Happy (?) April Fools

[zoraster]

People delving into the bans and the ban discussion are exactly the people who generally have an understanding of that.

Anyway, April fools won't always be funny to everyone. If it's not your cup of tea this year, then shrug it off and wait for next. Or hunker down and ignore everything for 1/365th of the year.

I thought I was done with this thread but this shows that you really missed the reason behind upset feelings. It's not whether it was funny or not. I'd wager that every april fools joke has been unfunny to most people, we haven't had strong ones historically. So why is there more negative feedback for this one? I can't know for sure, but I can give a theory, you made people the didn't get that is was a lie angry. Haha? Where is the joke? Most april fools attempts will go in the other direction "Here is this good thing, oh wait trololol". I think there is a reason for that.

I guess I don't, but it's hard to take seriously that it's NOT "whether it was funny or not" when you follow immediately by saying "Haha? Where is the joke?"

Chevre's posts have been about how it was poorly executed or not funny -- the uncanny valley of april fools jokes (which is a pretty awesome phrase). Anyway, this critique is fair enough. But it's still ultimately about whether it's funny. Maybe it wasn't. Or wasn't to enough people. Hopefully we'll do better next year in that case. But my point is that whether to you we hit or missed the mark, it's something fairly silly that goes on yearly and sometimes will be your cup of tea and sometimes won't, but fortunately it's over either way.

As I said in the OP, I hope people enjoyed it. If they didn't, I hope they'll forgive the deception.

[Chevre]

Yeah. The thing to promote is that this was all really low-stakes, like I'm not really angry at anyone or anything, I just wanted to point out how it made me feel, especially since it seemed to be somewhat of a common sentiment.

But yeah, there's always next year!

[Psyche]

i hate how when i click to see the first unread post on a site announcement it takes me to a post i've read

[MattP]

im still proud of myself for suggesting in my first post in recks thread that this rule may be extended so you cant insult inanimate objects

[Cheery Dog]

April fools was ruined by too much happening in one place.

Also because i completely missed the major part

[Korts]

Has the shit show blown over yet?

Good. That was awkward as fuck.

For what it's worth, the bans were pretty funny. But Reck stirring the shit was not funny at all. Not because it didn't seem like a joke, which it did at first - but because of the insistence that no, this is not a joke, and Reck really is flying off the deep end, and he's refusing to get the moderators' April Fools gag. There was no tact or nuance to it, no punchline, no release at all - just completely genuine-sounding, utterly unjustified rage.

Seriously, Reck. Dude. That was embarrassing, and I'm disappointed that you're still defending this shit.

[Korts]

And it's not that I was offended, or whatever defines this snowflakery you're now pinning your failure on. I was just legitimately wondering why I visit such a cringeworthy site.

[Korts]

For what it's worth, the bans were pretty funny.

To add to this, the whole zoraster/Kison/UT/MattPie power struggle was a great storyline too, and I would have loved to see that explored more instead of having Reck blow it all up.

[Psyche]

yeah yeah
will learn for next time

[xRECKONERx]

Has the shit show blown over yet?

Good. That was awkward as fuck.

For what it's worth, the bans were pretty funny. But Reck stirring the shit was not funny at all. Not because it didn't seem like a joke, which it did at first - but because of the insistence that no, this is not a joke, and Reck really is flying off the deep end, and he's refusing to get the moderators' April Fools gag. There was no tact or nuance to it, no punchline, no release at all - just completely genuine-sounding, utterly unjustified rage.

Seriously, Reck. Dude. That was embarrassing, and I'm disappointed that you're still defending this shit.

thank u 4 ur input korts

[xRECKONERx]

u cunt!

[Accountant]

Pranks should be mild, harmless and inoffensive.

[zakk]

Last time I dropped the c bomb I got banned from a site, just sayin

Reck, don't hate, just appreciate that fewer people than you wish appreciated your involvement actually appreciated it

[Korts]

u cunt!

I'm sorry if I hurt you bby, I still love you : )

[xRECKONERx]

you can never hurt me, korts

you can't hurt an emotionless monster

[Untrod Tripod]