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=== Time Machine ===

In 2022, [[FP]] developed the '''time machine''' to reverse the damage done by an 2020 spam wave which covered hundreds of coordinates on the [[/|Mainpage]]. This feature ~~allows select users to see~~ what ~~sections~~ of the ~~site~~ looked like at any ~~given~~ point in the past and, if desirable, revert it to that stage.

In 2022, [[FP]] developed the '''time machine''' to reverse the damage done by an 2020 spam wave which covered hundreds of coordinates on the [[/|Mainpage]]. This feature can display what a section of the canvas looked like at any point in the past and, if desirable, revert it to that stage.

Time machine perms were initially reserved to admins. In August of 2025 [[lime.owot]] and [[Echoden]] also received access to the tool, but only in [[/main]] so that they could moderate the world while FP is offline.

Time machine perms were initially reserved to admins. In August of 2025 [[lime.owot]], [[d9eoead]] and [[Echoden]] also received access to the tool, but only in [[/main]] so that they could moderate the world while FP is offline.

The time machine used to be accessible via [https://2s4.me/private/owot_timemachine/ 2s4.me/private/owot_timemachine/].

[[File:Time machine main august 28 2025.png|center|thumb|793x793px|The Time Machine being used by [[fox]] to restore damage done to [[/main]](''August 28th, 2025'')]]

~~== Evolution~~ of ~~moderation on~~ OWOT ==

In an [[OWOT Betas|older iteration of OWOT]], the time machine was also accessible in world settings.

~~In the early days of the site~~, ~~FP imposed very little moderation on the userbase and allowed it to run (for~~ the ~~most part) as an anarchy site. FP has taken a progressively stricter approach to moderation as~~ time ~~went on~~.

=== Calls for ~~increased moderation~~ ===

In ~2021, you could view older versions of a world using the URL format <code>ourworldoftext.com/account/timemachine/{world}/{0-1000000}/</code>. Though this seemed to have been a slightly different feature than the current time machine.

== History of moderation in OWOT ==

<blockquote>"''If someone wants to run a moderated version of OWOT, I can release the source code, and someone can implement banning measures. On the main site, I think it's self-moderating and users can delete text themselves. I don't want OWOT to be headed towards the authoritarian direction though.''"

'''— FP in 2020'''

"''I used to be the guy who tried to be as lenient as possible, which meant allowing people to do literally anything they wanted, no matter what this included spamming as much as you wanted, speaking your mind, and taking down the server. ''

''Of course, I've changed a lot since then and I consider past me to be incredibly naive. Anyhow, as the community grew, I've realized that my way of doing things was horrible to say the least. I've started to clamp down on spam, restrict porn on the front page, and tried my best to resolve any dispute between community members. Even behind the scenes, I still try my best to avert harassment attempts.''"

'''— FP in an [https://ourworldoftext.com/Interview_with_FP interview] with [[AndreiXYZ]]'''</blockquote>In the early days of the site, FP imposed very little moderation on the userbase and allowed it to run (for the most part) as an anarchy site. FP has taken a progressively stricter approach to moderation as time went on.

=== Calls for more moderators ===

[[File:Dead without its leaves.png|thumb|345x345px|Art made to protest the moderation shortage]]

For years, the community has complained that almost of OWOT's admins are veteran users who barely moderate in the current day, leaving the brunt of the burden to FP. This has caused spam to run rampant in times of the day where FP is inaccessible, which many users say is causing the downfall of the canvas.

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== List of moderators ==

Moderators have the green (M) [[Tags|tag]] in [[chat]], while admins have the blue (OP) tag.

* FP(''Primary moderator on canvas and chat. Inaccessible for most of the day due to work.'')

* InfraRaven(''Mostly inactive in the modern day'')

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* Poopman(''tbd'')

* Sammich(''Made moderator in 2017/2018 but was barely active on the site until 2025, when he was formally demoted for inciting drama on the Discord'')

* "ASN"(''Nobody seems to recognize them, their only known action was muting [[Starianna]] in 2025.'')

=== Users with limited moderation powers ===

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* [[lime.owot]](''Time machine perms on /main'')

* [[Echoden]](''Time machine perms on /main'')

* [[d9eoead]](''Time machine perms on /main'')

== Statistics ==

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