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Some of the largest holiday events in OWOT's history were created by veteran user [[Poopman]]. | Some of the largest holiday events in OWOT's history were created by veteran user [[Poopman]]. | ||
Holiday themed creations by other users will also be featured here. | |||
== Valentine's Day == | == Valentine's Day == | ||
=== 2023 === | === 2023 === | ||
[[File:Valentines console 2023.png|center|thumb|From [https://ourworldoftext.com/center_console_history /Center_Console_History]]] | ''*An identical design was used for Valentine's Day 2025.''[[File:Valentines console 2023.png|center|thumb|From [https://ourworldoftext.com/center_console_history /Center_Console_History]]] | ||
== Pi Day == | == Pi Day == | ||
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== Anniversary of OWOT's creation == | == Anniversary of OWOT's creation == | ||
The modern OWOT was | The modern OWOT was released by [[FP]] on October 8th, 2017. It inherited the URL of a [[Your World of Text|YWOT]] instance created by [[Andrew Badr]] in 2010, which was shut down in 2015. | ||
=== 2023 === | === 2023 === | ||
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=== /thanksgiving_dinner === | === /thanksgiving_dinner === | ||
[[File:Thanksgiving_table.jpg|center|thumb|476x476px|[https://ourworldoftext.com/thanksgiving_dinner /thanksgiving_dinner] | Linked on the Center Console during Thanksgiving. At the end of the holiday, all art/text left on the world are placed under member protection. | ||
The world was created in 2022.[[File:Thanksgiving_table.jpg|center|thumb|476x476px|[https://ourworldoftext.com/thanksgiving_dinner /thanksgiving_dinner] as of 2025]] | |||
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He also made [https://ourworldoftext.com/thanksgiving23 /thanksgiving23], a world similar to [https://ourworldoftext.com/halloween23 /Halloween23] with an [https://ourworldoftext.com/static/files/thanksgiving23.jpg image background] made by Poopman. The emoji cursor feature also made a return, alongside a new effect where leaves fall down from the top right corner of the screen. | He also made [https://ourworldoftext.com/thanksgiving23 /thanksgiving23], a world similar to [https://ourworldoftext.com/halloween23 /Halloween23] with an [https://ourworldoftext.com/static/files/thanksgiving23.jpg image background] made by Poopman. The emoji cursor feature also made a return, alongside a new effect where leaves fall down from the top right corner of the screen. | ||
Like its predecessor, this world was host to an art contest which was won by [[Scar32]], who became a member of the world as a prize.<gallery mode="packed" heights=" | Like its predecessor, this world was host to an art contest which was won by [[Scar32]], who became a member of the world as a prize.<gallery mode="packed" heights="150" caption="[https://ourworldoftext.com/thanksgiving23 /thanksgiving23]"> | ||
File:Thanksgiving world.jpg | File:Thanksgiving world.jpg|Poopman's art for the world | ||
File:Thanksgiving drawing contest.jpg | File:Thanksgiving drawing contest.jpg | ||
File:Pilgrims and indians.jpg | File:Pilgrims and indians.jpg | ||
File:Scar32 turkey.jpg | File:Scar32 turkey.jpg|Scar32's (winning) submission | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Christmas == | == Christmas == | ||
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An identical world appears every Christmas with countdowns for each timezone, see a recording [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYncEFZNtmc here]. After Christmas is over the world is permanently privated. | An identical world appears every Christmas with countdowns for each timezone, see a recording [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYncEFZNtmc here]. After Christmas is over the world is permanently privated. | ||
The first Christmas countdown was [https://ourworldoftext.com/owot/christmas2023 /owot/christmas2023].[[File:OWOT Christmas 2024.png|center| | The first Christmas countdown was [https://ourworldoftext.com/owot/christmas2023 /owot/christmas2023].[[File:OWOT Christmas 2024.png|center|313x313px|border|frameless]] | ||
=== 2021 === | === 2021 === | ||
[[File:Christmas consoles 2021.png|center|thumb| | [[File:Christmas consoles 2021.png|center|thumb|282x282px|From [https://ourworldoftext.com/center_console_history /Center_Console_History]]] | ||
=== 2022 === | === 2022 === | ||
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''*A mostly identical design was used for Christmas 2024.'' | ''*A mostly identical design was used for Christmas 2024.'' | ||
[[File:Christmas console 2022.png|center|thumb|From [https://ourworldoftext.com/center_console_history /Center_Console_History]]] | [[File:Christmas console 2022.png|center|thumb|From [https://ourworldoftext.com/center_console_history /Center_Console_History]|402x402px]] | ||
=== 2024 === | === 2024 === | ||
[[File:Carrion_december_20_2024.png|center|thumb| | [[File:Carrion_december_20_2024.png|center|thumb|348x348px|Wreath of Publicity with [[The Carrion]] (''December 20th, 2024'')]] | ||
=== 2025 === | === 2025 === | ||
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On December 19th, Poopman and FP released [https://ourworldoftext.com/ChristmasWorld /ChristmasWorld], which contained an [https://ourworldoftext.com/other/backgrounds/snow.png image background] just like [https://ourworldoftext.com/Halloween23 /Halloween23] and [https://ourworldoftext.com/thanksgiving23 /thanksgiving23]. And like in those worlds an art contest was announced, with the winner(s) being given a (🎄) [[Tags|tag]] for one month. Unlike its predecessors, however, /ChristmasWorld is set to make a return every year until 2030. | On December 19th, Poopman and FP released [https://ourworldoftext.com/ChristmasWorld /ChristmasWorld], which contained an [https://ourworldoftext.com/other/backgrounds/snow.png image background] just like [https://ourworldoftext.com/Halloween23 /Halloween23] and [https://ourworldoftext.com/thanksgiving23 /thanksgiving23]. And like in those worlds an art contest was announced, with the winner(s) being given a (🎄) [[Tags|tag]] for one month. Unlike its predecessors, however, /ChristmasWorld is set to make a return every year until 2030. | ||
On a more unfortunate note, an influx of NSFW [[Image pasters|image pastes]] caused FP to [[2025 color ban|temporarily disable colors]] on the [[/|Mainpage]]. The color ban persisted through Christmas and would not end until ?????, when FP implemented a way to hide image pastes from the canvas. <gallery mode="packed" heights=" | On a more unfortunate note, an influx of NSFW [[Image pasters|image pastes]] caused FP to [[2025 color ban|temporarily disable colors]] on the [[/|Mainpage]]. The color ban persisted through Christmas and would not end until ?????, when FP implemented a way to hide image pastes from the canvas. <gallery mode="packed" heights="150" caption="Center Console"> | ||
File:Christmas sop 2025.png|Old Christmas Console from December 17th, 2025 | File:Christmas sop 2025.png|Old Christmas Console from December 17th, 2025 | ||
File:Sock of publicity.png|Poopman's Sock of Publicity (''December 18th, 2025'') | File:Sock of publicity.png|Poopman's Sock of Publicity (''December 18th, 2025'') | ||
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File:Sans candle.png|Additions by [[Banksy]] | File:Sans candle.png|Additions by [[Banksy]] | ||
File:Banksy stink.png|Cont. | File:Banksy stink.png|Cont. | ||
File:Cat sock sing.png|Christmas day | |||
</gallery><gallery mode="slideshow" heights="150" caption="2025's [https://ourworldoftext.com/ChristmasWorld /ChristmasWorld] art contest"> | |||
File:Christmas world 2025 background.png|Background on | |||
File:Christmas world 2025 no background.png|Background off | |||
File:RSRC.png|The 2025 contest was won by [[Rscr]] | |||
</gallery><gallery mode="packed" widths="200" heights="200" caption="Animations by [[Animated scripts#Animations by Banksy|Banksy]]"> | </gallery><gallery mode="packed" widths="200" heights="200" caption="Animations by [[Animated scripts#Animations by Banksy|Banksy]]"> | ||
File:Center console christmas tree animation.gif|December 10th, 2025 | File:Center console christmas tree animation.gif|December 10th, 2025 | ||
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A (mostly<ref>With differences in background colors.</ref>) identical world appears every New Year's Eve with countdowns for each timezone, see a recording [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avAYxAhByzw here]. | A (mostly<ref>With differences in background colors.</ref>) identical world appears every New Year's Eve with countdowns for each timezone, see a recording [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avAYxAhByzw here]. | ||
The first New Year's countdown was [https://ourworldoftext.com/owot/2023countdown /owot/2023countdown][[File:2024 countdown.png|center| | The first New Year's countdown was [https://ourworldoftext.com/owot/2023countdown /owot/2023countdown][[File:2024 countdown.png|center|310x310px|border|frameless]] | ||
=== New Year worlds === | === New Year worlds === | ||
A new world is created every January 1st, featuring a unique design each year. | A new world is created every January 1st, featuring a unique design each year. | ||
This tradition started in 2019, and received a standardized naming format in 2023 alongside the creation of the New Year countdown worlds. | |||
* [https://ourworldoftext.com/2019/ny /2019/ny] | |||
* [https://ourworldoftext.com/year2021 /year2021] | |||
* [https://ourworldoftext.com/ny2022 /ny2022] | |||
* [https://ourworldoftext.com/owot/2023 /owot/2023] | * [https://ourworldoftext.com/owot/2023 /owot/2023] | ||
* [https://ourworldoftext.com/owot/2024 /owot/2024] | * [https://ourworldoftext.com/owot/2024 /owot/2024] | ||
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=== 2025 === | === 2025 === | ||
[[File:2025_of_publicity.png|center|thumb| | [[File:2025_of_publicity.png|center|thumb|303x303px|2025 of Publicity with [[The Carrion]]]] | ||
=== 2026 === | |||
<blockquote>okay, you win '''- FP in reaction to e_g.'s New Year world''' </blockquote>For New Year's Eve 2026, [[e_g.]] released a firework simulation at [https://ourworldoftext.com/e_g./ny2026 /e_g./ny2026]. | |||
Read more at [[animated scripts#/e g./ny2026]]. | |||
The [[2025 color ban]] would persist into early 2026, though it was briefly lifted on January 1st. <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | |||
File:Screen Recording 2025-12-31 at 4.17.29 PM copy-ezgif.com-optimize.gif|[https://ourworldoftext.com/e_g./ny2026 /e_g./ny2026] | |||
File:Count to 500 fireworks uq.png|[[Ա]] trying to get admin status on the world | |||
File:How fast can you spin.gif|Blue text: How fast can you spin? | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[File:Katiserie 2026 of publicity.png|center|thumb|Unofficial 2026 of publicity by [[Katiserie]]]] | |||
[[File:Happy early new year.png|center|thumb|265x265px|By [[67x8]]]] | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||