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We try to stay hands-off as much as possible while trying to balance site usability and moderating special cases. You're free to talk about just about anything. Unlike certain communities, you are free to advertise other sites and speak out against the administration. Your right to be critical of OWOT is protected. | We try to stay hands-off as much as possible while trying to balance site usability and moderating special cases. You're free to talk about just about anything. Unlike certain communities, you are free to advertise other sites and speak out against the administration. Your right to be critical of OWOT is protected. | ||
== | == Moderation Tools == | ||
Time Machine | === 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. | |||
The | 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. | ||
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'')]] | [[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'')]] | ||
== Calls for increased moderation == | |||
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. | |||
In 2024, [[Fern]] became a moderator on the [[OWOT Discord]] following a significant campaign. She has since managed to remove most toxic users from the Discord, making it a much tamer place compared to the canvas and chat. She does not moderate canvas or chat, however, due to time constraints from work. | |||
As of 2025 there are still sporadic pushes by the community to install new moderators on the canvas, with users like [[lime.owot]], [[d9eoead]], and [[Echoden]] being recurring candidates. | |||
== List of moderators == | |||
* FP(''Primary moderator on canvas and chat. Inaccessible for most of the day due to work.'') | |||
* InfraRaven(''Mostly inactive in the modern day'') | |||
* Mr.Guy(''Formerly an active mod in chat, but has since taken a step back due to backlash towards his moderation'') | |||
* 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'') | |||
=== Users with limited moderation powers === | |||
* Fern(''Discord only'') | |||
* [[lime.owot]](''Time machine perms on /main'') | |||
* [[Echoden]](''Time machine perms on /main'') | |||
== Statistics == | == Statistics == | ||