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TheWaffleLord: small corrections/fixes, added donate link, rewording, added header for references

2026-06-03T00:23:58Z

small corrections/fixes, added donate link, rewording, added header for references

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	==Site Mechanics==		==Site Mechanics==
	===Canvas reset===		===Canvas reset===
	A canvas reset is a mechanic of pxls.space in which the current canvas changes to a new one. These usually take around ~~an hour~~. A canvas resets once the canvas is deemed “full” by the [[Pxls staff]] (usually around a month). Resets get announced 3 days in advance in the [https://discord.gg/raA6det Pxls Discord server] and in the notifications tab on the site.		A canvas reset is a mechanic of pxls.space in which the current canvas changes to a new one. These usually take around 30 minutes. A canvas resets once the canvas is deemed “full” by the [[Pxls staff]] (usually around a month). Resets get announced 3 days in advance in the [https://discord.gg/raA6det Pxls Discord server] and in the notifications tab on the site.

	===Chat===		===Chat===
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	* The amount of pixels you've placed (rounded) is displayed next to your name		* The amount of pixels you've placed (rounded) is displayed next to your name
	* A faction that you are in can be displayed next to your name if you click the Set Displayed button next to a faction in your profile		* A faction that you are in can be displayed next to your name if you click the Set Displayed button next to a faction in your profile
	* You can change your name color to any of the palette colors, as well as [https://thewafflelord37.github.io/~~Pxls~~-stuff/Donator%20Gradients.html some custom gradients] if you've made a donation to Pxls.		* You can change your name color to any of the palette colors, as well as [https://thewafflelord37.github.io/Pixel-stuff/Donator%20Gradients.html some custom gradients] if you've [https://opencollective.com/pxls made a donation to Pxls].

	===Cooldown event===		===Cooldown event===
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	-snip- mode is a canvas mode that effects user's usernames, changing them all temporarily to '-snip-' instead of their usual username. This effectively makes each user anonymous. -snip- mode does not affect the color, faction or tag of the user's username. -snip- mode has only been used on a few gimmick canvases, those being canvases [[Canvas 13b\|13b]], [[Canvas 21a\|21a]], [[Canvas 34a\|34a]], [[Canvas 43a\|43a]], [[Canvas 60a\|60a]], [[Canvas 78a\|78a]], [[Canvas 88a\|88a]], [[Canvas 98a\|98a]], and accidentally on [[Canvas 67a\|67a]] due to lookups being broken.		-snip- mode is a canvas mode that effects user's usernames, changing them all temporarily to '-snip-' instead of their usual username. This effectively makes each user anonymous. -snip- mode does not affect the color, faction or tag of the user's username. -snip- mode has only been used on a few gimmick canvases, those being canvases [[Canvas 13b\|13b]], [[Canvas 21a\|21a]], [[Canvas 34a\|34a]], [[Canvas 43a\|43a]], [[Canvas 60a\|60a]], [[Canvas 78a\|78a]], [[Canvas 88a\|88a]], [[Canvas 98a\|98a]], and accidentally on [[Canvas 67a\|67a]] due to lookups being broken.

	The reason -snip- mode was created was to hide users' IP's since they would've been shown instead of usernames due to the pxls.space server being migrated to a different computer. Since then it has been just been used as ~~an interesting~~ gimmick on some gimmick canvases.		The reason -snip- mode was created was to hide users' IP's since they would've been shown instead of usernames due to the pxls.space server being migrated to a different computer. Since then it has been just been used as a gimmick on some gimmick canvases.

	===Template===		===Template===
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	Excessive virgin abuse (around 10% or more) is seen by many as an unfair advantage, and failing to devirgin excessively virgin abused art/lattice may result in other users devirgining it or even attacking.		Excessive virgin abuse (around 10% or more) is seen by many as an unfair advantage, and failing to devirgin excessively virgin abused art/lattice may result in other users devirgining it or even attacking.

	Users have the ability to view the '''"virginmap"''' by pressing the X key which shows which pixels are still virgin pixels. Virgin pixels appear light green, while non-virgin pixels appear black.		Users have the ability to view the '''"virginmap"''' by enabling it in the settings (or pressing the X key) which shows which pixels are still virgin pixels. Virgin pixels appear light green, while non-virgin pixels appear black.

	There is a setting Pxls developers can enable that causes pixels placed on non-virgin pixels to make the pixel refresh cooldown longer (1.6x by default). This setting has not been enabled since [[Canvas 18]].		There is a setting Pxls developers can enable that causes pixels placed on non-virgin pixels to make the pixel refresh cooldown longer (1.6x by default). This setting has not been enabled since [[Canvas 18]].
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	Annie is a character/inside joke created by [[Pxls staff]]. She was mentioned in the canvas announcements for [[Canvas 34\|C34]], [[Canvas 34a\|C34a]], [[Canvas 36\|C36]], and [[Canvas 98a\|C98a]].		Annie is a character/inside joke created by [[Pxls staff]]. She was mentioned in the canvas announcements for [[Canvas 34\|C34]], [[Canvas 34a\|C34a]], [[Canvas 36\|C36]], and [[Canvas 98a\|C98a]].

	The story goes that canvas 34 (a teddy bear) was given to the community by Annie to be colored. Canvas 34 was stopped midway through for the gimmick canvas 34a, which had the design of a few viruses. The "lore" reason for the surprise gimmick canvas was that Annie was taking a COVID-19 test and the teddy bear was quarantined. Annie was mentioned in the announcement for the ending of canvas 36 (a slice of cheese) stating "yall took Annie's cheese smh, what is she going to take to the picnic on the beach now." The Annie story was brought back for canvas 98a, which is the cheese canvas with only the holes placeable. The "lore" reason was Annie doesn't actually like swiss cheese and the community had to fill the holes on the second slice to make up for stealing the first.		The story goes that canvas 34 (a teddy bear) was given to the community by Annie to be colored. Canvas 34 was stopped midway through for the gimmick canvas 34a, which had the design of a few viruses. The "lore" reason for the surprise gimmick canvas was that Annie was taking a COVID-19 test and the teddy bear was quarantined. Annie was mentioned in the announcement for the ending of canvas 36 (a slice of cheese) stating "yall took Annie's cheese smh, what is she going to take to the picnic on the beach now."

	~~This~~ was ~~one~~ of the only times "lore" was added to the canvases, the other time being on [[canvas 67a]].		The Annie story was brought back for canvas 98a, which was a smaller version of canvas 36 with only the holes in the cheese placeable. The "lore" reason was Annie doesn't actually like Swiss cheese and the community had to fill the holes on the second slice to make up for stealing the first.

			These were some of the only times "lore" was added to the canvases, the other notable time being the "accidents" on [[canvas 67a]].

	===Bag===		===Bag===
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	See [[Steven the Cat]].		See [[Steven the Cat]].

			==References==

	[[Category:General Info]]		[[Category:General Info]]
	[[Category:WIP]]		[[Category:WIP]]

Eevay: /* Annie */ C98a is no longer RED.

2026-04-09T08:02:06Z

Annie: C98a is no longer RED.

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	==Miscellaneous==		==Miscellaneous==
	===Annie===		===Annie===
	Annie is a character/inside joke created by [[Pxls staff]]. She was mentioned in the canvas announcements for [[Canvas 34\|C34]], [[Canvas 34a\|C34a]], [[Canvas 36\|C36]], and [[C98a]].		Annie is a character/inside joke created by [[Pxls staff]]. She was mentioned in the canvas announcements for [[Canvas 34\|C34]], [[Canvas 34a\|C34a]], [[Canvas 36\|C36]], and [[Canvas 98a\|C98a]].

	The story goes that canvas 34 (a teddy bear) was given to the community by Annie to be colored. Canvas 34 was stopped midway through for the gimmick canvas 34a, which had the design of a few viruses. The "lore" reason for the surprise gimmick canvas was that Annie was taking a COVID-19 test and the teddy bear was quarantined. Annie was mentioned in the announcement for the ending of canvas 36 (a slice of cheese) stating "yall took Annie's cheese smh, what is she going to take to the picnic on the beach now." The Annie story was brought back for canvas 98a, which is the cheese canvas with only the holes placeable. The "lore" reason was Annie doesn't actually like swiss cheese and the community had to fill the holes on the second slice to make up for stealing the first.		The story goes that canvas 34 (a teddy bear) was given to the community by Annie to be colored. Canvas 34 was stopped midway through for the gimmick canvas 34a, which had the design of a few viruses. The "lore" reason for the surprise gimmick canvas was that Annie was taking a COVID-19 test and the teddy bear was quarantined. Annie was mentioned in the announcement for the ending of canvas 36 (a slice of cheese) stating "yall took Annie's cheese smh, what is she going to take to the picnic on the beach now." The Annie story was brought back for canvas 98a, which is the cheese canvas with only the holes placeable. The "lore" reason was Annie doesn't actually like swiss cheese and the community had to fill the holes on the second slice to make up for stealing the first.

Eevay: c98a added to the list of -snip- canvases on the -snip- mode part

2026-04-09T07:50:53Z

c98a added to the list of -snip- canvases on the -snip- mode part

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	===-snip- mode===		===-snip- mode===
	-snip- mode is a canvas mode that effects user's usernames, changing them all temporarily to '-snip-' instead of their usual username. This effectively makes each user anonymous. -snip- mode does not affect the color, faction or tag of the user's username. -snip- mode has only been used on a few gimmick canvases, those being canvases [[Canvas 13b\|13b]], [[Canvas 21a\|21a]], [[Canvas 34a\|34a]], [[Canvas 43a\|43a]], [[Canvas 60a\|60a]], [[Canvas 78a\|78a]], [[Canvas 88a\|88a]], and accidentally on [[Canvas 67a\|67a]] due to lookups being broken.		-snip- mode is a canvas mode that effects user's usernames, changing them all temporarily to '-snip-' instead of their usual username. This effectively makes each user anonymous. -snip- mode does not affect the color, faction or tag of the user's username. -snip- mode has only been used on a few gimmick canvases, those being canvases [[Canvas 13b\|13b]], [[Canvas 21a\|21a]], [[Canvas 34a\|34a]], [[Canvas 43a\|43a]], [[Canvas 60a\|60a]], [[Canvas 78a\|78a]], [[Canvas 88a\|88a]], [[Canvas 98a\|98a]], and accidentally on [[Canvas 67a\|67a]] due to lookups being broken.

	The reason -snip- mode was created was to hide users' IP's since they would've been shown instead of usernames due to the pxls.space server being migrated to a different computer. Since then it has been just been used as an interesting gimmick on some gimmick canvases.		The reason -snip- mode was created was to hide users' IP's since they would've been shown instead of usernames due to the pxls.space server being migrated to a different computer. Since then it has been just been used as an interesting gimmick on some gimmick canvases.

Selio: annie

2026-04-02T14:11:24Z

annie

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	==Miscellaneous==		==Miscellaneous==
	===Annie===		===Annie===
	Annie is a character/inside joke created by [[Pxls staff]]. She was mentioned in the canvas announcements for [[Canvas 34\|C34]], [[Canvas 34a\|C34a]], ~~and~~ [[Canvas 36\|C36]].		Annie is a character/inside joke created by [[Pxls staff]]. She was mentioned in the canvas announcements for [[Canvas 34\|C34]], [[Canvas 34a\|C34a]], [[Canvas 36\|C36]], and [[C98a]].

	The story goes that canvas 34 (a teddy bear) was given to the community by Annie to be colored. Canvas 34 was stopped midway through for the gimmick canvas 34a, which had the design of a few viruses. The "lore" reason for the surprise gimmick canvas was that Annie was taking a COVID-19 test and the teddy bear was quarantined. Annie was mentioned ~~one last time~~ in the announcement for the ending of canvas 36 (a slice of cheese) stating "yall took Annie's cheese smh, what is she going to take to the picnic on the beach now."		The story goes that canvas 34 (a teddy bear) was given to the community by Annie to be colored. Canvas 34 was stopped midway through for the gimmick canvas 34a, which had the design of a few viruses. The "lore" reason for the surprise gimmick canvas was that Annie was taking a COVID-19 test and the teddy bear was quarantined. Annie was mentioned in the announcement for the ending of canvas 36 (a slice of cheese) stating "yall took Annie's cheese smh, what is she going to take to the picnic on the beach now." The Annie story was brought back for canvas 98a, which is the cheese canvas with only the holes placeable. The "lore" reason was Annie doesn't actually like swiss cheese and the community had to fill the holes on the second slice to make up for stealing the first.

	This was one of the only times "lore" was added to the canvases, the other time being on [[canvas 67a]].		This was one of the only times "lore" was added to the canvases, the other time being on [[canvas 67a]].

TheWaffleLord: Heavily reworked "'Virgin' related terms" section, tweaked/added "virgin abuse" info using (paraphrased) wording from Selio

2026-02-20T19:02:06Z

Heavily reworked "'Virgin' related terms" section, tweaked/added "virgin abuse" info using (paraphrased) wording from Selio

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	==="Virgin" related terms===		==="Virgin" related terms===
	'''"Virgin" pixels''' are pixels that no user has placed on. '''"~~Virgin abuse~~"''' is ~~when an art piece or lattice shares many colors with~~ the ~~initial canvas, meaning only a fraction~~ of ~~the art/lattice has to be built. Some users dislike when others use~~ virgin ~~abuse to construct art/lattice since they see it as being a bit lazy and not putting in the full effort~~ to ~~construct their project~~.		'''"Virgin" pixels''' are pixels that no user has placed on. '''"Devirgining"''' is the act of placing pixels over virgin pixels to devirgin them.

	'''"~~Devirgining~~"''' is the ~~act~~ of ~~placing pixels over virgin pixels~~ to ~~devirgin them~~. ~~Devirgining~~ is ~~sometimes done~~ by users ~~to make their project feel more complete~~.		'''"Virgin abuse"''' is when an art piece or lattice shares many colors with the initial canvas, meaning only a fraction of the art/lattice has to be built.
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			Excessive virgin abuse (around 10% or more) is seen by many as an unfair advantage, and failing to devirgin excessively virgin abused art/lattice may result in other users devirgining it or even attacking.

	Users have the ability to view the '''"virginmap"''' by pressing the X key which shows which pixels are still virgin pixels. Virgin pixels appear light green, while non-virgin pixels appear black.		Users have the ability to view the '''"virginmap"''' by pressing the X key which shows which pixels are still virgin pixels. Virgin pixels appear light green, while non-virgin pixels appear black.
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	<gallery widths="400" heights="400">		<gallery widths="400" heights="400">
	File:gl area c72.png\|[[Green Lattice]]'s territory during the middle of [[canvas 72]].		File:gl area c72.png\|[[Green Lattice]]'s territory during the middle of [[canvas 72]].
	File:gl virgin c72.png\|The virginmap of the area showing only the green pixels of the lattice were placed, letting [[Green Lattice]] claim a large area very quickly.		File:gl virgin c72.png\|The virginmap of the area showing only the green pixels of the lattice were placed, letting [[Green Lattice]] claim a large area very quickly (virgin abusing).
	</gallery>		</gallery>

TheWaffleLord: word tweak

2026-01-16T12:15:23Z

word tweak

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	<gallery widths="400" heights="400" perrow="3">		<gallery widths="400" heights="400" perrow="3">
	File:bad antialias c21.png\|An example of poor anti-aliasing where a piece of art was downscaled causing it to have a "blurry" look.		File:bad antialias c21.png\|An example of poor anti-aliasing where a piece of art was downscaled causing it to have a "blurry" look.
	File:bad dither c31.png\|An example of a piece of art being downscaled and given a "dithered" effect, causing it to look ~~bad~~.		File:bad dither c31.png\|An example of a piece of art being downscaled and given a "dithered" effect, causing it to have a "crunchy" look.
	File:face c1.png\|An example of a picture of someone that had its colors automatically converted to the Pxls palette causing it to lose most of its detail.		File:face c1.png\|An example of a picture of someone that had its colors automatically converted to the Pxls palette causing it to lose most of its detail.
	File:fiddled.png\|A "fiddled" art piece that was automatically converted to the Pxls palette.		File:fiddled.png\|A "fiddled" art piece that was automatically converted to the Pxls palette.

TheWaffleLord: Added link to List of styles in Template styles section

2025-11-08T22:25:47Z

Added link to List of styles in Template styles section

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	===Template styles===		===Template styles===
	There are several different "styles" that templates can be displayed with. Pictured below are a few of the most commonly used.		There are several different "styles" that templates can be displayed with. Pictured below are a few of the most commonly used. For a list of all the template styles, see [[List of styles]].

	In common conversation, most users refer to the second and third styles as "dotted" and "symbols" respectively.		In common conversation, most users refer to the second and third styles as "dotted" and "symbols" respectively.

TheWaffleLord: Added Chat section

2025-11-08T13:55:15Z

Added Chat section

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	===Canvas reset===		===Canvas reset===
	A canvas reset is a mechanic of pxls.space in which the current canvas changes to a new one. These usually take around an hour. A canvas resets once the canvas is deemed “full” by the [[Pxls staff]] (usually around a month). Resets get announced 3 days in advance in the [https://discord.gg/raA6det Pxls Discord server] and in the notifications tab on the site.		A canvas reset is a mechanic of pxls.space in which the current canvas changes to a new one. These usually take around an hour. A canvas resets once the canvas is deemed “full” by the [[Pxls staff]] (usually around a month). Resets get announced 3 days in advance in the [https://discord.gg/raA6det Pxls Discord server] and in the notifications tab on the site.

			===Chat===
			The Pxls chat was added on August 1st 2019<ref>https://github.com/pxlsspace/Pxls/pull/198</ref> and functions as a way for users to coordinate on the canvas without needing to use the [https://discord.gg/raA6det Pxls Discord server.]

			It also has some additional functionality, such as:
			* When you paste a template url it automatically converts it to a simplified version
			* The amount of pixels you've placed (rounded) is displayed next to your name
			* A faction that you are in can be displayed next to your name if you click the Set Displayed button next to a faction in your profile
			* You can change your name color to any of the palette colors, as well as [https://thewafflelord37.github.io/Pxls-stuff/Donator%20Gradients.html some custom gradients] if you've made a donation to Pxls.

	===Cooldown event===		===Cooldown event===

TheWaffleLord: preclaim tweak

2025-11-07T08:15:00Z

preclaim tweak

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	===Preclaim===		===Preclaim===
	A '''preclaim''' is an image made shortly before a [[Community dictionary#Canvas reset\|canvas reset]] that is repeatedly altered by different users to show where they or their faction plans to place their art on the following canvas. [https://thewafflelord37.github.io/Pxls-Preclaim-Images/ ~~(list of all known preclaims)~~]		A '''preclaim''' is an image made shortly before a [[Community dictionary#Canvas reset\|canvas reset]] that is repeatedly altered by different users to show where they or their faction plans to place their art on the following canvas.

			An interactive list of all the final preclaim images can be found [https://thewafflelord37.github.io/Pxls-Preclaim-Images/ here.]
	[[File:C81pre.png\|none\|thumb\|400x400px\|[[c81]]'s preclaim image, originally an art piece made by [[Sillymatter\|Lyra]].]]		[[File:C81pre.png\|none\|thumb\|400x400px\|[[c81]]'s preclaim image, originally an art piece made by [[Sillymatter\|Lyra]].]]

Sillymatter: added tiny bit more info about preclaim

2025-11-07T00:29:43Z

added tiny bit more info about preclaim

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	===Preclaim===		===Preclaim===
	A '''preclaim''' is an image made shortly before a [[Community dictionary#Canvas reset\|canvas reset]] that is repeatedly altered by different users to show where they or their faction plans to place their art on the following canvas.		A '''preclaim''' is an image made shortly before a [[Community dictionary#Canvas reset\|canvas reset]] that is repeatedly altered by different users to show where they or their faction plans to place their art on the following canvas. [https://thewafflelord37.github.io/Pxls-Preclaim-Images/ (list of all known preclaims)]
	[[File:C81pre.png\|none\|thumb\|400x400px\|[[c81]]'s preclaim image, originally an art piece made by [[Sillymatter\|Lyra]].]]		[[File:C81pre.png\|none\|thumb\|400x400px\|[[c81]]'s preclaim image, originally an art piece made by [[Sillymatter\|Lyra]].]]

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	<gallery widths="400" heights="400" perrow="3">		<gallery widths="400" heights="400" perrow="3">
	File:bad antialias c21.png\|An example of poor anti-aliasing where a piece of art was downscaled causing it to have a "blurry" look.		File:bad antialias c21.png\|An example of poor anti-aliasing where a piece of art was downscaled causing it to have a "blurry" look.
	File:bad dither c31.png\|An example of a piece of art being downscaled and given a "dithered" effect, causing it to look ~~bad~~.		File:bad dither c31.png\|An example of a piece of art being downscaled and given a "dithered" effect, causing it to have a "crunchy" look.
	File:face c1.png\|An example of a picture of someone that had its colors automatically converted to the Pxls palette causing it to lose most of its detail.		File:face c1.png\|An example of a picture of someone that had its colors automatically converted to the Pxls palette causing it to lose most of its detail.
	File:fiddled.png\|A "fiddled" art piece that was automatically converted to the Pxls palette.		File:fiddled.png\|A "fiddled" art piece that was automatically converted to the Pxls palette.