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d9eoead, who has been active since 2018, believes 2022 to be the peak of the community, describing it as "edgy, but in a good way." This was a period that was largely centered around the [[Chat|frontpage chat]], before it was [[Removal of chat|removed]]. He cited trolls like [[PinkiePie]], [[ScarlettAnn]], and [[Elon musk]] as important figures from that time. Notably, d9 reflected that he enjoyed this era so much in part because he himself was a troll at the time. | d9eoead, who has been active since 2018, believes 2022 to be the peak of the community, describing it as "edgy, but in a good way." This was a period that was largely centered around the [[Chat|frontpage chat]], before it was [[Removal of chat|removed]]. He cited trolls like [[PinkiePie]], [[ScarlettAnn]], and [[Elon musk]] as important figures from that time. Notably, d9 reflected that he enjoyed this era so much in part because he himself was a troll at the time. | ||
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<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.'' | ||
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=== Criticism of the OWOT Discord === | === Criticism of the OWOT Discord === | ||
== | == Discord sentiment == | ||
[[File:Spectators of a dying canvas.png|thumb|341x341px|"''Spectators of a Dying Canvas,''" an artwork made in March of 2025]] | [[File:Spectators of a dying canvas.png|thumb|341x341px|"''Spectators of a Dying Canvas,''" an artwork made in March of 2025]] | ||
=== /i_hate_owot === | === /lime.owot/i_hate_owot === | ||
On August 23rd, 2025, [[lime.owot]] released [https://ourworldoftext.com/lime.owot/i_hate_owot /lime.owot/i_hate_owot] in order to protest the rampancy of spam and griefing on the OWOT [[/|Mainpage]]. | On August 23rd, 2025, [[lime.owot]] released [https://ourworldoftext.com/lime.owot/i_hate_owot /lime.owot/i_hate_owot] in order to protest the rampancy of spam and griefing on the OWOT [[/|Mainpage]]. | ||
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''The best I can do is hope that the people that can do something about this start taking action. and I'm worried that won't be soon.''"</blockquote>The world was advertised in the [[OWOT Discord]], where it received 12 :fire: reactions from various users. | ''The best I can do is hope that the people that can do something about this start taking action. and I'm worried that won't be soon.''"</blockquote>The world was advertised in the [[OWOT Discord]], where it received 12 :fire: reactions from various users. | ||
=== FP's response === | ==== FP's response ==== | ||
[[FP]] would give his response soon after, offering hopeful words for the community and receiving 15 :fire: reactions.<blockquote>"''10 years ago, I would've said the same exact thing about [[Your World of Text|YWOT]].'' | [[FP]] would give his response soon after, offering hopeful words for the community and receiving 15 :fire: reactions.<blockquote>"''10 years ago, I would've said the same exact thing about [[Your World of Text|YWOT]].'' | ||