On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 7:24 PM, Brian <Brian.Mingus(a)colorado.edu> wrote:
So far each april fools thread I've seen has had
at least one buzzkiller in
it.
Personally, I've never understood why deliberately misleading people
is supposed to be funny. I don't particularly enjoy having my time
wasted by people having a lark just because it is a certain day of the
year. I don't see why we should tolerate disruption that would, on
any other day of the year, be instantly dealt with.
Now, I don't make a big deal out this on the wiki, because dozens of
people will jump down my throat with exactly the kind of language you
use. I recognise that, apparently, other people find this kind of
thing fun and totally acceptable. But I can certainly sympathise with
the people who you describe as "buzzkillers".
For them, of course, the buzz has been killed already and they are
more than a little fed up.
Sam
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