Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales wrote:
A few people have hoped that I would weigh in with an
opinion.
I'm torn. I think it's really fun, but we're also a very serious
project. So I gave it some thought and I have this idea...
Just for fun, why don't we have a game on Friday to create an
alternative main page, linked from the main page? "Click here to see
our April Fool's Page."
And on that page, we have fun with ourselves... nothing mean spirited
against each other, but gently having some fun with our quirks. So
yes, the feature article can be the european toilet paper page. But
we also could have an article about Gdansk
^h^h^h^hDanzig
^h^h^h^hGdansk!
Danzig, dammit!
A little timid, but not bad. It would require some policing so
that the disgruntled didn't use it to air grievances ("Gdank vs
Danzig? - that's not funny").
There could be a section "Articles We'd Like to See" - I was
thinking of a Tree of Life type article on the [[god-king]],
complete with taxobox showing dual nature, automotive habits
("known to drive Hyundais"), comparing with the closely related
god-emperor, and of course illustrated with a picture of
you-know-who.
Not the true April 1 hoax, but it's well-known that even
Swiftian wit on the net still needs the appended emoticon.
Stan