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-Meticulously detailed* -Doesn't interrupt regular functionality -Impossible to misinterpret as real -Not a feature that is actually desired by the community -Able to be made permanently accessible for the whimsical users who do want to continue using it *hilariously MSPaint-tier also acceptable

ALK Alters@alkalters.bsky.social

the only good internet april fools joke is the meticulously-detailed sort of project like @scryfall.com did. everything else is lazy and dumb and i hate it.

1/4/26, 12:11 pm2 reposts12 likes

Odsy Wrenn

@odsy.ink

1 Apr

One of my favorites is now 10 years old! @pentadact.com in addition to doing a very obvious and silly jape, put "Untrue" as the first word in his video title! Thank you for setting a wonderful standard. youtu.be/k_jG2bbNpsA

youtu.be[Untrue] Heat Signature's new art, music and nameYouTube video by Tom Francis

Odsy Wrenn

@odsy.ink

1 Apr

I strongly subscribe to Teller's (as relayed by Penn) maxim of "the only ethical prank is when the person being pranked is the one who enjoys it the most" and anything that fails any of those bullet points does not qualify and is therefore somewhere between lazy, careless, and cruel.