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{{Infobox website | |||
| name = Our World of Pixels | | name = Our World of Pixels | ||
| logo = [[File:Owoplogo.jpg|150px]] | | logo = [[File:Owoplogo.jpg|150px]] | ||
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OWOP's canvas is largely art-centric, with a diverse array of pixel art (both original and pasted) blanketing the Mainpage. The site is overseen by a group of moderators whose roles include protecting art and banning spammers. The aforementioned mods are widely scrutinized for supposedly authoritarian behavior, with one user recounting how they were banned for speaking at the same time as a moderator; among many other similar cases. | OWOP's canvas is largely art-centric, with a diverse array of pixel art (both original and pasted) blanketing the Mainpage. The site is overseen by a group of moderators whose roles include protecting art and banning spammers. The aforementioned mods are widely scrutinized for supposedly authoritarian behavior, with one user recounting how they were banned for speaking at the same time as a moderator; among many other similar cases. | ||
Like OWOT, OWOP has a | Like OWOT, OWOP has a Discord server which hosts much of the community's culture. There is also an in-site chat. | ||
Several OWOT users arrived from OWOP, like [[Bzuki]] and [[Jamel]]. | |||
== History == | |||
== | === Creation === | ||
On October 27th, 2016, OWOP was released by [[Eldit]] as a school project. It was initially located at cursors.me/pixels, but was redirected to yourworldofpixels.com on November 12th — after [[InfraRaven]] was contacted about the project — and then to ourworldofpixels.com by November 17th <ref>https://2s4.me/public/owop_screenshots/</ref>. It was also on the 17th that the site's existence was first advertised to the public.<gallery> | |||
File:Infra eldit 1.png|Eldit talking to Infra about his new project | |||
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=== Accounts update === | === Accounts update === | ||
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<code>#drama</code> is a place for users to discuss controversial subjects within the community. <code>#hell</code> started off as a prison for misbehaving users, but has since developed into a shitposting channel inhabited by users such as [[AndreiXYZ]]. | <code>#drama</code> is a place for users to discuss controversial subjects within the community. <code>#hell</code> started off as a prison for misbehaving users, but has since developed into a shitposting channel inhabited by users such as [[AndreiXYZ]]. | ||
=== OWOP2 === | |||
OWOP2, the hypothetical sequel to OWOP, is a running joke that dates back to 2018. Eldit himself has referenced it several times, though there are no signs that a sequel is actually in the works. | |||
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* Lapis, a prominent OWOP user, is also an active scripter in the Discord server for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiDOKZhMXk4 ''Slope''], a popular Flash game whose world record used to be held by a [[YWOT]] user named Kylaxial. | * Lapis, a prominent OWOP user, is also an active scripter in the Discord server for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiDOKZhMXk4 ''Slope''], a popular Flash game whose world record used to be held by a [[YWOT]] user named Kylaxial. | ||
== | == References == | ||
[[Category:Our World of Pixels]] | [[Category:Our World of Pixels]] | ||
[[Category:History]] | [[Category:History]] | ||
[[Category:Websites]] | |||