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| image = File:AndreiXYZ.png

| imagecaption = Profile picture used across most platforms

| aliases = Andrei

| aliases = Andrei, MrAndreiXYZ, William Afton/willa(old username)

| age = {{age|2008|12|15}}

| known_for = * Learning about the community's history

* Creating [[art]] and [[worlds]]

* Running a newspaper named [[OWOT Today]]

* Advocating for stronger moderation

* Reporting potential alts of trolls

| worlds = * {{owoturl|Interview_with_FP}}

* {{owoturl|WOTDguessr}}

* {{owoturl|Center_Console_History}}

* And many more

| active = His worlds, [[Discord]]

| active_date = July 31st, 2020 - Present(Currently a lurker in the Discord)

| sex = Male

| residence = ~~Craiova,~~ Romania

| residence = Romania

| birthDate = December 15th

| affiliations = * [[Fernsy|Fern]]

* [[cv]]

* [[FP]]

| webpage = {{owoturl|AndreiXYZ|AndreiXYZ's world}}

}}

'''AndreiXYZ''', formerly known as '''William Afton''', is a Romanian ~~user~~ and world designer who joined OWOT on July 31st, 2020.

'''AndreiXYZ''', formerly known as '''William Afton''', is a Romanian [[/slc|SLC]] artist and world designer who joined OWOT on July 31st, 2020.

~~He is known for creating WOTDs using~~ [[~~wikipedia:Symbols_for_Legacy_Computing|symbols for legacy computing~~]]. ~~Currently~~, he ~~is neither active on the site, nor the~~ [[~~Discord server~~]].

Andrei was a vocal figure on the [[OWOT Discord]] and would write lengthy messages expressing his opinions. In particular, he pushed for [[Fp|FP]] to increase moderation on both Discord and the canvas itself.

Andrei is a big supporter of [[/main]], an art-centric subworld with stricter moderation, and believes that it should be used to advertise OWOT instead of the more toxic Mainpage.

Andrei is a big supporter of [[/main]], an art-centric [[World|subworld]] with stricter moderation, and believes that it should be used to advertise OWOT instead of the more toxic Mainpage.

~~He believes in stronger moderation in general, and thinks that [[Fp|FP]] should appoint more admins~~ on ~~both~~ the ~~canvas and the OWOT Discord~~.

His stance on user drama usually involves harsher punishment against the site's more undesirable members.

He also ~~takes~~ a ~~harsher stance on~~ most ~~user drama~~, ~~usually advocating~~ for the ~~removal~~ of OWOT~~'s more undesirable users~~.

Outside of drama, Andrei has undertaken a variety of projects to study and archive the community's history. Notably, he created [https://ourworldoftext.com/center_console_history a world] to document changes made to the Mainpage's center console.

From December 2021 to July 2022 he collaborated with FP to compile data on the growth of the OWOT Discord, which he put into a series of [https://flourish-user-preview.com/8405368/wvyRwSvlkms63ckfCxkLfITkxelb2lvYrIxlQaksffvobJLePLSe0Oc2OCrL-2A5/ animated charts] on flourish.studio.

From 2023 to 2024 he also ran a [[OWOT Today|Discord-based newspaper]] to document interesting happenings within the site.

But arguably his most impactful contribution was in December of 2023, when he [https://ourworldoftext.com/Interview_with_FP interviewed] FP for the 6th anniversary of Our World of Text. This interview remains important to this day for shedding light on both the past and future of OWOT.

As of 2025 Andrei is mostly inactive, but would still lurk the Discord server and interject every once in a while.

== History ==

Andrei used the name William Afton for a year before switching to his current username.

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~~=== Push For Stronger Moderation ===~~

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~~<blockquote>''"I mean, OWOT is meant to be free speech, but unfortunately, anarchy and free speech''~~

~~''just... unleashes the absolute worst in people, whether it be spamming the hell out of everything,''~~

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''~~being a public nuisance to 90%~~ of ~~the userbase, having 9 year olds with unrestricted~~''

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[[File:Andrei rant.png|thumb|301x301px|Andrei ranting in length about OWOT's need for a new admin(''as captured in the May 11th issue of [[Our World of News]]'')]]

''~~internet access~~ do ~~mindless things on OWOT without~~ having ~~any clue on what they~~'re''

=== Push For Stronger Moderation ===

<blockquote>''"And from what i've seen, [[Fernsy|Yagton]] would genuinely do a pretty good job in keeping this server clean, and while he isn't as active as i am – despite having around the same amount of passion as me in desiring this server to be moderated – he definitely is more active than you are, so that's a plus.''

''~~doing, I feel like it would certainly benefit~~ a ~~lot from an auto-muting system~~ to''

''Is there any pact that you've made 7 years ago to only allow a specific list of OG people to be a moderator and have nobody else reach this rank?''

''~~at least filter out all of the spam while you~~'~~re away~~, ~~which~~ I'~~ve been recommending~~''

''I really don't want owot to be a nepotist site, and I don't think anyone else would come close to agreeing with this practice.''

''~~for quite a while actually~~, so, ~~I feel like that would be a big first step~~.''"

''Letting anyone on the internet do anything as they please sounds good in theory or when you just start thinking about it because you only focus on the positive collaborative work that only some people make, but in practice, it's hell as you know it.''"

- '''Andrei ~~during his interview with FP~~'''</blockquote>Andrei is a strong proponent ~~stronger~~ moderation on OWOT~~, and~~ has called out FP for only ~~appointing~~ veteran users to admin positions(''most of whom don't even use the site anymore'').

- '''Andrei on Discord'''</blockquote>Andrei is a strong proponent for heavier moderation in OWOT. He has called out FP for only letting veteran users have admin positions(''most of whom don't even use the site anymore'').

In May of 2024 he led an effort to install [[Fernsy|Fern]](''then Yagton'') as an admin on the [[OWOT Discord]]. He advocated for all users to private their pages, especially those that have been WOTDs, until FP appoints a new moderator. FP gave Fern moderator permits on May 15th, 2025, after which Andrei congratulated her and expressed optimism for the site's future.

As of June 2025, however, FP has still yet to install any new moderators to the canvas itself.

== Worlds ==

Andrei is one of OWOT's most prolific world designers and has created multiple WOTDs.

=== [https://ourworldoftext.com/andreixyz /andreixyz] ===

[[File:~~Andrei font~~.png|border|center|frameless|699x699px]]

WIP since time immemorial.

[[File:Andrei_font.png|border|center|frameless|699x699px]]

=== /center_console_history ~~and /mch_complete~~ ===

=== /center_console_history ===

[https://ourworldoftext.com/center_console_history /center_console_history] is a world created by AndreiXYZ in order to document changes made to the [[Square of Publicity]].

[[File:Center console history.jpg|center|thumb|541x541px]]

=== /WOTDguessr ===

[https://ourworldoftext.com/wotdguessr /wotdguessr] is a world created by Andrei(along with a team of collaborators) in 2023. It is a quiz featuring all 116 [[World of the Day|WoTDs]] that have been chosen at the time of its creation.

Entering this world automatically activates a script stored at [https://ourworldoftext.com/static/files/wotdguessr_helper.js?v=2 /static/files/wotdguessr_helper.js?v=2], which gives you a space to submit answers all while creating a scoreboard at the top of the screen.

Technically speaking you do have to activate the script by clicking "PLAY." However doing so runs it automatically, and does not present you with a confirmation menu like normal scripts.

[https://~~ourworldoftext~~.com/~~mch_complete /mch_complete~~] ~~was created by Andrei to document changes made~~ to [[~~/main~~|~~/main's~~]] ~~center console.~~<gallery ~~mode~~="~~packed~~" heights="~~350~~">

Click [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uuvQlepnbI here] to see someone completing every question in the quiz.

File:~~Center console history~~.~~jpg~~|~~[https~~:~~//ourworldoftext~~.~~com/center_console_history /center_console_history]~~

[[File:WOTDguessr.png|thumb|492x492px|center]]

File:~~Main console history~~.~~jpg|[https~~:~~//ourworldoftext~~.~~com/mch_complete /mch_complete]~~

File:Wotdguessr answer.png

File:Wotdguessr wrong answer.png

File:Wotdguessr completion.png|alt=Completion message

File:Wotdguessr slc.png

File:Wotdguessr kkb.png

File:Wotdguessr wotdguessr.png

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=== [https://ourworldoftext.com/Interview_with_FP /Interview_with_FP] ===

An interview conducted over Discord DMs in October of 2023, on OWOT's 6th anniversary.

[[File:Interview with fp.png|thumb|335x335px]]An interview conducted over Discord DMs in October of 2023, on OWOT's 6th anniversary.

As this is a greatly important piece of OWOT history, it is highly suggested that you read through the interview in its entirety.

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* '''Q:''' '''Are you ever going to quit working on OWOT? Like, will you ever pass the torch to someone else, InfraRaven perhaps, as he's the one hosting the domain, or maybe some other staff member like Mr.Guy? I wonder how many generations OWOT will last, well, before getting a visit from the FBI for the actions the community has done there. I'm joking, of course.'''

** '''A:''' I plan on continuing to develop OWOT until the day I die. I'm not aware of any viable heir to OWOT since I'm not aware of anybody else who's as interested in OWOT as I am. By then, who knows? maybe there'll be people lining up to take my torch should the need arise.Maybe a competitor will spring up, leading to owot becoming too irrelevant for anybody to want to "inherit." This is surprisingly common in the software world - I've seen developers for libraries who still continue to maintain that library decades later.

~~[[File:Interview with fp.png|center|thumb|511x511px]]~~

== Presence on the OWOT Discord ==

Andrei used to be one of the most active users in the OWOT Discord, having accumulated 105,523 messages since joining the server in March of 2021.

Andrei used to be one of the most active users in the [[OWOT Discord]], having accumulated 105,523 messages since joining the server in March of 2021.

He is not as active today, however, but still keeps up to date with new messages and occasionally intervenes in drama.

=== ~~Daily Activities~~ ===

=== OWOT Discord Message History ===

~~Nowadays~~, Andrei's ~~most regular posts are daily updates for when he goes~~ to ~~bed~~.

On January 15th, 2022, Andrei published a chart on flourish.studio that tracked the OWOT Discord's message count over its entire history. Users can toggle between different time periods and view specific channels.

[[File:~~God night~~.jpg|~~center~~|~~thumb~~|~~805x805px|"~~''~~god night~~''~~"]]~~

This project was compiled over the course of over 2 months, and Andrei had to get [[Fp|FP's]] permission to obtain data on restricted channels(''Ex. [[United Snowy Boys|#united-snowy-boys]] [[United Snowy Boys|and]] #staff'').

* [https://flourish-user-preview.com/8405368/wvyRwSvlkms63ckfCxkLfITkxelb2lvYrIxlQaksffvobJLePLSe0Oc2OCrL-2A5/ OWOT Server Message History (2017-2022)]

* [https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/12942019/ Top 30 OWOT Members by Message Count]

* [https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/12945217/ Top 30 OWOT Members by Message Count - Daily Changes]

File:Message count history 2.jpg|A precursor to the project from April 2021

File:Owot youtube channels.jpg|Another precursor that tracked the growth of Youtube channels owned by OWOT users

File:Message count history 3.jpg|Andrei asking FP for the server's full message history(''December 27th, 2021'')

File:Message count history.jpg|The first version of the project, published January 15th, 2022

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=== OWOT Today ===

[[File:Owot today pfp.jpg|thumb|169x169px|OWOT Today's PFP]]

A Discord-based newspaper by Andrei, which would provide regular updates on happenings within the site.

[[OWOT Today]] was later succeeded by Lemuria's [[Our World of News]], which has been criticized by Andrei for its heavily biased nature.[[File:Owottoday.png|center|thumb|465x465px|An example of an OWOT Today post]]

=== Daily Activities ===

Nowadays, Andrei's most regular posts are daily updates for when he goes to bed.

[[File:God night.jpg|center|thumb|805x805px|"''god night''"]]

== Related Users ==

=== Fern ===

=== Fern(''formerly Yagton'') ===

[[File:Andrei yagton.jpg|thumb|Andrei congratulating Fern after she is made admin on the OWOT Discord(''May 15th, 2024'')]]

Andrei has been friends with [[Fernsy|Fern]] for years and petitioned strongly for her to be made a moderator on the [[OWOT Discord]].

He was also the first person in OWOT to learn of her transition, and playfully hinted at it for months before the big reveal.

He was also the first person in OWOT to learn of her transition, and playfully hinted at it for months before the big reveal. After the reveal he organized all information about Fern's transition into a thread in the #trash channel.

Since her promotion to Discord admin, Andrei has stood with Fern on most moderation issues and helped her gather evidence against misbehaving users. Notably, however, he has criticized her for not taking action against [[Lemuria]] despite repeated cases of ragebaiting.

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'''- AndreiXYZ on the OWOT Discord'''</blockquote>AndreiXYZ was historically the most vocal critic of the [[Manhatingzone|MHZ]], and tried multiple times to get [[Fp|FP]] to delete certain sections of their worlds. He also caused /OWOTD to be temporarily privated after griefing it using scripts.

In response, the MHZ wrote numerous fanfictions(''most of which were sexual in nature'') about Andrei and even created an entire world to mock him.

In response, the MHZ wrote numerous fanfictions(''most of which were sexual in nature'') about Andrei and even created [https://ourworldoftext.com/andreireceipts an entire world] to mock him.

As of 2024, however, Andrei has decided to stop talking about the Manhatingzone or its worlds. Similarly, the MHZ has become dormant and no longer attracts as much drama as it did before.

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=== Lemuria ===

~~Andrei used to enter repeated~~ drama ~~with [[~~Lemuria~~]] in response~~ to his attention ~~seeking behavior~~, in which ~~he would bring up his obsession~~ with ~~niche~~ Twitch streamers despite ~~no one wanting to hear about it~~. Andrei ~~also criticized~~ Lemuria ~~for~~ the heavily biased nature of ~~his newspaper~~ [[Our World of News]].

<blockquote>"''I wanna say something real quick about me dragging on with these arguments.''

''While I obviously can't deny that I make up a sizeable chunk of the drama involving Lemuria, I do think it's absurd for everyone to just shut up and sit and watch as he continuously tries to push his attention mineral ore extraction quarry schedule onto us with all sorts of artificial non-human terms while we can't fight back for the sake of not causing any more drama.''

''And there's essentially no way to get rid of Lemuria through moderation, either since this server has stuck to just the Discord guidelines which don't mention nuisances like these because it's a "subjective issue that should be treated individually" (even though it's proven to be an objective issue at this point).''

''So yeah uh yeah let's stop with the drama. It's uh unnecessary and is just uhh it just spreads negativity we just want peace. Yeah while there's just a deranged person here who freely talks about Twitch streamers like they're attention seeking opportunity fountains and who even slipped out a death threat on a moderator and even missile bombing on an innocent choir despite knowing damn well for entire months that the community doesn't like his actions what a very uhh positive and peaceful scenario.''"

- '''Andrei on Lemuria's behavior'''</blockquote>

Since June 2024, a conflict has been ongoing between Lemuria and Andrei. Lemuria's attention seeking behavior, frequent discussion of niche Twitch streamers, and the heavily biased nature of [[Our World of News]] were the key causes of the conflict.

Andrei also operates a group chat dedicated to gathering intelligence on Lemuria's actions. Previously, the existence of the group chat was unconfirmed, and Lemuria's belief in its existence dismissed as "paranoia". However, during a conversation about Lemuria on May 3, 2025, Andrei claimed responsibility for the creation of the group chat.

~~As of~~ 2025 the feud has ~~largely died down~~, and ~~both users are largely inactive in the modern day~~.

By 2025, the feud has become less intense, with Andrei ignoring Lemuria most of the time, and Lemuria finding new communities, and conflicts, outside of OWOT.

=== Meimei ===

[[File:Meimei_copyright.png|thumb|274x274px]]

It is unknown if Andrei is aware of [[Meimei|Meimei's]] ties to the MHZ — if any exist at all — but he has nevertheless shown admiration for her art style.

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In May of 2025 Andrei gathered evidence against [[JamelBurger|Jamel]] for his transphobic and homophobic behavior.

Earlier that day he had also contributed to the case against [[Tatejo]], who received a lengthy ban for abusing alts, being toxic and ~~planning~~ to take down the website.

Earlier that day he had also contributed to the case against [[Tatejo]], who received a lengthy ban for abusing alts, being generally toxic and conspiring to take down the website.

[[File:Jamel evidence.png|center|thumb]]

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=== Presence on [[Your World of Text|YWOT]] ===

From 2021 to ~~2022~~ Andrei feuded with a user named Jesse78 over emoji spam, with Jesse reacting to every message with the :bike: emote.

From 2021 to 2023 Andrei feuded with a user named Jesse78 over emoji spam, with Jesse reacting to every message with the :bike: emote.

Andrei's main criticism was that the server had devolved into meaningless faction wars with there being very little discussion about the site itself.

It must be noted, however, that Andrei had previously cooperated with Jesse over his effort to react to every message with the :nobikes: emote. It is possible that he only turned on Jesse after he switched to being a bike enthusiast.<gallery widths="170" heights="150">

It must be noted, however, that Andrei had previously cooperated with Jesse over his effort to react to every message with the :nobikes: emote. It is possible that he only turned on Jesse after he switched to being a bike enthusiast.

Andrei became mostly inactive after the emoji spam died down.<gallery widths="170" heights="150">

File:Bike war 1.jpg

File:Bike war 2.jpg

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In the OWOP Discord Andrei is primarily active in the #hell channel, which was created to contain misbehaving users.

He and another #hell user named Vvictor are currently the server's most active members and would consistently lobotomize themselves for public entertainment(''i.e. shitposting'').<gallery heights="200">

He and another #hell user named Vvictor are currently the server's most active members and would consistently lobotomize themselves for public entertainment(''i.e. shitposting'').

The two of them are still going at it to this day, and on a daily basis, no less.<gallery heights="200">

File:Owop admin 1.jpg

File:Owop admin 2.jpg

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