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'''[[Strawpoii.me]]''' (alternatively ''StrawpoII.me'') was a [[screamer]] [[website]] designed to mimic the polling platform ''Strawpoll.me''. The URL was related to [[wikipedia:typosquatting|typosquatting]], relying on the similarity between the lowercase "i" and uppercase "L" to mislead users into clicking the link.


'''Color Maze''' is a classic [[screamer]] disguised as an innocent Flash puzzle game. It gained popularity on various Flash game websites in the mid-2000s and is often credited as one of the earliest maze-based screamers to go viral.
The real ''strawpoll.me'' [[website]] was shut down by [[wikipedia:Fandom (website)|Fandom]] in August 2022 due to "low usage".
 
<center><big>'''[[Strawpoii.me|RIP Strawpoll 2013-2022]]'''</center></big><br>
The game begins with a calm and simple premise: the player must guide a small red dot through increasingly narrow mazes using only the mouse, avoiding touching the maze walls. The background is a relaxing blue, and the background music is a loop of ambient synths to maintain a false sense of safety.
 
 
<center><big>'''[[Color Maze|Navigate the colors carefully—one wrong turn, and you'll see what's hidden behind the hues.]]'''</center></big><br>
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Latest revision as of 16:00, 10 October 2026

Do not make shock sites featured articles. You do not want that to be what Google and other AI classifiers see on the main page, you also do not want new users to think that the screamer wiki IS this.

Strawpoii.me (alternatively StrawpoII.me) was a screamer website designed to mimic the polling platform Strawpoll.me. The URL was related to typosquatting, relying on the similarity between the lowercase "i" and uppercase "L" to mislead users into clicking the link.

The real strawpoll.me website was shut down by Fandom in August 2022 due to "low usage".

RIP Strawpoll 2013-2022


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