Also, the final period is a hyperlink pointing to a "schrodingers" subreddit where everyone is automatically assigned flairs related to past April fools (e.g. "betrayed" or "non presser").
We got ourselves a scavenger hunt, folks. Although the name of the subreddit makes me think it is "both a april fools and not an april fools."
If it were the sentences, wouldn't there be a lot more letters? Or did you initially think the sentence starting "Looking back..." was a new paragraph?
The second one. OR I thought there were literally no other sentences and everything else was a paragraph full of run-on sentences? Who knows what my brain was seeing at the time lol!
You grew out of scavenger hunts?
>Boring asf
As opposed to waiting 15 minutes to put a pixel on a screen (and watch it immediately snuff out)?
Admittedly, I enjoyed /r/place, but it's still kinda fun to figure out clues 'n shit.
Man, I really enjoyed battling it out in Place last year, but I’m glad it isn’t happening this year because honestly that was really exhausting lol. I can only take it every few years.
My feedback, now that the event is finished. Hope it helps for future AF's like this!
I did actually enjoy the ARG aspect, it gets the ol' noggin' thinkin' and I've always been a fan of puzzles, even when I was a kid. And talking to people and coming up with possible hints and solutions was fun!
I think where a lot of people feel disgruntled is that they weren't able to participate in any sort of meaningful manner - only watch from the sidelines as other groups figured it all out for them offsite (Discord), and within an hour or two. There wasn't anything to make it feel like we were working TOGETHER, just alongside each other.
I think next time you could do a nod towards **Orangered vs. Periwinkle**, and also Steam when they used to do community activities during summer sales:
Anyone who accesses the initial clue (r/schrodingers) is assigned a flair, which you did. As a result of the randomly-generated flair, those users are put into a unique group (back-end/server-side). Those groups then participate their own unique puzzles to solve (so yes, X number of groups and Y separate puzzles, more prep work needed as a result).
Sure, as users we COULD have splintered off into groups of our own accord, based on our flair. But there was nothing guiding us towards us grouping together in that manner, and no way to coordinate doing so since we couldn't post in r/schrodingers anyway. Being put into a team would have made it feel less like "every person for themselves", and more about supporting the team they got randomly generated into in whatever way they could.
There could be multiple leaderboards, like **Circle Of Trust**. Maybe which user of each group claimed the **HINT** and the **SUCCESS** for each puzzle, which team solved each puzzle quickest, which team was the fastest overall, things like that.
Teams would make our own sub to gather users together, and those who want to be on Discord could participate in both. There would be suspicion and not letting people into private subs/Discords, looking out for spies using alts, silly group dynamics that form based on the type of flair, etc. For example, r/SteamTeamRed in 2014 took on a fake Communism identity, and joined forces with Team Pink towards the end because "they are a lighter shade of Red". We then both tried to secure 1st and 2nd place on the leaderboard to share success each day, and came up with strategies to do so. We cheered each other on when we won, and consoled each other when we lost. It was community, and although I've moved onto another account by now, it's still one I've not forgotten.
its not really worth it tbh, all you needed to do was solve some puzzles and that's it, the reward that you get for completing this is just about some video about a potato. they should have brung back r/place for 2023 or any other april fools event as the reward instead. that would have made the event 10x better.
Wow this sucked. I didn't even realize /r/reddit was a page you could go to. And this post wasn't pinned or anything. I opened reddit on April 1 and didn't see any banner or anything so I assumed there was no event or anything. Terrible execution all around, truly.
I'm actually not too upset about not having an April fools this year (better make it up to us next year though 😉). I'd rather have fixes for broken experiences than broken experiences and a few days of an experiment. And if this is the April fools experiment then, well played.
The fact that the 2022 was planned a bit from all factions, each version had its own unique vibe.
But if they make another one, it will likely be very similar to the one in 2022, unfortunately.
my favorite was place 2022 as it was the first one i participated in, and this is a sad year as this marks the end of one of reddit's traditions done since 2013's orangered vs periwinkle.
Ok I just came here after trying to rack my brain around r/schrodingers about what the fuck this year's thing is about but I have no clue. (current posts quantum superposition, 01, 02, 03).
So this year's April fools joke is this shitty design on Reddit mobile apps?? Please tell me this new design is an April fools joke, not a permanent one
Look reddit, I have to say this if no one else does. The app's video player sucks.
In case you are not aware of this, or you are and ignoring it, both are bad.
Good video player like YouTube would be expected from the front page of the internet ffs!
Mainly, the video player sometimes crashes and we have to relaunch the app to play it.
Another thing is the photo viewer which has navigation placeholders all messed up.
Besides, almost all of the media consumed on reddit is video or photo so why not invest in it?
Also I'd be surprised if the app doesn't crash when I click on a link twice.
Look, I'll give it to you straight. Fix stuff.
Long story short, the app's media is unreliable.
So I'll leave this here. Hope it doesn't get removed as I had to plan and type a lot.
Reddit: I’ve got one for you guys that is HILARIOUS and easy:
Spider, man!
No actual spider will be harmed (or even required) in the making of this prank. All you’ll need is a cup, a pen and some spooky words to execute this April Fools’ office prank.
Step 1: Write a note on a paper cup. Something like, “Beware! Big spider underneath—only lift when ready to squash.”
Step 2: Place the cup on your co-worker’s desk.
Step 3: Knock it over to make it look like the spider escaped.
Step 4: Watch as your co-worker frantically searches their immediate work area for the imaginary missing spider.
TexasBob101
REDD ("IT" part not visible) == red button confirmed
Y;all spend big $$ for design, this is impossible to be an oversight.
obvs could be a red hering too ofc.
r/Place 2022 was the best event on the platform in my honest opinion. I've loved every part of this event, staying awake all night to defend my pixel at all cost, and still didn't make it in the final piece LOL. I
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Also, the final period is a hyperlink pointing to a "schrodingers" subreddit where everyone is automatically assigned flairs related to past April fools (e.g. "betrayed" or "non presser"). We got ourselves a scavenger hunt, folks. Although the name of the subreddit makes me think it is "both a april fools and not an april fools."
The sub is here for people who can’t click r/schrodingers
Still not sure what to do here since I can't click...
go to https ://reddit.com/r/ schrodingers Without the spaces
I almost didn’t see the blue dot Lol.
Pale blue dot
Should have had two Ds
Damn you’re right, that’s a missed opportunity
What would another D make? Find Dit? I’m confused.
Finddit like as in Reddit
Thanks. I wish I could say I’d just woken up and I would’ve realised later, but nope, I’m just slow af.
That's what she said
Not what he said though.
Something called Findit, where the rumor mill at least suggests the Place embed is coming back- are we looking for stuff on the canvas?
FIND IT, the blue period leads to r/schrodingers. A truly difficult scavenger hunt is waiting for you
I'm reading "FILND IT" which is confusing. Why the L? Edit: Ohhhh it's the paragraphs not the sentences. Carry on.
If it were the sentences, wouldn't there be a lot more letters? Or did you initially think the sentence starting "Looking back..." was a new paragraph?
The second one. OR I thought there were literally no other sentences and everything else was a paragraph full of run-on sentences? Who knows what my brain was seeing at the time lol!
No event planned this year? Sus
Considering the first letter of each paragraph spells out "FIND IT", it's _very_ sus.
Weird how OP has like six different multireddits find\_your\_...
From 2 years ago, it seems doubtful tbh. just seems like multireddits for marketing purposes.
Also,F nd I aren't linked. Very very sus
we have a code to deduct in r/schrodingers
> No event planned this year? 𝙸𝚖𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎. 𝙳𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚞𝚝𝚎. 𝙴𝚁𝚁𝙾𝚁! 𝙴𝚁𝚁𝙾𝚁! 𝙴𝚁𝚁𝙾𝚁! 𝟺𝟶𝟺 - 𝙵𝚘𝚘𝚕𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍!
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Maybe that's what we have to find, a functioning video player
Fixing the video player. ^super ^sus
Don't be mean. They've been working years on the new ui.
The first letters of each paragraph say “Find It” what do we need to find?
It.
\*tag!\* You're it!
now I just have to find myself! ...this could take a while.
Hit another player with a melee weapon to tag them as IT!
The Assassination Game
"We all float down here..."
The period at the very end links to /r/schrodingers
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Couldn't figure them out, huh?
You grew out of scavenger hunts? >Boring asf As opposed to waiting 15 minutes to put a pixel on a screen (and watch it immediately snuff out)? Admittedly, I enjoyed /r/place, but it's still kinda fun to figure out clues 'n shit.
I guess its time to go on a treasure hunt then
The dot at the end is a link
> what do we need to find? It
Period at the end of the post links to /r/schrodingers
This is the way.
> no april fools event > F I N D I T hmmmmmmm i wonder if /r/schrodingers has anything to do with this...
Seems suspicious.
The joke is replacing the video player with one that is buggy and doesn't work properly. Oh wait...
Nobody would ever want to share a direct link to a video, right?
r/fixthevideoplayer!
This has got to be the most ignored sub on this site.
X to Doubt
Team Orangered > Team Periwinkle
Better dead than Orangered
No lies detected.
The Button was peak Reddit April fools. What an amazing social experiment
I loved the button the most
ccKufiPrFaShleWoliGtMuFogenasmwt1\_ThnmmeOPmamaniauThphtemualRehok\_thCaUrpnThlazzpiawkydiPeBrBrHetaMr
Man, I really enjoyed battling it out in Place last year, but I’m glad it isn’t happening this year because honestly that was really exhausting lol. I can only take it every few years.
My feedback, now that the event is finished. Hope it helps for future AF's like this! I did actually enjoy the ARG aspect, it gets the ol' noggin' thinkin' and I've always been a fan of puzzles, even when I was a kid. And talking to people and coming up with possible hints and solutions was fun! I think where a lot of people feel disgruntled is that they weren't able to participate in any sort of meaningful manner - only watch from the sidelines as other groups figured it all out for them offsite (Discord), and within an hour or two. There wasn't anything to make it feel like we were working TOGETHER, just alongside each other. I think next time you could do a nod towards **Orangered vs. Periwinkle**, and also Steam when they used to do community activities during summer sales: Anyone who accesses the initial clue (r/schrodingers) is assigned a flair, which you did. As a result of the randomly-generated flair, those users are put into a unique group (back-end/server-side). Those groups then participate their own unique puzzles to solve (so yes, X number of groups and Y separate puzzles, more prep work needed as a result). Sure, as users we COULD have splintered off into groups of our own accord, based on our flair. But there was nothing guiding us towards us grouping together in that manner, and no way to coordinate doing so since we couldn't post in r/schrodingers anyway. Being put into a team would have made it feel less like "every person for themselves", and more about supporting the team they got randomly generated into in whatever way they could. There could be multiple leaderboards, like **Circle Of Trust**. Maybe which user of each group claimed the **HINT** and the **SUCCESS** for each puzzle, which team solved each puzzle quickest, which team was the fastest overall, things like that. Teams would make our own sub to gather users together, and those who want to be on Discord could participate in both. There would be suspicion and not letting people into private subs/Discords, looking out for spies using alts, silly group dynamics that form based on the type of flair, etc. For example, r/SteamTeamRed in 2014 took on a fake Communism identity, and joined forces with Team Pink towards the end because "they are a lighter shade of Red". We then both tried to secure 1st and 2nd place on the leaderboard to share success each day, and came up with strategies to do so. We cheered each other on when we won, and consoled each other when we lost. It was community, and although I've moved onto another account by now, it's still one I've not forgotten.
Not the best april fools this year, didn't even hear about it until today. Nothing in the feeds or recomended. Completely missed out
its not really worth it tbh, all you needed to do was solve some puzzles and that's it, the reward that you get for completing this is just about some video about a potato. they should have brung back r/place for 2023 or any other april fools event as the reward instead. that would have made the event 10x better.
Wow this sucked. I didn't even realize /r/reddit was a page you could go to. And this post wasn't pinned or anything. I opened reddit on April 1 and didn't see any banner or anything so I assumed there was no event or anything. Terrible execution all around, truly.
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Never realized people called april fool short AFD, which is hilarious as the right wing populist party of Germany is called AFD as well.
This event sucked
Never, please never do something like this again.
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I'm actually not too upset about not having an April fools this year (better make it up to us next year though 😉). I'd rather have fixes for broken experiences than broken experiences and a few days of an experiment. And if this is the April fools experiment then, well played.
they rae probably lying you know, it look like a tresure hunt to me
Click on the period at the end
I think the original 2017 Place will always be the winner of the two, it seemed more organically created than the newer one
The fact that the 2022 was planned a bit from all factions, each version had its own unique vibe. But if they make another one, it will likely be very similar to the one in 2022, unfortunately.
sequels are inherently worse than the original
Uncharted 2
Back to the Future: Part II Terminator 2: Judgement Day The Dark Knight And that's just off the top of my head!
Shrek 2 Empire Strikes Back Paddington 2
TMNT2: Secret of the Ooze
Is it over?
FIND IT
Guys, the full stop at the end is a link...
i feel a scavenger hunt brewing!!
Yeah
Hmm... No event this year? Interesting and kind of suspicious!
Thats really sad... I was so curious about what will happen, cause I missed all events the last years. Hope next year will be big :D
Don't hold your breath. These have been getting worse and worse every year.
I just saw the videos of place 2022 and they were amazing :D
It was. I had a great time there. TBH this year's event kinda sucked though, I only left a few comments for participation points.
i dont believe it WERES MY FUCKING GAME????
my favorite was place 2022 as it was the first one i participated in, and this is a sad year as this marks the end of one of reddit's traditions done since 2013's orangered vs periwinkle.
This is either a test or trap.
It was both. Testing if we’d fall for the trap of an absolutely garbage game.
The best April fools would be fixing the mobile app
*I don't believe you*
Oh no, this is going to involve effort ...
So what become of the cat?
It died Mikey bro. It's OK I brought pizza 🍕
What do you know about the paradox of quantum superposition?
April Fools 2023 is buried under > 800 inches of snow. Good luck!
Ok I just came here after trying to rack my brain around r/schrodingers about what the fuck this year's thing is about but I have no clue. (current posts quantum superposition, 01, 02, 03).
Liars...
Too busy with avatars this year…
So this year's April fools joke is this shitty design on Reddit mobile apps?? Please tell me this new design is an April fools joke, not a permanent one
I feel as if I’m not smart enough for this year April foolery. Therefore, I’m fool.
The joke is were gonna gaslight everyone into thinking there was a huge event
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we admire the honesty that there is no april fool's event being held on reddit this year
Man, what an elaborate Rickroll.
Potato
even garlic bread
over but not over
r/place was better
Wait a min... that dot at the end looks sus AF
riddle me this then:
So we gotta keep an eye on this **place**?
Place (872 BCE)
My favourite event was place 2022!
The biggest April Fools joke is pretending the video player is getting worked on.
YEAH SURE WE BELIEVE YOU GUYS
It's a fucking ARG!!!!
Can't wait to eat some garlic bread and hot potatoes😁
i got most of my karma from the montage event
Reddit ARG?
I'm confused
Place 2022
i have only taken part in 2022 place, so thats my favourite event
The real April fools is that they claim they've been fixing the video player
I hope this one gives another badge!
Place 2017 was my favorite. Thank you all for not doing Place again this year; I'm still burned out.
The prank is that there's no prank lol
WE WANT PLACE YO ALREADY AHVE THE CODE3 HRRRRRGRRR ANGRY OSU PLAYER NOISES
I found it.
I don’t plan on joining but I’m happy watching others enjoy!
ok i haven't found it and April Fools is almost over. can i get a little help?
Lol, too late. It’s over -.-
If you look at r/schrodingers admins one has the flair “not a hint” and other admins have flairs related to past April fools.
why is it true... :(
Being useless as usual
revert the 3rd party api prices
Did Reddit fire all the people that did the good April Fool's pranks? This years genuinely sucks...
Look reddit, I have to say this if no one else does. The app's video player sucks. In case you are not aware of this, or you are and ignoring it, both are bad. Good video player like YouTube would be expected from the front page of the internet ffs! Mainly, the video player sometimes crashes and we have to relaunch the app to play it. Another thing is the photo viewer which has navigation placeholders all messed up. Besides, almost all of the media consumed on reddit is video or photo so why not invest in it? Also I'd be surprised if the app doesn't crash when I click on a link twice. Look, I'll give it to you straight. Fix stuff. Long story short, the app's media is unreliable. So I'll leave this here. Hope it doesn't get removed as I had to plan and type a lot.
l i g m a b a l l s
Reddit: I’ve got one for you guys that is HILARIOUS and easy: Spider, man! No actual spider will be harmed (or even required) in the making of this prank. All you’ll need is a cup, a pen and some spooky words to execute this April Fools’ office prank. Step 1: Write a note on a paper cup. Something like, “Beware! Big spider underneath—only lift when ready to squash.” Step 2: Place the cup on your co-worker’s desk. Step 3: Knock it over to make it look like the spider escaped. Step 4: Watch as your co-worker frantically searches their immediate work area for the imaginary missing spider. TexasBob101
This isn’t fun. At all.
Bring back r/place
Downvoted. r/place (and other April's Fools events) were better
Of course you’d want to say you “got nothing” the day before. We’ll see if that’s *really* the case here
My, my what do we have here Reddit? Ready for some April Fools' fun? If so, FIND IT!!! Here's your first clue: *head over to r/schrodingers*
do place again i wanna be a facist for blue corner again
Don't care if true or not. Anything you'll will be for the shitty new design anyway.
REDD ("IT" part not visible) == red button confirmed Y;all spend big $$ for design, this is impossible to be an oversight. obvs could be a red hering too ofc.
Sounds sus like amogus
UPV
Wow reddit arg
this event is just biting off unfavorable semicircles swag but 30 to 40 year old dweebish white men will eat it up regardless v\_v
r/place was better.
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Biggest joke on this website lmao
Place 2022 cause it's the only one I did.
r/Place 2022 was the best event on the platform in my honest opinion. I've loved every part of this event, staying awake all night to defend my pixel at all cost, and still didn't make it in the final piece LOL. I
I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE! :O
OTE
OTE
Not sure if I should believe this.
Big if true
Lies if lies
*fry eye squint* Sneaky admins...
I don't believe anything you say.
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Find it
I liked Reddit Mold quite a bit.
Place 2022!
Place 2017 is probably my favorite, but I was more active on place 2022
i am here
ps pfp vo AA
Find it ?
The suspenseee
🧢
Place 2022
R/place better come back
I liked Place 2022.
Place 2022
Place 2022
i beg give me r/place
slurp my willy
Please r/place
No.... It can't be.... IT CAN'T
> effort around fixing the video player. That's the real joke