Hey, I'm back from Neverland... uh... oh ****....

So how was Mikey, he didn't touch you too much did he?

I'll weigh in here -- I actually think this was in very poor taste. Some of us aren't really part of the infamous "clique" and aren't really in a position to find someone's alleged behavior so preposterous as to be clearly a joke. i don't know the people involved this morning, and for all I know they did slip a cog. I'll be honest -- I was pretty sure that it was a joke, but at the same time I thought it was beneath y'all and so I was't totally convinced.

Oh, and editing people's posts is so not okay by me. Once I knew that was going on, I didn't dare post anything. I'd written up something this morning for the "Inspiration" thread and everything, but frankly I no longer trust "the establishment" with my feelings. Now that I know you'll do that, I don't know that I dare post anything.

Except this, to tell you that I'm pretty freakin' pissed.

I've played many a mighty prank in my time. But hopefully I never exploited others in the process.

I'm sure that you're safe to post now. I doubt that post-editing was anything more than an April Fools thing and it won't happen again. Even though the joke itself wasn't very funny, the people behind these boards are classier than that (arbitrary post editing.)

I knew from the moment I got the e-mail in my inbox about the avatars, etc., that it was an April Fools thing. I mean, it's April Fools. I don't see why anyone should trust anything anyone says on this particular day. If the usual or unusual antics of this particular day are that bothersome to people, I think they can limit themselves to exposure. Sure, you might not be able to avoid work, but most workplaces aren't like the BBC's The Office (unfortunately; I'd certainly love someone to give me a giant inflatable **** for my birthday), so they'll be fewer pranksters and tricksters working their bad or good mojo. I approached every website I went to today with caution. I avoided the news altogether for fear of being duped. If I wasn't 100% certain that what went down on LoT today was a prank, I would have avoided the site until tomorrow.

I can understand people getting upset over a joke they didn't find amusing, but it's the day for this kind of behavior. It says so on my calendar so I participate like the mindless sheep that I am.

Plus, I have no problem with a joke at my expense. If I have to be the butt of something, better to be the butt of a joke than the butt of SATAN!

My favorite April Fools scam was an evening news special that discussed the real possibility of the Major Leagues switching from wooden to metal bats. "Dad, come here. You have to see this!"

My father sputtering, "They can't....they just can't...this will....it will ruin the game!"

"I know!"

APRIL FOOLS!

Man, we were fooled. And had a chuckle.

So, I sympathize with those who were upset by this to some degree. Hopefully you'll get over it soon. I don't think it should reflect negatively on the people who participated. Not everyone has the same kind of sense of humor, and these are good people. I don't think it's in their nature to want to cause real harm or damage to people they enjoy playing with, and most of us who post at LoT are here because our company was requested.

My 2 cents...

I signed on this AM to see ML and STCs exchange and I was very worried about ML. Inappropriate avatars by Kevy isn't a surprise to me ;) And I thought SnappyJo had actually hacked into us (given fairly recent hackings of other disney sites).

I was really irked at first (not at anyone in particular, just the tastelessness of the joke and because I was so flippin worried about ML) but decided to get into character while still being irked by posting after I was over it and then moving on. I think it was an extremely tasteless joke that went on way too long. I realize that no harm was meant, but with a group of this nature (that has imploded in the past) with how we are all involved in each others lives, messing with emotions like that just isn't cool. Not to mention leaving all those who have yet to develop offline friendships with most of those involved out in the cold.

I also think the editing of the posts was over the top, completely unnecessary, out of control and a blatant abuse of power. I don't know if I can trust my posts to remain unedited in the future. I just hope that no permanent damage has been done to the community because of this "joke".

I give it an A for effort and a F in mojo. And also some thanks as I was able to pull my own April Fools on Erica.

Pretty much how I feel about it.

I don't see any reason to be angry. It just wasn't very funny.

I do think that GD deserves mojo for sheer ballsiness. Funny or not, this took guts.

I woke up this morning to find out I was banned. I've been laughing ever since.

And I didn't know a thing about this beforehand.

Like he needs anymore ;) but I guess he does need to catch up with ub3rg33k ;)

Me, too. It's really fun laughing at you. Also, you're very sexy when you're banned.