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[[File:Tp-sub.png|thumb|Teleportation Subway at X: 111, Y: 888, founded on June 4th, 2018]] | [[File:Tp-sub.png|thumb|Teleportation Subway at X: 111, Y: 888, founded on June 4th, 2018]] | ||
[[File:Wotd-poll.png|thumb|The WOTD ratings at X: 3600, Y: 4500, established on January 8, 2023, succeeding the WOTD poll]] | [[File:Wotd-poll.png|thumb|The WOTD ratings at X: 3600, Y: 4500, established on January 8, 2023, succeeding the WOTD poll]] | ||
'''/''', commonly known as the '''front page''', is the world shown when accessing [[OWoT]]'s {{wp|root directory}}—i.e., at the URL <code>https://ourworldoftext.com/</code>. It was created at 9:24 AM on October 8th, 2017, and has over 8.7 million views as of February 18, 2025. | '''/''', commonly known as the '''front page''' or '''main page''', is the world shown when accessing [[OWoT]]'s {{wp|root directory}}—i.e., at the URL <code>https://ourworldoftext.com/</code>. It was created at 9:24 AM on October 8th, 2017, and has over 8.7 million views as of February 18, 2025. | ||
== Square of Publicity == | == Square of Publicity == | ||
{{See also|Spawn}} | {{See also|Spawn}} | ||
At the center of the / world (i.e., <code>X: 0, Y: 0</code>) is the | At the center of the / world (i.e., <code>X: 0, Y: 0</code>) is the Square of Publicity (SoP), also known as the Center Console. It is a section two [[tile]]s wide and two tiles tall with a space to type in the center, with the rest being member-protected. The member-protected section hosts various links and scripts, as well as the WOTD. Upon page load, users on / are greeted with the Square of Publicity, making it a common spam target. | ||
Worlds such as [[/center_console]] and | Worlds such as [[/center_console]] and [https://ourworldoftext.com/Center_Console_History /center_console_history] have been created to document and archive the history of the Square of Publicity. | ||
=== /center_console_history === | |||
[https://ourworldoftext.com/center_console_history /center_console_history] is a world created by [[AndreiXYZ]] to [[Archive Worlds|archive]] changes made to the SOP. | |||
[[File:Center console history.jpg|border|center|frameless|526x526px]] | |||
== Ratings == | == Ratings == | ||
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lime.radio was a script that communicated with its clients via [[Cmd|cmd commands]] located around ten tiles from the Square of Publicity. Users could "tune into" the "radio" by executing the JavaScript code linked on canvas in their browser in an OWoT tab connected to the same world as the radio. | lime.radio was a script that communicated with its clients via [[Cmd|cmd commands]] located around ten tiles from the Square of Publicity. Users could "tune into" the "radio" by executing the JavaScript code linked on canvas in their browser in an OWoT tab connected to the same world as the radio. | ||
=== Crawlers === | === [[Crawler|Crawlers]] === | ||
Sometimes, near the Square of Publicity, crawler scripts, scripts that crawl a list of URLs, may be found. The most well-known example is found around X: 3 Y: 3, created by [[yiff_plus]], remaining still active for the most extensive time of all previous scripts like it. It crawls various links across the internet, sorting crawled links by domain name. | Sometimes, near the Square of Publicity, crawler scripts, scripts that crawl a list of URLs, may be found. The most well-known example is found around X: 3 Y: 3, created by [[8811|yiff_plus]], remaining still active for the most extensive time of all previous scripts like it. It crawls various links across the internet, sorting crawled links by domain name. | ||
=== Progress bars === | === Progress bars === | ||
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=== Counters === | === Counters === | ||
Around early 2024, above or below the Square of Publicity were 'counter' scripts, usually run by [[Fernozzle]], hosted a linearly or logarithmically increasing number of an arbitrary unit or scale. The most common of these were "(user) has baked (number) of cupcakes" or "(user) has typed (number) times". Counters usually have a bad reputation due to being considered 'eyesores' or being annoyances to other users. | Around early 2024, above or below the Square of Publicity were 'counter' scripts, usually run by [[Fernozzle]], hosted a linearly or logarithmically increasing number of an arbitrary unit or scale. The most common of these were "(user) has baked (number) of cupcakes" or "(user) has typed (number) times". Counters usually have a bad reputation due to being considered 'eyesores' or being annoyances to other users. | ||
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