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On April 1st, 2012, the Team Fortress Wiki followed its [[Team Fortress Wiki:April Fools' Day/2011|April Fools' Day tradition]].
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<div style="text-align: center; font-family: TF2 Build; font-size: 3em; margin: 1em;">Happy April Fools' Day!</div>
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On April 1st, 2012, the Team Fortress Wiki followed its [[Team Fortress Wiki:April Fools' Day/2011|April Fools' Day tradition]]. We hope you enjoyed the event!
  
 
The entire thing was '''completely unplanned'''; the idea and its realization all took place in our [[Team Fortress Wiki:IRC|IRC channel]] from March 31st, 13:45 to release on April 1st, 2 AM (GMT-5).
 
The entire thing was '''completely unplanned'''; the idea and its realization all took place in our [[Team Fortress Wiki:IRC|IRC channel]] from March 31st, 13:45 to release on April 1st, 2 AM (GMT-5).
 
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It was a collaborative effort between the following editors:
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== Collaborators ==
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The event was a collaborative effort between the following editors (in alphabetical order):
 
* [[User:Askarmuk|Askarmuk]] (Russian translation)
 
* [[User:Askarmuk|Askarmuk]] (Russian translation)
 
* [[User:Asplode|Asplode]] (Finnish translation)
 
* [[User:Asplode|Asplode]] (Finnish translation)
 
* [[User:Armisael|Armisael]] (Circular Saw weapon demonstration)
 
* [[User:Armisael|Armisael]] (Circular Saw weapon demonstration)
* [[User:Balladofwindfishes|ballad]]
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* [[User:Balladofwindfishes|ballad]] (Moral Support, general editing the articles, wrote some patch notes)
* [[User:Drunken F00l|Drunken_F00l]] (gently trolling the channel)
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* [[User:Drunken F00l|Drunken_F00l]] ([http://pastebin.com/0PMPf1f3 gently trolling the channel])
 
* [[User:EpicEric|Epic Eric]] (Brazilian Portuguese translation)
 
* [[User:EpicEric|Epic Eric]] (Brazilian Portuguese translation)
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* [[User:Fashnek|Fashnek]] (Images, article and patch notes cleanup, secret IRC string pulling)
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* [[User:FreeXMan|FreeXMan]] (Russian translation)
 
* [[User:I-ghost|i-ghost]] (images)
 
* [[User:I-ghost|i-ghost]] (images)
 
* [[User:GianAwesome|GianAwesome]] (Brazilian Portuguese translation)
 
* [[User:GianAwesome|GianAwesome]] (Brazilian Portuguese translation)
 
* [[User:HyenaDip|Psyke]] (items)
 
* [[User:HyenaDip|Psyke]] (items)
 
* [[User:Lent|Lent]] (Polish translation)
 
* [[User:Lent|Lent]] (Polish translation)
* [[User:Mr. Magoolachub|Mr. Magoolachub]] (3D model render)
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* [[User:Lexar|Lexar]] (Modelled the Ricochest)
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* [[User:Mr. Magoolachub|Mr. Magoolachub]] (3D model render, images)
 
* [[User:Moussekateer|Moussekateer]] (cname record)
 
* [[User:Moussekateer|Moussekateer]] (cname record)
* [[User:NeoDement|NeoDement]]
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* [[User:NeoDement|NeoDement]] (Modelled & textured the Crocketeer's Cloak)
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* [[User:NuggetWarmer|NuggetWarmer]] (Heartwarming Headache Model)
 
* [[User:Plummaster|Plummaster]] (Russian translation)
 
* [[User:Plummaster|Plummaster]] (Russian translation)
* [[User:Quinnjdq|Quinnjdq]] (Modelled the Circular Circlesaw, did some images)
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* [[User:Quinnjdq|Quinnjdq]] (Modelled & textured the Circular Circlesaw, textured the Ricochest, did some images)
 
* [[User:RJackson|RJackson]] (organization, fake store and news pages, hidden ARG)
 
* [[User:RJackson|RJackson]] (organization, fake store and news pages, hidden ARG)
* [[User:R4wrz0rz0r|R4wrz0rz0r]]
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* [[User:R4wrz0rz0r|R4wrz0rz0r]] (Made the kill icon, item attributes and thought of the "deresolution" effect for the Circular Circlesaw)
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* [[User:Primrose~|Primrose]] (Heartwarming Headache Texture)
 
* [[User:Razor-X|Razor-X]] (Polish translation)
 
* [[User:Razor-X|Razor-X]] (Polish translation)
 
* [[User:Ryo|Ryo]] (Spanish translation)
 
* [[User:Ryo|Ryo]] (Spanish translation)
 
* [[User:'Stache|'Stache]] (French translation)
 
* [[User:'Stache|'Stache]] (French translation)
* [[User:Stevoisiak|Stevoisiak]]
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* Sparkwire (Heartwarming Headache Model)
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* [[User:Stevoisiak|Stevoisiak]] (Noticed we didn't have any April Fools plan, continual pushing of wiki cape resulted in Crocketeer's Cloak)
 
* [[User:Stormbird|Stormbird]] (Russian translation)
 
* [[User:Stormbird|Stormbird]] (Russian translation)
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* Svdl (Heartwarming Headache Texture)
 
* [[User:TheDoctor|TheRealDoctor]]
 
* [[User:TheDoctor|TheRealDoctor]]
 
* [[User:Weegeetnik|Weegeetnik]] (French translation)
 
* [[User:Weegeetnik|Weegeetnik]] (French translation)
 
* [[User:WindPower|WindPower]] (organization, hosting, photoshop)
 
* [[User:WindPower|WindPower]] (organization, hosting, photoshop)
* [[User:~www~|~www~]] (Chinese translations)
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* [[User:~www~|~www~]] (Chinese translation)
 
* [[User:Yjy950105|Yjy950105]] (Korean translation)
 
* [[User:Yjy950105|Yjy950105]] (Korean translation)
  
All the contributions of this event were all publicly visible on the [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]] page. Somehow, nothing leaked until it was released on the following mediums:
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== Release ==
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All the contributions of this event were all publicly visible on the [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]] page. Somehow, nothing leaked, until it was released on the following mediums:
 
* [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2629083 Steam forums]
 
* [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2629083 Steam forums]
 
* [http://facepunch.com/threads/1174317 Facepunch]
 
* [http://facepunch.com/threads/1174317 Facepunch]
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* [http://www.fugworld.com/forums/showthread.php?p=203632 Fugworld]
 
* [http://www.fugworld.com/forums/showthread.php?p=203632 Fugworld]
  
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== Content ==
 
The following content was made:
 
The following content was made:
* [http://steampowered.wiki.tf/app/900 Fake Ricochet 2 store page]
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* [http://steampowered.wiki.tf/app/900.html Fake Ricochet 2 store page] ([http://steampowered.wiki.tf/downloads/wallpapers.7z full-size wallpapers])
 
* [http://steampowered.wiki.tf/news/7712/ Fake TF2 news page]
 
* [http://steampowered.wiki.tf/news/7712/ Fake TF2 news page]
* [[April 1, 2012 Patch|Fake TF2 patch article]] and translations
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* [[Team Fortress Wiki:April Fools' Day/2012/April 1, 2012 Patch|Fake TF2 patch article]] and translations
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* [[Team Fortress Wiki:April Fools' Day/2012/Current Events|Event announcement]] and translations on the Main Page.
 
* [[Ricochet 2|Fake Ricochet 2 article]] and translations
 
* [[Ricochet 2|Fake Ricochet 2 article]] and translations
* [[Circular Circlesaw]] and translations, and a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saEIFxRLTxw weapon demonstration video]
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* [[Circular Circlesaw]] and translations, a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saEIFxRLTxw weapon demonstration video], and a [http://steampowered.wiki.tf/downloads/circlesaw.7z model replacement].
 
* [[Heartwarming Headache]] and translations
 
* [[Heartwarming Headache]] and translations
 
* [[Crocketeer's Cloak]] and translations
 
* [[Crocketeer's Cloak]] and translations
 
* [[Ricochest]] and translations
 
* [[Ricochest]] and translations
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* [http://steampowered.wiki.tf/app/dun.html Post-event page]
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== Reactions ==
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Other than on the release pages, other reactions to the event have emerged:
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170525055926/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2629521 SPUF: "If that is joke, some people are going to be mad. I want to point out something."]
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* [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2629515 SPUF: "But..." .. "I liked the new items"]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170531062222/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2629365 SPUF: "If the Ricochet 2 Promos ARE Real"]
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR0WN55p_zI YouTube: Half Life Snacks] (comments)
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* [http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/rnjl6/valves_april_fools_prank_about_ricochet_2/ Reddit /r/gaming thread about the Ricochet 2 page]
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* [http://facepunch.com/threads/1174328 Facepunch: "Ricochet 2 ANNOUNCED!"]
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* [http://forums.steamgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2629151 SPUF: "Ricochet 2 on Steam"]
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* [http://forums.steamgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2627072&page=2 SPUF: "Half Life 3 April Fools Jokes"]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20171230194637/http://www.tf2tightrope.com/day-8/ TF2 Tightrope] (implemented the weapons)
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* [http://segmentnext.com/2012/04/01/heres-your-april-fools-day-videogame-news-round-up/ SegmentedNext] (who mistakenly thinks Valve was behind it)
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121025163708/http://oxcgn.com/2012/04/02/valve-begins-ricochet-2-pre-orders-on-steam/ OXCGN] (who also mistakenly thinks Valve was behind it)
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* There was [http://i1.theportalwiki.net/steam/app/images/page_bg_generated.png hidden text on the background] of the fake store page, with a copy of Portal 2 to win. It [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=30082974 was found before it was even launched].
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* Valve was not involved in any way in this update; everything has been thought of and created by Wiki editors.
* Try clicking the "log in"/"sign in" link in the [http://steampowered.wiki.tf/app/900 fake] [http://steampowered.wiki.tf/news/7712/ pages].
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* There was [https://web.archive.org/web/20130318112319/https://i1.theportalwiki.net/steam/app/images/page_bg_generated.png hidden text on the background] of the fake store page, with '''a copy of Portal 2 to win'''. It [https://web.archive.org/web/20151025143044/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=30082974 was found before it was even launched].
* Look at Engineer's belt on [[:File:Heartwarming Headachep3.png|the Heartwarming Headache infobox image]]
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* Try clicking the "log in"/"sign in" link in the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120403165708/http://steampowered.wiki.tf/app/900 fake] [https://web.archive.org/web/20120404161721/http://steampowered.wiki.tf/news/7712/ pages].
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* Look at Engineer's belt on [[:File:Heartwarming Headachep3.png|the Heartwarming Headache infobox image]].
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== List of archived pages ==
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{{Special:PrefixIndex/Team Fortress Wiki:April Fools' Day/2012}}
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[[Category:Community April Fools events‎]]

Latest revision as of 15:52, 5 February 2023

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Happy April Fools' Day!

On April 1st, 2012, the Team Fortress Wiki followed its April Fools' Day tradition. We hope you enjoyed the event!

The entire thing was completely unplanned; the idea and its realization all took place in our IRC channel from March 31st, 13:45 to release on April 1st, 2 AM (GMT-5).

Collaborators

Sniper Wiki Cap.png

The event was a collaborative effort between the following editors (in alphabetical order):

  • Askarmuk (Russian translation)
  • Asplode (Finnish translation)
  • Armisael (Circular Saw weapon demonstration)
  • ballad (Moral Support, general editing the articles, wrote some patch notes)
  • Drunken_F00l (gently trolling the channel)
  • Epic Eric (Brazilian Portuguese translation)
  • Fashnek (Images, article and patch notes cleanup, secret IRC string pulling)
  • FreeXMan (Russian translation)
  • i-ghost (images)
  • GianAwesome (Brazilian Portuguese translation)
  • Psyke (items)
  • Lent (Polish translation)
  • Lexar (Modelled the Ricochest)
  • Mr. Magoolachub (3D model render, images)
  • Moussekateer (cname record)
  • NeoDement (Modelled & textured the Crocketeer's Cloak)
  • NuggetWarmer (Heartwarming Headache Model)
  • Plummaster (Russian translation)
  • Quinnjdq (Modelled & textured the Circular Circlesaw, textured the Ricochest, did some images)
  • RJackson (organization, fake store and news pages, hidden ARG)
  • R4wrz0rz0r (Made the kill icon, item attributes and thought of the "deresolution" effect for the Circular Circlesaw)
  • Primrose (Heartwarming Headache Texture)
  • Razor-X (Polish translation)
  • Ryo (Spanish translation)
  • 'Stache (French translation)
  • Sparkwire (Heartwarming Headache Model)
  • Stevoisiak (Noticed we didn't have any April Fools plan, continual pushing of wiki cape resulted in Crocketeer's Cloak)
  • Stormbird (Russian translation)
  • Svdl (Heartwarming Headache Texture)
  • TheRealDoctor
  • Weegeetnik (French translation)
  • WindPower (organization, hosting, photoshop)
  • ~www~ (Chinese translation)
  • Yjy950105 (Korean translation)

Release

All the contributions of this event were all publicly visible on the recent changes page. Somehow, nothing leaked, until it was released on the following mediums:

Content

The following content was made:

Reactions

Demoman taunt laugh.png

Other than on the release pages, other reactions to the event have emerged:

Trivia

List of archived pages