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The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:26 am
by Big Boss
If you want to post normally about things, use this this thread. Please don't shitpost in this thread. If you do, you'll be probated. You've been warned. :skeletor:

Why is LYAT the April Fool's joke?

Because we (specifically, me and Cosmo) thought it would be funny and the mods agreed. Usually on April 1st we transform the forum into something entirely different, a tradition we started with the Jefferson Starship. It's the off-season, so there usually isn't much going on anyway.

Why can't I access the rest of the forum?

We had to override the smiley list as well as the themes and some other settings that affect the entirety of the forum.. The rest of the forums would be unusable.

I hate this!

I'm sorry if this has caused anyone grief. People are here to (generally) have a good time and so far people have done right by the spirit of the gag. People who have taken the joke too far have been given a vacation for a day. The forums will be opened back up around 8 PM tonight. If you want a reprieve from the sea of LYAT, this thread's your place.

Help! I Just registered today!

How... unlucky of you. But don't worry, things will be back to normal soon. Join in on the fun!

This sucks, bring back the Jefferson Starship.

While great, that gag only works once.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:28 am
by Fontra
Please make this a real subforum on the actual forums.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:30 am
by Factory Factory
I honestly think once a year is enough. I do like the emoticons, though. :skeletor:

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:30 am
by Ashenai
I think this kind of shitposting is fun, for a day. It would get really old if it lasted any longer, but for a single day, it's fine.

edit: do not make this a subforum on the regular forums.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:31 am
by Dragoness
This is a horrible joke, Kefka. Horrible.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:31 am
by Luneshot
I vote we keep the emoticons once this is over.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:31 am
by Momo
Keep twistsay after this.
:twistsay:

(Not a shitpost.)

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:32 am
by brakeless
I have been having Fun, thank you mods and admins.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:32 am
by kidcoelacanth
Glaed wrote:This is a horrible joke, Kefka. Horrible.
Look, dude, the vast majority of us are having hella fun today. I think you can take a day off from ponygoons and go like... do something else until is blows over, instead of sticking around and being grumpy about it. It'll be done by tonight, just chill until then.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:33 am
by RIP Syndrome
You are planning on archiving this subforum, right? I'd imagine it'd be fun to re-read all this shit a while later. I mean, we have 7000 or so posts here already, would be a shame to waste all of it.

e: I've been having fun reading, and I have to admit being able to shitpost for a day without any consequences, without having to consider if I'm making a good post has kinda helped lower the ceiling for me personally. I'd imagine I'm probably going to post more from now on, since this shitpost extravaganza just makes me feel more like a part of the community, rather than the occasional poster who mostly lurks.

It's weird, but it's true. I know this sounds extremely stupid, but fuck it, wanted to mention that something good came out of this, at least.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:33 am
by Orange Fluffy Sheep
Finally being able to bluntly insult everyone has been an incredibly cathartic experience.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:33 am
by Dragoness
Works well till I realize that I've got a busy fucking week and this was the one day I was gonna have any chance to catch up on a few threads I wanted to read but hadn't been able to keep up with.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:34 am
by londonarbuckle
Seriously, I'm having a blast. I'm basically gonna get no sleep because of this.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:34 am
by Perpetual Motion
Yeah, Twistsay should stay. Can we keep the theme, too? I think I might keep using this over Shine if it's an option.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:34 am
by Chaos Sonic
Yeah, this has definitely been fun. It should be a subforum that is only open on random days though. Don't want things being too shitpost-y around here. Just lock it down and keep it readable in its "off-season".

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:34 am
by ROBOT B9
All I say is it'll be worth it if we can get Skeletor permanetly implented.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:34 am
by Headless Horse
I admit my first reaction was "aaww yeahhh, I hope SA comes and sees this".

Can forums have empty nest syndrome?

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:35 am
by West Filly
I've been having too much fun and I want this to end soon. When does it end?

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:35 am
by !saak
CW_Wonder wrote:You are planning on archiving this subforum, right? I'd imagine it'd be fun to re-read all this shit a while later. I mean, we have 7000 or so posts here already, would be a shame to waste all of it.
After we are done, we could ritually destroy it like a sand mandala.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:36 am
by Snowfire
I think it's pretty cool. It's nice to go off-the-walls crazy for one day and post stuff you know would get you banned any other day.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:38 am
by Headless Horse
It's the day we do the things that we deplore
On the other three hundred and sixty four

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:38 am
by BackgroundPony
Pony Factory Factory wrote:I honestly think once a year is enough. I do like the emoticons, though. :skeletor:
Totally agreed. It's fun as a one time crazy thing, but tomorrow we need to be able to wake up and clean up the broken glass and plastic cups and move on with life. If it were permanent you'd end up driving a rift right down the middle of the forum with people who love it on one side and people who hate it on the other. It's already starting today. I don't think there will be any permanent damage from just one day of this, but anything more would be begging for trouble. The last thing we want is two territorial groups and some sort of :gb2gps: and :gb2lyat: icons.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:38 am
by Caldera
At first I was unimpressed but then I decided to just join in and it was okay. :snoop:

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:39 am
by ROBOT B9
Yeah, I somehow managed to post the most insulting and horrible things I could think of about America in Spanish.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:40 am
by MetalSonic
I have to go do something else an then return to get the most fun of it. Being too long in here (LYAT) slowly melts your brain.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:40 am
by Ashenai
BackgroundPony wrote:Totally agreed. It's fun as a one time crazy thing, but tomorrow we need to be able to wake up and clean up the broken glass and plastic cups and move on with life. If it were permanent you'd end up driving a rift right down the middle of the forum with people who love it on one side and people who hate it on the other. It's already starting today. I don't think there will be any permanent damage from just one day of this, but anything more would be begging for trouble. The last thing we want is two territorial groups and some sort of :gb2gps: and :gb2lyat: icons.
Yeah, this sort of thing is actually a giant drama magnet. One day is fine, because it's understood that it's April Fools' and nothing has to be taken seriously, but more than that would be a horrible mistake.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:41 am
by Kronos
So, is this going to be an all day thing or what? While I'm fine with the shitposting and what not, it's really just not my cup of tea so until normal forum activity resumes I think I'll actually get some college work done well ahead of schedule for once.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:41 am
by Venusy
CW_Wonder wrote:You are planning on archiving this subforum, right? I'd imagine it'd be fun to re-read all this shit a while later. I mean, we have 7000 or so posts here already, would be a shame to waste all of it.
I agree, though I think some posts will read differently since Image will revert to whatever emoticon code was used.

I would say that I've enjoyed being able to cut loose for a day as well, but am curious when normal service is going to be restored.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:42 am
by Durandal
I agree it's good to kind of get this out of our systems for a day.

It's like getting crazy drunk on the weekend with some work buddies, and then when monday rolls around you're all hungover, exchanging awkward glances and never speaking about it again.

Except, you know, funner.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:43 am
by haywire
Momar wrote:Keep twistsay after this.
:twistsay:

(Not a shitpost.)
Seriously, please keep this.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:44 am
by WhitemageofDOOM
Seriously, keep :twistsay: :pinkieshrug: and :skeletor:
:snoop: :snoop: :snoop: :snoop: :snoop: :snoop: :snoop:

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:44 am
by Big Boss
Glaed wrote:Works well till I realize that I've got a busy fucking week and this was the one day I was gonna have any chance to catch up on a few threads I wanted to read but hadn't been able to keep up with.
Glaed,

Please check your PMs in a few.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:45 am
by Mir
Ehhh... It got boring after a few minutes.
The rest of you can go have fun. I'll just be laying low until it blows over.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:45 am
by Throbulator
It's strange, but I don't remember the jefferson starship thing.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:46 am
by Venusy
I think Jefferson Starship may have been the April 1st, 2011 prank, which would be before you registered. I forget what happened last year. :pinkieshrug: (Or maybe I'm just completely misremembering everything again).

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:47 am
by CosmogenicLily
Actually, nothing happened last year. There were plans, but it never really came together, so all that came of it was a Willsun contest.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:52 am
by Sailor Yue
while i just LOVE the quick reply, the colors are garish

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:53 am
by Wylie
Headless Horse wrote:It's the day we do the things that we deplore
On the other three hundred and sixty four

i just can't let this post go by without applause for the Tom Lehrer reference. Well played.

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:53 am
by Throbulator
Oh yeah; will the quick reply button stick around after we're done with this?

Re: The Oasis

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:54 am
by Luneshot
I think the reason quick reply wasn't around before is because we want to encourage people to write out longer posts instead of just tossing whatever they can in the box.