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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.

The chaotic nature of OWOT's canvas reinforces this stigma for many YWOTers visiting their sister site for the first time. More often than not, users would enter the canvas only to be greeted with torrents of spam of a scale far surpassing what is normal for YWOT. Features like text colors and SLC only make this more of an eyesore, as they enable spammers to [[Image Pasters|paste high quality images]] that are frequently NSFW in nature. Likewise, original content such as art and conversations are much harder to find, ~~often~~ being limited to select (''often ephemeral'') islands of safety.

The chaotic nature of OWOT's canvas reinforces this stigma for many YWOTers visiting their sister site for the first time. More often than not, users would enter the canvas only to be greeted with torrents of spam at a scale far surpassing what is normal for YWOT. Features like text colors and SLC only make this more of an eyesore, as they enable spammers to [[Image Pasters|paste high quality images]] that are frequently NSFW in nature. Likewise, original content such as art and conversations are much harder to find, usually being limited to select (''often ephemeral'') islands of safety.

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.

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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.

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 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.

Easy access to teleportation removes any incentive for manual exploration in OWOT, meaning that there really isn't much to find after you scroll past the chaos of Spam Central. It is for this reason that many YWOT users see their sister website as a more hollow experience.[[File:Look at this pizza.jpg|thumb|160x160px|Cross-site racism at play]]

=== The Takeaway ===