Opinions on the "April Fools" joke?

I fucking hated it. Jokes make people laugh, not freak out and worry about our message board, in which we talk about the illegal smuggling of narcotics through the mail, infiltrated by LE. Like it or not, people view the mods as some sort of authority so if it HAD been true, some simple social engineering could have put some users at risk.

Making people worry about their freedom being compromised is not funny.


Comments


[118 Points] ForLol_Serious:

At least I didn't have to read another partysquad review today


[83 Points] lizardturtle:

in which we talk about the illegal smuggling of narcotics through the mail, infiltrated by LE.

dude we're all roleplaying i don't know about you but it seems to me like you're actually doing this shit?


[46 Points] None:

Making people worry about their freedom being compromised is not funny.

Depends on what you find funny. I find it hilarious, and I find OP a faggot.


[33 Points] illegal_junkie:

Call me paranoid, but Econ still hasn't signed on and verified he's alive and free. He still seems to only be communicating with pinochet. Plus, we all pointed out all the things that looked fishy, so wouldn't the perfect opportunity for infiltrators to fix them would be to say "April Fool's" and fix them? We already had suspicions that AK was working with the 5-0, he was supposably in on it. Econ could well very well have been busted trying to import some pills and got snatched up, then spilled the beans on the other mods. I know the possibility is low but whose to say all the mod accounts aren't taken over? I know PGP is supposed to be able to verify that, but if they're cooperating with the police it doesn't do much. I'm going to be keeping an extra close watch at what happens.


[11 Points] hhayn:

Agreed. Some of us have a lot to lose if shit goes sideways. I am not talking about jail. I am talking about successful business owners, breadwinners, established members of IRL communities (such as the PTA, religious congregations, country clubs, local politics, etc.). Lives and reputations and families that can be destroyed in an instant. Things we have spent years building. I mean, I get the joke and it was executed well, so bravo, but it was not necessarily appropriate given the clandestine nature of what this sub is about. Personally, as someone who has some of those things to lose, it was in extremely poor taste.


[12 Points] f_leaver:

Don't you mean the April fools "joke"?


[10 Points] MathewPerth:

What actually happened? I missed it.


[5 Points] Quasar420:

Any remaining trust for the moderators on this subreddit has been lost. Not funny, not cool. Zero trust.


[4 Points] wander1142:

In bird culture this is considered a dick move.
But happy April fools, you sick, sick, fucks


[3 Points] None:

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[3 Points] drugsarenotok:

I genuinely hate april fools. It's not funny, at all ever. Fuck that day and fuck everyone who thinks it's funny.


[2 Points] beckisquantic:

That is why I do not browse Reddit or Facebook or w/e social media on 04/01


[1 Points] AUNT_FAGGOT:

UH OH

SOMEONE GOT SPOOOOOKED


[1 Points] chinacat92:

Do they not do this every year?


[1 Points] sickleton:

What happened


[1 Points] MT_Merchant_Mangler:

https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=AHlY5k0feVI


[1 Points] penismith:

GAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYY


[1 Points] None:

Kinda fucked up, appropriate for a sub like this though I think too. Mods just having fun. I woulda been madder if I saw the thread about econ BEFORE sub went down tho prob, not AFTER. Overall I think it was OK, just in bad taste. Something simpler would be better next year like using the Silk Road seizure page.

aka son i am not annoy, i aam just disappoint


[1 Points] Furshoosin:

Who gives a shit?

Well. Paranoid people do. But, so what? Not like this is a business. Nobody forces anybody to post here. It's entirely up to them. Don't like It? Leave. Start your own subreddit where everybody is super serious and scared. It's just reddit.


[0 Points] Swansonisms:

I thought it was fucking hilarious.


[-2 Points] JuJoker:

Didnt realize this was an april jokes till now..

Thats actually pretty funny, good job mods lmao


[0 Points] throwaway2035632:

Don't be such a pussy OP. Some drama on a fucking subreddit shouldn't make you this paranoid.

Like it or not, people view the mods as some sort of authority so if it HAD been true, some simple social engineering could have put some users at risk.

If that were the case it would be incredibly bad opsec on their part, so it would be their own fault anyway. Who cares.

Making people worry about their freedom being compromised is not funny.

Again, if that made you worried about your freedom you are doing something wrong!


[-2 Points] Etonet:

isn't april fools about pranks, not jokes?


[-2 Points] Pro_Like_Me:

Pretty damn obvious


[-5 Points] BrianEno_BBMC:

I think it was very much obvious that it was an April Fools joke.


[-7 Points] MrGangGreen:

"Jokes are meant to make people laugh"... It's a fucking prank. Fucking redditors and their wholesome prank obsession. "no one got hurt, everyone had a good time". Shut the fuck up you lame ass pussy.