http://thewikipedian.net/2013/01/15/wikifoolery/
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April Fools’ Day is still about 2 1/2
months off, but Wikipedians are already
planning for the big day. Every
year, editors who maintain the front page arrange for silly,
sometimes misleading, and even mildly offensive articles to run
during the 24-hour period covering April 1st. But as we noted in April 2011, not everyone is
happy that such a serious project as Wikipedia, one focused on
curating the world’s knowledge, spends one day per year kind of,
sort of, doing the opposite. And as of today, there’s a thread on Jimbo Wales’ Talk
pagehosting a debate
on the practice. This time in the mix: whether the juvenile pranks
contribute to Wikipedia’s noted gender imbalance. Best comments so
far: from female editors defending standing up for “women’s
ability to both use and appreciate dirty or giggle-inducing
language”."