[Sway]

So my staff and I were throwing ideas around in mid-March about what would be a good April Fool's joke. Well, we came up with quite an interesting one, in my opinion. That's right, it was all a hoax, meant as an April Fool's Day prank. Sure, it happened early, but that is something you have to watch out for on April Fool's. And like any good prank, it probably pissed you off immensely.

So, Muzzy, Sel, and Birdie were never admins. No one left. Fan Creations, the RPs, and the Amy Rose Show are just hidden, and will be restored ASAP. All these crap threads will be removed after the day is done. And, most importantly, fan characters are allowed. Yeah, there have been some good points made as to why they are not needed, but if it makes you guys happy, so be it, right?

We couldn't have pulled this off without certain members causing a ruckus and stringing things along, so I want to thank the staff, Master of AFTER, Lord Shmeckie, Red Blaze, Flare, Robert, Cookie Monster, death_entry, Nina Screama, and whoever else I forgot for keeping this a secret. Good work team.

Of course, we couldn't count on the rebellion movements, but we knew there was a good chance that would happen. And boy, did it ever happen. Wow. Some of you need some more hobbies. At least three alternate forums, numerous complaint threads and posts, terrible sprite comics, some sort of crude "blow up SOL" screenshot, etc. Quite honestly, I believe certain members should seek psychiatric help.

Now, we may have made some people pretty angry, and that's understandable. If you know of someone who left forever, try to get in contact with them and let them know it was only a joke, if you please.

Anyway, that's all I have to say. Happy April first.

[Selatein]

Oh, and while we're at it, Pepper, you should be able to have your password e-mailed to you from clicking the Lost Password link on the Log In screen.

[Birdie]

Yes, it's all an April Fools joke and I can't believe the reactions actually. So anyway, as it's been said: SOL is back to normal and you can all post the sprites as you could before. :P I was never admin, despite the title and nothing really changed. Sway was here the whole time, looking over all the madness along with Requiem.

So there you have it, we're all mods again and the admin team has been restored. Plus, you can post in the fan character sections again! XP

[EnigmaEchidna]

this is something that I been wanting to say to those who wanted to wage war with us,bunch of retarded losers who cannot analyze or logically put together 1+1=2.

Crying for something as stupid as sprites and fan characters...jeez growup and to my favorite post on Whirlwinds site "Muzzy is a Lire" uh yeah...when did Muzzy become Italian currency.

[AkumaTh]

I only have one thing to say...

BEST...

APRIL...

FOOLS...

JOKE...

EVER!!!

LOL! I totally fell for it!

[Razor]

You fell for it HA! Everyone fell for it every single memeber of the board fell it!!! LOL!!! This beat all my april fools i have done my whole life by miles even the rat in office and that was my best one April Fools! Everyone!ok lets get back in here and have fun again XD.

This post has been edited by Razor: 01 April 2005 - 02:48 PM

[Kvitne]

Wow Don't I feel dumb.

Definitely the best April Fools joke I ever seen. I'm just glad that SOL really isn't going under.

[Hyper Shadow]

.......*falls to ground*Grr! That was evil!!!......well.....i guess we owe you an apology

Sorry guys.

Great joke though!

This post has been edited by Hyper Shadow: 01 April 2005 - 03:13 PM

[Kvitne]

It's good to have you back Sway. You would have definitely been missed.

i think i almost cried when i read your goodbye post.

[Tsurugi]

Wow...That was all a joke? I probably should have seen this coming, since it started two days before April Fools' Day.

[sonictk]

I bow before the admins' masterful display of wit. :sarcasm:

Seriously, if this is you guys' idea of a April Fools' Day joke, you guys really have poor taste. Right now, it's achieved nothing except piss some people off the forums and left others wondering about the future of SOL.

Maybe you guys need to take into account what will actually happen before you pull off another stunt like this, huh? I'm fine with it, but this joke has got a serious impact: the damage done to the SOL community.

[Whirlwind The Hedgehog]

You all suck. You know that right?

[Kvitne]

To sonictk: Oh come on, ease up. It was a magnificent joke. There was no damage done. If some of the people that left can't take a joke, then that's their own fault.

i even made a fool of myself by applying to be a mod, right after all of my posts in the moderator thread in the help section. However i hold no animosity towards anyone, and i don't think anyone else should either.

i say "bravo!" to the staff. Wonderful acting you guys. You had us all convinced.

[Sway]

sonic#1fan, on Apr 1 2005, 08:20 AM, said:

It's good to have you back Sway. You would have definitely been missed.

i think i almost cried when i read your goodbye post.

Hah, that's kind of interesting. Yeah, people said some nice things about me. Though I don't really think they have such nice things to say about me now.

sonictk, on Apr 1 2005, 08:35 AM, said:

I bow before the admins' masterful display of wit. :sarcasm:

Seriously, if this is you guys' idea of a April Fools' Day joke, you guys really have poor taste. Right now, it's achieved nothing except piss some people off the forums and left others wondering about the future of SOL.

Maybe you guys need to take into account what will actually happen before you pull off another stunt like this, huh? I'm fine with it, but this joke has got a serious impact: the damage done to the SOL community.

Boop beep boop boop

Whirlwind The Hedgehog, on Apr 1 2005, 08:43 AM, said:

You all suck. You know that right?

Beep boop

[Razor]

Come on everyone don't get mad get glad XD where are your sense of humor i know the joke was a bit crue and down right just mean but you should be happpy the board is ok and not gonna turn all evil you should just enjoy the rest of the day cause it is april fools alot of people's fav hoilday.

[Nine]

Wow, you guys are good. I fall for almost anything, but good one. Now I feel really dumb thinking I'd actually have a chance to be part of the staff...

This post has been edited by Nine: 01 April 2005 - 04:25 PM

[Non-Existent One]

You guys are evil! I LOVE IT!! That was awesome! By far the best prank ever.

[TJKitsune]

LoL. Have ta say.. Took some planning and we all sat back, laughing to near tears...or in tears.. at all the posts that were made. Ahh.. Yet another Well done April Fools joke. Last year's was good too, but this topped even that!

[dorkiness]

Yay

Now you know I'll never trust you guys again in my life right :lol

It thought the whole Sway thing was a joke, but I didn't want to question it..

[Muzzy Roberto]

Props to those who figured it out. I'm willing to wager some fo you are rightfully pissed and won't be coming back, but if you can't take a joke...