Criticism against OWOT: Difference between revisions
m →"The Clique": he wrote more |
|||
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Page in progress}} | {{Page in progress}} | ||
{{Controversial|header=This wiki page is about a controversial topic/person.|body=Please proceed with caution.}}Since the start of the 2020s, many users have | {{Controversial|header=This wiki page is about a controversial topic/person.|body=Please proceed with caution.}} | ||
Since the start of the 2020s, many users have believed that OWOT is on a decline. | |||
Some popular reasons cited for the site's downfall include an access of [[spam]] and a shortage of [[moderation]], which has made [[Spawn]] a rather inhospitable place in recent years. | Some popular reasons cited for the site's downfall include an access of [[spam]] and a shortage of [[moderation]], which has made [[Spawn]] a rather inhospitable place in recent years. | ||
Many [[Anon|anons]]( | Many [[Anon|anons]] (and edgier community members) also attribute an influx of minors to the community's decline. It is a somewhat common sentiment that [[Fp|FP]] and [[Fernsy|other moderators]] are increasing censorship in order to keep the site "kid-friendly." | ||
== The "Good Old Days" of OWOT == | == The "Good Old Days" of OWOT == | ||
| Line 29: | Line 30: | ||
tbd | tbd | ||
=== "The Clique" === | ==== "The Clique" ==== | ||
<blockquote>''OWOT's community largely consists of faggots who behave as one large circlejerk. If you do not like one of their actions, opinions or ideologies, they'll group together to remove you and paint you as this "EVIL PAECE OF SHEET". The OWOT community is only becoming an echo chamber, where the circlejerk's opinions are the loudest.'' | <blockquote>''OWOT's community largely consists of faggots who behave as one large circlejerk. If you do not like one of their actions, opinions or ideologies, they'll group together to remove you and paint you as this "EVIL PAECE OF SHEET". The OWOT community is only becoming an echo chamber, where the circlejerk's opinions are the loudest.'' | ||
| Line 44: | Line 45: | ||
''All aspects of this dynamic are problematic. Within the elite, a form of self-regulation is carried out to ensure that all members conform to the existing ideology. The ruling class, on the other hand, is stagnant. Having implemented little constructive change in nearly a year, their power largely derives from the dying momentum of this site.'' | ''All aspects of this dynamic are problematic. Within the elite, a form of self-regulation is carried out to ensure that all members conform to the existing ideology. The ruling class, on the other hand, is stagnant. Having implemented little constructive change in nearly a year, their power largely derives from the dying momentum of this site.'' | ||
''A powerful clique is thus formed, its members engaging in form of regulatory capture, advocating for increasingly tight restrictions on the freedom of the many in order to serve the special interests of the few. This phenomenon is apparent without the need for excessive elaboration.'' | ''A powerful clique is thus formed, its members engaging in form of regulatory capture, advocating for increasingly tight restrictions on the freedom of the many in order to serve the special interests of the few. This phenomenon is apparent without the need for excessive elaboration.'' | ||
''This power imbalance is sustained by two factors: the perceived lack of leverage among ordinary users, as well as the overrepresentation of this exclusive elite in the eyes of the ruling class. A tool must exist to offset this power imbalance by giving the disadvantaged majority access to a real means of change, following the principles of open source.'' | |||
'''— [[Dat Hack3r]] on December 18th, 2025'''</blockquote> | '''— [[Dat Hack3r]] on December 18th, 2025'''</blockquote> | ||
| Line 129: | Line 132: | ||
== Antiswear/AntiOWOT == | == Antiswear/AntiOWOT == | ||
tbd | tbd | ||
[[Category:Compilation pages]] | |||
[[Category:Community]] | [[Category:Community]] | ||
[[Category:Drama]] | [[Category:Drama]] | ||
[[Category:History]] | [[Category:History]] | ||