Richard Holton wrote:
Like many, I would not object to having an April
fool's article on the
main page this Friday. I am against the idea of a contest that
involves inserting fake articles into the main article space. Even
with all good intentions, the potential for mistakes is just too
great.
However, I would also suggest some very obvious indicator of some
sort, such as a banner at the top of the article reading: "This is
Wikipedia's Featured Article for April 1, 2005" -- something that
inherently identifies the article as special for April Fool's day.
Remember that this may find its way into mirrors or onto printed page.
Agree with above. I think having a *very* obvious link to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer (with a
section "Anything you see on April 1st could be a joke", or similar")
would be a good idea.
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