Редактирование: Maintainers (раздел)

== Who are the Maintainers? ==

Maintainers serve as the primary managers for the codebase. They are born from [[coders]] who sold their soul for great power. They answer directly to the headcoder who appoints them and leads them.

Their job is to fix major issues, implement needed upgrades to old code systems, and generally make sure the codebase is technically functional. In addition to these general purpose duties, they provide two other important roles:

'''1. Merging or Closing Pull Requests (PRs)'''

As /tg/station is an opensource codebase, anybody can choose to contribute to it. When a coder does so, they make PR, which then will be reviewed by maintainers and others, and eventually a maintainer will decide to close it, or merge it, adding it to the game. 

'''2. Providing Design Direction'''

Every maintainer has a role in guiding the design direction of the game. Although they are officially subordinate to the headcoder (or design lead when one is appointed) their opinions hold a great deal of influence, and they are often granted a latitude of autonomy for making personal decisions on changes to the game.