Difference between revisions of "Team Fortress Wiki:April Fools' Day/2012"

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Happy April Fools' Day!

On April 1st, 2012, the Team Fortress Wiki followed its April Fools' Day tradition. We hope you enjoyed the event!

The entire thing was completely unplanned; the idea and its realization all took place in our IRC channel from March 31st, 13:45 to release on April 1st, 2 AM (GMT-5).

Collaborators

The event was a collaborative effort between the following editors (in alphabetical order):

Askarmuk (Russian translation)
Asplode (Finnish translation)
Armisael (Circular Saw weapon demonstration)
ballad (Moral Support, general editing the articles, wrote some patch notes)
Drunken_F00l (gently trolling the channel)
Epic Eric (Brazilian Portuguese translation)
Fashnek (Images, article and patch notes cleanup, secret IRC string pulling)
FreeXMan (Russian translation)
i-ghost (images)
GianAwesome (Brazilian Portuguese translation)
Psyke (items)
Lent (Polish translation)
Lexar (Modelled the Ricochest)
Mr. Magoolachub (3D model render, images)
Moussekateer (cname record)
NeoDement (Modelled & textured the Crocketeer's Cloak)
NuggetWarmer (Heartwarming Headache Model)
Plummaster (Russian translation)
Quinnjdq (Modelled & textured the Circular Circlesaw, textured the Ricochest, did some images)
RJackson (organization, fake store and news pages, hidden ARG)
R4wrz0rz0r (Made the kill icon, item attributes and thought of the "deresolution" effect for the Circular Circlesaw)
Primrose (Heartwarming Headache Texture)
Razor-X (Polish translation)
Ryo (Spanish translation)
'Stache (French translation)
Sparkwire (Heartwarming Headache Model)
Stevoisiak (Noticed we didn't have any April Fools plan, continual pushing of wiki cape resulted in Crocketeer's Cloak)
Stormbird (Russian translation)
Svdl (Heartwarming Headache Texture)
TheRealDoctor
Weegeetnik (French translation)
WindPower (organization, hosting, photoshop)
~www~ (Chinese translation)
Yjy950105 (Korean translation)

Release

All the contributions of this event were all publicly visible on the recent changes page. Somehow, nothing leaked, until it was released on the following mediums:

Content

The following content was made:

Fake Ricochet 2 store page (full-size wallpapers)
Fake TF2 news page
Fake TF2 patch article and translations
Event announcement and translations on the Main Page.
Fake Ricochet 2 article and translations
Circular Circlesaw and translations, a weapon demonstration video, and a model replacement.
Heartwarming Headache and translations
Crocketeer's Cloak and translations
Ricochest and translations
Post-event page

Reactions

Other than on the release pages, other reactions to the event have emerged:

SPUF: "If that is joke, some people are going to be mad. I want to point out something."
SPUF: "But..." .. "I liked the new items"
SPUF: "If the Ricochet 2 Promos ARE Real"
YouTube: Half Life Snacks (comments)
Reddit /r/gaming thread about the Ricochet 2 page
Facepunch: "Ricochet 2 ANNOUNCED!"
SPUF: "Ricochet 2 on Steam"
SPUF: "Half Life 3 April Fools Jokes"
TF2 Tightrope (implemented the weapons)
SegmentedNext (who mistakenly thinks Valve was behind it)
OXCGN (who also mistakenly thinks Valve was behind it)

Trivia

Valve was not involved in any way in this update; everything has been thought of and created by Wiki editors.
There was hidden text on the background of the fake store page, with a copy of Portal 2 to win. It was found before it was even launched.
Try clicking the "log in"/"sign in" link in the fake pages.
Look at Engineer's belt on the Heartwarming Headache infobox image.

List of archived pages

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-[[File:Engineer taunt laugh.png|center|x300px]]
+[[File:Engineer taunt laugh.png|center|x300px|link=]]
 <div style="text-align: center; font-family: TF2 Build; font-size: 3em; margin: 1em;">Happy April Fools' Day!</div>
@@ Line 7: / Line 7: @@
 {{clr}}
 == Collaborators ==
-[[File:Sniper wiki.png|right|x400px]]
+[[File:Sniper wiki.png|right|x400px|link=]]
 The event was a collaborative effort between the following editors (in alphabetical order):
 * [[User:Askarmuk|Askarmuk]] (Russian translation)
@@ Line 15: / Line 15: @@
 * [[User:Drunken F00l|Drunken_F00l]] ([http://pastebin.com/0PMPf1f3 gently trolling the channel])
 * [[User:EpicEric|Epic Eric]] (Brazilian Portuguese translation)
+* [[User:Fashnek|Fashnek]] (Images, article and patch notes cleanup, secret IRC string pulling)
 * [[User:FreeXMan|FreeXMan]] (Russian translation)
 * [[User:I-ghost|i-ghost]] (images)
@@ Line 21: / Line 22: @@
 * [[User:Lent|Lent]] (Polish translation)
 * [[User:Lexar|Lexar]] (Modelled the Ricochest)
-* [[User:Mr. Magoolachub|Mr. Magoolachub]] (3D model render)
+* [[User:Mr. Magoolachub|Mr. Magoolachub]] (3D model render, images)
 * [[User:Moussekateer|Moussekateer]] (cname record)
 * [[User:NeoDement|NeoDement]] (Modelled & textured the Crocketeer's Cloak)
-* [[User:NuggetWarmer|NuggestWarmer]] (Heartwarming Headache Model)
+* [[User:NuggetWarmer|NuggetWarmer]] (Heartwarming Headache Model)
 * [[User:Plummaster|Plummaster]] (Russian translation)
 * [[User:Quinnjdq|Quinnjdq]] (Modelled & textured the Circular Circlesaw, textured the Ricochest, did some images)
 * [[User:RJackson|RJackson]] (organization, fake store and news pages, hidden ARG)
-* [[User:R4wrz0rz0r|R4wrz0rz0r]] (Made the kill icon for the Circular Circlesaw)
+* [[User:R4wrz0rz0r|R4wrz0rz0r]] (Made the kill icon, item attributes and thought of the "deresolution" effect for the Circular Circlesaw)
 * [[User:Primrose~|Primrose]] (Heartwarming Headache Texture)
 * [[User:Razor-X|Razor-X]] (Polish translation)
@@ Line 34: / Line 35: @@
 * [[User:'Stache|'Stache]] (French translation)
 * Sparkwire (Heartwarming Headache Model)
-* [[User:Stevoisiak|Stevoisiak]] (Noticed we didn't have any April Fools plan)
+* [[User:Stevoisiak|Stevoisiak]] (Noticed we didn't have any April Fools plan, continual pushing of wiki cape resulted in Crocketeer's Cloak)
 * [[User:Stormbird|Stormbird]] (Russian translation)
 * Svdl (Heartwarming Headache Texture)
@@ Line 40: / Line 41: @@
 * [[User:Weegeetnik|Weegeetnik]] (French translation)
 * [[User:WindPower|WindPower]] (organization, hosting, photoshop)
-* [[User:~www~|~www~]] (Chinese translations)
+* [[User:~www~|~www~]] (Chinese translation)
 * [[User:Yjy950105|Yjy950105]] (Korean translation)
@@ Line 55: / Line 56: @@
 * [http://steampowered.wiki.tf/app/900.html Fake Ricochet 2 store page] ([http://steampowered.wiki.tf/downloads/wallpapers.7z full-size wallpapers])
 * [http://steampowered.wiki.tf/news/7712/ Fake TF2 news page]
-* [[April 1, 2012 Patch|Fake TF2 patch article]] and translations
+* [[Team Fortress Wiki:April Fools' Day/2012/April 1, 2012 Patch|Fake TF2 patch article]] and translations
 * [[Team Fortress Wiki:April Fools' Day/2012/Current Events|Event announcement]] and translations on the Main Page.
 * [[Ricochet 2|Fake Ricochet 2 article]] and translations
@@ Line 65: / Line 66: @@
 == Reactions ==
-[[File:Demoman taunt laugh.png|left|x250px]]
+[[File:Demoman taunt laugh.png|left|x250px|link=]]
 Other than on the release pages, other reactions to the event have emerged:
-* [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2629521 SPUF: "If that is joke, some people are going to be mad. I want to point out something."]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170525055926/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2629521 SPUF: "If that is joke, some people are going to be mad. I want to point out something."]
 * [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2629515 SPUF: "But..." .. "I liked the new items"]
-* [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2629365 SPUF: "If the Ricochet 2 Promos ARE Real"]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170531062222/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2629365 SPUF: "If the Ricochet 2 Promos ARE Real"]
 * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR0WN55p_zI YouTube: Half Life Snacks] (comments)
 * [http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/rnjl6/valves_april_fools_prank_about_ricochet_2/ Reddit /r/gaming thread about the Ricochet 2 page]
@@ Line 75: / Line 76: @@
 * [http://forums.steamgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2629151 SPUF: "Ricochet 2 on Steam"]
 * [http://forums.steamgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2627072&page=2 SPUF: "Half Life 3 April Fools Jokes"]
-* [http://www.tf2tightrope.com/day-8/ TF2 Tightrope] (implemented the weapons)
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20171230194637/http://www.tf2tightrope.com/day-8/ TF2 Tightrope] (implemented the weapons)
 * [http://segmentnext.com/2012/04/01/heres-your-april-fools-day-videogame-news-round-up/ SegmentedNext] (who mistakenly thinks Valve was behind it)
-* [http://oxcgn.com/2012/04/02/valve-begins-ricochet-2-pre-orders-on-steam/ OXCGN] (who also mistakenly thinks Valve was behind it)
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121025163708/http://oxcgn.com/2012/04/02/valve-begins-ricochet-2-pre-orders-on-steam/ OXCGN] (who also mistakenly thinks Valve was behind it)
 {{clr}}
 == Trivia ==
 * Valve was not involved in any way in this update; everything has been thought of and created by Wiki editors.
-* There was [http://i1.theportalwiki.net/steam/app/images/page_bg_generated.png hidden text on the background] of the fake store page, with '''a copy of Portal 2 to win'''. It [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=30082974 was found before it was even launched].
+* There was [https://web.archive.org/web/20130318112319/https://i1.theportalwiki.net/steam/app/images/page_bg_generated.png hidden text on the background] of the fake store page, with '''a copy of Portal 2 to win'''. It [https://web.archive.org/web/20151025143044/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=30082974 was found before it was even launched].
-* Try clicking the "log in"/"sign in" link in the [http://steampowered.wiki.tf/app/900 fake] [http://steampowered.wiki.tf/news/7712/ pages].
+* Try clicking the "log in"/"sign in" link in the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120403165708/http://steampowered.wiki.tf/app/900 fake] [https://web.archive.org/web/20120404161721/http://steampowered.wiki.tf/news/7712/ pages].
-* Look at Engineer's belt on [[:File:Heartwarming Headachep3.png|the Heartwarming Headache infobox image]]
+* Look at Engineer's belt on [[:File:Heartwarming Headachep3.png|the Heartwarming Headache infobox image]].
 == List of archived pages ==
 {{Special:PrefixIndex/Team Fortress Wiki:April Fools' Day/2012}}
+[[Category:Community April Fools events‎]]

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