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

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

'''Your World of Text''' ('''YWOT''') is an 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.

Our World of Text began as an identical copy of YWOT without rate limits, which Andrew created as a playground for scripters.<ref>https://x.com/yourworldoftext/status/15743326242</ref> OWOT was later rebooted in 2017 by members of the YWOT community.

As an older website, YWOT lacks many features such as colors, teleportation, and a built in chat. The absence of teleportation is especially important in that it forces users to explore the canvas manually. The end result is a sprawling open world filled with content, most notably along ~~roads and trails~~ that spawn entire communities with their own cultures and landmarks.

As an older website, YWOT lacks many features such as colors, teleportation, and a built in chat. The absence of teleportation is especially important in that it forces users to explore the canvas manually. The end result is a sprawling open world filled with content, most notably along highways that spawn entire communities with their own cultures and landmarks.

Scripting, on the other hand, is commonly seen exclusively for its applications in spamming. The existence of a higher rate limit also restricts the range of scripted creations(''though a [https://yourworldoftext.wiki/YWOT_Games number] [https://yourworldoftext.wiki/OWOT-YWOT_Bridge of] [https://yourworldoftext.wiki/The_Janitor#Road_Script interesting] [https://yourworldoftext.wiki/Moving_Text_Objects scripts] have historically existed'').

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The site is currently in its most dormant era yet, though the upside to this is that new users get to explore 10+ years of content in a state of relative peace.

YWOT has a [https://discord.com/invite/qTDPrRH Discord server] just like [[OWOT Discord|OWOT,]] though it ~~has~~ never ~~been~~ particularly active.

YWOT has a [https://discord.com/invite/qTDPrRH Discord server] just like [[OWOT Discord|OWOT,]] though it was never particularly active.

== Features ==

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[[File:1kImageBlack4k.jpg|center|thumb|704x704px|Large screenshot of YWOT's Mainpage in 2022(''taken by Anonymousellama21'')]]

== ~~Interaction~~ With OWOT ==

== Interactions With OWOT ==

Historically, there have been measures that "merged" the two websites to some capacity, either by enabling OWOT features on YWOT or directly syncing edits between the two canvases. Most of the time these interactions contributed to heavier spam on YWOT.

=== Warpserver ===

/warpserver was a [[Commands|chat command]] that allowed users to access other websites from the OWOT client. FP created it for users to connect to their [[Running from source|custom instances of OWOT]], but instead it was used to copy/paste, teleport and run OWOT scripts on YWOT(''though colored text was not supported'').

The /warpserver command was removed by FP for being problematic in multiple ways. Not only was it used to spam YWOT, but Warpserver also posed a security risk, with the possibility of it teleporting users to IP grabbers ~~and~~ other harmful sites.

The /warpserver command was removed by FP for being problematic in multiple ways. Not only was it used to spam YWOT, but Warpserver also posed a security risk, with the possibility of it teleporting users to IP grabbers or other harmful sites.

~~Most users on~~ YWOT ~~seemed to have been unaware of~~ the ~~Warpserver command even as it was used to spam their website~~.

To this day there are still ways to access YWOT from the OWOT client, though this can no longer be accomplished using "official" means.

=== Fastclient ===

The Fastclient was a website, formerly hosted at 2s4.me/public/ywot/fastclient_v1_jul_25_2021.html, that presumably functioned in a similar way to the Warpserver. It allowed users to access multiple OWOT features on YWOT—such as copying/pasting, faster scrolling, and wider zoom—but teleportation was not supported.

The Fastclient was discreetly disseminated within the YWOT community throughout 2021 and 2022. Notably, it gave users the ability to back up their art and take larger screenshots. And while teleporting wasn't enabled, the scrolling speed at max zoom was fast enough that you could reach 10,000 coordinates in under a minute, ~~with~~ many ~~using~~ it as a way to fast travel to distant art projects.

The Fastclient was discreetly disseminated within the YWOT community throughout 2021 and 2022. Notably, it gave users the ability to back up their art and take larger screenshots. And while teleporting wasn't enabled, the scrolling speed at max zoom was fast enough that you could reach 10,000 coordinates in under a minute, so many used it as a way to fast travel to distant art projects.

But critically the Fastclient was also used to spam, and it was for this reason that FP eventually took down the website. [[AndreiXYZ]] stated on the [[OWOT Discord|Discord]] that the Fastclient was never supposed to be found by the public, though for unknown reasons it ended up being listed on DuckDuckGo.

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''And that horrendous chat box..."''</blockquote>Our World of Text is seen by much of the Your World of Text community as a more toxic version of YWOT where spamming is more prevalent. The script-centric nature of OWOT also lends it a bad name, since most YWOT users associate scripting exclusively with spam.

That being said, most YWOTers have not been on OWOT long enough to learn of its more [[Art|artistic]] qualities; or that scripts can be used for the site's benefit rather than just for spam. Though it should be noted that in many areas, OWOT ''does'' in fact attract a more reprehensible userbase than its predecessor, with the global chat in particular being ~~feared as~~ a cesspool of toxicity. A lot of this may have to do with the fact that OWOT users are generally younger than their YWOT counterparts.

That being said, most YWOTers have not been on OWOT long enough to learn of its more [[Art|artistic]] qualities; or that scripts can be used for the site's benefit rather than just for spam. Though it should be noted that in many areas, OWOT ''does'' in fact attract a more reprehensible userbase than its predecessor, with the global chat in particular being a cesspool of toxicity. A lot of this may have to do with the fact that OWOT users are generally younger than their YWOT counterparts.

This is not to say that YWOT is without toxicity, however, though most of it does seem to have subsided in the current day. ~~Any~~ crimes committed by past users have ~~similarly~~ been lost to time, whereas OWOT keeps a better record of its misbehaving members.

This is not to say that YWOT is without toxicity, however, though most of it does seem to have subsided in the current day. And any crimes committed by past users would have been lost to time, whereas OWOT keeps a better record of its [[List of trolls on OWOT|misbehaving members]].

Another source of animosity comes from the fact that much of YWOT's appeal comes from exploration, where generations of users follow each other on lengthy pilgrimages, reacting to older text all while leaving messages of their own in order to encourage future travelers. The lack of teleportation also means that the vast majority of spam/toxicity is confined to Spawn, an area that can easily be left behind to explore a more pleasant environment.

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The general consensus among those who have spent time in both websites is that YWOT and OWOT simply fulfill different niches. YWOT is considered to be an open world text processor<ref>https://x.com/Orteil42/status/1293330316204154881</ref> while OWOT is regarded by most of its userbase as a sandbox centered around scripting. FP has also noted that whereas YWOT users explore their site manually, users in OWOT explore by teleporting to distant coordinates or by visiting other [[worlds]], [https://ourworldoftext.com/computer.yes many] [https://ourworldoftext.com/funbox of] [https://ourworldoftext.com/main which] are unique experiences in of themselves.

Still, most users of the two WOTs ~~still~~ believe their site to be superior and argue about it time from time; the ~~dynamic~~ of these discourses being biased towards whichever Discord server the argument is happening in.

Still, most users of the two WOTs believe their site to be superior and argue about it time from time; the dynamics of these discourses being biased towards whichever Discord server the argument is happening in.

Concessions made within the [[OWOT Discord]] have stated that while OWOT is objectively the better site, YWOT arguably has a better community. This did not prove to be a satisfactory compromise and further conflict ensued.

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=== FP ===

[[Fp|FP]] came to the site slightly later than most of the other admins, around 2015~~, but~~ since then he ~~quickly~~ gained a reputation for archiving the site's Mainpage. At one point Andrew noticed his work enough to link his world on YWOT's Center Console

[[Fp|FP]] came to the site slightly later than most of the other admins, around 2015. But since then he has gained a reputation for archiving the site's Mainpage. At one point Andrew noticed his work enough to link his world on YWOT's Center Console

The base world [https://www.yourworldoftext.com/~fp/ /~fp/] has recorded changes made to YWOT's Center Console ever since 2015; it served a similar role to [[Archive Worlds|OWOT archive pages]] like AndreiXYZ's [https://ourworldoftext.com/center_console_history /center_console_history] and [https://ourworldoftext.com/mch_complete /mch_complete]. The world [https://www.yourworldoftext.com/~fp/photographWorlds /~fp/photographWorlds] was later created to host several large Mainpage snapshots, while a collection of smaller snapshots can be found at [https://www.yourworldoftext.com/~fp/waybackYWOT /~fp/waybackYWOT].

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== Trivia ==

* Despite not supporting colored text, you [https://yourworldoftext.wiki/Color_in_YWOT ''can''] technically have color.

* Despite not supporting colored text, you [https://yourworldoftext.wiki/Color_in_YWOT ''can''] technically have color in Your World of Text.

* As stated in an interview with Andrew Badr, YWOT is believed to be the oldest infinite canvas on the internet.<ref>https://cultorjustweird.libsyn.com/s2e7-the-line</ref>