Editing YWOT Iceberg (section)

==Tier 8==
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'''Countless details in unexplored areas and obscure subworlds:'''

'''Stuff lost to obscurity after being griefed:'''

'''Academic Resources/Articles:''' Along with multiple references on Google Scholar,<ref>https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=yourworldoftext&oq=y</ref> YWOT was also part of a [https://elmcip.net/sites/default/files/media/teaching_resource/attachments/emerson-engl5559-sp2010-syllabus.pdf Digital Poetry course]<ref>https://elmcip.net/creative-work/your-world-text</ref><ref>https://elmcip.net/teaching-resource/digital-poetry-and-limits-interpretation-engl-5559</ref> from 2010.

'''First Northern Line:''' One of the first vertical trails, which existed in 2009 from October 5th to October 20th. Unlike most modern trails, this line ran directly through the center, serving as both a northern and southern line simultaneously.

'''Lag City:''' One of the first notable landmarks in the site's history.

Lag City was created in 2009 at Y: 72 in Old Coordinates(around Y: 130 in current coordinates). It received its name from the heavy lag present in YWOT at the time, which led to most users disconnecting before they could reach the city.

'''Old Coordinates:''' A different coordinate system was used in 2009, when the site was first created.

'''Paradise Soundtrack by A.A.:''' Paradise had an "official soundtrack" which was linked at Y: 1000 by A.A. As the link no longer works, it is unclear whether this was an album of original music or simply a playlist of pre-existing songs.[[File:Oldest message.png|thumb|267x267px|Oldest Known Message, August 7th, 2009(Screenshot by Yosicat)]]
'''Oldest Known Message on YWOT:''' The oldest known message on YWOT was discovered by Yosicat in a subworld that will not be disclosed here. It was written on August 7th, 2009, just three days after YWOT was first advertised. 

A message next to it was dated August 8th, 2009, potentially making it the second oldest message in all of YWOT. 

'''???Black Fog???:''' A bug where unloaded chunks appear black instead of grey. The black chunks disappear when clicked on.

So far, the only confirmed sighting of "Black Fog" has been in late 2021. Aside from this, the only possible indication of its existence comes from a West Road message which references black rectangles flashing on a user's screen.<gallery>
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</gallery>'''[[Msernst|/msernst]] Backstory:''' /msernst was abnormally popular even before it was advertised on r/AskReddit. The story of its creation and early growth remains a mystery in the modern day.  

The earliest known mentions of /msernst were from May 31st, 2010.<ref>https://x.com/search?q=yourworldoftext.com%2Fmsernst&src=typed_query</ref><ref>https://sebsauvage.net/links/?KtLGyg</ref> It seems as though many users were introduced to this subworld directly and had no knowledge of the mainpage.  

'''4chan subworlds:''' This is one of the most closely guarded secrets in YWOT. Nobody from the inside will bother telling you, so your best hopes of ever finding one is if you were to somehow guess the subworld coupled with the owner's name correctly.

'''/4chansports:''' /sp/, the 4chan sports board, created their own YWOT subworld on July 19th, 2012.<ref>https://archive.4plebs.org/sp/thread/23271247</ref> The owner of the world(presumed to be /~InfraRaven) challenged users to scroll as far north as possible in order to prove the severity of their autism.

The world experienced rapid growth over the course of three days, with many cities being built and some users scrolling as far up as Y:12,000.

'''4chan thread(s) where YWOT first gained popularity:'''

'''ycentral/YWOTI:'''  A secret cabal of YWOT's most influential elites, in which numerous other projects were conceived''(including a chatroom which would serve as a predecessor to wokecat.com/awakens.me'').
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