April Fools' Day 2006 - Revision history

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New page: The April Fool's Joke 2006 was the first prank played on an April 1st in the history of SydLexia.com. It consisted of an elaborate scheme set out by Syd to trick people into be...

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The [[April Fool's Joke 2006]] was the first prank played on an April 1st in the history of [[SydLexia.com]]. It consisted of an elaborate scheme set out by [[Syd]] to trick people into believing the site and its [[SydLexia.com Forums|forums]] had been hacked by an angry [[Maddox]] fanboy. The prank was a huge success with most of the forum members and a lot of site visitors falling for it.

== The setup ==

The preparations for the eventual prank started March 9th. [[cybersst]], who together with [[Dr. Jeebus]] and [[Spanky McCracken]] was one of the few people who were in on the joke, was given a fake account called [[maddoxownsyou]]. Syd then had him post some threatening and annoying messages, so that the IP couldn't be traced back to him by his moderators, whom he hadn't told anything about the forthcoming prank.

The first post by maddoxownsyou was a poorly written series of insults on March 9th. The post was modded and the fake user was set on notice by Syd. March 17th brought the second staged offense with a seemingly angry maddoxownsyou spamming the forum with "sydlexia sux, maddox rules" polls which finally ended in him getting banned. With a convincing motiv for an attack now set in place the actual prank could be executed.

== The prank ==

On April 1st, Syd made changes to both the main site and the forums to convey the impression that [[SydLexia.com]] had been hacked. The main site displayed animated GIFs of New Kids On the Block band members and proclaimed that "if u diss maddox, u better watch outt" (sic), tying in with the fake maddoxownsyou posts. [http://www.sydlexia.com/afd2006.htm] The color scheme of the forums had also been changed so that the boards now appeared in an ugly red and pink, with the SydLexia.com banner reading "Total Nonstop Gayness" instead of the usual "Pop culture ate my brain".

On top of everything Syd changed his own account to "Syd Loseria" and started making threads triumphantly announcing that maddoxownsyou was no in full control of the site and its forums. Forum members started trying to contact Syd to tell him about the situation, but nobody could reach him. With Syd nowhere to be seen everybody believed that the hacker had somehow managed to shut him out.

Most of the forum members initially fell for the staged attack, some tearing into the seemingly responsible Maddox fanboy. [[Tebor]] apologized for the happenings and promised that the problem would be fixed as soon as possible. [[Valdronius]] figured it out and even played along pretending that his account had been taken over by maddoxownsyou. Eventually the rest of the forum also realized that they had probably been fooled by Syd and speculation began who had been in on the joke.

== The aftermath ==

Syd later apologized for the joke feeling that it might have been a bit too much, but the prank was generally well received and people congratulated Syd on the brilliant execution. No hard feelings were had.

== Gallery ==

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== See also ==
* [[April Fool's Joke 2008]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.sydlexia.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=379 maddoxownsyou gets modded]
* [http://www.sydlexia.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=411 maddoxownsyou gets banned]
* [http://www.sydlexia.com/news/?p=191 April Fool's Day 2006 FAQ]
* [http://www.sydlexia.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=462 April Fool's Day 2006 thread]

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 * [http://www.sydlexia.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=379 maddoxownsyou gets modded]
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-* [http://www.sydlexia.com/news/?p=191 April Fool's Day 2006 FAQ]
+* [http://www.sydlexia.com/news/?p=191 April Fools' Day 2006 FAQ]
-* [http://www.sydlexia.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=462 April Fool's Day 2006 thread]
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+[[April Fools' Day 2006]] was the first prank played on an April 1st in the history of [[SydLexia.com]]. It consisted of an elaborate scheme set out by [[Syd]] to trick people into believing the site and its [[SydLexia.com Forums|forums]] had been hacked by an angry [[Maddox]] fanboy. The prank was a huge success with most of the forum members and a lot of site visitors falling for it.
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 == See also ==
-* [[April Fool's Joke 2008]]
+* [[April Fools' Day 2008]]
 == External links ==

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 The preparations for the eventual prank started March 9th. [[cybersst]], who together with [[Dr. Jeebus]] and [[Spanky McCracken]] was one of the few people who were in on the joke, was given a fake account called [[maddoxownsyou]]. Syd then had him post some threatening and annoying messages, so that the IP couldn't be traced back to him by his moderators, whom he hadn't told anything about the forthcoming prank.
-The first post by maddoxownsyou was a poorly written series of insults on March 9th. The post was modded and the fake user was set on notice by Syd. March 17th brought the second staged offense with a seemingly angry maddoxownsyou spamming the forum with "sydlexia sux, maddox rules" polls which finally ended in him getting banned. With a convincing motiv for an attack now set in place the actual prank could be executed.
+The first post by maddoxownsyou was a poorly written series of insults on March 9th. The post was modded and the fake user was set on notice by Syd. March 17th brought the second staged offense with a seemingly angry maddoxownsyou spamming the forum with "sydlexia sux, maddox rules" polls which finally ended in him getting banned. With a convincing motive for an attack now set in place the actual prank could be executed.
 == The prank ==
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 On April 1st, Syd made changes to both the main site and the forums to convey the impression that [[SydLexia.com]] had been hacked. The main site displayed animated GIFs of New Kids On the Block band members and proclaimed that "if u diss maddox, u better watch outt" (sic), tying in with the fake maddoxownsyou posts. [http://www.sydlexia.com/afd2006.htm] The color scheme of the forums had also been changed so that the boards now appeared in an ugly red and pink, with the SydLexia.com banner reading "Total Nonstop Gayness" instead of the usual "Pop culture ate my brain".
-On top of everything Syd changed his own account to "Syd Loseria" and started making threads triumphantly announcing that maddoxownsyou was no in full control of the site and its forums. Forum members started trying to contact Syd to tell him about the situation, but nobody could reach him. With Syd nowhere to be seen everybody believed that the hacker had somehow managed to shut him out.
+On top of everything Syd changed his own account to "Syd Loseria" and started making threads triumphantly announcing that maddoxownsyou was now in full control of the site and its forums. Forum members started trying to contact Syd to tell him about the situation, but nobody could reach him. With Syd nowhere to be seen everybody believed that the hacker had somehow managed to shut him out.
-Most of the forum members initially fell for the staged attack, some tearing into the seemingly responsible Maddox fanboy. [[Tebor]] apologized for the happenings and promised that the problem would be fixed as soon as possible. [[Valdronius]] figured it out and even played along pretending that his account had been taken over by maddoxownsyou. Eventually the rest of the forum also realized that they had probably been fooled by Syd and speculation began who had been in on the joke.
+Most of the forum members initially fell for the staged attack, some tearing into the seemingly responsible Maddox fanboy. [[Tebor]] apologized for the happenings and promised that the problem would be fixed as soon as possible. [[Valdronius]] figured it out and even played along pretending that his account had been taken over by maddoxownsyou. Eventually the rest of the forum also realized that they had probably been fooled by Syd and speculation began as to who had been in on the joke.
 == The aftermath ==