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By: Malte Landwehr

Malte Landwehr — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:58:00 +0000

April Fools jokes taken serious by some people are normally the most funny ones. Maybe not funny for Darren (in this case) but definitely for the rest of us (or at least for me).

By: Malte Landwehr

Malte Landwehr — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:58:00 +0000

April Fools jokes taken serious by some people are normally the most funny ones. Maybe not funny for Darren (in this case) but definitely for the rest of us (or at least for me).

By: Patrick Biz

Patrick Biz — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:11:00 +0000

You see David, life's a link in the Blogosphere. So I decided to kill three birds with one stone. Since I knew this would be a very popular post, I proceeded as follow:

1- Write a post about it

2- Darren gets notified and changes the entry

3- Darren talks about it and links back

That's called a win-win ;-)

Patrick

By: Patrick Biz

Patrick Biz — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:11:00 +0000

You see David, life’s a link in the Blogosphere. So I decided to kill three birds with one stone. Since I knew this would be a very popular post, I proceeded as follow:

1- Write a post about it
2- Darren gets notified and changes the entry
3- Darren talks about it and links back

That’s called a win-win ;-)
Patrick

By: Kiltak

Kiltak — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:10:00 +0000

We informed Darren right away David… Often, when a change is made by a random person, a moderator quickly rejects it.

By: Kiltak

Kiltak — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:10:00 +0000

We informed Darren right away David… Often, when a change is made by a random person, a moderator quickly rejects it.

By: David Scrimshaw

David Scrimshaw — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:03:00 +0000

" it is still there as I am typing this post "

You couldn't take the time to revert the Wiki page before blogging it?

By: David Scrimshaw

David Scrimshaw — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:03:00 +0000

” it is still there as I am typing this post ”

You couldn’t take the time to revert the Wiki page before blogging it?

By: art

art — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:29:00 +0000

"Guys, it should be illegal to post April Fool’s jokes on March 31st."

3/31, according to what? The server of the host? The local time where the writer posted it? What your machine tracks where you are?

Time is a sort of relative thing. What I post in Germany early on morning of the 1st here likely shows up at late on the 31st there.

It's a side, minor point, I know….

By: art

art — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:29:00 +0000

“Guys, it should be illegal to post April Fool’s jokes on March 31st.”

3/31, according to what? The server of the host? The local time where the writer posted it? What your machine tracks where you are?

Time is a sort of relative thing. What I post in Germany early on morning of the 1st here likely shows up at late on the 31st there.

It’s a side, minor point, I know….

By: April Fools Day Jokes that Go Too Far

April Fools Day Jokes that Go Too Far — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:15:14 +0000

[...] I got an email telling me that a page on Wikipedia about me now had the information that I was bankrupt and had never earned more than $1000 a month. Firstly I was surprised anyone [...]