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{{Infobox organization | {{Infobox organization | ||
| name = | | name = | ||
| nickname = The W, WTT | | nickname = The W, WTT | ||
| image = WTT_Discord_Logo_New_colors.png | | image = WTT_Discord_Logo_New_colors.png | ||
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| mission = | | mission = | ||
| membership = 140~ (As of December 2019, exact figures not tracked after September 2019) | | membership = 140~ (As of December 2019, exact figures not tracked after September 2019) | ||
| predecessor = [[BMW | | predecessor = [[BMW]] | ||
| successor = [[Wideboys]] | | successor = [[Wideboys]] | ||
| formation = {{start date and age|2017|09|15}} | | formation = {{start date and age|2017|09|15}} | ||
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| leader_name = [[AlexanderDeLarge]] | | leader_name = [[AlexanderDeLarge]] | ||
| affiliations = [[BEEFY BOYS]] (Trolling/Political wing)<br> [[MOTHER]] (Intelligence/COINTELPRO Agency) | | affiliations = [[BEEFY BOYS]] (Trolling/Political wing)<br> [[MOTHER]] (Intelligence/COINTELPRO Agency) | ||
| website = {{URL| | | website = {{URL|wrongthinktank.com}}(Defunct)/{{URL|wttdiscord.com}}(Defunct) | ||
| footnotes = | | footnotes = | ||
| bodystyle = | | bodystyle = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''WTT''' (Originally ''' | '''WTT''' (Originally '''WrongThink Tank''') while originally a re-brand of the original [[BMW]] group, WTT went on to develop its own identity and culture as a direct continuation, but more inline with the original [[COMMUNISM]] instead of [[Goon]] culture. | ||
=History= | =History= | ||
{{See also | {{See also|BMW}} | ||
==2017== | ==2017== | ||
=== WTT Rebrand === | === WTT Rebrand === | ||
[[File:Bmw-logo-248C3D90E6-seeklogo.png|left|thumb|First logo, which was just the BMW logo with different text.]] | [[File:Bmw-logo-248C3D90E6-seeklogo.png|left|thumb|upright|First logo, which was just the BMW logo with different text.]] | ||
BMW, being a copyrighted international brand, was a name that obviously couldn't be used forever. Given the new nature of the group and its aims, Prude floated the idea of renaming to Wrongthink Tank on September 15th. The idea was very warmly received (outside of a few smoothbrains) and the old branding was mostly dumped, outside of keeping the BMW color scheme and still referring to members as Bimmers. | BMW, being a copyrighted international brand, was a name that obviously couldn't be used forever. Given the new nature of the group and its aims, Prude floated the idea of renaming to Wrongthink Tank on September 15th. The idea was very warmly received (outside of a few smoothbrains) and the old branding was mostly dumped, outside of keeping the BMW color scheme and still referring to members as Bimmers. | ||
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== 2018 == | == 2018 == | ||
The failure of Destiny 2 and the lack of any prospects kept growth and activity in WTT to a bare minimum in the first few months of 2018. However, out of that downtime, came new fresh ideas such as movie nights on [[WTTV]] and the opening of serveral game servers including ARMA III and Starbound. | |||
=== Summer of Butthurt === | === Summer of Butthurt === | ||
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=== The 2018 Bimmies === | === The 2018 Bimmies === | ||
{{See also|The 2018 Bimmies}} | {{See also|The 2018 Bimmies}} | ||
For the first time since 2015, the annual WIDEVERSE awards show was held, this time as '''The Bimmies'''. Voting was done via democracy (and Google Forms) and was 100% legit and no tampering was found at any point despite rumors. | |||
For the first time since 2015, the annual | |||
== 2019 == | == 2019 == | ||
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=== Taylor Abdicates === | === Taylor Abdicates === | ||
{{Quote | {{Quote|When we founded BMW in 2015, we had very little, actually 0, vision on what the group would become outside of just have a group that played Rust. If you’d told me then that BMW would go on to bully a blind Conservative radio show host, bully Bethesda into sending people canvas bags, and accidentally becoming a “Nazi” breeding ground, well, Id probably believed it because that does sound like some shit I’d get up to. Frankly the fact that we made it this far in as good a shape we have speaks wonders about our core members. | ||
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Last May, after the fallout with the SA Discord, I found myself wondering if I still had the old Tay Touch ™. So, I began laying the groundwork for BMW to eventually be handed off to someone else. I spent the next 4 months getting BMW to the point where I felt we could declare victory via BMW 3.0. From there, it was all about vetting a successor. Almost immediately two candidates jumped to the front: Alex and Peaches. Both obviously are super dedicated to making BMW as great as it can be, and last month I decided it was time to finally hand over the reins of this shit wagon hurtling towards the abyss. | Last May, after the fallout with the SA Discord, I found myself wondering if I still had the old Tay Touch ™. So, I began laying the groundwork for BMW to eventually be handed off to someone else. I spent the next 4 months getting BMW to the point where I felt we could declare victory via BMW 3.0. From there, it was all about vetting a successor. Almost immediately two candidates jumped to the front: Alex and Peaches. Both obviously are super dedicated to making BMW as great as it can be, and last month I decided it was time to finally hand over the reins of this shit wagon hurtling towards the abyss. | ||
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P.S. As my last act I pardon Joe | P.S. As my last act I pardon Joe | ||
| | |[[Taylor]]s "Abdication Post", '' #announcements'', 2/28/2019||Punished_yin.png}} | ||
=== BEEFY BOY Revival === | === BEEFY BOY Revival === | ||
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In October, Alt had a pretty decent melty about CoD or something equally stupid. Taylor had a pretty good melty too but it was more a short ghost than a meltdown. | In October, Alt had a pretty decent melty about CoD or something equally stupid. Taylor had a pretty good melty too but it was more a short ghost than a meltdown. | ||
== 2020 == | == 2020 == | ||
=== Birth of the Wideboys === | === Birth of the Wideboys === | ||
{{See also|Wideboys}} | {{See also|Wideboys}} | ||
In the wake of the [[Troon Uprisings]] and the final sever from SomethingAwful, a final rebrand was proposed, the finally settle the quagmire that had become the naming issue. Wideboys, taken from an offhanded joke in a PDF CST made collecting evidence from Operation Overlard about a screenshot that was comically wide. Tempus Thales at one point during the Uprising referred to the group as "The Wideboys", oblivious to the groups real name. However, despite the hilarity of the misunderstand, many felt the name was catchy, and with the WTT branding long needing a change, Taylor made the decision to rename. | |||
= Members = | = Members = | ||
== Founders == | == Founders == | ||
== Leaders == | == Leaders == | ||
{{See also|List of WIDEVERSE Leaders#BMW Era}} | |||
== Mods == | == Mods == | ||
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= Gallery = | = Gallery = | ||
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[[Category:Clans]] | [[Category:Clans]] | ||