Imho the clear winner is Royse, although I am sure he has made a few more enemies with that.
The interesting fact is that his prank could be seen also as a lesson, since it contains a few things we keep warning about:
- an offer too good to be true
- a campaign with rather strange requirements // something people keep ignoring although we keep warning people to read before jumping to campaigns
- a warning to not be to serious about earning/making a living off signature payouts
I know, the fact it's about a reputable campaign manager (OK, some may throw stones to me because of this statement) made people ignore the warnings and jump in. But hey, it was April the 1st!!
A worthy mention could go to
dkbit98's list of April 1st HW offers thread.
I'll also add
Smartvirus' attempt too as a mention. Not too bad.
I was not impressed this year by Theymos' idea, it was far too obvious. Maybe the fact I lacked the free time I used to have "helped" too. Although I didn't know the context on LoyceV statement on leaving; that one was actually cool.
Sadly I've missed satoshi's "I am back" merits. That was pretty cool. Shame it was not advertised more.