DaveLegg Developer Posted April 1, 2009 Developer Share Posted April 1, 2009 problem is it lasted more than a day, it was released before april fools (probably because of the diverse group of ppl located around the world), would be nice if it was time zone specific to truly mess with people It was released about 22 hours ago, which is less than a day, and by that time it was well into April 1st for our visitors from Australia / New Zealand etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Thats the problem with this "prank". It was designed to be a bit of fun but in the process its confused Were you equally confused by any other fake news story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannes Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 It's all back to normal guys. I thought it was a good joke but apparently some people just can't taste a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
»X« Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Were you equally confused by any other fake news story? Firstly it confused some people, I never said me. And I don't really visit any other news site. Is that a bad thing? And it wasnt a fake news story, it was flipped images. Thats what I noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis W. Veteran Posted April 1, 2009 Veteran Share Posted April 1, 2009 Last year people complained like crazy when Neowin tried to fake a IE8-related story. So they didn't try that this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Firstly it confused some people, I never said me. And I don't really visit any other news site. Is that a bad thing?And it wasnt a fake news story, it was flipped images. Thats what I noticed. If it didn't confuse you, what's the problem? It wasn't a news story, it was something else, yes. Again, what's the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad. Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 If it didn't confuse you, what's the problem? It wasn't a news story, it was something else, yes. Again, what's the problem? That it's bloody annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted April 1, 2009 Veteran Share Posted April 1, 2009 [pǝƃɹǝɯ spɐǝɹɥʇ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Veteran Posted April 1, 2009 Veteran Share Posted April 1, 2009 [pǝƃɹǝɯ spɐǝɹɥʇ] Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes :D I want this to carry on - it's only 4pm here in England! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 That it's bloody annoying. It's April Fools. Lighten up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xiphi Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I'm really amazed at how people take things way too seriously. It was an April Fools joke, not a permanent change. Not Neowins fault some of you have no sense of humour. Maybe next year Neowin should ban all the users who complained about this years April Fools. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
»X« Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 If it didn't confuse you, what's the problem? It wasn't a news story, it was something else, yes. Again, what's the problem? Flogging a dead horse trying to explain AGAIN. I've posted a few times in this thread what the problem is. Whatever, its all over now, until next year :shiftyninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timan Veteran Posted April 1, 2009 Veteran Share Posted April 1, 2009 There's an easter egg on the main page thats still up... no ones spotted it yet :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Veteran Posted April 1, 2009 Veteran Share Posted April 1, 2009 There's an easter egg on the main page thats still up... no ones spotted it yet :( *Goes to hunt it down* :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad. Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 It's April Fools. Lighten up. Yeah I was laughing at things this morning, but now it really is getting annoying :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted April 1, 2009 Veteran Share Posted April 1, 2009 Yeah I was laughing at things this morning, but now it really is getting annoying :p If you are sick of it then clear your cache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_onion Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 :| it's scary how much some people care about neowin..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 They copied us :( but did it properly/well. Most of the site was flipped and actually let you fix it so you could actually use the site again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChainsaw Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 Well, the school day on April 1st was boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelic Marge Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I had a good belly laugh from the beginning to the end of this thread :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannes Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 A lot of people here should leave their computer turned off on April 1. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterC Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 But my point was, it's only for one day. Less than a day even. What's wrong with having this 'inconvenience' for less than a day when it helps the majority have some fun and mess about for a lil bit once a year? That's all I am trying to understand :) This "inconvenience" affects the usability of the site. That's taking it too far in my opinion. I would understand if they made the skin pink or something like that to mess with us, but changing how the site functions is dumb. It's April Fools. Lighten up. Not directed at you, but I hate when people say this. Saying "Oh, it's April Fools day" is just an excuse. If this were done on any other day of the year, I don't think people would appreciate it too much. April Fools day is just an excuse to do something stupid and get away with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Veteran Posted April 2, 2009 Veteran Share Posted April 2, 2009 This "inconvenience" affects the usability of the site. That's taking it too far in my opinion. I would understand if they made the skin pink or something like that to mess with us, but changing how the site functions is dumb.Not directed at you, but I hate when people say this. Saying "Oh, it's April Fools day" is just an excuse. If this were done on any other day of the year, I don't think people would appreciate it too much. April Fools day is just an excuse to do something stupid and get away with it. It affects the usability of the website for one day. How is that taking it too far? :s "April Fools day is just an excuse to do something stupid and get away with it." - EXACTLY. That is my point :) What is wrong with doing something stupid for one day, just for a laugh? Life is too serious sometimes, it's nice to have a laugh :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azusa Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 :| it's scary how much some people care about neowin..... Because it just might be the last place on internets un touched by the virus that is the chanology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Not directed at you, but I hate when people say this. Saying "Oh, it's April Fools day" is just an excuse. If this were done on any other day of the year, I don't think people would appreciate it too much. April Fools day is just an excuse to do something stupid and get away with it. Yes, that would be the definition of April Fool's day. It's not like the date is a secret beforehand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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