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Okay, be honest, who got it, who didn't... Basically, on a scale from 1 to punk'd, where did you fall?

I put a lot of time into making it look just right, so I wonder whether anyone liked the joke at all. I'd especially like to hear from someone who actually tried editing using the 'Tavi skin. I didn't think it was that difficult to use.

By the way, please try to keep this thread from being a rehash of a previous one.

I thought it was real until the very end, and hated it with a passion
I was trying to get the hang of using it when it reverted back to its old format. that was sure a relief

i hated that! it was like a limited time burger at KFC being discontinued! well, not like that but i still didn't like it!

Well, at first, I'm like "Woah, did I boomkark old.hrwiki.org?" but then I read the notice, and got it immediately. It was the funniest April Fool's joke this year, especially since I was on back in the 'Tavi days.

I figured it was a joke, even though I wasn't around in the 'tavi days.

First time I saw it:
"Whaaaaaaaaaaaat the crap"

After I saw people trying to explain it, unconvincingly
"Oh, April Fools!"

The prank was realistic, since I had no idea what WikiWikiTavi was till now.

Muwahahahahaha!

I thought what was even *more* funny was watching a lot of people freak out over it. THAT was what made this April Fools joke more satisfying.

Don't you dare compare our noble Wiki to those chicken-abusers!

Anyway...

Not only did I get the joke, but I made it my mission to make sure everyone else knew it was a joke, too.

You know, because it was getting REALLY irritating on both ends- I was irritated by the people flipping out because they thought it was real, and I was also irritated by the Wiki staff who were so strongly insisting that it was real.

So, so very true. Thanks COLA for all the laughs.


I loved this little prank. I remember the old Tavi. What fun.

I ruined the joke for about an hour, but then I deleted all instances of my clarification before the evening rush. Sorry, guys.

0o; You're kidding, right?

Anyways, it was funny for a while, but...

Meh.

Oh, sure. Of course I'm kidding.

I knew it was fake the entire time, and I loved every moment of it.

I did make a small edit to the "Store" section, actually, as well as to my userpage. It was simple, and it worked fine.

Do you happen to be a vegetarian? Unless your meat is explicitly marked "Free Range," the conditions are as bad as, if not worse than KFC. Even if you are a vegetarian and not a vegan, the same chickens are being beaten up for their eggs. And the poor cows!

I only eat meat when I'm forced to. When I go out to eat in public, I try to order vegetarian food. But that's a tale for another... thread.

Considering the fact that most of the internet considers it a national holiday on April Fools, I got the joke at once and found it quite funny.

Not to mention watching COLA thinking it was the end of the world

And a few other forum members.

None of my answers are on there... I knew it was a joke, and I just kept quiet. (Well actually, I was gonna post something, but I couldn't find a way to word it... but we'll just say I kept my knowing a secret on purpose. Deal? Deal.)

I didn't find it very funny, but it was a good prank.

That's pretty much my stance too. I got the joke... I just didn't think it was that funny. Maybe I haven't been here long enough.

I loved it, and didn't fall for it for a second. I posted somewhere on the Main Page Talk how I was so happy we had reverted to the WTT.

I wasn't here...

I understood it immediately. It was quite good. You did a good jorb!

I knew it was a joke, I just didn't find it funny. There wasn't any real, like, humor in it. No real tongue-in-cheek joke, nothing overtly silly, nothing, man! Yes, nostalgic, but it wasn't really funny. And where some people found it hilarious how the forums were freaking, I just thought it was sad and pathetic.

Yeah, me too. At first I was like "Meh, this is kinds funny. Surely everyone on teh forum gets it." But no.

I don't like it, since every single person who knew about it told us that it WASN'T an Aprilween joke. Thanks for lying.


So, um, other, I guess. However, if we're talking about how I felt at the time, then the second-to-last one.

Man, this was hilarious and eye opening. Hilarious because of the fools freaking out. Eye opening because I realize that some people here just can't take a joke.

Oh, and nostalgic. I was around when the old wiki was around. I'm pretty sure I originally made the pages for Poppy the Tire and Stoppy the sign...

It was hilarious... I figured it was a joke, and went to the talk page to see what people were saying... the admin's explanations made it a little more believeable, I thought. That was some nice acting, guys....

Voted the first option, although I did semi-try to make sure everyone knew it was a joke. Because I was really surprised that some people were actually threatening to leave and I wanted them to calm down. Seriously, that was hilariously stupid. The admins insisting it was real was the best part, but it's too bad people got so riled up.

edit: and I'm getting really ticked off at people accusing me, and everyone who was saying it was a joke, of "ruining it" for the others. This quote from Talk:Main Page is a perfect example:


But there was a major benefit: to stop those who thought it was real from freaking out, filling up our sysops' inboxes with hatemail, and/or leaving.

I think the admins deserve an Oscar for theyr acting. It was far better than any that I've seen.