The achievements system was launched on April fools day of 2009 in order to allow for certain joke achievements, but the system itself is a real one. This allows Slashdot users to track accomplishments and milestones (and stroke the epeen, which is what it's all about anyway) as they use the site.
Of course you can! It's just an involved April Fool's hoax - after all, if they didn't implement *something* it wouldn't be very convincing at all, would it? As it is, is anyone here *not* wondering if maybe, just maybe, it's not a hoax after all?
Or maybe... this is a real system they're going to leave in place and the April fool's joke is to make you think its an april fool's joke... dun dun dun....
I'm just assuming the April Fools Joke is that it isn't one and that it'll be left in place. Of course, if they don't leave it in place, they'll have fooled me, too.
Working system? Did you click the links to Taco's "achievements"?!?! I think Slashdot needs to warn epileptics and others with a tendency towards seizures to NOT do so. The goggles do nothing indeed...
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Since slashdot is about 14 hours late with the april fools, will we expect this for another 24 hours, well into April 2nd?
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Except, they didn't just throw a static "haha, gotcha" page up... Slashdot really has implemented this system.
They might not leave it up after today, but I don't know if you can call an actual, working system of award-tallying a proper "April Fools" hoax...
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The achievements system was launched on April fools day of 2009 in order to allow for certain joke achievements, but the system itself is a real one. This allows Slashdot users to track accomplishments and milestones (and stroke the epeen, which is what it's all about anyway) as they use the site.
--from accounts FAQ [slashdot.org]
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Well, they would say that even if it's just an April Fools gag, wouldn't they? Just be patient, because we'll all know for sure tomorrow.
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Actually, I'd call that a proper April Fool's hoax.
Anyone can write a fake story.
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Of course you can! It's just an involved April Fool's hoax - after all, if they didn't implement *something* it wouldn't be very convincing at all, would it? As it is, is anyone here *not* wondering if maybe, just maybe, it's not a hoax after all?
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Now I'm wondering if my mod points are an April Fool's joke, too...
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I don't think I can come out of this a winner.
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They might not leave it up after today, but I don't know if you can call an actual, working system of award-tallying a proper "April Fools" hoax...
They obviously fooled you... you think it's working
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Working system? Did you click the links to Taco's "achievements"?!?! I think Slashdot needs to warn epileptics and others with a tendency towards seizures to NOT do so. The goggles do nothing indeed...
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Since slashdot is about 14 hours late with the april fools, will we expect this for another 24 hours, well into April 2nd?
Except, they didn't just throw a static "haha, gotcha" page up... Slashdot really has implemented this system.
A reverse April Fools?
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