April Fools Day: Your Score!

[digitalpress]

Another fun-packed April Fools' Day. As you read this, all of yesterday's chaos should be restored, as it was after the Chop Socky Invasion of April 1, 2003 and the Lee Furie clone attack of April 1, 2002. Back to our usual ways.

As some of you noted, yesterday was more of a homage to the date, the hijinx that IS April Fools' Day, than it was a deceptive prank, and this year we created an environment that everyone could interact with as opposed to mods running amok.

As a forum, you scored REMARKABLY WELL. It was really a kick seeing some of you step back in time and either re-live a memory of youth or just take a moment to experience it. Our forum is a community, and as a community I'd have to say that like any good block party, having everyone join in makes the whole experience that much more fun.

Bonus points to those of you who actually revived old "alter egos" for yesterday as well. Playing 1983 was enough for me, playing it with Iron Monkey would have made my head explode. Kudos to those of you who could juggle two scenarios at once like that!

And to those of you, let's say "forum Grinches", who not only didn't participate but also either derailed threads with your "reality" or outright shared your dissatisfaction with the day's events - you really need to lighten up, or stay the hell away from here on April 1st from now on. If 99% of the community is getting into it and you're not, just walk away. It's only 24 hours.

Again, thanks to everyone who played along, it was just as much fun for the mod team here watching your posts and replies as it was for us dreaming the stuff up!

Forum Score: A-

Game. ON. Everybody.

[Oobgarm]

I had not considered bringing Hiroshi back for this. When I saw that Kaine had posted as Stanley, I thought it would be fun to jab at him a bit, much like we did during the contest.

Then I realized that in 1983 Hiroshi would have started drumming up support for the Famicom in the US, hence the post in Cmos' NES thread. I wish I could have been around to do more, but pressing matters kept me from the computer all evening.

A good time, it was. I'm almost afraid to see what's going to happen next year.

[Felixthegamer]

I liked it and thought it was fun Lots of great post out there!

[kainemaxwell]

I had fun too. Stanley's now back in his box after I beat the crap outta him.

[Drexel923]

Forum Score: A-

My mother would be so proud

It was definitely a fun day. I'm glad that mostly everyone embraced the idea and played along.

[SpasticFuctard]

Dude! A-? Gyp! My mom's house is getting all kinds of data calls looking for |33t 0-day warez!

SF

[Lady Jaye]

That was a lot of fun, wasn't it? That's the kind of April's Fool I like: Harmless in spirit, high in fun.

And I swear that you'll never see me post that I find Michael Jackson cute. Nah-uh. (unless we have another early 80s extravaganza, that is...)

My Corey Hart avatar will stay till the end of the day today, as I'm not in a position to change it now.

[AB Positive]

It was quite neat to be part of this for the first time... I had brought out my alter ego as well in one thread but when my browser glitched and kept me as "AdamG" I wasn't pleased to see a RM#8 line with my name. Whoops...


I wanted to partake in more threads but my memory is somewhat limited. I was but a young lad of 1 then.


-AG

[rxd]

I wish it could be 1983 again....

[Cmosfm]

Oh man, yesterday was like....SOOOO much gnarly fun!



No, really, It was excellent. I was hoping to see more of it, maybe some different years but oh well. Being back to normal kinda sucks. Anyways, being that it was my first April Fools here I don't know a lot of the normal "routine" like that Stanley was really Kaine or that Oobgarm was Hiroshi. Plus I missed out on the Lee Furie and Chop Socky of the other years. I still don't know what this "Iron Monkey" is.

All in all, it was great, thanks a lot Joe. And a big :P to all the April Fools day humbugs.

[Oobgarm]

Anyways, being that it was my first April Fools here I don't know a lot of the normal "routine" like that Stanley was really Kaine or that Oobgarm was Hiroshi.

That was part of last fall's "Alter Ego" contest. It was similar in style to yesterday's shenanigans, only DPers picked a game-related character to be, and told no one who they were until the contest ended.

That was great, I hope to see another contest like that sometime in the future.

[Ed Oscuro]

Lots of fun, but be forewarned...I'm not done with the SG-1000 yet ;)

[den68]

yup. yesterday was a blast. I don't remember posting that many times in a day in a long long time!

some of the threads and post created yesterday were quite clever.

[Kid Ice]

yup. yesterday was a blast. I don't remember posting that many times in a day in a long long time!

Me neither. The premise was just ripe for exploitation. It was successful as a parody of 1983 and of forum conventions.

Of course, since I was 12 in 1983, I'm sure I appreciated it much more than some of these youngin's.

[Arqueologia_Digital]

I didn´t understand at first (because here doesn´t exist that day), but it was funny except for a few ones that wanted to post seriously...they need some sense of humor...

[scooterb23]

Yep, that was quite a bit of fun...I only wish I had been able to participate earlier in the day (stupid job). And to those who did not enjoy it, get over yourselves. Now. I'll wait...

Good.

I love April Fools Day, I look forward to it probably more than Christmas anymore...so yesterday was quite good

And oh yeah, the avatar, and the custom status will change...but the sig is staying >

[SoulBlazer]

I think it was just the fact it was done on April Fool's Day that annoyed me. If we had done it on a more normal day, I would have joined in. It did'nt help I don't recall anything from back then either. 1993, that's a WHOLE different story.

But yeah, I did'nt know about this before hand, and I'll just stay away next year so as not to ruin anyone else's fun.

I missed the Alter Ego contest also -- THAT'S one I'd LOVE to try in.

[PapaStu]

I thought it was hilarious going into all the threads and seeing cmosfm and a few others running amok. I did post a little, but i think that being 3 at the time (if this was 83) kept me out of the massive running of hilarity, because i simply didnt remember all that much from back then.
That was fun, we should do it again.

[ubersaurus]

It would've been high-larious if the board had been set up as an old time BBS yesterday, although that may have been too much

[Cmosfm]

I thought it was hilarious going into all the threads and seeing cmosfm and a few others running amok. I did post a little, but i think that being 3 at the time (if this was 83) kept me out of the massive running of hilarity, because i simply didnt remember all that much from back then.
That was fun, we should do it again.

me? amok? lol.

Anyways, being only 3 in 1983 shouldn't have stopped you from having fun! I was BORN in 1983...I'm just a lover of the 80's lifestyle, music, trends, etc. I wish it was always the 80's...much better than the 90's and today! :P

I think I'll cut on the old record player this evening and chill out to some Air Supply, Styx and even some smooooooth Barry Manilow.