Fools Gold

[Cooley 350Z]

Great job guys. If I may, I'd like to throw out an idea for next year. Let's craft some elaborate 20+ hour ruse to make the little kid who lives down the street from me think mommy & daddy were killed in some horrific car wreck. We will then vehemently deny it all when he questions the coincidence of it all, even getting his aunt's & uncle's help add to the authenticity. Then, when the clock strikes 12 we will pull back the curtain of deception we've thrown over this poor sap, for all to see...

I enjoy a good joke just as much as everyone else (perhaps even more), but I don't honestly see how this idea got passed around between at least 10 people or so without someone bringing up the fact that "hey, if people get pissed off to the point of even thinking about leaving the forum, we should probably come clean..." The fact that after 12thMan left (I don't think he was in on it) & others brought up the possibility of leaving (myself included), you continued this charade for another 8 hours is clear evidence that whoever was involved in this thing needs to pull their heads out of their asses.

All I can say is when considering the next April Fool's / conspiracy / whatever crap, ask if it could result in even one member leaving. If so, then maybe that should be a sign to back it off a bit.

Look at how PFT handled their April Fool's stuff: Hilarious, but very evident it was a joke. If that wasn't already known, they have a note at the bottom of the page. Total time of joke: 10 minutes & I'd bet money they didn't lose any readers over it. I know some have already left & while I'm sure I'll still visit now & then, for the most part I'm going to be checking out other sites. Most of the people here are very cool, keep it up.