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Microsoft leads the way in banning April Fools’ Day pranks
- Thread starter Cranster
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April Fool's was around way before the Internet, but in general I agree with you. It's just a day for immature man children to behave like idiots, so I've never been a fan.
I like the wild "what if" concepts so it's kind of disappointing to see them stomp down on that, but some are sore disappointments over not being real (or inversely nightmare scenarios you're glad AREN'T real) and given how people can be exceptionally susceptible to blatantly stupid fake stuff it probably is safest to just not do anything.
Shame, part of the fun is seeing the disappointment in people's eyes that the announced gane is a hoax.
lol that was my first thought
yeah, you wake up, hear about all the pranks in 5 minutes, then it's over. Occasionally there's an actually good one but those are few and far between. I don't mind it or anything but I certainly don't mind companies not doing it either.
Agreed, and we have a similar rule in our office. We have no shortage of fun in our company culture, but April Fools aint it.
I get it, April Fools on the internet tends to be just shit or, at best, something cool that results in backlash when it turns out not to be real.
There's a few examples that dodge both, but they're few and far between.
There's a few examples that dodge both, but they're few and far between.
Nah, jokes like Tactics Alexander are great, and it brings a big smile in my face coming here and reading the reactions it brings.
Good. April Fools is annoying af. Everyone knows it exists already so they predict it anyway. It's only fine if it's people doing it to each other in a harmless way. Corporations can stay out. Plus there are hundreds of ways to be funny that don't involve messing with peoples' heads.
If Google fucked with my emails I would be pissed lol. How about we replace this dumb ass holiday with something better, like, "gaslight alt-righters April"
If Google fucked with my emails I would be pissed lol. How about we replace this dumb ass holiday with something better, like, "gaslight alt-righters April"
Marketing ruined April Fool's years ago. This is a great first step in repairing the damage.
Never liked April Fool's Day in the gaming industry because it always amounts to:
"Hey, you know that dream game you've been begging us to make? We're finally making it!"
"SIKE! April Fool's! You really think we're dumb enough to work on that?"
"Hey, you know that dream game you've been begging us to make? We're finally making it!"
"SIKE! April Fool's! You really think we're dumb enough to work on that?"
Like clock work, and with a good reason.
Nowadays the only enjoyment i get from april's fools is the funny, wacky hoaxes from big companies.
This thread is exactly why the implementation of the Mic Drop prank could scare MSoft off of doing pranks forever and ever.
One year, we made this amazing Guardian Clippy for KI announce. We ended up tweeting it, but there was a larger version planned at first.
"Boy, you really drop your combos!"
"You seem to suck at breaking lights! Want me to school you more on it?"
"Do you know blocking can be done by holding back? Doesn't seem like you do!"
They all get out eventually, maybe just not on that day. =)
"Boy, you really drop your combos!"
"You seem to suck at breaking lights! Want me to school you more on it?"
"Do you know blocking can be done by holding back? Doesn't seem like you do!"
They all get out eventually, maybe just not on that day. =)
