Forum talk:Featured Article Vote

Regarding the Electoral Fraud Prank Staged by the RV Clan {no condemnation}
ZK I ("BROS") and Members of the RV Clan:

On YouTube, ZK II (QUALITY) sent a message to me regarding a massive vote stacking prank created by the RV Clan with ZK I at the wheel. She was concerned that she may be punished for ZK I's actions, and was disappointed at the behavior and actions.

I, however, take a different approach.

GOOD JOB!

Come every April 1st for the past two years, our site has been edited to celebrate April Fools' day. The logo was flipped, meme jokes were abused, Rick Astley was written... at first, I too, was shockec, but as I recalled the calendar, the shock and dismay turned into a grin.

What the RV Clan has done today is an early, but epic April Fools' prank. This action should NOT, I repeat, SHOULD NOT be condemned. Rather, since this wiki rejoices so much in pranking in-universe, a little wiki joke should not be frowned upon.

ZK I used the power of old friends- even the great Bugzy himself -to send a prank our way. To me, this is not a troll attempt for Lulz. As we all know, Bugzy has nothing against this site, and ZK has/have good standing with the database. It can be guessed that the RV Clan does this on plenty of sites which host their friends, possibly even their own forums and such.

Why should you condemn a true gesture of April Fools' holiday spirit? Don't get yourself in a tizzy over this! Rather, look at it and laugh! This is not vandalism, this is not spam, this is a simple April Fools' prank from our friends from the RV Clan!

Now, if it was actual villainy, like nominating AG for Bureaucrat/High BOSS status, that might result in a slap on the wrist. However, nominating Club Penguin Music Group is not a crime against the site or anything in it. The RV Clan stacked the vote one time in the past by voting for Maverick, so this has happened before.

Take this affront to democracy as it is: a prank.

So, I guess the RV Clan wishes us a Happy April Fools' day!

As long as I have power here, no one will get punished for this action. After all, it's a harmless prank! Don't condemn, laugh!

-- † TurtleShroom™! Jesus Loves You and Died for You!! †    :)  :) SQUIDWARD I USE YOUR CLARINET TO UNCLOG MY TOILET. † 23:55, March 29, 2010 (UTC)

P.S.: We'll just put "APRIL FOOLS'" after the FATOW entry to denote the prank, maybe give it a specially edited template, and perhaps, as we should, expand the LQA/stub and MAKE it worthy of what it was granted as a joke.