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| screenshot = Ywot_2023.jpg

| caption = YWOT in 2023

| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2009|8|5}}

| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2009|8|4}}

| creator = [[Andrew Badr]]

| url = https://yourworldoftext.com

}}'''''<small~~><u~~>*Check out the [https://yourworldoftext.wiki YWOT Wiki!]~~~~'''''

}}'''''*Check out the [https://web.archive.org/web/20250703140521/https://yourworldoftext.wiki/ YWOT Wiki!]'''''

'''''<small~~><u~~>*Also check out [https://yourworldoftext.wiki/Our_World_of_Text the YWOT Wiki's page on OWOT]!~~~~'''''

'''''*Also check out [https://web.archive.org/web/20250531164421/https://yourworldoftext.wiki/Our_World_of_Text the YWOT Wiki's page on OWOT]!'''''

'''Your World of Text''' ('''YWOT''') is an [[Similar Sites to OWOT|infinite text canvas]] created by [[Andrew Badr]]. It is the predecessor to [[OWOT|Our World of Text]], and also the site where most users discovered OWOT.

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In August of 2024 they linked YWOT and OWOT using a series of OWOT-YWOT bridges, earning them praise in both communities.

=== The ~~Manhatingzone~~ ===

=== The Man Hating Zone ===

'''''*See the YWOT Wiki's page for the MHZ [https://yourworldoftext.wiki/Man_Hating_Zone here].'''''

The [[Manhatingzone]] faction has existed long before the creation of the current OWOT, supposedly being present at the creation of YWOT in 2009.

The [[Manhatingzone|Man Hating Zone]] faction has existed long before the creation of the current OWOT, supposedly being present at the creation of YWOT in 2009.

[https://ourworldoftext.com/OWOTD/iceberg /OWOTD/iceberg] mentions that the MHZ have feuded with the [https://www.yourworldoftext.com/~michaelhawke/globalfaith Mormons] of old YWOT and witnessed the [https://github.com/ywothistory/ywothistory.github.io/blob/master/_posts/2012-12-30-modernages.markdown spammer vs eraser wars] of 2013. Their world, /manhatingzone, was supposedly the most active world in YWOT before it was privated.

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The MHZ on YWOT acted in much the same way they did on OWOT: making ASCII art here and there, getting into feminist arguments here and there, fighting spam here and there all while spewing out an ungodly amount of the most despicable fanfiction imaginable.

[[File:Manhatingzone_ywot.png|none|thumb|482x482px|The MHZ's YWOT world on June 28th, 2019]]

=== Meimei ===

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=== Noman/Nomar ===

'''Noman''', also known as [[Nomar]], is a skilled PETSCII artist from YWOT who also learned how to draw with [[Symbols for Legacy Computing]] after migrating to OWOT.

'''Noman''', also known as [[Nomar]] or Kiparisa, is a skilled PETSCII artist from YWOT who also learned how to draw with [[Symbols for Legacy Computing]] after migrating to OWOT.

He was part of the YWOT Explorers community, which has so far been the central circle of YWOT in the 2020s.

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Rscr's activities on both websites include exploring worlds, creating ASCII art, and archiving pieces of history. His notable creations include a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wln5wfMWBX8 Spawn timelapse] for YWOT and a series of large stitched snapshots for OWOT. He is active on the wikis and Discord servers for both communities.

=== PixelMess ===

[[PixelMess]] was active on YWOT in 2023, in the same Explorers group as Nomar, Chenn and Rscr.

He came to OWOT in November 2025 and became an active [[chat]] user.

== Gallery ==

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File:Dense.jpg|A dense cluster of [https://yourworldoftext.wiki/Miscellaneous_Text handmade messages], no spam in sight

File:Ywot getting over it.png|In 2023, two users managed to replicate the entirety of ''Getting Over It'' in YWOT, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T186L5Gn-OY completely in ASCII form].

File:Ywot iceberg.jpg|An outdated [https://yourworldoftext.wiki/YWOT_Iceberg YWOT iceberg] by [[Rscr]]

File:Five monitors.webp|User Anonymousellama21 once used four monitors to maximize click and drag speed while traveling to a distant coordinate

</gallery><gallery mode="packed" heights="300">

File:Ywot paradise.png|The City of Paradise from the [https://yourworldoftext.wiki/North_Road_(2010_Archive) 2010 Archive], it exists at the same spot as the current day [https://yourworldoftext.wiki/Sky_City Sky City]

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'''- Barbara Marković, ''Quotationalism in Digital Literature'''''</blockquote>

== External links ==

* [https://github.com/ywothistory/ywothistory.github.io/tree/master/_posts OWOT history Github]: Covers the site's history from 2009 to 2013.

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20250703140521/https://yourworldoftext.wiki/ YWOT wiki]: Accessible on the Wayback Machine since the wiki is currently down.

== References ==

[[Category:Your World of Text]]

[[Category:History]]

[[Category:Websites]]