Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2009-02-08/Dispatches

Is there a forum to suggest wikipedia changes for April 1st 2009?

I was thinking it may be funny to have and item in "Did you know" that said something like "This 'Did you know' item has been removed by an administrator to protest against [some esotric WP policy that would be viewed by outsiders as an example of bureaucratic infighting]

I think this would show that wikipedia is capable of poking fun at itself over what could be thought of as "the cancer that is killing wikipedia" - cabals of administrators that serve to block new content unless the editor knows the right people.

--Zegoma beach (talk) 16:49, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Generally, April Fools jokes involving changes to the way Wikipedia appears (including joke entries on the front page and changes to the editing interface) aren't well received by a lot of people. Even the jokes that do get run on the Main Page (which are all 100% factual, if also 100% misleading) receive a certain amount of negative reactions, but I think people are happier with something that shows Wikipedians have a sense of humour, while still being true to the mission. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 21:50, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

2008 April Fools Day DYK error

The Sir Winston Churchill article was not an April 1 2008 DYK, it will be an 1 April 2009 DYK! I didn't write it until November 2008!! Mjroots (talk) 21:32, 13 February 2009 (UTC)