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'''Wipers''' are scripts that allow users to rapidly clear large amounts of text. This is often used to combat [[spam]], though these scripts can also be used for more destructive purposes, and as such tend not to be handed out freely. | '''Wipers''' are scripts that allow users to rapidly clear large amounts of text. This is often used to combat [[spam]], though these scripts can also be used for more destructive purposes, and as such tend not to be handed out freely. | ||
== | == Notable wipers == | ||
=== Fern's wiper === | === Fern's wiper === | ||
Wipes text in a diamond-shaped pattern. | Wipes text in a diamond-shaped pattern. | ||
[[File:Diamond erase pattern.gif|center|thumb|286x286px|A script that wipes in a diamond pattern, idk if it belongs to Fern but it stays here as a demonstration]] | |||
=== lime's raywiper === | === lime's raywiper === | ||
Erases spam in a circular pattern. Used by [[lime.owot]] to maintain Spawn throughout 2025. | Erases spam in a circular pattern. Used by [[lime.owot]] to maintain Spawn throughout 2025. This script specifically targets [[Image pasters|image pastes]] by only erasing cells with altered background colors. | ||
[[NextOS]] was given a modified version of this script that left behind strange patterns when wiping text. This version was set up in a way that allowed lime to monitor its activities, and to prevent NextOS from using it in case of wipe abuse.<gallery mode="packed" heights="120"> | [[NextOS]] was given a modified version of this script that left behind strange patterns when wiping text. This version was set up in a way that allowed lime to monitor its activities, and to prevent NextOS from using it in case of wipe abuse. | ||
File: | [[File:Raywiper timelapse.gif|center|thumb|432x432px|Sped up 48x]] | ||
File: | <gallery mode="packed" heights="120"> | ||
File: | File:Circular spam wiping.png | ||
File: | File:Circular erase pattern.png|Erase pattern for NextOS' version of the script | ||
File:Raywiper december 2 2025 1.png|Dark mode | |||
File:Raywiper december 2 2025 2.png | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | == Other spam clearing scripts == | ||
The first roombas originated from [[Your World of Text]] in late 2022. They were then duplicated by a user named [[Catha'Vi]], who brought them to OWOT in 2024. Another scripter named [[Prohibit]] would later create their own roomba in 2025, though this one didn't see much use. | === Roombas === | ||
[[Animated scripts|Mobile scripts]] that automatically crawl around the canvas and delete everything in their paths. Roombas are intended to be a gimmicky spam clearing mechanism that functions much slower than manual wiping, and are usually limited to a small radius around the center. Despite this, these scripts are almost universally despised since they lack the ability to distinguish between spam and [[Art|original content]]. | |||
The first roombas originated from [[Your World of Text]] in late 2022, and were created by a user who was simply named The Janitor. They were then duplicated by a user named [[Catha'Vi]], who brought them to OWOT in 2024. Another scripter named [[Prohibit]] would later create their own roomba in 2025, though this one didn't see much use. | |||
[[File:Moth_roomba_ywot.gif|center|thumb|288x288px|Catha'vi's roomba in YWOT(''Sped up 30x'')]] | [[File:Moth_roomba_ywot.gif|center|thumb|288x288px|Catha'vi's roomba in YWOT(''Sped up 30x'')]] | ||
[[Category:Scripts]] | [[Category:Scripts]] | ||