Don't get me wrong, I like April Fools, but there is so much unfunny stuff
around...

Man, whoever takes the cleanup job at the end of today has my condolences.

- Chris

On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Sam Korn <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 7:24 PM, Brian <[email protected]> wrote:
> > So far each april fools thread I've seen has had at least one buzzkiller
> in
> > it.
>
> Personally, I've never understood why deliberately misleading people
> is supposed to be funny.  I don't particularly enjoy having my time
> wasted by people having a lark just because it is a certain day of the
> year.  I don't see why we should tolerate disruption that would, on
> any other day of the year, be instantly dealt with.
>
> Now, I don't make a big deal out this on the wiki, because dozens of
> people will jump down my throat with exactly the kind of language you
> use.  I recognise that, apparently, other people find this kind of
> thing fun and totally acceptable.  But I can certainly sympathise with
> the people who you describe as "buzzkillers".
>
> For them, of course, the buzz has been killed already and they are
> more than a little fed up.
>
> Sam
>
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