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Okay, so for next year, let's review:
1. On or around April 1st, someone may post astonishing news/pictures on LUGNET.
2. Some people may believe the news/pictures are real, and post incredulous
comments about them.
3. Some people may realize it is an April Fool's joke. These people should
please keep quiet about it until the 2nd, so as not to ruin the fun for others.
Some of us actually LIKE to be fooled on the 1st.
4. Some people may be unsure whether or not it is a hoax. I would ask that they
refrain from posting as well. If it's April 1st, just wait a day to post your
doubts.
5. Some people may sound like #2-4, but actually are shills who are in on the
joke, and are posting to create a setup for a denial/proof of the hoax. Please
leave these people alone, and do not resort to name calling about how gullible
they are for believing, or about how mean they are for revealing the joke. If
you yourself aren't personally in on the joke, and you suspect it's a fake, just
don't post for a day. Let it play out.
In summary, if you suspect a hoax on or around April 1st, be a good sport and
please refrain from calling attention to the date. Don't spoil it for others. If
you want to post on the 2nd that you knew all along that it was a hoax, and
exactly how you deduced it from the clues, we will take you at your word. You
don't need to say so on the 1st.
Or am I the only one who feels this way?
Thanks!
Rick Clark
Proud (and embarassed) Foolee of the Great 2000 Ben Beneke Train Hoax
see: http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=5208
In lugnet.space, Tim Courtney writes:
> At least we got *some* people, unlike those who had to post and ruin it for
> others... :P
>
> In lugnet.space, Andrew Saada writes:
> > Well, as already told, you had me going there. Particularly after some
> > comments were made following the LEGO Direct post. Hehe... *hopes for it to
> > come true*
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