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'''List of events''': |
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== Deletion requests == |
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* [[User:Juliancolton Alternative]] was [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:April fools/April Fools' Day 2009/Requests for adminship/Juliancolton Alternative|nominated for adminship]]. |
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* [[Hotel toilet-paper folding]] is created. |
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* [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion (2nd nomination)|Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion]] is nominated for deletion ''again''. |
* [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion (2nd nomination)|Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion]] is nominated for deletion ''again''. |
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* [[User:Jimbo Wales|Jimbo's user page]] is subject to [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales|a deletion discussion]]. |
* [[User:Jimbo Wales|Jimbo's user page]] is subject to [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2009/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales|a deletion discussion]]. |
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**The page discussing deletion of Jimbo's page is [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales|nominated for deletion]]. |
**The page discussing deletion of Jimbo's page is [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales|nominated for deletion]]. |
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***The page discussing deletion of the page discussing deletion of Jimbo's page is nominated for deletion (full title: [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales]] |
***The page discussing deletion of the page discussing deletion of Jimbo's page is nominated for deletion (full title: [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales]] |
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******That is tagged for deletion - [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales]] |
******That is tagged for deletion - [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales]] |
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*******Something appears to have gone wrong |
*******Something appears to have gone wrong |
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********In summary, Jimbo's userpage was MfD'd 5 times... recursively. [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales]], [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales]], [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales]], [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales]], [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales]] (see the page log on that last link). |
********In summary, Jimbo's userpage was MfD'd 5 times... recursively. [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2009/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales]], [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales]], [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales]], [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales]], [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales]] (see the page log on that last link). |
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* [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/temp2009|Other humorous MfDs.]] |
* [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/temp2009|Other humorous MfDs.]] |
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**The nomination for deletion was [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:April fools/April Fools' Day 2009|nominated for deletion]], which was subsequently marked for speedy deletion. |
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*[[Earth]] is [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Earth (2nd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] again. |
*[[Earth]] is [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Earth (2nd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] again. |
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**A second user subsequently [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Earth|nominated the article for deletion]], overwriting a non-April Fool's discussion from 2006 in the process. Silly n00bs. The new nomination is eventually restored at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Earth (3rd nomination)]]. |
**A second user subsequently [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Earth|nominated the article for deletion]], overwriting a non-April Fool's discussion from 2006 in the process. Silly n00bs. The new nomination is eventually restored at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Earth (3rd nomination)]]. |
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*[[Oscar Mayer]] is [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Oscar Mayer|nominated for deletion]] musically. The deletion discussion is subsequently [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Oscar_Mayer&oldid=281125645 nominated for speedy deletion] as [[spam (food)|spam]]. |
*[[Oscar Mayer]] is [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Oscar Mayer|nominated for deletion]] musically. The deletion discussion is subsequently [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Oscar_Mayer&oldid=281125645 nominated for speedy deletion] as [[spam (food)|spam]]. |
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*[[Red link]] is listed at [[Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2009 April 1|Wikipedia:Deletion review]]. |
*[[Red link]] is listed at [[Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2009 April 1|Wikipedia:Deletion review]]. |
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⚫ | *[[User:Fahadsadah]] creates [[WHATTHEHELLISTHISPAGEITISREALLYTHELONGESTPAGEWITH265CHARACTERSWHATTHEHELLISTHISPAGEITISREALLYTHELONGESTPAGEWITH265CHARACTERSWHATTHEHELLISTHISPAGEITISREALLYTHELONGESTPAGEWITH265CHARACTERSWHATTHEHELLISTHISPAGEITISREALLYTHELONGESTPAGEWITH265CHARACTERSW]], the longest title ''evar''. |
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== Other == |
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⚫ | *[[User:JeremyMcCracken]] added {{tl|notable Wikipedian}} templates for [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Talk:List_of_characters_in_Family_Guy&diff=prev&oldid=281125365 Buzz Killington], [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Talk:Homer_Simpson&diff=prev&oldid=281125601 Homer Simpson], [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Talk:Bender_(Futurama)&diff=prev&oldid=281125740 Bender], [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Talk:Stan_Marsh&diff=prev&oldid=281125860 Stan Marsh], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Talk:Big_Bird&diff=prev&oldid=281126037 Big Bird]. |
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* [[User:Juliancolton Alternative]] was [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:April fools/April Fools' Day 2009/Requests for adminship/Juliancolton Alternative|nominated for adminship]]. |
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* [[Hotel toilet-paper folding]] is created (Actually it was created the previous day, but it is still funny nonetheless). |
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*Colorful edits made to [[User:Jimbo Wales]]'s userpage:[http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User:Jimbo_Wales&oldid=281004214], [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User:Jimbo_Wales&oldid=281077104], [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User:Jimbo_Wales&oldid=281099143] |
*Colorful edits made to [[User:Jimbo Wales]]'s userpage:[http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User:Jimbo_Wales&oldid=281004214], [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User:Jimbo_Wales&oldid=281077104], [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User:Jimbo_Wales&oldid=281099143] |
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*[[User:Marlith]] Rick Rolled the Wikipedia Main Talk Page ([http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&diff=prev&oldid=281175812 diff]) |
*[[User:Marlith]] Rick Rolled the Wikipedia Main Talk Page ([http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&diff=prev&oldid=281175812 diff]) |
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* A proposal was made to [[m:Proposals_for_closing_projects/Closure_of_English_Wikipedia|close the English Wikipedia.]] |
* A proposal was made to [[m:Proposals_for_closing_projects/Closure_of_English_Wikipedia|close the English Wikipedia.]] |
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* [[User:TheRetroGuy|TheRetroGuy]] created [[User:TheRetroGuy/National Sausage Roll Day|a new national day]]. |
* [[User:TheRetroGuy|TheRetroGuy]] created [[User:TheRetroGuy/National Sausage Roll Day|a new national day]]. |
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* [[Skynet (Terminator)|Skynet]] is [[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Skynet|approved to begin bot operations]]. |
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*[[Wikipedia:Requests for bureaucratship/Wikipedia:Requests for adminship|RFA is nominated]] for bureaucratship. |
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⚫ | *[[User:Fahadsadah]] creates [[WHATTHEHELLISTHISPAGEITISREALLYTHELONGESTPAGEWITH265CHARACTERSWHATTHEHELLISTHISPAGEITISREALLYTHELONGESTPAGEWITH265CHARACTERSWHATTHEHELLISTHISPAGEITISREALLYTHELONGESTPAGEWITH265CHARACTERSWHATTHEHELLISTHISPAGEITISREALLYTHELONGESTPAGEWITH265CHARACTERSW]], the longest title ''evar''. |
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⚫ | *[[User:JeremyMcCracken]] added {{tl|notable Wikipedian}} templates for [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Talk:List_of_characters_in_Family_Guy&diff=prev&oldid=281125365 Buzz Killington], [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Talk:Homer_Simpson&diff=prev&oldid=281125601 Homer Simpson], [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Talk:Bender_(Futurama)&diff=prev&oldid=281125740 Bender], [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Talk:Stan_Marsh&diff=prev&oldid=281125860 Stan Marsh], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Talk:Big_Bird&diff=prev&oldid=281126037 Big Bird]. |
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===Screenshots=== |
===Screenshots=== |
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Please add your own screenshots to this page! If what they are isn't immediately clear, please provide a descriptive caption. |
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Image:April Fools 09 1.jpg |
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File:BLPDGAF.jpg |
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Latest revision as of 23:34, 11 June 2022
List of events:
Deletion requests
[edit]- Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion is nominated for deletion again.
- Jimbo's user page is subject to a deletion discussion.
- The page discussing deletion of Jimbo's page is nominated for deletion.
- The page discussing deletion of the page discussing deletion of Jimbo's page is nominated for deletion (full title: Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales
- Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales is tagged for speedy deletion. [1]
- That is tagged for deletion - Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales
- That is tagged for deletion - Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales
- Something appears to have gone wrong
- In summary, Jimbo's userpage was MfD'd 5 times... recursively. Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2009/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales, Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales, Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales, Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales, Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales (see the page log on that last link).
- Something appears to have gone wrong
- That is tagged for deletion - Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales
- That is tagged for deletion - Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales
- Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales is tagged for speedy deletion. [1]
- The page discussing deletion of the page discussing deletion of Jimbo's page is nominated for deletion (full title: Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales
- The page discussing deletion of Jimbo's page is nominated for deletion.
- Other humorous MfDs.
- This page was itself nominated for deletion, but not as a joke.
- The nomination for deletion was nominated for deletion, which was subsequently marked for speedy deletion.
- Earth is nominated for deletion again.
- A second user subsequently nominated the article for deletion, overwriting a non-April Fool's discussion from 2006 in the process. Silly n00bs. The new nomination is eventually restored at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Earth (3rd nomination).
- April Fools' Day is nominated for deletion by some crazy otter.
- Category:Candidates for speedy deletion is tagged for speedy deletion.
- Oscar Mayer is nominated for deletion musically. The deletion discussion is subsequently nominated for speedy deletion as spam.
- Red link is listed at Wikipedia:Deletion review.
Other
[edit]- The first ever request for signatureship is made.
- User:Juliancolton Alternative was nominated for adminship.
- The AFD Main Page was traditionally misleading.
- Museum of Bad Art is the featured article on the main page.
- The In the news section of the main page.
- Pedro was attacked by clones, which continued to spread madness and mayhem throughout the wiki, due to a discussion on IRC started by User:IMatthew.
- Hotel toilet-paper folding is created (Actually it was created the previous day, but it is still funny nonetheless).
- The Terminal Event Management Policy is implemented.
- Colorful edits made to User:Jimbo Wales's userpage:[2], [3], [4]
- User:Marlith Rick Rolled the Wikipedia Main Talk Page (diff)
- Several 'new ideas' were nominated at Motto of the day.
- Wikipedia:Featured redirects
- A proposal was made to close the English Wikipedia.
- TheRetroGuy created a new national day.
- The DYK section, as it appeared on April Fools'.
- Skynet is approved to begin bot operations.
- It is officially discovered that User:J.delanoy is a bot. [5] [6]
- RFA is nominated for bureaucratship.
- User:Fahadsadah creates WHATTHEHELLISTHISPAGEITISREALLYTHELONGESTPAGEWITH265CHARACTERSWHATTHEHELLISTHISPAGEITISREALLYTHELONGESTPAGEWITH265CHARACTERSWHATTHEHELLISTHISPAGEITISREALLYTHELONGESTPAGEWITH265CHARACTERSWHATTHEHELLISTHISPAGEITISREALLYTHELONGESTPAGEWITH265CHARACTERSW, the longest title evar.
- User:JeremyMcCracken added {{notable Wikipedian}} templates for Buzz Killington, Homer Simpson, Bender, Stan Marsh, and Big Bird.