--- Sj <2.718281828(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Those of you who have not delved into the Britannica
may not know this
(check out our Category of 1911 Britannica content for examples), but
it is peppered with subtle wit. An April Fools' hoax is by its nature
something different -- a hoax! an attempt to pull a fast one on the
very people we set out to inform! -- and this too has a long and
noble tradition within the academic and scientific community. The BBC
(both radio and TV), Nature, Discover, and Scientific American have
all run regular April Fool's hoaxes (with, I might add, a straight
face -- never acknowledging it was a hoax until the following
day/issue).
EB 1911 is also famous for being very POV. Those publications you cited also do
not have to be extra careful about their perception - we do. Any hoax that I
find in the main namespace will either be moved or deleted as all vandalism
should.
I like the idea of having a separate hoax Main Page at [[Wikipedia:April 1,
2005]] and having any hoax "article" at [[Wikipedia:April 1, 2005/Foo]] with
'Foo' being the 'article' name. A large banner could be on the regular
Main
Page pointing this the 'new and improved Main Page.'
-- mav
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