Frances Posted April 1, 2016 Posted April 1, 2016 Can I kindly request we stop with those? It's getting more than a bit annoying. When I logged on the forums today, seeing the General board, I was utterly convinced nearly a third of our beloved staff were actually taking their leave from our (equally beloved) server. Needless to say this caused quite a bit of confusion. I finally managed to figure out the true state of the situation with the help of a few other individuals, but I think I'm not alone in speaking when I say this is the kind of thing we do not need here. Coming on here, all I wanted to do was roleplay, and instead I had to deal with this. At the very least, if people are insistent on keeping these April "jokes" here, could they be marked with some sort of indicative tag, so as to avoid further confusion? I trust I'm not alone here, and my opinion is shared by many others. Quote
Killerhurtz Posted April 1, 2016 Posted April 1, 2016 Frances, that's the whole point of an April's Fool joke. To cause confusion and chaos. And a joke isn't funny if it's tagged as a joke. Quote
Frances Posted April 1, 2016 Author Posted April 1, 2016 As much as I understand the point of "jokes" (I am actually oftentimes told I have a good sense of humor), I think there are times to jokes and times not to joke. Today is not one of those times. There are things to joke about, and things not to joke about. Rape; abortion; murder and racism. And then, there are also serious topics which should be respected and taken with respect. Large scale jokes can be disorienting and take aback certain users. In some extreme (but very real) cases, certain individuals can go in a state of panic when confronted with unexpected stimuli or unfamiliar environments. Changes to a website's layout or advertised purpose, for example, can cause people to dissociate or be met with heavy discomfort. Is the pain we cause really worth a small amount of amusement which we could easily procure through other means? Of course, I'm all for free speech, and rather than "remove" or "censor", I suggest we adapt, much like modern society has adapted customs and holidays to better fit the needs of the 21st century. Some sort of indicative marker, or "tag". could be appended to humorous posts (or perhaps some form of punctuation?) to help indicate them more clearly, while both avoiding confusion and leaving people with the freedom to joke around as they please. I believe this concept is not unfamiliar to this community's administrative staff, as I have previously been requested by them to indicate or signal my own jokes in some way, which I have thusly begun doing. I would prefer to see this as a transition period. Quote
Guest Posted April 1, 2016 Posted April 1, 2016 I disagree, I actually think we should ban all of the problematic users that sow discord or speak up against the status quo. Only then can we finally have peace. Quote
CampinKiller Posted April 1, 2016 Posted April 1, 2016 So we need to coddle people and be PC with jokes, and tell them "HEY, THIS IS A JOKE YOU THIN SKINNED PERSON!" Lolno. Quote
Conservatron Posted April 1, 2016 Posted April 1, 2016 I... I think this topic is also a joke guys mainly because of this line There are things to joke about, and things not to joke about. Rape; abortion; murder and racism. And then, there are also serious topics which should be respected and taken with respect. Quote
CampinKiller Posted April 1, 2016 Posted April 1, 2016 I've been memed. Excellent meme, good sir. Top meme indeed. Nice kek. Quote
SierraKomodo Posted April 1, 2016 Posted April 1, 2016 I... I think this topic is also a joke guys mainly because of this line There are things to joke about, and things not to joke about. Rape; abortion; murder and racism. And then, there are also serious topics which should be respected and taken with respect. Pretty sure this is the case, considering I had to bin about 5 posts Frances made in the complaints and applications section. As a note: Keep your april fool memeing to general and off-topic please. Quote
FrДncеs Posted April 1, 2016 Posted April 1, 2016 i am glad someone like sierra has finally seen light and begun enforcing a designated meme area Quote
UnknownMurder Posted April 8, 2016 Posted April 8, 2016 I disagree, I actually think we should ban all of the problematic users that sow discord or speak up against the status quo. Only then can we finally have peace. Quote
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