Announcement April Fools 2015 - Announcement - BYC Staff / Moderator Term Limits & Retirement

[Gargoyle]

Yes, a VERY happy April Fools to all of our friends, old and new!

Can't believe you pulled it off again, congrats!!!

Knowing you do something every Apr. 1, I had logged on just to see what you'd come up with. This was a good one, well done.

 

[collingwood]

That's amazing!

 

[Miss Lydia]

We've been fooled again!!

LOL

 

[sunflour]

Gee, really fell for this one. But really glad it was a joke…

 

[minihorse927]

How bout anarchy

I vote we make bama moderator anyways!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Yes, a VERY happy April Fools to all of our friends, old and new!

It's really hard to come up with new ideas every year, but we hope y'all had a good time with this one.

A huge "Thank You!" to everyone that helped keep this going throughout the day!

We love our community and are grateful we can all have fun together!

Here are previous year's April Fools Day Fun on BYC:

• 2007 - BYC Expanding - BackYardCows.com
• 2008 - BYC Hacked!
• 2009 - Server Upgrade Good News / Bad News: Post Counts Lost
• 2010 - New BYC Store Product - The EggCell!
• 2011 - NEW BYC Program & Partnership - Sell Your Extra Eggs!
• 2012 - New Forum Section - Exotic Backyard Animals
• 2013 - Big Announcement: BYC & Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook Partnership - BeakBook
• 2014 - BYC Sponsored Study: Increase Chicken Broodiness By Up To 48% With Aluminum Foil

Glad to hear it!! But still very thankful for all that the mods do!! And it's great for the mods to see how appreciated they are!

 

[chickadoodles]

I had a feeling something was up. It's nice that all the mods played along and are staying!

 

[boskelli1571]

 

[speckledhen]

Oh, good, pressure's off. I looked for the annual April 1st prank and saw it right away. HA, term limits? No way Rob would be crazy enough to get rid of great moderators who want to do the job!

Since no one is leaving, I may continue my pursuits at home and just enjoy BYC as a lowly member. Ivan3, John, this sometimes is a "roost too far", as you put it. It does take a special temperament to do this job and it's a learning experience throughout every day, and, in my opinion, changes you as a person overall if you immerse yourself in it over a period of years.

 

[Book Em Danno25]

Good luck!