Announcement April Fools 2013 - Big Announcement: BYC & Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook Partnership - BeakBook

[chickadoodles]

I have been checking since 6 am to see if they are going to say it is a joke! a bunch of ppl keep saying it is, but I would like to hear from an Administrator if it is!!!! PLEASE>>>>

 

[jflanny]

I think it is great but I don't know that I would promote the idea of chickens as the "new dog" if the idea is singularly for raising chickens for consumption. When you equate the two, that brings to mind people eating dogs - maybe that is just me?

Also I know there are a lot of folks that do eat their chickens on BYC but a lot of us do not. Many of us have them as pets, show them or raise them for eggs only so I would like to see a distinction made there too. BUT please note I don't have any problem with people that do raise their chickens for consumption and I think it is a good idea that we are all more self-sufficient like we used to be. People should know how to grow their own food, fix their equipment, etc. We have become so helpless. I like it the partnership.

 

[aoxa]

So has anyone actually said this was a APRIL FOOLS JOKE????

Well, I think we're deep enough into the pages to confirm this was our annual April Fool's Day joke! We won't change the first post or remove the announcement so others can still have some fun.

A HUGE HUGE THANK YOU to the staff that spent hours and hours removing the tons of "this is an april fools day joke" from the first bunch of pages so peeps could still have fun. Also, a big THANK YOU to the members who knew it was a joke but kept quiet to allow others to have a good time.

Finally, sorry to anybody who was offended, upset, hurt, etc. We try very hard not to do anything that would be considered mean or upsetting, but with hundreds of thousands of different members it's always hard not to upset some people with anything we do. With that said, we also know a lot of our old-time peeps would be upset if we didn't do anything... I mean, it's tradition!!!

Overall, we love our community and try to have fun, not take ourselves too seriously, and let our hair down once in a while. Thanks for everyone's support!



It's a lot of work coordinating and managing this... we often start planning these many months in advance. We often hear from lots of members that really look forward to seeing what we'll do.


Thanks for your support and having fun with us!!

Here it is

 

[jflanny]

wow didn't even think of that!!!!!
I am slowwww on the uptake

 

[jflanny]

Funny - good one!!

 

[aoxa]

wow didn't even think of that!!!!!
I am slowwww on the uptake

Not your fault. Today is not April fools, which is why I didn't even consider it until I read the end of the thread

 

[chickadoodles]

Thank you aoxa!!! I am so relieved! YEA!!!!!

 

[VelvettFog]

 

[babymakes6]

What a great April Fools' joke! LMAO!

Even though Mark Z isn't interested in our site, it got me thinking about what I'd love to see if BYC were interested in adding new features. One thing that might be cool and doable, would be instant chat in a chat-room environment. Facebook allows instant chatting between individuals when we're logged in, but I'm thinking there could be an actual chat-room page or section that multiple chatters could enter for real-time conversation. Maybe a slightly different take on the concept would be a real-time "ER" (emergency room) where someone with a serious poultry problem could get instant assists from anyone available. Maybe some kind of signal such as a red flag or "Help!" symbol would pop up on all logged-in people's screens to indicate that there is an emergency in the "ER." Then they could go into the ER chat room to try and help whoever put out the help request.

We had a chat room for a while. Unfortunately, it became a place that was not "family-friendly" and took too much time away from the moderators to keep it clean, so they shut it down. Personally, I think many of us were glad to see it gone.

LOL!

Good one!!

My dad has also woke me up hours and hours before school (think 5am) and did the same thing.

My dad always got us, and we always fell for them.

I got him back though as a teen by telling him I was pregnant. Serves him right!

THAT was mean! What did he do?

 

[aoxa]

We had a chat room for a while. Unfortunately, it became a place that was not "family-friendly" and took too much time away from the moderators to keep it clean, so they shut it down. Personally, I think many of us were glad to see it gone.

THAT was mean! What did he do?

Turned white in the face and I told him I was joking