This page aims to detail the structure of the LBP Union's team in the present day from 2021 onward.
To see the members of the three active ministries and it's some of it's history, Go to this page at LBPUnion.com!
Protectors
The Protectors are the historical administrative body of the LBP Union[1]Currently, there are six protector seats, which are:
- Lead Protector
- Vice Protector
- Minister of Technology
- Minister of Security
- Minister of Inspiration
- Minister of Relations
- Minister of Intelligence
On Discord, the role color is azure blue.
Ministry of Security
The LBP Union Ministry of Security focuses on the moderation of LBP Union platforms, particularly its Discord server and Beacon.
Peacekeepers
Main article: LBP Union Peacekeepers
Peacekeepers are the moderators of LBP Union's Discord server.
The Peacekeeper team has five hierarchical ranks, from highest to lowest.
- Captain: administrator of the team
- Senior Lieutenant: second in command
- Lieutenant: experienced secondary leadership who handle case review and training
- Officer: moderators with ban permissions
- Deputy: trial moderators who can only warn and mute
Its team color is slightly light blue. The colors are shared with the Starguards.
Starguards
Main article: LBP Union Starguard
Starguard is the dedicated moderation team overseeing the Union's Project Lighthouse instance, Beacon. Starguard was established on November 14th 2022, replacing the joint task force between USC and the Peacekeeper team called Star Helix. Yuki-x64 is the current Starguard Captain.
There are five ranks as a Starguard.
- Captain: administrator of the team
- Senior Lieutenant: second in command
- Lieutenant: experienced secondary leadership who handle case review and training
- Sergeant: moderators with ban permissions
- Specialist trial moderators who can only warn and mute
Its team color is light blue. The colors are shared with the Peacekeepers.
Ministry of Technology
Engineers (Research and Development)
Main article: Research and Development
The Research and Development team is LBP Union's dev ops and programming arm. They were initially founded to pioneer new technologies in the LittleBigPlanet community. The primary focus of the R&D team is to maintain Beacon and the Project Lighthouse repository.
The Research and Development team is composed of these ranks from highest to lowest:
- Lead Developer
- Senior Developer
- Developer
- Technician
Its team color is green.
Union Space Corps
Main article: Union Space Corps
The Union Space Corps was founded to beta test Project Lighthouse and has since evolved to become the Union's community support team for Beacon.
There are 7 ranks, the top 3 ranks are considered as team members while the rest does not.
- Chief Director
- Director
- Senior Support Specialist
- Support Specialist
- Junior Support Specialist
Its team color is yellow.
Ministry of Relations
Scribes
Scribes are a team of translators and writers. Originally, the Scribe team was intended to be a creative team that would later become the Creative Works Administration. Reformed in October of 2022, they now provide written content and translations to LBPUnion.com articles and Project Lighthouse strings.
It has three ranks.
- Lead Scholar
- Scholar
- Initiate
Its team color is red. The team is currently defunct, with several members serving as translators.
Ministry of Inspiration
The goal of the Ministry of Inspiration is to advance the creative interests and spirit of the LittleBigPlanet community through creative education, curation, and community engagement.
Creative Works Administration
The Creative Works Administration is responsible for choosing Beacon team picks, organizing and judging contests, and executing official creative projects for the Union. Its members are called 'advisors'. The role color is red.
Pathfinders
Pathfinders were community ambassadors of the Union.
They guided people for information, introduced people to LBP Union, and executed Discord events.
There were four ranks as a Pathfinder.
- Captain
- Ranger
- Scout
- Initiate
Its team color was orange.
Trivia
- Ranger was previously the leading rank for the Pathfinders until the introduction of the 4th rank for each division of the ministry.
Ministry of Intelligence
The Ministry of Intelligence is responsible for the LBP Union's archival, data analysis, and OSINT operations. It aims to collect information about LittleBigPlanet and the community that can help advance the Union's objectives. For example, documenting historical events, identifying important world events that may impact LBP Union's platforms and operations, as well as researching possible solutions to problems.
No team is currently in operation, but the planned team color is purple.
One planned team for the Ministry of Intelligence was the Archivist team. Its purpose is to archive information about the Union and about LittleBigPlanet, and as well help analyzing important data.
It was to have three ranks.
- Special Agent
- Analyst
- Agent
Union Task Force
See more at Union Task Force page!
Historically, the Union Task Force was the 'special forces' branch of the LBP Union. However, it was briefly activated during r/place 2022 and was successful with their operation which is known today as "Operation Arbor".[2]
The Union Task Force technically wasn't a part of LBP Union's team. It was composed of participants of the r/place event on Reddit who represented the LittleBigPlanet community.
It had two ranks during r/place 2022.
- Commanders
- Union Task Force
Its team color were grey.
Global Relations Office
Originally founded as the Ambassador Team, the Global Relations Office is a deactivated team under Ministry of Relations. They would handle social media posts for LBP Union.
It had three ranks.
- Senior Ambassador
- Ambassador
- Consul
Its team color were cyan.
Star Helix (Ministry of Technology)
During Private Beta, the Union Space Corps and Peacekeeper team formed a joint task force to moderate early Beacon. Star Helix was composed of a select few Peacekeepers and all USC Starblazers. On November 15th, 2022, LBP Union Starguard was established, rendering Star Helix defunct.
Its team color was gold.