User:Esteffect/April Fool's Day, 2005

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It is generally accepted by the Wikipedia community that, due to the fact that this page is about happenings on Wikipedia, the fair use images on this user page are acceptable.

Therefore, as a courtesy, the screenshots included on this page should not be deleted due to their historical value to the project.

This article contains screenshots of all of the fake articles and 'pranks' which featured on Wikipedia on the 1st of April, 2005.

[edit] Events on Wikipedia

The Main Page while some article on toilet paper holders (now deleted) was featured article, and while other parts were also changed to reflect the 'Britannica takeover'	010405e.png Article on the Britannica Takeover of Wikimedia, still visible here	The front page early on April Fool's Day - Did You Know? features a line about Jesus backwards sounding a bit like sausage	010405o.png Wikipedia whilst 'Edit this page' had become 'Vandalise this page'
The 'alternative navigation' which was featured on Wikipedia for a while	010405aa.png A short-lived new VfD template based on the Terminator films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger	Another navigation change, turning 'Move' in to 'Be Willy on Wheels', referring to the infamous article-moving vandal	010405m.png Votes for Deletion on Featured article candidates
Featured article candidates on Votes for Deletion	010405ac.png A VfD for the article on April Fool's Day	Jimbo Wales featured on Requests for arbitration	The Wikipedia Community featured on Requests for arbitration
Snowspinner's request for arbitration of everyone but himself	The top of the Requests for De-Godkingship page	Jimbo Wales again, this time on the Requests for De-Godkingship page	A user called James X. Aardvark on the Requests for De-Godkingship page
The famous blue screen of death on Featured picture candidates	A request for the adminship of Willy on Wheels, shown after seven redirects to celebrate his page-moving skills	A request for the adminship of the vandal B-Movie Bandit, best known for an obsession with pelican shit	An article on 'Susej', which is Jesus spelt backwards, sounding like sausage
A message on the Sandbox stating that it may not be edited for legal reasons	Ashlee Simpson's Wikipedia article after a 'self-portrait' was added by brian0918	The article on God whilst an image of Jimbo Wales was added as 'God in human form'	CryptoDerk's personal picture whilst displayed on missing link as a 'rare photograph of the missing link'*
Raul654's picture features on Smooth Newt	Jackson-evolution2.png The changing face of Michael Jackson, as temporarily featured on Evolution	Jimbo Wales' user page featuring Mr. Gumby	The climate stub template featuring a jumping cloud for the stub image
Jimbo Wales' user page whilst temporarily translated into Spanish	The page which a 'trick' new message notice on European toilet paper holder (now deleted) gone to	A possibly April Fool's request to move User:Neutrality to User:Bias	A 'humourous' image and caption on Sarah Connor from Terminator's VfD, probably influenced by April Fool's activities
A confused administrator posts on the Admin Noticeboard regarding April Fool's changes to the Wikipedia templates	010405u.png Wikinews article on the April Fool's Day activities on Wikipedia	010405q.png In addition to adding an article to Wikipedia, the IRC room #wikipedia redirected to ##britannica all day, as shown here