Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/April Fool's Day

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was keep. (listing was a joke) – ABCD 00:35, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

April Fool's Day
unencyclopedic. wikipedia is not a joke book. ALKIVAR &trade; 06:37, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Keep Certainly no reason to delete this page- it's useful to others to see.
 * Jokes on you: This vfd page is itself an April Fool's Day joke. (What a bunch of morons ... ;-) -- Uncle Ed (talk) 17:29, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * User only has 21354 edits. Probably a sockpuppet. &mdash; Asbestos | Talk  20:58, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * peek. tpek eb ylniatrec dluohs elcitra siht!
 * Kepp Whats wong with April fools day? Lighten up
 * Keep I see nothing wrong with this article. --WalkinDownThirtyThree 10:44, 2005 Apr 1
 * Keep. This is useful and informative. --positron 14:31, 2005 Apr 1 (UTC)
 * Keep I think it's just like a festival or traditional event --Microtony 13:28, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep I found it witty and informative. --Tromatic 12:51, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep but fix up. This article needs a lot of fixing. --huwr 11:37, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. April Fool's Day in an "event" all over the world. I can't see why it should be deleted. Encyclopedia Britanica has it as does encarta. EAi 09:45, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Agreed. Put April Fool's day to death! - 203.35.154.254 06:42, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Alkivar is absolutely right. AngryParsley 06:49, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Just for the day, please? Ghost Freeman 06:44, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Encyclopedic. Ejrrjs | What? 06:46, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * DELETE. Patent nonsense.  -- BRIAN 0918   06:48, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * KEEP If I were you, I would vote to keep it. I27.O.O.l 06:57, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Who cares? :) Domas Mituzas 06:50, 2005 Apr 1 (UTC)
 * Keep. Most Wikipedians have a sense of humor. Phobophile 06:51, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Although I suspect that this vote is a joke too, or is it just because Brian0918 reverted your changes on the toilet paper article? Dalziel 6:52, 1 Apr 2005
 * Keep. I think it contains some worthwhile information about the history of the day and what it means. (Yes, perhaps this VfD is a joke!) SimonEast 06:55, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I think you'd be guessing right, kind sir! Delete because April 1 just doesn't sound like a cute enough day. Mike H 07:08, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. It's hard to tell whether this is a joke or not, but it should be kept.  RickK 06:58, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * User's first edit.
 * Delete, unencyclopedic. --Slowking Man 07:27, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * User's only edits are to this VfD.
 * Keep. Nothing wrong with a little humor, otherwise it is a rather informative article.
 * Keep. Beware the Ides of March Calends of April. Raven42 07:49, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, highly informative. Alphax &tau;&epsilon;&chi; 08:10, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Wikipedia isn't paper. Article has historical significance. Mgm|(talk) 08:12, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * User's only edits are to the article and this VfD.
 * comments to be ignored; user did not sign the comment; shoot the sockpuppets!
 * OOps, forgot to sign myself
 * Strong DELETE Everyone knows, but doesn't admit, that this article is full of crap. O
 * Delete as inherently POV. What business does Wikipedia have dictating what day we may celebrate this holiday? Beerath Q. Drynkor
 * Keep: I can't actually how you would even think this is a suitable candidate for deletion. Its a rather significant event in our culture, for crying out loud. I suppose we should cease all discourse in wikipedia about Shakespeare's sex JOKES in Romeo and Juliet too? -- Natalinasmpf 08:34, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Please see April Fool's Day and... oh, never mind. O
 * Did you even READ this page before you voted? Mike H 08:36, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes, I did read the article. Other than being slightly POV, it should be improved, not deleted. -- Natalinasmpf 08:42, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Note: This user only has about 200 edits. Probably sockpuppet. &mdash; Asbestos | Talk  15:58, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * BJAODN the entry, keep the article. Sjakkalle 08:35, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Of course this vote is Alkivar's idea of an April Fool's prank.
 * KeepThe article could use improvement, but the history section is informative. Since when is some humor that's just part of an article against the rules? -Jobarts | Talk 08:52, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Delete EVERYTHING! ALL of wikipedia is unencyclopedic!!! -- Tarquin 09:00, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC) ;)
 * KEEP. ***The deletion suggestion is itself an April Fool.*** It was started this morning, and is a pointless and annoying waste of time. How about improving the article instead? Rd232 09:05, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * KEEP. There is nothing wrong with it at all. It is an informative article. Plus, I didn't find it funny at all.
 * Keep, update yearly as necessary, and redirect this vfd vote to the article Lectonar 09:21, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Wikipedia is free encyclopedia. As such, it contains much more crap that'd be suitable to delete by your harsh criteria. Why 1st of April? --Belgrader 09:32, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, I've never heard of this day, and April is a non-notable month. Radiant_* 09:39, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * User's only edits are to own user page and this VfD.
 * You've got to be kidding. Keep, duh. Wonderful April Fools Day. -- Riffsyphon1024 09:48, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Why, yes, I am! How observant of you. Let's see, what day is it again? :) Radiant_* 10:49, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. I agree with anybody who said KEEP. Jimmy The Sock Puppet King 09:50, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep What if aliens should happen upon wikipedia in a remote radio transmission from a stray wifi signal and use it to research our culture. They must know the significance this day has to us. oo64eva (AJ) 09:51, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not only is this utter nonsense, but terribly POV.  This falls WAY below encyclopedic standards.  At this rate we'll have to be making articles for every arbitrary day of the year.  Isn't it time we cleaned up Wikipedia anyway? Arkyan 09:53, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC) =)
 * We do have articles for every arbitrary day of the year. Look at January 1, January 2, January 3, and the list goes on and on all the way to December 31. Sjakkalle 10:56, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * We do??? Why haven't they been deleted yet?? &mdash; Asbestos | Talk  15:53, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Dreep - Skysmith 09:54, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * KEEP, Encyclopedic. Also - Haha, you got me.
 * KEEP, why not? It's information people might want!
 * KEEP, it's interesting and i found it a laugh, espically after a days work
 * Delete. Non-notable, spam, probably copyvio as well. Also, most of the keep voters appear to be sockpuppets. Heck, the three above mine aren't even signed. ~
 * Keep, lighten up. popefauvexxiii 11:15, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC) p.s. haha. more joke. oh, the humanities.
 * KEEP, its part of the social activities of people as conducted year by year on the 1st of April across the world, hence there ought to be an article about it. Robin klein 11:19, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * KEEP - Frankly: BOOM SCHA GA BOOM SCHA GA BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM -- Kizor 11:31, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Above sockpuppet vote by Lucky 6.9.
 * Keep April's fool day is a large topic, and are expected to reach featured article standard, if it really fall below stub standard, as commented by some, then we should not be deleting it, but adding a tag of Article improvement drive, wikify request, or whatever.--Lemontea 11:48, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keelete. --Andylkl (talk) 12:13, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep - This is an actual event (at least in the U.S.) It does need some cleaning up though. Whatcanbrowndo 12:15, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - Google only returns 517,000 results for this phrase. Besides, it's STRONGly POV and non-encyclopedic. We all know there's no such thing as spaghetti trees! --Fermatprime 12:22, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * But we all know that there are no Ents either, don't we? (Spaghetti Ents?)
 * Keep - Oh, I get it! It was an April Fool's joke. (Pity you are not a pretty girl.) GoodStuff 12:39, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. April Fools' Day is US-centric. Outside the US, we only have 11 months in the year - no April. zoney &#09827; talk 13:22, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Clean up.
 * Kelete and deep. --Angr/(comhrá) 14:16, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep I liked this Brookie 14:41, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep It does what is says on the tin
 * Keep r3m0t talk 14:55, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep --BrenDJ 15:08, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy BJAODN. - Mailer Diablo 15:12, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * KEEP Is THIS an April Fools' joke? Why WOULDN'T you keep this page? April Fools' is just as valid as, say, Arbor Day. -- -A.M., Florida
 * DELETE. Strongly POV. Shameless self-promotion vanity page. -- Jwinters | Talk 15:26, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * ''This is my only April Fools joke on Wikipedia. -- Jwinters | Talk 15:57, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. It's an important part of at least American culture.
 * Delete - Clearly invented, POV, dictionary def, unencyclopedic, and original research. – ClockworkSoul 15:32, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete -- Topic is inherently Gregorian-centric POV. Down with Papish oppression! Bring back the Mayan calendar! FreplySpang (talk) 15:46, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Burn -- Print it off and burn it. It's the only way to be sure.
 * Strong Delete. If we start having articles like this at Wikipedia, what's to stop me from creating articles about other unknown days like January 1st or October 31st?? &mdash; Asbestos | Talk  15:51, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep I don't get the joke. &mdash; Asbestos | Talk  15:54, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * User voted twice. &mdash; Asbestos | Talk  15:55, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge the first half of the article with March 31, and the second half with April 2. Initiate immediate massive calendar reform.  Antandrus 16:00, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep/Merge - I was fooled by Wikipedia's Joke, but I'm a good sport...unlike some people. - Louisisthebest_007 16:06, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep for now, but investigate the possibility of a merge with Festivus - Grstain 16:17, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. jokes are part of human history --priyadi 16:23, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * APRIL FOOLS! hahahahahahaha! -- Phyzome is Tim McCormack 16:24, 2005 Apr 1 (UTC)
 * Delete. Vanity; promo. If April 1st didn't write this article himself it was clearly written by a close relative, likely April 2nd or April 4th. -R. fiend 16:57, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Execution Breaking wheel, firing squad and death by a thousand cuts, Thuresson 17:01, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge with Supernova. StuartH 17:10, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep this, and delete all of the other days. Then we'll have an answer for the people who say Wikipedia isn't reliable - it isn't supposed to be, they just didn't get the joke. --Michael Snow 17:16, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Then undelete, rename to All Fools' Day, merge with Prank, then list on VfD again. Have that vote fail, but a rogue administrator delete it anyway. Then fork Wikipedia into two versions, with and without the page. Then delete all of wikipedia and start the whole thing over from scratch. PenguiN42 17:39, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Dekeep Rls 17:40, 2005 Apr 1 (UTC)
 * Merge with Google Gulp &mdash;Wahoofive | Talk 17:42, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Of course it's being vandalized right now by some extremely clever and inventive pranksters, so it looks like the whole thing is a joke, but once April 1 passes and the vandalism is cleaned up, you will see that this is an informative page. --dreish~talk 18:18, 2005 Apr 1 (UTC)
 * Concur with PenguiN42. Then refer Eno Lirpasti to Requests for Arbitration.  Barno 18:36, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Although they are jokes, they are factual events and part of history now.
 * Delete. Term gets 428,000 Google hits, but it turns out that every single one refers to Wikipedia, or a Wikipedia mirror site. -- 8^D gab 22:46, 2005 Apr 1 (UTC)
 * Excommunication Although the Pope is beyond Hope, I believe his last papal order should be to excommunicate April Fool's Day. KirbyMeister 23:10, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I would excommunicate him if I wasnt on a respirator. The Pope
 * Excuse me, Your Holiness, but that should be "if I weren't on a respirator." In English we use the subjunctive mood for a counterfactual conditional.  Oh, and get well soon. JamesMLane 01:37, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Oh don't be such a chauvinist. Only Americans still use the subjunctive. The Brits gave it up a long time ago, along with their coda r's. --Angr/(comhrá) 08:48, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Undelete.

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