On 31 March 2016 at 07:14, Paul W. Frields <stickster(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 08:44:07AM -0300, Sylvia Sánchez wrote:
> Hi everyone!
>
> I like the idea of doing some pranks in that day (that I don't
> remember which one exactly is). I think we should throw some ideas to
> the list, and see which one looks best.
> If we can prank on something else but another company better, if not,
> I don't mind to joke on Microsoft as Chaoyi said they have been joking
> on us for a long while.
-1 on this idea. April Fools Day isn't a global event, for one thing,
so we'd be going over the heads of some folks. Also satire runs the
risk of poking people in the eye unintentionally, and we shouldn't be
doing that either. I think this idea has come up multiple times over
the last 13 years and usually shot down for the same reasons. Let's
leave the April Fools stuff to the snarky outlets.
From past experiences, April Fool's jokes require weeks to months
of
preparation to get right. Most of the time doing it at the last minute
comes across as exactly that: last minute. It then gets
misinterpreted, offensive, or a dozen other things than a little
cheeky comment to make people smile and laugh for a minute.
--
Stephen J Smoogen.