Wikipedia is bought by Encyclopaedia Britannica

[Druga Runda]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:April_1,_2005/2005_Britannica_takeover_of_Wikimedia

On April 1 2005, Encyclopædia Britannica, The Ligatured Encylcopædia, announced its immediate semi-hostile takeover of the Wikimedia Foundation (to be known henceforth as Wikimædia) and all of its projects, including Wikipedia (now Wikipædia), Wikisource, Wikiquote, Wikibooks, and Wikinews. Founder Jimmy Wales, a suspected cylon, giving a brief statement to the New York Times from his Maui survivalist compound, was reported to be "extremely pleased" with the £133.7 million severance package given to each of the five-and-a-half trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation.

 

[sytaylor]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:April_1%2C_2005/2005_Britannica_takeover_of_Wikimedia

On April 1 2005, Encyclopædia Britannica, The Ligatured Encylcopædia, announced its immediate semi-hostile takeover of the Wikimedia Foundation (to be known henceforth as Wikimædia) and all of its projects, including Wikipedia (now Wikipædia), Wikisource, Wikiquote, Wikibooks, and Wikinews. Founder Jimmy Wales, a suspected cylon, giving a brief statement to the New York Times from his Maui survivalist compound, was reported to be "extremely pleased" with the £133.7 million severance package given to each of the five-and-a-half trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation.

Note the bold part.

 

[Druga Runda]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:April_1%2C_2005/2005_Britannica_takeover_of_Wikimedia

On April 1 2005, Encyclopædia Britannica, The Ligatured Encylcopædia, announced its immediate semi-hostile takeover of the Wikimedia Foundation (to be known henceforth as Wikimædia) and all of its projects, including Wikipedia (now Wikipædia), Wikisource, Wikiquote, Wikibooks, and Wikinews. Founder Jimmy Wales, a suspected cylon, giving a brief statement to the New York Times from his Maui survivalist compound, was reported to be "extremely pleased" with the £133.7 million severance package given to each of the five-and-a-half trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation.

Note the bold part.

did you read the link

 

[sytaylor]

Its rare I click links, habbit.

 

[Druga Runda]

Its rare I click links, habbit.

 

[Zaphod]

Its rare I click links, habbit.

Well... Did you read the rest of the quote then? The part you bolded is not the most obvious giveaway that this is an April fools joke.

 

[digitalwanderer]

Well... Did you read the rest of the quote then? The part you bolded is not the most obvious giveaway that this is an April fools joke.

The "suspected cylon" part is a bit of a give-away...


Gads, I HATE April Fool's Day.

 

[London Geezer]

I thought the name Wikipedia was a joke.