enough to support streaming (quad core)
- Updated to the latest version of XSplit (instructions) if applicable.
- Reduced resolution and bitrate to low levels to verify it's not a CPU or Internet issue.
- Searched TL using "Content Search" for error messages you may be receiving. Is XSplit telling you "Unable to synchronize settings with server"? Then search for it first!
If you still want to post a thread, include at very least the following information, or your thread will be closed:- Streaming software used (Xsplit? FMLE? VAC? SCFH? VhScrCap?)
- CPU type/speed and amount of RAM (eg: Core i5 2500k 3.3 GHz, 4GB RAM). Not sure? Use CPUz.
- Windows version (eg: Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit)
- Download / upload speed as measured by www.speedtest.net to California, USA (eg 15000 down / 5250 up kbps) and ping, packet loss and jitter as measured by www.pingtest.net to California, USA. Connection type - wired / wireless?
- Settings used in all your streaming software (take a screenshot if you're lazy - you can upload screenshots directly to TL using the 'upload image' link when making a post).
Make sure at very minimum the following information is available / visible: Resolution, bitrate, frame rate (fps), quality options.
Make note NOT to show your stream ID / key, as this is private data that lets anyone stream to your channel.
- Streaming service used (eg: Justin.TV, UStream, own3d, etc)
- If posting about video issues or something visible, a link to a recording / VOD of the problem exhibiting itself. Almost all streaming services auto-record VODs, so link to the VOD where you had problems.
Obviously not all these will apply to all types of questions - there's no point testing your Internet speed if you can't even install your streaming program for example. But please include as much detail as possible. No one can help you if you didn't provide the necessary information.
Are you still having trouble? Consider Twitch.tv's TheGunrun's Streaming101 Guide to further explain the in's and out's of streaming as well refining the quality to the best it can be.
- How do I become featured or how can I get someone I enjoy featured? To be featured or suggest someone to be featured is on a case-by-case basis. There are currently two categories that one can be featured if they meet the right criteria:
Other - Notable characters or members of the community that offer an entertaining live stream. The criteria for this category are both: 1. Notability
2. Content (ie not just rebroadcasts, or pre-event viewer building).
For Players - Professionals who have reached a significant height of great gameplay and strategy in their games. The criteria to meet this featured category are: 1. High skill level / tournament results
2. High average viewer count
3. Notability / contribution
4. Activity
This revision was made on November 1st, 2011 to which they reiterate: How to become featured?
We will be reviewing featured streams every few months, and will be adding and removing featured streams accordingly. Just because a player was removed at this time does not mean he will never be added again.
The best way to become featured is to gain viewers, win tournaments, or a combination of both. Again, we understand it is difficult to "gain viewers" without being featured, but we feel that featured status is something that recognizes popular and skilled players, not a vehicle to make players popular or skilled.
For example, we are featuring It's Gosu's Gatored for the next month or so due to his results at IEM New York (beat coLMVP_DRG 2-1 in groups, 3-0 vs oGsTOP in the RO8). If he can maintain a high number of viewers and continue having good results, he will remain featured.
Similarly, we would automatically feature any players that qualified for the current Code A season if they requested it.
For discussion, suggestions of people who you feel should be featured, try their Featured Streamer List & Nominations. Teams, organizations and event streams will not be featured unfortunately (however, during events, they will have the event section/status to notify people of events and their associated streams).
Spectating StarCraft & BarCrafts
Once a common theme in the TL community was the prospering movement of http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/BarCraft! "BarCraft is a portmanteau name for watching StarCraft at bars. This phenomenon popped up in the spring of 2011 in the US, with the start of NASL. It is often attributed to Team Liquid user "primadog", the redditor "o_Oskar", and the Chao Bistro in Seattle.". Instead of going to a bar or venue to watch a Football or Soccer game, why not consider going to watch StarCraft? If you live near a major city, try searching for your city + "barcraft" in the search bar and see what comes up! You might be surprised and go on an intrepid to see what the TL Community can truly do for you and your passion for StarCraft!
Team Liquid realizes the importance of having not only a central community hub online, but it should serve local communities join together for great events. This is where the Event Listing for BarCraft & Meetups come in! From there, you can see what BarCrafts are available in your country, city, town and for which up and coming event?
All BarCrafts are expected to have a specific Team Liquid forum topic associated it with further questions, people to contact and discussions/feedback about the event.
The announcement of this event occured back in January 2012. Detailing what one has to do to submit an event:
On January 20 2012 08:06 R1CH wrote: If you're an event organizer, here are the steps you need to get listed: - Decide on a venue, date and time. The barcraft / event list is not for interest checks, it is for confirmed events only. - Post a new thread in TL Community with the details of your event such as the name / location, any special offers, photos, etc. The first post in the thread will be shown on the event details page, so please do not re-use threads from old events. - Go to the submit page and fill in all relevant details. Here's some tips about the fields and examples of what could go there: - Name
Informal name of the event, eg: NYC MLG Barcraft
- Location
Informal / local name of the event location, eg: Legend's Sports Bar. Don't enter the street address here!
- Category / Event
Select the type of meetup event, eg whether is is a barcraft covering an event or just a regular meetup.
- Date / Time
Specify the correct date, time and timezone of the event. Take care to enter the correct time in 24 hour format.
- Street Address
Enter the full street address of the bar or location of the event and press Find. Ensure the location on the map is accurate.
- Age Restriction
If there is an age restriction, eg at a bar or club, please enter the minimum allowed age.
- TL Thread
Link to the TL Community thread you created about your event.
*Useful Team Liquid URLs to consider when interested in watching some streams:
TeamLiquid's channel for events such as TL Attack and TL Tournaments!
Team Liquid Detailed List of all Streams
The Nydus Network - A portal to previewing and viewing all of Team Liquid's online streams!
The Team of Team Liquid stream status (look to the right)
The TL Calendar listing, showing all important/major events or entertaining shows coming up
Forum of all the User Streams to comment in
Author's personally suggested stream
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Additional Features - Interior Additions
Liquibet is simply to vote on which player you believe will win in a particular match.. At the top-right, near your username and various profile actions, a yellow number may appear alongside "Open liquibets". The first number in the fraction is designated for Brood War while its counterpart is for StarCraft II events and/or matches.
mensrea wrote (edited with updated material by Torte de Lini):
Here's how it works:
1) Each Liquibet Ladder "season" will be comprised of a single season of the OnGameNet leagues (ie Challenge league, Duel Tournament and Starleague), the NASL league and all TL Opens and Liquid tournaments in between. The whole thing should last approx. 4 months altogether (this is subject to change). Additional tournaments may be added.
2) Point your mouse to this site's Liquibet section and start picking the winners for the upcoming matches. The more winners you correctly pick in advance, the higher your Liquibet Ladder score gets.
3) Each of the respective tournaments used to score your Liquibet rating (i.e. the OGN leagues, Liquid tournaments, etc.) will have their own unique point system. For example, the OGN leagues go like this:
- Challenge League: 1 point for each player that advances into the Duel Tournament, 2 points for each player who goes through to the Challenge League Championship match, plus 4 points for correctly choosing the winner of the Challenge League. So, the maximum number of points for the CL is 20 (12 + 4 + 4)
- Duel Tournament: 1 point for each player that advances into the next Starleague (ie max 12 points)
- Starleague: 1 point for each correct guess of the winners each week during the round of 16 and 8 (ie max 4 points each week, unless we have tie-breakers, in which case even more points will be up for grabs). At the semi-final level, it will be 4 points for guessing the winner (ie 4+4 = 8 points max). For the final, the winner brings in a whopping 8 points (basically worth the same in points as correctly guessing all the winners in two weeks of round robin Starleague play).
4) Sit back and watch as your Liquibet rating soars and your phone rings off its hook from all the congratulatory calls from adoring fans and foreign dignitaries alike!
5) At the end of the Liquibet season, we total up all the points scored by participants and crown a Liquibet theorycraft champion!
What is the Fantasy Proleague & GSTL?
Waxangel wrote:
Fantasy league. The greatest thing to be born out of professional competition, and possibly even greater than the actual competition itself. Though Starcraft 2 has been out for nearly a year, sadly there has not been a league to which the fantasy formula could be applied.
Now, with the advent of GSTL, all of the couch confined commanders and theorycraft trained tacticians have a battlefield on which they may show their worth. In the past there have always been ways to prove your passion as a fan; now there's a way to prove your intelligence as one. Can you assemble the greatest inaugural GSTL Fantasy team? Sign up now!
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How do I play?
Waxangel wrote:How to Play- You choose 8 pro-gamers and 1 pro-team that you think are good. They will score you points when they win.
- You pick 3 players that you think are bad. They will lose you points when they win.
- Players and teams can be traded between weeks for those valued less than them.
- The fantasy owner with the most points at the end of the season will be declared the champion. The winner will receive an awesome special icon.
Fantasy Proleague RulesTeam Selection+ Show Spoiler +Main Team Selection
To start, each Fantasy GSTL participant is given a total of 36 points* with which they may purchase players. With these points, a main team of eight pro-gamers (of which one is your team captain) and one pro-game team must be selected. The captain of your team is the same as a regular player with the exception that they cannot be traded.
The pro-gamers and pro-game teams have been assigned point values based on a variety of factors, including past GSTL performances, number of past GSTL appearances, performances in individual competitions, estimated likeliness to compete in the upcoming GSTL, etc. When pro-gamers and pro-game teams win games in the GSTL, the Fantasy owners who have purchased these players earn points. Detailed scoring rules are listed below.
*These points are only used for team selection. The points used for scoring are separate.
Anti Team Selection
Each Fantasy GSTL participant is also given 13 points with which to assemble an “anti-team.” Three pro-gamers must be selected to be on the anti-team. The anti-team is identical to the regular team in all respects, except points scored by the anti-team count AGAINST the owner. Player Scoring:
Lineup Appearance: +1 Point*
Game Win: +2 Points per win
Game Loss: -1 Point
2-Game Streak Break: +1 Point**
3-Game Streak Break: +2 Points**
Your Player's Team Wins: +1 Point***
Tie-breaks are decided by the team captain's score.
*Point given just for appearing in a match, regardless of win or loss. Only counts once, i.e. if MC goes 4-0, he still only gets 1 appearance point.
**Given when a pro-gamer defeats a pro-gamer on the opposing team who is on a two or three game winning streak. Streaks do not carry over between matches; all streaks must occur in the same match.
***This counts for all players on the team's roster, even if they did not play in the match.
Team Scoring:
4-0 Victory: 8 Points
4-1 Victory: 6 Points
4-2 Victory: 4 Points
4-3 Victory: 2 Points
3-4 Defeat: 1 Point
2-4 Defeat: 0 Points
1-4 Defeat: -1 Points
0-4 Defeat: -2 Points
Miscellaneous
Trade Tax: -1 Trading Rules- Between each week of games, you may trade players (swap a player for someone you don't have)
- Player and team values will increase or decrease every week, depending on their performances.
- Every player has a trade value, and you can only trade for players of lower value (higher value for anti-team)
- You are limited to a maximum 2 Main Team and 1 Anti Team trades per week
- Trades do not carry over from week to week if unused
- Your team captain cannot be traded
- Each time you trade, you will be assessed a -1 point trade tax
Basic Trading Strategy- Check the schedules each week! You'll want to know what teams are playing (and thus, which players are likely to appear)
- Don't make trades just for sake of making trades, as they cost you trade tax points and you may get stuck with a player you don't want
- The trade price formula takes into account number of matches remaining -- so players with more matches remaining will have higher prices
- You must trade for players with less value, but try to minimize the value loss. For example, if you trade someone worth 30 for someone worth 20, next week you can only trade the 20 for someone less. It's much better to trade the 30 for someone worth 29.
The replay section, currently for Brood War only, is the section where high-level or interesting games are played by the players you know best!
To download, simply click on the blue floppy disk icon at the right of each replay upload or submitted by the staff members!
In addition, major replays from Team Liquid can be found on the Nevake YouTube channel (Team Liquid StarCraft database), boasting over 10,000 professional Brood War games played and uploaded for your viewing pleasure!
In addition, for StarCraft II, TeamLiquidnet on YouTube has many phenomenal VODs from the TL Open and TSL for your viewing pleasure in addition to other miscellaneous treats and goodies!
Pony Tales is your go-to place for all Team Liquid and more! With the first issue starting in 2010 (though there are signs of Pony Tales since 2006 under the original names of LiquiScoop [2006] and Pony Express [2007]), Pony Tales has been periodically releasing new issues with better and more amazing goodies inside. Ranging from opinionated pieces, StarCraft BW and II analytical articles and forum additions, changes or things that average user may have missed such as notable/hilarious bans and shameful posts or topics uncensored and untouched for your entertainment!
If you want to keep up with the times, Pony Tales is where it is at!
Team Liquid Final Edits (TLFE)
The Team Liquid Final Edits (TLFE) can be found in the Featured Threads sub-forum in the forum index. It is usually considered the editorials for writers, staff and/or notable members of the community. Although the opinions often made in the article(s) are not official opinions or values associated with the staff of Team Liquid, the article is meant to artfully pose a well structured and researched opinion that holds some value, even if disagreed.
The TLFE hopes to invoke intelligent discussions around its subject, drawing out emotions in agreement or in disagreement but while also maintaining dignity and respect in its approach rather than sensationalism and creative titles.
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Customizing Team Liquid
Although more variety, additions and subjects are constantly being made from users on Team Liquid, one's interests on the site or the reason why they visit this site remains the same: whether it's purely for the community, a specific game and its ongoing discussion or purely for the latest news, Team Liquid now has a way to customize the site to your preferences. Everything you do not want to see will be gone, everything you wish to be aware about will have more presence on the left side of the website. This is thanks to the November 7th, 2011 forum update that allows show or hide entire sections of the forums that do not appeal to you whatsoever. This feature also is accessible and saved for users who are not logged in (though we hope you do sign up!).
To customize your Team Liquid's forum requires little effort. Scroll down towards the bottom of the page and look towards your left for a "customize sidebar" button or url: you equally may also click Click Here which will prompt the control pad.
+ Show Spoiler [Location of Customize Sidebar button] +
Once clicked upon, you will be shown all the forums you have public access to. In here, you can move entire blocks of the forums to be either hidden, in a different order (those you access more you might want to be at the top) and below that allows you to remove specific parts of the those blocked forums that you no longer like or feel it applies to your interests.
+ Show Spoiler [Control panel to customizing your forums] +
Stream/Calendar/LP/TLPD Customization
Similar to customizing your forums, customizing your stream viewing, the streams and the games that show is another new integral part of Team Liquid's goal to accommodate to your specific needs and only showing what you like in the order you want. Since November 1st, 2011, Team Liquid implemented the feature to customize your right sidebar which includes the calendar (which events interests you to know about?) as well as the TLPD (the names listed below the search bar are considered, according to TLPD's calculations of winnings, performance, etc. to be the top 10 in the world or within South Korea [South Korea is not counted within the International rankings] and Liquipedia.
These settings range from which default search is Liquipedia set to (Brood War or StarCraft II), which rankings do you care about more in the TLPD (Brood War Korea, StarCraft II international or South Korea). For Streams, you can set it in a specific order (who has the most views right now, which games or races do you want to focus on?). This control panel can be found on the right-side at the near bottom similar to the left side-bar customization button.
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Upon doing so, you will be prompted with the control pad that should be relatively self-explanatory. Check what streams you want to see, in what order and the associated races you prefer. For options of "other" consists of games that aren't already mentioned such as Heroes of Newerth or newer more prominent games Team Liquid acknowledges.
+ Show Spoiler [Control pad to the right sidebar] +
As of November 3rd, 2011, R1CH and the Team Liquid staff have finally heard the calls for a way to subscribe to your favourite streams and it has been finally implemented!
To do so is rather simple. Just click on your favourite stream here on Team Liquid, scroll to the bottom of that page and click on the "Add to favourite button"! Upon doing so, your favourite players or streams will have its own section on the featured listed under the title of "favourites"! Now whenever your player gets online, they will show up, featured or not, on the featured section as a favourite!
+ Show Spoiler [Location of the Favourites button] +![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/8dSMH.png) ...and subsequently where you can find the favourited stream ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/ylTk5.png)
To remove a stream from your favourites, just simply access the right sidebar settings instructed in the above post and click on "Manage Favourite Streams"
Adblocking Team Liquid is perhaps the few things Team Liquid asks of you, the user and common visitor not to do. As stated previously, nearly all staff members work on a volunteer business. This website runs on the written and working contributions of their staff members, the ads to generate basic revenue to sustain the website and your activity. Please do not adblock Team Liquid if you wish the site to remain afloat!
In a November 5, R1CH details ways to either add Team Liquid as an exception to your adblock and/or various browsers different versions of ad blocking add-ons.
On November 05 2011 08:30 R1CH wrote:Chrome Adblock / Adblock Plus:Click the adblock icon at the top right and press "Don't run on pages on this domain". + Show Spoiler [Image] +Firefox Adblock / Adblock Plus:Click the adblock icon at the top right and press "Disable on teamliquid.net". If you don't see the adblock icon in your toolbar, you can press Ctrl+Shift+O to bring up adblock options, then go Options / View in toolbar.+ Show Spoiler [Image] +Opera: (using the built-in adblock, thanks CrudeClown) Right-Click on an empty area on the TL-page; "Click Edit Site Preferences"; Select the "Content" tab; Uncheck "Enable content blocking". This will only affect the TL website. + Show Spoiler [Image] +Firefox NoScript:After the page loads, click the NoScript icon and press "Allow teamliquid.net". Unfortunately NoScript does not provide a way to whitelist a site and have the extension stop filtering that site, so after each new page load, if you see the NoScript icon indicate that scripts have been blocked, click the NoScript icon and press "Allow all this page". Note that the NoScript allow list is global so by unblocking ad network scripts on TL they will also be unblocked for other sites. This is unfortunately the only way the extension works. Also NoScript can still block some ads even when it is completely set to allow all scripts. The only way to allow ads is to remove or disable the plugin. All Browsers:If you have privacy / security software or settings that are set to hide or mask the HTTP Referrer header, then some ads may not display. If this didn't work you might have other things blocking ads such as script blockers, 3rd party programs, non-adblock ad blocking programs, hosts files, broken / old versions of adblock that don't whitelist properly or any number of possible issues.
By maintaining Team Liquid on your whitelist of ads, we are forever indebted to you and will continue to do what you come here for the most. Thank you again! We truly appreciate your favorable decision!
*The last thing you may want to customize is your username. Though this is only possible to new users under 500 posts and there are exception to which names you may take, we do allow a one-time change of your username: Click Here to apply and please follow the directions properly
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The Credits
All content, ideas, images, writings and guidelines were done by Michael 'Torte de Lini' Cohen and/or their respective original creators and does not necessarily reflect the official position, view, value or opinion of TeamLiquid.net or its staff members. All quoted material are accredited to the respected original writer and edited purely for accuracy.
Additional accreditation goes to JWD for his advice and suggestions. Nazgul for the permission to do this and disciple, DivinO, Plexa for encouragement, help or giving me a secret sub-forum to draft! All quoted material are properly credited and appreciated for their elaboration and clarity.
The following users have also helped improve this guide with verbal input, corrections and/or suggestions: - aers
- Antoine
- Carnac
- CaucasianAsian
- CTStalker
- Daigomi
- flamewheel
- GHOSTCLAW
- Harem
- HawaiianPig
- Heyoka
- Hot_Bid
- Imperator
- intrigue
- micronesia
- Nyovne
- probe1
- salle
- thedeadhaji
- tofucake
- travis
Constant updating will be made upon this accessory. If I have missed any useful and updated tools that TeamLiquid has to offer or an addition that would further the use of this entry, please let me know as soon as possible. All forms of constructive criticism is appreciated and considered!
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On September 28 2011 08:05 Torte de Lini wrote:This guide was last updated on: Changelog: - Tuesday, September 27th, 2011: Final Draft into public submission.
- Friday, October 7th, 2011: Inclusion of Battlefield 3 topic in the Sports & Games sub-section.
- Saturday, October 8th, 2011: Health & Fitness sub-forum URL added.
- Friday, October 14th, 2011: Replaced old Ask TL Staff Anything URL with the new one.
- Monday, October 17th, 2011: Mention of DXtory when suggesting XSplit for Live Streams.
- Thursday, November 10th, 2011: Featured Stream List section has been added.
- Thursday, November 10th, 2011: Partner Portals completed.
- Tuesday, November 15th, 2011: New Topics Section added
- Wednesday, December 13th, 2011: Liquipedia Events Feature added
- Saturday, December 17th, 2011: Customizing Team Liquid Section added.
- Thursday, December 22nd, 2011: Addendum to the "Other Ten Commandments" section involving previously banned community and/or professional players and the need to advocate for their release/unbanning.
- Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012: Spoilers cleaned up and properly spaced.
- Wednesday, April 18th, 2012: BarCraft section has been added to the Exterior Media section, TheGunrun's Streaming 101 guide has been added, Subscribed Threads, Updated Staff Roster redirect
- Tuesday, June 19th, 2012: Updated streaming application policies, Changed TL's TeamSpeak Server information
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