Scratch Wiki:April Fools

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Every year on April Fools' Day (the 1^st of April), the Wiki shows joke/prank versions of many pages instead of the real one. (The real version can still be accessed at the bottom of the prank version.) The April Fools' versions of pages are stored as subpages of this page, which any contributor can edit in preparation for April Fools' Day.

April Fools' Rules

• Any Wiki contributor is allowed to edit these pages and create new ones.
• Admins and EWs have the right to unilaterally act on AF pages.
  • This means that they can make executive decisions (such as deleting a page or choosing which version to keep in a dispute) without any form of discussion if they deem it necessary
• Contributions to non-userspace AF content are only allowed between March 1 and April 1 (this will be enforced automatically).
• Although the Wiki Guidelines about encyclopedia-quality content (e.g. factual accuracy, citing sources, notability, etc.) do not apply, the Scratch Community Guidelines still do apply. Notably:
  • You are still required to be respectful to everyone (if in doubt, ask).
  • Abject spam (e.g. emoji spam, blockspam) is still prohibited.
• Edit warring is still prohibited. If you disagree about something, please have a reasoned discussion as you would have a real article. If you need any third-party advice, you can always use the Community Portal or ask an admin for help.
• Do not mention specific users other than Scratch Team members, and even then not in any disrespectful way
  • New mentions of kaj are no longer allowed as the name has been abused in the past. Some already-existing uses added before April 3^rd, 2025 may be grandfathered.
• Do not create a corresponding April Fools' page for any disallowed page or namespace (note that this includes all talk pages)
• Every April Fools' page must have a corresponding real page that is not a redirect
• Userspace rules still apply to AF userpages. However, do not link to userpages from mainspace articles.
• Please try to avoid reusing themes too much - the theme here is just absurdity, nothing more specific
• If something has the real {{stub}} template on it, it's actually a stub, it's not just a joke
• April Fools' versions of templates will not replace transclusions of the real template. If the April Fools' version of a template is to be shown, it must be transcluded with AF| prepended to it
  • For example, {{AF|note|Beware of sharks!}} instead of {{note|Beware of sharks!}}
  • However, if the use case of the template is serious, use the real version ({{NotUseful|unused page}})
• When linking to another page, link to the actual page, not the April Fools' version (for example [[Scratch]] instead of [[Scratch Wiki:April Fools/Scratch|Scratch]])
• Talk pages of April Fools' pages should be used to discuss the wellbeing of the content of the corresponding April Fools' page, as is done in regular talk pages; they should not be used for additional jokes, general discussion about the subject, or unrelated topics
• Do not include fair use or copyrighted images in April Fools' pages; they may be deleted at any time

When creating a new AF page

• Create the page at Scratch Wiki:April Fools/(name of original page), not at any other location
• Add the {{AF}} template to the top of the whole page
  • If the page is a template, then add <noinclude>{{AF}}</noinclude>
• Add {{April Fools}} to the top of the original, serious page, unless the page is a template, then do not add anything
• Make sure the content still fits the Community Guidelines.
• Try to keep the content on topic. (This means that you should not jump from the AF topic to something else.)

April Fools Day Articles List

A list of all April Fools' Day articles can be found here.