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Title: [Compilation] All pranks that was made by theymos in every April Fools Day come. Post by: sheenshane on April 02, 2020, 08:34:37 AM Probably this is the tradition of our Bitcointalk community that has a prank during April Fool's Day or theymos tricked us.
Let us remember those pranks that made by our famous admins. April Fools year 2021, NFTs for forum members (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5327661.0) A sample image ccto by mole0815. April Fools year 2020- Spreading virus.
April Fools year 2019- KYC is required and posting your selfie.
Here is mine. https://i.imgur.com/jKy49xS.jpg April Fools year 2018- New rank up component.
April Fools year 2017- New Badges
April Fools year 2016- The up-side-down words or inverted the word "bitcoin"(uᴉoɔʇᴉq).
uᴉoɔʇᴉq so you're telling me i'm not hallucinating April Fools year 2015- Avatars re-enabled
Please share if you found something to add. Thank you. Title: Re: All pranks that was made by theymos in every April Fools Day come. Post by: cryptoaddictchie on April 02, 2020, 09:40:34 AM Nice compilation of list OP.
Also you can add maybe this one, I assume this is still part of April Fools Day and this is the most I like during that year since its kinda educational and many got also by this prank post that shock many members especially those ICO investors. When you read the comments I am not sure of they are sarcastic or what based on their comments. But I am sure even reputable members got by this.
Title: Re: All pranks that was made by theymos in every April Fools Day come. Post by: Rengga Jati on April 02, 2020, 12:05:44 PM April Fools year 2017- New Badges Sample image: I didn't found. https://i.imgur.com/uBY5Jmu.png?1 https://i.imgur.com/LMPqHs4.jpg?1 Title: Re: All pranks that was made by theymos in every April Fools Day come. Post by: ChuckBuck on April 02, 2020, 01:15:31 PM Yeah, I like this topic of yours, but I don't like the way most people on this forum deal with the April Fools joke ::) The purpose of April Fool's Day is to tease people, but unfortunately, it doesn't last a long time ::) Less than half a day after theymos' plan was implemented, most of them were was exposed. I do not like it :-\ Many users make topics and posts just to announce that joke, the elation is lost. A joke is no longer a joke when it cannot deceive others :( I like the feeling that users are worried about what they encounter as I have encountered, it should not be exposed, at least to the end of the day.
So if possible, I suggest not having any topics to expose their plans in the future :D Although this is not prohibited Title: Re: All pranks that was made by theymos in every April Fools Day come. Post by: Mpamaegbu on April 02, 2020, 01:57:30 PM Nice compilation OP. It's either you're a good student of history or you teach it ;D. April Fool's Day is now a tradition, even in this forum and we always look up in anticipation to what theymos would always come up with each year. This year's prank was in tandem with the pandemic virus.
Title: Re: All pranks that was made by theymos in every April Fools Day come. Post by: InvoKing on April 02, 2020, 02:43:06 PM Yeah, I like this topic of yours, but I don't like the way most people on this forum deal with the April Fools joke ::) The purpose of April Fool's Day is to tease people, but unfortunately, it doesn't last a long time ::) Less than half a day after theymos' plan was implemented, most of them were was exposed. I do not like it :-\ Many users make topics and posts just to announce that joke, the elation is lost. A joke is no longer a joke when it cannot deceive others :( I like the feeling that users are worried about what they encounter as I have encountered, it should not be exposed, at least to the end of the day. So if possible, I suggest not having any topics to expose their plans in the future :D Although this is not prohibited Many people didn't get it, some members created topics in meta yes meta! asking about random characters when the first topic was April Fools! April Fool's in bitcointalk was always entertaining, i like 2018 one myself, good old days 8) Title: Re: All pranks that was made by theymos in every April Fools Day come. Post by: hilariousandco on April 02, 2020, 02:55:16 PM I think the first one I remember was something to do with avatars. Avatars were re-enabled on April 1st after being disabled for a years, but everyone had a joke avatar for that day and they could then be changed the day after to whatever you wanted. Or am I misremembering/getting confused with something else?
Title: Re: All pranks that was made by theymos in every April Fools Day come. Post by: hacker1001101001 on April 02, 2020, 03:09:18 PM I think the first one I remember was something to do with avatars. Avatars were re-enabled on April 1st after being disabled for a years, but everyone had a joke avatar for that day and they could then be changed the day after to whatever you wanted. Or am I misremembering/getting confused with something else? You are right ! ;D Also dropping a link to the thread here as it's required to be updated in the OP for the year 2015. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1008863.0 Edit : Sample images : Title: Re: All pranks that was made by theymos in every April Fools Day come. Post by: LTU_btc on April 02, 2020, 10:30:50 PM So, it looks like that I missed just one April 1st joke by theymos - in 2015 because back then I didn't had Bitcointalk account. If I remember correctly, I have screenshots of all other pranks. But I can't upload it now because it's on different devices.
And I was actually fooled for a second by additional rank requirements. It looked a bit strange and suspicious, but I forgot to look at calendar. And I can't forget last year when people were actually posting their selfies with a passport :D. Title: Re: All pranks that was made by theymos in every April Fools Day come. Post by: ChuckBuck on April 03, 2020, 03:11:30 AM Many people didn't get it, some members created topics in meta yes meta! asking about random characters when the first topic was April Fools! I like the way people make threads to ask about the unexpected bugs or problems they see on April Fool's day, it's really fun. And conversely, I hate people who create topics to explain about it before others have a chance to enjoy it ::) accidentally they lost the feeling that others might haveApril Fool's in bitcointalk was always entertaining, i like 2018 one myself, good old days 8) And I like 2017 one myself, it's a special memory for me ;D And I was actually fooled for a second by additional rank requirements. It looked a bit strange and suspicious, but I forgot to look at calendar. I was even fooled when I knew it was April Fool's Day, I just didn't expect they would bring so many things.Title: Re: All pranks that was made by theymos in every April Fools Day come. Post by: sheenshane on April 03, 2020, 07:26:45 AM I think the first one I remember was something to do with avatars. Avatars were re-enabled on April 1st after being disabled for a years,.. If it is true so theymos pranked us for 5 years every April fools day come. Every joke he makes every year it really marks those forum members who experienced it.snip- snip- Thank you guys for adding such informations to my compilation list in OP. It's now updated.Many people didn't get it, some members created topics in meta yes meta! asking about random characters when the first topic was April Fools! I like the way people make threads to ask about the unexpected bugs or problems they see on April Fool's day, it's really fun. And conversely, I hate people who create topics to explain about it before others have a chance to enjoy it ::) accidentally they lost the feeling that others might haveI remember there is a thread that selling collectibles during April fools day using your merit to purchase. If I'm not mistaken that was the year 2017 or 2018. Title: Re: All pranks that was made by theymos in every April Fools Day come. Post by: Vod on April 03, 2020, 07:29:43 AM I think Theymos did a great job on this year's joke.
As far as a month before, people were already posting what he should do - and it all echoed what he had already done. He showed imagination, even while some people thought it was in poor taste. Title: Re: [Compilation] All pranks that was made by theymos in every April Fools Day come. Post by: LFC_Bitcoin on March 22, 2021, 10:45:51 PM I think it’s time to bump this bad boy. I was just wondering what sneaky little trick the big boss man will play this April Fools Day. 1st April is next Thursday.
What do you reckon guys? Maybe we log in & we are effectively carrying somebody else’s username? Who knows, theymos always does something really original. I’ll look forward to what he does any way :) Title: Re: [Compilation] All pranks that was made by theymos in every April Fools Day come. Post by: sheenshane on March 22, 2021, 11:03:52 PM Yeah, we're almost there and it might everyone forgot that there's April Fools day coming.
Maybe we log in & we are effectively carrying somebody else’s username? And surprisingly, you thought that you've open the satoshi account. :DI think theymos is now busy preparing for his prank, maybe it's all about vaccines since viruses on our profile have been done and cured. (who knows) Anyone can guess what it is? :D Edited: Thanks for bumping they're now aware of April Fools day near to come. Title: Re: [Compilation] All pranks that was made by theymos in every April Fools Day come. Post by: LFC_Bitcoin on March 22, 2021, 11:11:32 PM I think theymos is now busy preparing for his prank, maybe it's all about vaccines since viruses on our profile have been done and cured. (who knows) Anyone can guess what it is? :D Good call, it could definitely be about the vaccine dude. Title: Re: [Compilation] All pranks that was made by theymos in every April Fools Day come. Post by: hd49728 on March 23, 2021, 02:21:38 AM I think it’s time to bump this bad boy. I was just wondering what sneaky little trick the big boss man will play this April Fools Day. 1st April is next Thursday. Shut down bitcointalk SMF forum and everyone has to begin in Epochtalk as a Brandnew account.What do you reckon guys? The data transition from SMF forum to Epochtalk forum is too complicated and theymos gives it up. Another reason is a new forum will give all members a fair chance to begin with its merit system, no airdrop, no grandfather. Title: Re: [Compilation] All pranks that was made by theymos in every April Fools Day come. Post by: SFR10 on March 23, 2021, 05:21:15 AM Maybe we log in & we are effectively carrying somebody else’s username? Good luck to those campaign managers that usually process payments on Thursdays...- They'll be having lots of fun while trying to figure out who is who :D What do you reckon guys? Anyone can guess what it is? :D Since there are a lot of users who got laid off from their respective jobs [temporarily or permanently], perhaps he'll try to play with our minds by adding another field on our profiles that shows us having a certain amount in BTCitcoin.- I know it's a bit too harsh. Or he'll just invert the color of either our signatures or avatars. Shut down bitcointalk SMF forum and everyone has to begin in Epochtalk as a Brandnew account. :DTitle: Re: [Compilation] All pranks that was made by theymos in every April Fools Day come. Post by: ChuckBuck on March 23, 2021, 04:40:49 PM Maybe we log in & we are effectively carrying somebody else’s username? It sounds fun, but it would be disastrous, right? If the spoofers know about this, it can be used for fraud. I have an idea that I think it's better. I'll start with your idea. But the difference is this: people themselves won't notice that difference. We will still see our names in every post and also in our profile. But with each other's post, we see that their name has been changed. For example in this thread, with this post I still see my name unchanged. But you see my name by someone's name, and I see you as Vod :D How do you think about this? Title: Re: [Compilation] All pranks that was made by theymos in every April Fools Day come. Post by: LTU_btc on March 23, 2021, 04:54:05 PM You guys just ruined fun for me :D. I completely forgot that April Fools Day is coming soon. So, on April 1st there was big chance that I would be fooled by theymos prank. But now I doubt that it will happen :/
Title: Re: [Compilation] All pranks that was made by theymos in every April Fools Day come. Post by: iamsheikhadil on March 23, 2021, 06:43:15 PM You guys just ruined fun for me :D. I completely forgot that April Fools Day is coming soon. So, on April 1st there was big chance that I would be fooled by theymos prank. But now I doubt that it will happen :/ Theymos actually does pretty unique April fool specials which looks so genuine :D so, I guess this time too you would be fooled even if you know beforehand that April fool is on that day :D it's true that some of the suprise is gone after noticing this thread, but surely this is going to be an interesting one this year I'm feeling optimistic about :D after all, being a fool is also important and fun to be sometimes in life :D Title: Re: [Compilation] All pranks that was made by theymos in every April Fools Day come. Post by: Pmalek on March 23, 2021, 08:37:14 PM Proof of COVID-19 vaccination when users try to log in to Bitcointalk. I would add new fields under the password where you have to enter the dates you received your vaccines, the manufacturer, and serial codes from the bottles. Whatever you enter would lead to different error messages requiring you to report to your nearest health authority. Those who need help with filling out the fields should click on the help page that shows a photo of a random text in Latin that no one can understand.
Title: Re: [Compilation] All pranks that was made by theymos in every April Fools Day come. Post by: aoluain on March 23, 2021, 10:05:20 PM Proof of COVID-19 vaccination when users try to log in to Bitcointalk. I would add new fields under the password where you have to enter the dates you received your vaccines, the manufacturer, and serial codes from the bottles. Whatever you enter would lead to different error messages requiring you to report to your nearest health authority. Those who need help with filling out the fields should click on the help page that shows a photo of a random text in Latin that no one can understand. Ah thats a class idea and you may have spoiled his plan Pmalek, a COVID prank would have been a great one! Theymos' pranks are always guaranteed to catch out people, this one caught me out back in the day, I was actually thinking at the time how I would rank with all those requirements, I was a bit annoyed TBH at the time . . . and after a while it dawned on me. I'll probably forget about this next week and be caught out again ::) April Fools year 2018- New rank up component.
Title: Re: [Compilation] All pranks that was made by theymos in every April Fools Day come. Post by: sheenshane on April 02, 2021, 10:50:47 PM Proof of COVID-19 vaccination when users try to log in to Bitcointalk. Ah thats a class idea and you may have spoiled his plan Pmalek, a COVID prank would have been a great one! We're both wrong, it's not about the vaccine, it's about fNFTs that everyone could be rich in just 1 day. I already added to the OP's list the year 2021 theymos prank. Now ask theymos where is the hundreds and thousands of Bitcoin and who is the richest user on this forum. BTW, it's a nice prank theymos, 'till next year. :D |
