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Post Post #75 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 12:05 pm

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So apparently offering constructive criticism to the execution of those kind of jokes to maximise comedic effect and minimise upset is "not having a sense of humour".

All I was saying was that adding rather personal drama to a situation when it's not clear who's in on it or not can be rather uncomfortable to watch and makes the silliness less funny (not unfunny, less funny). But no, you have to instead drag me down as having no sense of humour.
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Post Post #76 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 12:07 pm

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In post 75, Davsto wrote:All I was saying was that adding rather personal drama to a situation when it's not clear who's in on it or not can be rather uncomfortable to watch and makes the silliness less funny
it was extremly absurd. it was pretty obvious who was in on the joke and who wasnt

not catching an obvious joke doesnt mean it wasnt funny
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Post Post #77 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 12:08 pm

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Not "pretty obvious" to everyone, but I guess I should be sorry for being autistic and others should be sorry for not being as good at reading situations as you!! You're right, it's all our faults!

Fuck off with your lack of sympathy and consideration.
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Post Post #78 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 12:09 pm

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In post 76, hiplop wrote:not catching an obvious joke doesnt mean it wasnt funny
This sentiment grows more tedious every time I hear it
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Post Post #79 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 12:11 pm

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In post 74, Accountant wrote:
In post 72, Majiffy wrote:
In post 63, Accountant wrote:It's generally problematic to mock or deride people for having different ways of viewing humor from you
That's impossible humor is completely objective what happened to you Accountant when did you become such a grey line kind of person
Black and white is for morality, there is a certain level of niceness in having variety of personal preferences as long as everyone does the right thing
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Post Post #80 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 12:12 pm

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In post 79, Majiffy wrote:Humor is morality, Accountant.
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Post Post #81 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 12:14 pm

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In post 77, Davsto wrote:Not "pretty obvious" to everyone, but I guess I should be sorry for being autistic and others should be sorry for not being as good at reading situations as you!! You're right, it's all our faults!

Fuck off with your lack of sympathy and consideration.
okay man i understand but that is irrelevant here

if someone makes a joke about like, 14th century french cuisine and I don't get it...that doesn't mean it wasn't funny.

There are lots of reasons someone may not understand something. Accommodating to make sure every single person from every single walk of life, in every emotion feels completely on board and understands 100% that its a prank...makes it not funny at all.
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Post Post #82 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 12:17 pm

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It was funnnnnnnyyyyyyyyy.........
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Post Post #83 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 12:17 pm

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It's just like, you have to find the balance when it comes to a prank like this.

Let me summarize what I think happened: the GD mods put into effect a new policy that included one's self in the insulting clause, and then banned a whole bunch of people based on that. A pretty random group if you ask me --Vijarada, Bellaphant, Xalxe, McMenno, Reck, and more--so at this point yeah it's pretty much certain it is a joke, but in honesty it feels really poorly executed. It didn't hold up to the mystique, nor was it really humorous (to me--I guess this is a point of subjectivity worth clarifying).

And then Reck opens a thread in Site Ideas which, in actuality, isn't that different from previous posts he's made or anything. I guess kudos to him for acting really well I guess, but it was so well done that it was uncomfortable, especially because the rest was obviously a joke. And then the skype conversation and the screenshots kept adding realism to it. It sort of became an uncanny valley of an April Fool's prank.

And then like...the whole modding system sort of fell apart, and groups were against each other and stuff? But like, there wasn't humor per se, it was simply animosity towards one another. It was also hard to follow; stuff was happening in sitechat, in Site Ideas, GD, Announcements. On top of all of this, Psyche was doing his own thing in the Title Fairy forum.

I guess in the end it just feels overcomplicated and muddy. Like I said, I can't really go back and be like "wow what a great bamboozle". I think April Fool's pranks work best when they're simple, like some of the stuff Nahdia suggested in Reck's Site Ideas thread.

I guess what I'm trying to say in too many words is that it just wasn't a good April Fool's prank. Sorry guys, try again next year I suppose?
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Post Post #84 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 12:20 pm

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In post 83, Chevre wrote:t. It sort of became an uncanny valley of an April Fool's prank.
best part imo.

I knew it was awesome when it tricked me for a second.
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Post Post #85 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 12:21 pm

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Let's do a may fools day
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Post Post #86 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 12:24 pm

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I think it was too much of an inside joke for 99% of users to get the joke which also ruins it.
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Post Post #87 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 12:29 pm

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Honestly it was uncomfortable when Reck and Pie arguing with each other.
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Post Post #88 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 12:57 pm

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Glad to hear this is all a joke.
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Post Post #89 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 1:37 pm

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Obv
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Post Post #90 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 1:47 pm

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imo it's probably not a very good joke unless there's at least a type of person who doesn't find it funny

sorry you were in that group Chevre, hopefully what we do next year will appeal to you
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Post Post #91 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 1:49 pm

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It was a decent joke but I feel it was very poorly executed.
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Post Post #92 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 1:50 pm

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ur mom is poorly executed
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Post Post #93 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 1:50 pm

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In post 90, Untrod Tripod wrote:imo it's probably not a very good joke unless there's at least a type of person who doesn't find it funny
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Post Post #94 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 3:19 pm

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Twas a great day
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Twas a great stay
But alas, not the way.

Twas fools we were
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Twas fools, yes sir
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Twas faith that kept us rad
But twas a fool -- yes, I'm mad --
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Post Post #95 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 3:23 pm

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Jiffy plz that's not even remotely what I said
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Post Post #96 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 3:39 pm

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I was using ghoulish overkill to make a point

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Post Post #97 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 3:39 pm

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*Ghoulish
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Post Post #98 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 3:50 pm

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I too watched the new Rick and Morty
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Post Post #99 (ISO) » Sat Apr 01, 2017 3:53 pm

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how high was reck when he made those threads

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