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* When April Fool's Day begins: | * When April Fool's Day begins: | ||
*# Upload all relevant articles, images, and wiki changes. | *# Upload all relevant articles, images, and wiki changes. | ||
*#* Files should be labeled with the type "Wiki image". | |||
*# Update the front page so that it somehow shows the joke. Featured article, News, etc. | *# Update the front page so that it somehow shows the joke. Featured article, News, etc. | ||
*#* Note: Because April Fool's lands on one of the days the wiki's front page gets updated, do not update the front page like normal. Save the first of April for just the joke, and do the standard updates on the second of April. | *#* Note: Because April Fool's lands on one of the days the wiki's front page gets updated, do not update the front page like normal. Save the first of April for just the joke, and do the standard updates on the second of April. | ||
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*# Revert the affected pages. | *# Revert the affected pages. | ||
*# Move all created articles to subpages under [[Pikipedia:{{BASEPAGENAME}}]], with redirects. | *# Move all created articles to subpages under [[Pikipedia:{{BASEPAGENAME}}]], with redirects. | ||
*# Create sections on [[Pikipedia:{{BASEPAGENAME}}]] explaining this year's jokes. | |||
*# For each made-up article: | *# For each made-up article: | ||
*## Add a <nowiki>{{DISPLAYTITLE:}}</nowiki> tag to the top that sets the page title, as to remove the "Pikipedia:April Fool's Day/" part. | *## Add a <nowiki>{{DISPLAYTITLE:}}</nowiki> tag to the top that sets the page title, as to remove the "Pikipedia:April Fool's Day/" part. | ||
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*## If there is a possibility that users can stumble into this page while searching for something similar, place a [[:Category:Disambiguation link templates|disambiguation template]]. | *## If there is a possibility that users can stumble into this page while searching for something similar, place a [[:Category:Disambiguation link templates|disambiguation template]]. | ||
*## Check [[Special:WhatLinksHere|what links to the old page name]], and make all links point directly to the new page's location. This includes other April Fool's Day articles as well. | *## Check [[Special:WhatLinksHere|what links to the old page name]], and make all links point directly to the new page's location. This includes other April Fool's Day articles as well. | ||
*# Update [[Template:News]] to mention the fact that we made a joke, and link to [[Pikipedia:{{BASEPAGENAME}}]]'s respective section. | *# Update [[Template:News]] to mention the fact that we made a joke, and link to [[Pikipedia:{{BASEPAGENAME}}]]'s respective section. | ||
— '''{''[[User:Espyo|Espyo]]''<sup>[[User talk:Espyo|T]]</sup>}''' 11:54, 2 April 2016 (EDT) | — '''{''[[User:Espyo|Espyo]]''<sup>[[User talk:Espyo|T]]</sup>}''' 11:54, 2 April 2016 (EDT) | ||