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'''List of events''':
'''List of events''':
== Deletion requests ==
* [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion (2nd nomination)|Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion]] is nominated for deletion ''again''.
* [[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]].
**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 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. [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AMiscellany_for_deletion%2FWikipedia%3AMiscellany_for_deletion%2FWikipedia%3AMiscellany_for_deletion%2FUser%3AJimbo_Wales&diff=281013735&oldid=281013519]
*****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).
* [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/temp2009|Other humorous MfDs.]]
*This page was itself [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:April fools/April Fools' Day 2009|nominated for deletion]], but ''not as a joke''.
**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.
*[[Earth]] is [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Earth (2nd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] again.
**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)]].
*[[April Fools' Day]] is [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/April Fools' Day|nominated for deletion]] by some crazy otter.
*[[:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion]] is [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Category:Candidates_for_speedy_deletion&diff=prev&oldid=281012227 tagged for speedy deletion].
*[[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]].
*[[Red link]] is listed at [[Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2009 April 1|Wikipedia:Deletion review]].


== Other ==
* [[User:Useight/Requests for signatureship|The first ever request for signatureship]] is made.
* [[User:Useight/Requests for signatureship|The first ever request for signatureship]] is made.
* [[User:Juliancolton Alternative]] was [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:April fools/April Fools' Day 2009/Requests for adminship/Juliancolton Alternative|nominated for adminship]].
* [[User:Juliancolton Alternative]] was [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:April fools/April Fools' Day 2009/Requests for adminship/Juliancolton Alternative|nominated for adminship]].
* The [[Wikipedia talk:April Fool's Main Page|AFD Main Page]] was traditionally misleading.
* [[Museum of Bad Art]] is featured on the main page.
** [[Museum of Bad Art]] is the featured article on the main page.
* [[User:Pedro|Pedro]] was [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Pedro&oldid=280989016#April_fools.21 attacked by clones], which continued to spread madness and mayhem throughout the wiki.
** The [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Template:In_the_news&oldid=280973499 In the news section] of the main page.
* [[Hotel toilet-paper folding]] is created.
* [[User:Pedro|Pedro]] was [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Pedro&oldid=280989016#April_fools.21 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 [[Wikipedia:Terminal Event Management Policy|Terminal Event Management Policy]] is implemented.
* The [[Wikipedia:Terminal Event Management Policy|Terminal Event Management Policy]] is implemented.
*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]
* [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion|Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion]] is nominated for deletion ''again''.
*[[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:Jimbo Wales|Jimbo's user page]] is subject to [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales|a deletion discussion]].
*Several '[http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AMotto_of_the_day%2FNominations%2FIn_review&diff=281144266&oldid=281062859 new ideas]' were nominated at [[WP:MOTD|Motto of the day]].
**The page discussing deletion of Jimbo's page is [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales|nominated for deletion]].
* [[Wikipedia:Featured redirects]]
***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]]
* A proposal was made to [[m:Proposals_for_closing_projects/Closure_of_English_Wikipedia|close the English Wikipedia.]]
****[[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales]] is prodded for speedy deletion. [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AMiscellany_for_deletion%2FWikipedia%3AMiscellany_for_deletion%2FWikipedia%3AMiscellany_for_deletion%2FUser%3AJimbo_Wales&diff=281013735&oldid=281013519]
* [[User:TheRetroGuy|TheRetroGuy]] created [[User:TheRetroGuy/National Sausage Roll Day|a new national day]].
* [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/temp2009|Other humorous MfDs.]]
* It is officially discovered that [[User:J.delanoy]] is a bot. [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User:J.delanoy&oldid=280981614]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Template:Did_you_know&oldid=281106393 The DYK section], as it appeared on April Fools'.
* [[Skynet (Terminator)|Skynet]] is [[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Skynet|approved to begin bot operations]].
* It is officially discovered that [[User:J.delanoy]] is a bot. [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User:J.delanoy&oldid=280981614] [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=rights&user=&page=User%3AJ.delanoy&year=&month=-1&tagfilter=]
*[[Wikipedia:Requests for bureaucratship/Wikipedia:Requests for adminship|RFA is nominated]] for bureaucratship.
*[[Wikipedia:Requests for bureaucratship/Wikipedia:Requests for adminship|RFA is nominated]] for bureaucratship.
*[[User:Fahadsadah]] creates [[WHATTHEHELLISTHISPAGEITISREALLYTHELONGESTPAGEWITH265CHARACTERSWHATTHEHELLISTHISPAGEITISREALLYTHELONGESTPAGEWITH265CHARACTERSWHATTHEHELLISTHISPAGEITISREALLYTHELONGESTPAGEWITH265CHARACTERSWHATTHEHELLISTHISPAGEITISREALLYTHELONGESTPAGEWITH265CHARACTERSW]], the longest title ''evar''.
*[[Earth]] is [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Earth (2nd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] again.
*[[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].
*[[April Fools' Day]] is [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/April Fools' Day|nominated for deletion]].


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