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'''AndreiXYZ''', formerly known as '''William Afton''', is a Romanian [[/slc|SLC]] artist and world designer who joined OWOT on July 31st, 2020. | '''AndreiXYZ''', formerly known as '''William Afton''', is a Romanian [[/slc|SLC]] artist and world designer who joined OWOT on July 31st, 2020. | ||
Andrei was a vocal figure on the [[OWOT Discord]] and would write lengthy messages expressing his opinions. In particular, he was a proponent for increased moderation and pushed for [[Fp|FP]] to appoint more admins on both the canvas and the Discord server. | |||
Andrei is a big supporter of [[/main]], an art-centric subworld with stricter moderation, and believes that it should be used to advertise OWOT instead of the more toxic Mainpage. | Andrei is a big supporter of [[/main]], an art-centric [[World|subworld]] with stricter moderation, and believes that it should be used to advertise OWOT instead of the more toxic Mainpage. | ||
He | He also takes a harsher stance on most user drama, usually advocating for the removal of OWOT's more undesirable users. | ||
Outside of drama Andrei has undertaken a variety of projects to study and archive the community's history. Notably, he created [https://ourworldoftext.com/center_console_history two] [https://ourworldoftext.com/mch_complete worlds] to document the Center Consoles of the Frontpage and [[/main]] respectively. From December 2021 to July 2022 he collaborated with FP to compile data on the growth of the OWOT Discord, which he put into a series of [https://flourish-user-preview.com/8405368/wvyRwSvlkms63ckfCxkLfITkxelb2lvYrIxlQaksffvobJLePLSe0Oc2OCrL-2A5/ animated charts] on flourish.studio. | |||
But arguably his most impactful contribution was in December of 2023, when he [https://ourworldoftext.com/Interview_with_FP interviewed] FP for the 6th anniversary of Our World of Text. This interview remains important to this day for shedding light on both the past and future of OWOT. | |||
As of 2025 Andrei is mostly inactive, but would still lurk the Discord server and interject every once in a while. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
Andrei used the name William Afton for a year before switching to his current username. | |||
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''Letting anyone on the internet do anything as they please sounds good in theory or when you just start thinking about it because you only focus on the positive collaborative work that only some people make, but in practice, it's hell as you know it.''" | ''Letting anyone on the internet do anything as they please sounds good in theory or when you just start thinking about it because you only focus on the positive collaborative work that only some people make, but in practice, it's hell as you know it.''" | ||
- '''Andrei on Discord'''</blockquote>Andrei is a strong proponent for | - '''Andrei on Discord'''</blockquote>Andrei is a strong proponent for heavier moderation in OWOT. He has called out FP for only letting veteran users have admin positions(''most of whom don't even use the site anymore''). | ||
In May of 2024 he led an effort to install [[Fernsy|Fern]](''then Yagton'') as an admin on the [[OWOT Discord]]. He advocated for all users to private their pages, especially those that have been WOTDs, until FP appoints a new moderator. FP gave Fern moderator permits on May 15th, 2025, after which Andrei congratulated her and expressed optimism for the site's future. | In May of 2024 he led an effort to install [[Fernsy|Fern]](''then Yagton'') as an admin on the [[OWOT Discord]]. He advocated for all users to private their pages, especially those that have been WOTDs, until FP appoints a new moderator. FP gave Fern moderator permits on May 15th, 2025, after which Andrei congratulated her and expressed optimism for the site's future. | ||