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''It feels soulless.''"</blockquote>Due to YWOT's lack of features, many OWOT users see it as a more handicapped site. | ''It feels soulless.''"</blockquote>Due to YWOT's lack of features, many OWOT users see it as a more handicapped site. | ||
Lack of support for colored text and [[Symbols for Legacy Computing]](''among many other things'') greatly decreases the scope of art that can be created. Stricter rate-limits also serve to restrict scripting, which is considered to be a major source of creativity in OWOT. | |||
There is also the fact that YWOT simply isn't very well optimized in the current day, and would lag unbearably whenever too many users are online. Indeed, Andrew Badr has largely abandoned his site in the current day | There is also the fact that YWOT simply isn't very well optimized in the current day, and would lag unbearably whenever too many users are online. Indeed, Andrew Badr has largely abandoned his site in the current day, whereas [[Fp|FP]] still maintains OWOT on a regular basis. | ||
OWOT users have noticed, in addition, that scrolling is much slower on YWOT, making for a jankier experience. One user reacted with disgust at the inclusion of scrolling momentum, where the screen would keep on moving for a brief moment after you stop scrolling. Ironically, another user from YWOT once criticized OWOT for ''not'' having momentum. | OWOT users have noticed, in addition, that scrolling is much slower on YWOT, making for a jankier experience. One user reacted with disgust at the inclusion of scrolling momentum, where the screen would keep on moving for a brief moment after you stop scrolling. Ironically, another user from YWOT once criticized OWOT for ''not'' having momentum. | ||