[SpardaSon21]

Goober needs to be completely uninvolved in the planning process for forum pranks.

[Yarn]

The rest is accounted for by a media query I wrapped everything in, which basically says only to cause the CSS mischief if the browser window height is > 800px.

So that's why that stuff wasn't working for me in Firefox! My screen resolution is 1440x900, and I have to go full screen or disable some built-in toolbars for the browser height to reach 800 pixels. Thanks for clarifying!

[Goober5000]

Well, I'm hopeful that my new forum profile feature will put to rest any disputes about this in the future.  I still maintain that the complainers need to get a sense of humor and/or not take things so seriously, but on the other hand the libertarian in me is very sympathetic to the argument that people don't like changes forced on them.  So April Fools Day is now opt-in.

[Axem]

If only there were April Fools pranks that could be made without messing up the forum. But that's just crazy talk!

[General Battuta]

"Complainers need to get a sense of humor" - Goober5000, author of Deus Ex Machina

"If only there were April Fools pranks that could be made without messing up the forum. But that's just crazy talk!" - Axem, author of Just Another Day

Well folks, you decide

[Goober5000]

I like how you only quoted half of what I said, and left out the detail that I made the scrambler opt-in.

[General Battuta]

I trust you'll see the point, dear.

[deathfun]

Oh my god this is just too hilarious

[An4ximandros]

This whole scrambler thing reminded me of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuQYCfe_q4Q

[Klaustrophobia]

i do feel that the level of rage being thrown at goober is unwarranted.  i smiled when i noticed.  i was JUST about to call someone a blabbering idiot for posting that badly.   and then it was at most a minor annoyance to just not try to communicate on the forums for a while.  granted, i don't work on anything here.

[NGTM-1R]

We, the admins of HLP, definitely need to plan these things out better. :-/

The fact you people still don't after some of the disasters that have attended the event scares the hell out of me.

[BloodEagle]

We, the admins of HLP, definitely need to plan these things out better. :-/

you people

  

[Whitelight]

Dang, people.. Its only happens once a year. ease up. 

(edit) And, for those of us not upset, carry on. 
 

[watsisname]

I liked the word scrambler and upside-down smilies, but the auto-scroll and changing font size is ****ing annoying.

I can appreciate the complaints from those for which this affected workflow and Q&A, and I agree we should have April Fools jokes that aren't so disruptive to actual forum use, or just do nothing.  Maybe do what most websites do and make up a story, like a new feature or campaign release or something that is almost believable.

[karajorma]

i do feel that the level of rage being thrown at goober is unwarranted.  i smiled when i noticed.  i was JUST about to call someone a blabbering idiot for posting that badly.   and then it was at most a minor annoyance to just not try to communicate on the forums for a while.  granted, i don't work on anything here.

Well in that case I made sure you don't miss the joke next year by altering your profile settings so that you get the joke next year too. Wouldn't want you to miss out.

[MP-Ryan]

I can see how the folks working actively on their project boards would be perturbed, but I actually liked Goober's prank - mostly because I knew it would only last a few hours.

[Fury]

So April Fools Day is now opt-in.

It's not working even after force-refresh.

[CommanderDJ]

Opt-out is working fine here.

The post scrambling was perplexing (and a little annoying), but I genuinely laughed at the emoticons, images and rapidly growing text. I think HLP admins should continue to do pranks, but perhaps collaborate on them beforehand next time. It's all in good fun, and I feel it really fosters a sense of community (even if we're all united in outrage for a few moments).

[Rodo]

I don't understand the resentment against Goober, this is one of the few sites I frequent and that still retains some of the most clever and unexpected displays of fun for a day such as this. Some others just settle with an image or logo change and that's it, do you want that to happen on HLP as well?
Maybe he went a little too far, but you can think about it as collateral damage

[Klaustrophobia]

i do feel that the level of rage being thrown at goober is unwarranted.  i smiled when i noticed.  i was JUST about to call someone a blabbering idiot for posting that badly.   and then it was at most a minor annoyance to just not try to communicate on the forums for a while.  granted, i don't work on anything here.

Well in that case I made sure you don't miss the joke next year by altering your profile settings so that you get the joke next year too. Wouldn't want you to miss out.

gee thanks.  what would i EVER do without your admin powers to fix such things for me?