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April Fools' Day has historically been a contentious day on Wikipedia, and the limits on how editors may play jokes and pranks on other users and the encyclopedia have been disputed for some time. While there is no consensus on a complete April Fools' Day joke ban, editors are advised to use common sense. [1] [2] To help settle the debate on what is and is not allowed on April Fools' Day, several rules have since been established based on this request for comment in 2013, this request for comment in 2016, and this request for comment in 2020 for users who choose to play jokes on April Fools'.
Wikipedia policies and guidelines still apply on April Fools' Day, especially the policies on edit warring, no personal attacks and biographies of living persons. [3] [4]
The Main Page is exempt from rules No. 1, and No. 2: [5]
To minimize disruption of Wikipedia, please keep the following rules in mind if you consider creating an April Fools' Day joke deletion nomination:
{{
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. Otherwise, a bot will add a deletion notice to the mainspace article.
[18]April Fool's Day jokes are not exempt from the biographies of living persons policy.
This is an
information page. It is not one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines; rather, its purpose is to explain certain aspects of Wikipedia's norms, customs, technicalities, or practices. It may reflect differing levels of
consensus and
vetting. |
This page in a nutshell: April Fools' Day jokes are a controversial practice on Wikipedia. Such jokes must be kept out of mainspace and should be tagged with {{ humor}} or similar templates. |
April Fools' Day has historically been a contentious day on Wikipedia, and the limits on how editors may play jokes and pranks on other users and the encyclopedia have been disputed for some time. While there is no consensus on a complete April Fools' Day joke ban, editors are advised to use common sense. [1] [2] To help settle the debate on what is and is not allowed on April Fools' Day, several rules have since been established based on this request for comment in 2013, this request for comment in 2016, and this request for comment in 2020 for users who choose to play jokes on April Fools'.
Wikipedia policies and guidelines still apply on April Fools' Day, especially the policies on edit warring, no personal attacks and biographies of living persons. [3] [4]
The Main Page is exempt from rules No. 1, and No. 2: [5]
To minimize disruption of Wikipedia, please keep the following rules in mind if you consider creating an April Fools' Day joke deletion nomination:
{{
REMOVE THIS TEMPLATE WHEN CLOSING THIS AfD}}
. Otherwise, a bot will add a deletion notice to the mainspace article.
[18]April Fool's Day jokes are not exempt from the biographies of living persons policy.