Richard Holton wrote:
Like many, I would not object to having an April fool's article on the main page this Friday. I am against the idea of a contest that involves inserting fake articles into the main article space. Even with all good intentions, the potential for mistakes is just too great.
However, I would also suggest some very obvious indicator of some sort, such as a banner at the top of the article reading: "This is Wikipedia's Featured Article for April 1, 2005" -- something that inherently identifies the article as special for April Fool's day. Remember that this may find its way into mirrors or onto printed page.
Agree with above. I think having a *very* obvious link to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer (with a section "Anything you see on April 1st could be a joke", or similar") would be a good idea.