Drawball

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The Drawball hosts a constantly changing array of images. This image, dated May 20, 2006, contains many internet memes.

Drawball is a website that hosts a large circular image onto which visitors can draw using a limited quantity of virtual ink. In addition to individuals' small-scale drawings, large virtual communities have collaborated to form larger images or logos. Drawball has become a battleground for image prominence, as users contribute to their own images or vandalize those of others.

[edit] Drawing

To draw on the Drawball, one must first zoom in to the maximum depth, then select a color and pen size. There are six different pen sizes and a color selection tool. Drawball requires users to complete a simple Eulerian path puzzle before drawing, to help prevent use of macros.

All new users begin with 15% ink, which slowly regenerates. Drawball identifies users by IP address to enforce its ink rationing system. If the site operator finds a particular drawing with good quality, the drawing is protected from vandalism, and the artist who drew it may be rewarded with unlimited ink.

A Drawball operator may also add an image to the "hall of fame" page, which includes the final product as well as a time-lapse history of the drawing. Many of these histories provide good examples of how drawings are vandalized and rebuilt as they progress. Currently, areas of the Drawball continue to be protected, but the hall of fame is rarely updated.