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=== "Port Elizabeth" === | === "Port Elizabeth" === | ||
[[File:Lemuria port elizabeth chat.png|thumb|229x229px|Lemuria sending a Port Elizabeth copypasta in [[chat]]]] | [[File:Lemuria port elizabeth chat.png|thumb|229x229px|Lemuria sending a Port Elizabeth copypasta in [[chat]]]] | ||
During the course of his 75-day ban (or "vacation" from OWOT), Lemuria developed a keen interest in the {{wpd|South Africa}}n city of {{wpd|Port Elizabeth}}, renamed "Gqeberha" in 2021. D9eoead originally did not consider this interest bait, but by mid-October, with Lemuria's expressions intensifying, he began to consider Port Elizabeth another form of Lemurian bait | During the course of his 75-day ban (or "vacation" from OWOT), Lemuria developed a keen interest in the {{wpd|South Africa}}n city of {{wpd|Port Elizabeth}}, renamed "Gqeberha" in 2021. D9eoead originally did not consider this interest bait, but by mid-October, with Lemuria's expressions intensifying, he began to consider Port Elizabeth another form of Lemurian bait. | ||
Lemuria feels extreme disdain towards Port Elizabeth's name change to Gqeberha, believing that "Elizabeth" is a "beautiful name" that must be preserved on the map. D9eoead and other users argued that the name "Port Elizabeth" was a remnant of imperialism and {{wpd|apartheid}} that should be erased, but Lemuria disagreed with this, believing the name change to be a completely pointless and ineffective measure. Lemuria further argued that the name could be separated from its imperialist roots, but Fern and d9eoead believed otherwise, the latter stating that it is necessary to abandon the name in the effort to completely erase imperialism and colonialism. | Lemuria feels extreme disdain towards Port Elizabeth's name change to Gqeberha, believing that "Elizabeth" is a "beautiful name" that must be preserved on the map. D9eoead and other users argued that the name "Port Elizabeth" was a remnant of imperialism and {{wpd|apartheid}} that should be erased, but Lemuria disagreed with this, believing the name change to be a completely pointless and ineffective measure. Lemuria further argued that the name could be separated from its imperialist roots, but Fern and d9eoead believed otherwise, the latter stating that it is necessary to abandon the name in the effort to completely erase imperialism and colonialism. | ||
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So far, Lemuria has finished three signs; the first one was griefed and replaced with a sign saying "Gqeberha", the second one was erased; and the third one is a larger version of the second one that now coexists with a similarly-sized "Gqeberha" sign. In October 2025, he began construction on the fourth sign; significantly larger than the third one, which when finished, will display "Port Elizabeth" in a script font. | So far, Lemuria has finished three signs; the first one was griefed and replaced with a sign saying "Gqeberha", the second one was erased; and the third one is a larger version of the second one that now coexists with a similarly-sized "Gqeberha" sign. In October 2025, he began construction on the fourth sign; significantly larger than the third one, which when finished, will display "Port Elizabeth" in a script font. | ||
Lemuria's interest in the city has continued through to October 2025, with similarly mounting community criticism. | |||
[[File:Port elizabeth let me tell you.png|thumb|454x454px|"''wtf is wrong with yall''"]] | [[File:Port elizabeth let me tell you.png|thumb|454x454px|"''wtf is wrong with yall''"]] | ||
[[File:Rotated floral heart bullet.png|thumb|[[Symbols for Legacy Computing|SLC]] [[art]] protesting Lemuria's advertisement of P.E. at [[Spawn]](''October 18th, 2025'')|none]] | [[File:Rotated floral heart bullet.png|thumb|[[Symbols for Legacy Computing|SLC]] [[art]] protesting Lemuria's advertisement of P.E. at [[Spawn]](''October 18th, 2025'')|none]] | ||