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== Wasteof Trends ==
== Wasteof Trends ==
=== you should use a stronger password ===
=== you should use a stronger password ===
On 30th July, 2022, user [[User:Ari|ari]] jokingly created a post saying "ari you should use a stronger password"{{Citation needed}}. Quickly after, a lot of people have made posts similar to that<ref>https://wasteof.money/search?q=stronger%20password</ref>
On 30th July, 2022, user [[User:Ari|ari]] jokingly created a post saying "ari you should use a stronger password"{{Citation needed}}. Quickly after, a lot of people have made posts similar to that.<ref>https://wasteof.money/search?q=stronger%20password</ref>


=== Repost chains ===
=== Repost chains ===
{{Main|Repost Chains}}
{{Main|Repost Chains}}


Repost chains were when a user reposted a post, following a theme or piece of text.  
Repost chains are when a user reposted a post, following a theme or piece of text.  


While wasteof2 would automatically hide reposts after 2 iterations, wasteof3 did not have such a restriction, and repost chains could clog up feeds.  On August 5th, 2022, a user began mass-spamming repost chains, which forced the website into maintenance. After this occurred, the ability to repost other reposts was disallowed.<ref>https://wasteof.money/posts/62ecdf0c349ae85fd6a601d1</ref><ref>“the limit is that you can now only repost the original post and not any of the reposts”</ref> This change is only temporary.<ref>error message when attempting to repost a repost: "for technical reasons you cannot repost a post that is itself a repost (this is temporary)."</ref>
While wasteof2 would automatically hide reposts after 2 iterations, wasteof3 did not have such a restriction, and repost chains could clog up feeds.  On August 5th, 2022, a user began mass-spamming repost chains, which forced the website into maintenance. After this occurred, the ability to repost other reposts was disallowed.<ref>https://wasteof.money/posts/62ecdf0c349ae85fd6a601d1</ref><ref>“the limit is that you can now only repost the original post and not any of the reposts”</ref> This change is only temporary.<ref>error message when attempting to repost a repost: "for technical reasons you cannot repost a post that is itself a repost (this is temporary)."</ref>


=== Sent from … ===
=== Sent from … ===
After Jeffalo got a new laptop he made a post<ref>https://wasteof.money/posts/62fbd0aa312c64cba06ef6e4</ref> saying he sent it from a MacBook Air<ref>“Sent from my MacBook Air”</ref> Quickly after a lot of people sent posts from mysterious places like Samsung smart fridges<ref>https://wasteof.money/posts/62fc32951998fa5ef8c14a77</ref>
After Jeffalo got a new laptop he made a post<ref>https://wasteof.money/posts/62fbd0aa312c64cba06ef6e4</ref> saying he sent it from a MacBook Air<ref>“Sent from my MacBook Air”</ref> Quickly after a lot of people sent posts from mysterious places like Samsung smart fridges.<ref>https://wasteof.money/posts/62fc32951998fa5ef8c14a77</ref>


=== Willy PFPs ===
=== Willy PFPs ===
These are profile pictures that are created by the administrator Willy. He re creates the user’s profile picture in MS Paint.
These are profile pictures that are created by the administrator Willy. He re creates the user’s profile picture in MS Paint.

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Trends are fashionable events and manners that have been done by wasteof.money users. Trends don't usually last for a long time, meaning the ones listed here might've ended long ago, or might still be popular.

Wasteof Trends

you should use a stronger password

On 30th July, 2022, user ari jokingly created a post saying "ari you should use a stronger password"[citation needed]. Quickly after, a lot of people have made posts similar to that.[1]

Repost chains

Main article: Repost Chains

Repost chains are when a user reposted a post, following a theme or piece of text.

While wasteof2 would automatically hide reposts after 2 iterations, wasteof3 did not have such a restriction, and repost chains could clog up feeds. On August 5th, 2022, a user began mass-spamming repost chains, which forced the website into maintenance. After this occurred, the ability to repost other reposts was disallowed.[2][3] This change is only temporary.[4]

Sent from …

After Jeffalo got a new laptop he made a post[5] saying he sent it from a MacBook Air[6] Quickly after a lot of people sent posts from mysterious places like Samsung smart fridges.[7]

Willy PFPs

These are profile pictures that are created by the administrator Willy. He re creates the user’s profile picture in MS Paint.

  1. https://wasteof.money/search?q=stronger%20password
  2. https://wasteof.money/posts/62ecdf0c349ae85fd6a601d1
  3. “the limit is that you can now only repost the original post and not any of the reposts”
  4. error message when attempting to repost a repost: "for technical reasons you cannot repost a post that is itself a repost (this is temporary)."
  5. https://wasteof.money/posts/62fbd0aa312c64cba06ef6e4
  6. “Sent from my MacBook Air”
  7. https://wasteof.money/posts/62fc32951998fa5ef8c14a77