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<nowiki>*</nowiki>''''' | <nowiki>*</nowiki>'''''<small>See [https://web.archive.org/web/20250619094152/https://yourworldoftext.wiki/Andrew_Badr here] for Andrew Badr's page on the YWOT Wiki.</small>''''' | ||
Andrew Badr, widely regarded as the world’s sexiest man,is credited with developing [[Your World of Text]], of which [[Our World of Text]] was based on. | Andrew Badr, widely regarded as the world’s sexiest man,is credited with developing [[Your World of Text]], of which [[Our World of Text]] was based on. | ||
Andrew Badr is balding.[[File:Ascii andrew.png|thumb|ASCII Andrew Badr by [[Yosicat]]|none]] | Andrew Badr is balding.<ref>Andrew Badr created YWOT, the first [[Similar Sites to OWOT|infinite canvas site]], in 2009. In 2010 he created the first iteration of OWOT, which did not support colors and was merely a ratelimit-free copy of YWOT where scripters could do whatever they want. The original OWOT was shut down in 2015 due to funding issues, but [[InfraRaven]] was subsequently given ownership of the "ourworldoftext.com" domain and the YWOT community created [[OWOT Betas|a number of OWOT revivals]], culminating with the release of [[FP]]'s OWOT in October of 2017. FP's OWOT(the current site) was initially built off of Andrew's YWOT source code, though it became progressively different as time went on, introducing well known features such as colors, [[background images]], chat, [[Tile format|customizable cell colors]], [[Symbols for Legacy Computing|SLC]], and more. On YWOT, Andrew Badr used to be an active figure in the community similar to FP in the current OWOT. He would host events, update the center console, and take measures to fight spammers. He would also collaborate with YWOT users to update the site's code. In 2015, a young [[Mr.Guy]] was hired by Andrew to prevent the canvas from rendering emojis, since they had a habit of messing with the formatting. Mr.Guy was paid for his effort using a sum of Bitcoin which now has him "''tossing and turning at night.''" But of all YWOT users InfraRaven was perhaps the closest to Andrew, with the two of them occasionally communicating even after YWOT's golden age had ended. In 2020 it was Infra that convinced Andrew to reopen the YWOT mainpage, after he had previously locked it down in reaction to a heavy wave of racist spam. Andrew has been mostly inactive since ~2019, though he did make a major update to the site in 2021. In April 2024 he hired a freelancer to combat a spammer that was persistently lagging the site, and in 2025 he and FP both filed reports to Cloudflare after their respective sites were [[Cloudflare Incident|given phishing warnings]] due to a series of false reports. Andrew has not touched YWOT since, and has been pursuing a variety of tech projects in the mean time. His past projects include [https://asemi.ca Asemica], a blockchain based calligraphy series, and [[Similar Sites to OWOT#*Jotleaf|Jotleaf]], a YWOT-esque infinite canvas that also supported images, videos and sound files. Jotleaf was a passion project of Andrew's, and he even got to travel to Italy to work on the site. It got to a point where some YWOT users at the time worried that Andrew had become so focused on Jotleaf that he was willing to abandon YWOT to the spammers. This did not happen, and in 2015 Jotleaf was unfortunately shut down due to funding issues. You can find Andrew Badr's website [https://www.andrewbadr.com here]. You can also see Andrew talking about YWOT at 58:40 on an episode of the podcast ''[https://cultorjustweird.libsyn.com/s2e7-the-line Cult or Just Weird]''. Also did you know that Andrew Badr(or someone who looks like him and has the exact same name) [https://sf.eater.com/2011/6/15/6674805/slurp-champ-downs-105-oysters-at-woodhouse-fish-co won a San Francisco oyster eating contest in 2011]? Sf.eater reported that ''"Bionic oyster eater, Andrew Badr beat the reigning champ at Woodhouse by downing 105 bivalves in one sitting. The last title holder held a record of 101 consumed oysters. Chanting 'plaque or puke' between slurps, Badr had a clear goal in mind: to have his name immortalized on a highly visible plaque on Woodhouse’s wall.''" Also did you know that [https://www.startribune.com/miranda-july-s-bright-future/127312863 a ''Star Tribune'' article] from 2012 mistakenly attributed the creation of YWOT to popular writer/artist [[wikipedia:Miranda_July|Miranda July]]? Andrew Badr is balding. </ref>[[File:Ascii andrew.png|thumb|ASCII Andrew Badr by [[Yosicat]]|none]] | ||
[[File:3 developers.png|thumb|[[FP]], [[InfraRaven]], and Andrew, the three developers responsible for OWOT's existence|none]] | [[File:3 developers.png|thumb|[[FP]], [[InfraRaven]], and Andrew, the three developers responsible for OWOT's existence|none]] | ||
== Notes == | |||
[[Category:Your World of Text]] | [[Category:Your World of Text]] | ||
[[Category:YWOT Users]] | [[Category:YWOT Users]] | ||
[[Category:History]] | [[Category:History]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:04, 2 November 2025
*See here for Andrew Badr's page on the YWOT Wiki.
Andrew Badr, widely regarded as the world’s sexiest man,is credited with developing Your World of Text, of which Our World of Text was based on.
Andrew Badr is balding.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Andrew Badr created YWOT, the first infinite canvas site, in 2009. In 2010 he created the first iteration of OWOT, which did not support colors and was merely a ratelimit-free copy of YWOT where scripters could do whatever they want. The original OWOT was shut down in 2015 due to funding issues, but InfraRaven was subsequently given ownership of the "ourworldoftext.com" domain and the YWOT community created a number of OWOT revivals, culminating with the release of FP's OWOT in October of 2017. FP's OWOT(the current site) was initially built off of Andrew's YWOT source code, though it became progressively different as time went on, introducing well known features such as colors, background images, chat, customizable cell colors, SLC, and more. On YWOT, Andrew Badr used to be an active figure in the community similar to FP in the current OWOT. He would host events, update the center console, and take measures to fight spammers. He would also collaborate with YWOT users to update the site's code. In 2015, a young Mr.Guy was hired by Andrew to prevent the canvas from rendering emojis, since they had a habit of messing with the formatting. Mr.Guy was paid for his effort using a sum of Bitcoin which now has him "tossing and turning at night." But of all YWOT users InfraRaven was perhaps the closest to Andrew, with the two of them occasionally communicating even after YWOT's golden age had ended. In 2020 it was Infra that convinced Andrew to reopen the YWOT mainpage, after he had previously locked it down in reaction to a heavy wave of racist spam. Andrew has been mostly inactive since ~2019, though he did make a major update to the site in 2021. In April 2024 he hired a freelancer to combat a spammer that was persistently lagging the site, and in 2025 he and FP both filed reports to Cloudflare after their respective sites were given phishing warnings due to a series of false reports. Andrew has not touched YWOT since, and has been pursuing a variety of tech projects in the mean time. His past projects include Asemica, a blockchain based calligraphy series, and Jotleaf, a YWOT-esque infinite canvas that also supported images, videos and sound files. Jotleaf was a passion project of Andrew's, and he even got to travel to Italy to work on the site. It got to a point where some YWOT users at the time worried that Andrew had become so focused on Jotleaf that he was willing to abandon YWOT to the spammers. This did not happen, and in 2015 Jotleaf was unfortunately shut down due to funding issues. You can find Andrew Badr's website here. You can also see Andrew talking about YWOT at 58:40 on an episode of the podcast Cult or Just Weird. Also did you know that Andrew Badr(or someone who looks like him and has the exact same name) won a San Francisco oyster eating contest in 2011? Sf.eater reported that "Bionic oyster eater, Andrew Badr beat the reigning champ at Woodhouse by downing 105 bivalves in one sitting. The last title holder held a record of 101 consumed oysters. Chanting 'plaque or puke' between slurps, Badr had a clear goal in mind: to have his name immortalized on a highly visible plaque on Woodhouse’s wall." Also did you know that a Star Tribune article from 2012 mistakenly attributed the creation of YWOT to popular writer/artist Miranda July? Andrew Badr is balding.