[Megathread] Reddit April Fools' Day - Part II: Speculation/Discussion & "What's going on?!?!"
As far as we understand, April Fools' has been postponed til April 2 for unclear reasons (possibly to let people be with their family).
Update:. r/circleoftrust opened 1215ish EDT but then closed down again due to a bug.
Previous megathread: https://www.reddit.com/r/aprilfools/comments/88qzul/reddit_april_fools_speculationdiscussion_here/
Evidence for postponement:
- Hovering over the "reddit" logo gives you a message that still says "🐍 ssssoon"
- [Note from u/toasties](https://www.reddit.com/r/aprilfools/comments/88qzul/reddit_april_fools_speculationdiscussion_here/dwna406/)
- [Note from u/redtaboo on discord](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/429829931971903488/430134662887768085/unknown.png)
- Caveat: u/spez has denied there would be April Fools this year but contradicts what he said previously here
CONFIRMED Hints up to this point:
- Snake ASCII art from u/MiamiZ
- Badger ASCII art from u/therealandytuba (since deleted)
- Mushroom ASCII art from u/therealandytuba
- [ r/CircleOfTrust investigation](https://www.reddit.com/r/aprilfools/comments/88qzul/reddit_april_fools_speculationdiscussion_here/dwnma1n/) by u/IsSnooAnAnimal -- now at r/circleoftrustmeta [Warning: Possible spoilers]
- further findings here by u/baldemoto [WARNING: SPOILERS]
- Screenshots here
What was the deal with r/sneksnek?
- Looks like someone capitalized on everyone waiting for the reddit and basically trolled them.
- The r/sneksnek page was originally set as private with various clues/ciphers but these weren't official
- Eventually the moderator of r/sneksnek (/u/sneksnek-official) admitted this had nothing to do with the official reddit project
What's the deal with all the subreddits shutting down (/r/snekblackout/)?
- Many people were upset about the seemingly lack of Reddit-wide April Fools Joke this year and the lack of response from the admins
- They staged a protest where they asked the moderators of various subreddits to go dark.
- Many subreddits went back up once it was somewhat confirmed there would be a prank tomorrow.
How do you get a mushroom/snake flair?
- On a desktop browser, go to the sidebar on the right
- Find your username, with "edit" next to it.
- Click "edit" and you can select a flair.
- This only works for r/aprilfools
Thank you to: u/GarethPW, u/Porso7, u/IsSnooAnAnimal, u/haykam821, u/baldemoto and my fellow r/aprilfools mods
If you are concerned about spoilers please be careful about reading comments in this thread.
Currently calling it a night as of 1am EDT.
Posted Apr 2, 2018, 3:21 AM UTC · edited
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