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[[File:61_post449349092_0.jpg|right|thumb|600px|upright|A [[DREADFORT]] during the absolute peak of [[BMW]]s power during the 4th Golden Age.]] | [[File:61_post449349092_0.jpg|right|thumb|600px|upright|A [[DREADFORT]] during the absolute peak of [[BMW]]s power during the 4th Golden Age.]] | ||
A '''Golden Age''' is a defined specific time or era in [[WIDEVERSE]] history characterized by increase activity, notable actions and battles, as well as social, and sometimes monetary, prosperity. | A '''Golden Age''' is a defined specific time or era in [[WIDEVERSE]] history characterized by increase activity, notable actions and battles, as well as social, and sometimes monetary, prosperity. As with all things, the good is balanced out by the bad, and Golden Ages are balanced out by [[Dark Age]]s | ||
= Defining a Golden Age = | = Defining a Golden Age = | ||
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== 5th Golden Age == | == 5th Golden Age == | ||
* '''Beginning''': WTT Rebrand | * '''Beginning''': WTT Rebrand | ||
* '''End''': [[ | * '''End''': [[Wonka Uprising]] | ||
* '''March 3rd - June 28th 2018''' ({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=03|day1=03|year1=2018|month2=06|day2=28|year2=2018}}) | * '''March 3rd - June 28th 2018''' ({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=03|day1=03|year1=2018|month2=06|day2=28|year2=2018}}) | ||
After [[The Great Slump of 2017]], many ideas were put forward on how to revitalize the group. The first was dropping the Wrongthink branding and shortening to exclusively WTT, and to also add nights where the group would schedule games or movies. Thus, the 5th Golden Age began. Every Saturday night was movie night, followed by some sort of scheduled game like ArmA or Stellaris. | After [[The Great Slump of 2017]], many ideas were put forward on how to revitalize the group. The first was dropping the Wrongthink branding and shortening to exclusively WTT, and to also add nights where the group would schedule games or movies. Thus, the 5th Golden Age began. Every Saturday night was movie night, followed by some sort of scheduled game like ArmA or Stellaris. | ||
The end of the age came after 3 admins quit and tried to splinter the group during The | The end of the age came after 3 admins quit and tried to splinter the group during The Wonka Uprising. The effort was nearly entirely fruitless, but was enough to bring the activity and mood of the group out of the golden age. | ||
== 6th Golden Age == | == 6th Golden Age == | ||
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Further success was found with the outbreak of COVID-19 and increased activity from homebound members. A lockdown related XP buff in World of Warcraft led the Biggers to align themselves with [[Capri Sun Tzu]]s raiding guild, [[ATB]]. | Further success was found with the outbreak of COVID-19 and increased activity from homebound members. A lockdown related XP buff in World of Warcraft led the Biggers to align themselves with [[Capri Sun Tzu]]s raiding guild, [[ATB]]. | ||
= Pyrite Ages = | = Pyrite Ages = | ||
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Notable Examples: | Notable Examples: | ||
* '''2nd COMMUNISM''': When Spaceballs returned and tried to restart COMMUNISM a year after the Civil War. The group saw a brief resurgence but momentum was quickly lost when most everyone left for actual raiding guilds, and the group returned to nothingness. | * '''2nd COMMUNISM''' (2008): When Spaceballs returned and tried to restart COMMUNISM a year after the Civil War. The group saw a brief resurgence but momentum was quickly lost when most everyone left for actual raiding guilds, and the group returned to nothingness. | ||
* '''The Conan Era''': Despite inflating the member count of BMW 3 fold, Conan was only the briefest of Golden Ages, and many scholars<ref>Also me</ref> debate that it did more harm to BMW than good. | * '''The Conan Era''' (Early 2017): Despite inflating the member count of BMW 3 fold, Conan was only the briefest of Golden Ages, and many scholars<ref>Also me</ref> debate that it did more harm to BMW than good. | ||
* '''BMW 3.0''': While meeting most the criteria of a Golden Age, The BMW 3.0 Era isnt considered one because it is viewed more as a rebuilding phase of the group than an actual time of great progress. However, of the listed Pyrite Ages, this is the most close to being an actual Golden Age. | * '''BMW 3.0''' (Late 2018): While meeting most the criteria of a Golden Age, The BMW 3.0 Era isnt considered one because it is viewed more as a rebuilding phase of the group than an actual time of great progress. However, of the listed Pyrite Ages, this is the most close to being an actual Golden Age. | ||
* '''WIDE Media Group''' (Early 2022): Originally hailed as The 8th Golden Age, historians have recently agreed that the era failed to live up to it's early promises, quickly losing steam as The WIDEVERSE fell into The 2022 Slump. | |||
= References = | = References = | ||