https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/30xg6a/april_fools_day_subreddit_themes_megathread/
created by splattypus on 31/03/2015 at 14:29 UTC*
2112 upvotes, 156 top-level comments (showing 25)
It's tradition on reddit for subreddits to do various gags, changed themes, or other 'pranks' for April Fools day.
Use this thread to catalog them as you discover them. Tell what the sub is, what the theme is, and if you *can*, explain why they did it or what makes it amusing for anyone who finds themselves confused by the theme.
Thanks
Edit: /u/202halffound is logging all the pranks by subreddit in a nice little table on /r/self. Check it out[1], and maybe lend a hand for any they may have missed.
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/self/comments/30zo82/april_fools_2015_subreddit_prank_list/
Comment by pathein_mathein at 01/04/2015 at 00:13 UTC
1438 upvotes, 5 direct replies
/r/AncientGreek is now Latin, while /r/latin is now Ancient Greek.
As with many classics jokes, all 17 of us are incredibly amused.
Comment by Glen_The_Eskimo at 31/03/2015 at 14:38 UTC
1171 upvotes, 7 direct replies
/r/videos has a disclaimer at the top, explaining they will no longer being accepting submissions:
Due to a DMCA mass takedown request, /r/videos will no longer be able to accept links to videos. We know this isn't a great solution, but as a temporary fix, we would like you to simply describe your video in a text post and include the term to search on youtube/vimeo etc. Vines are unaffected. We hope you understand. Please see sticky for updates on the situation.
This is obviously not the case.
Comment by wazooman2 at 01/04/2015 at 00:56 UTC
251 upvotes, 5 direct replies
/r/Android and /r/Apple have switched CSS styles.
Comment by Smultronstallet at 01/04/2015 at 05:19 UTC
226 upvotes, 3 direct replies
/r/dataisbeautiful is now Data (from Star Trek) themed.
Comment by [deleted] at 31/03/2015 at 23:18 UTC*
213 upvotes, 5 direct replies
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Comment by [deleted] at 31/03/2015 at 17:19 UTC
622 upvotes, 6 direct replies
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Comment by arcedup at 31/03/2015 at 19:15 UTC
589 upvotes, 4 direct replies
/r/outoftheloop has modified their rules to state that:
If someone is asking about something that they *really* should know about if they haven't been living in a cave for the past week or so, please don't indulge them. Let them figure it out on their own - the best way to learn is to learn it yourself instead of having someone just pour knowledge into you ear.
Comment by abchiptop at 31/03/2015 at 19:06 UTC
552 upvotes, 3 direct replies
/r/listentothis is turning into /r/comeonandslam and will reject all non space jam remixes. There's details on comeonandslam
Comment by [deleted] at 31/03/2015 at 16:58 UTC
352 upvotes, 7 direct replies
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Comment by [deleted] at 01/04/2015 at 01:34 UTC
171 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by Nikki908 at 01/04/2015 at 03:16 UTC*
141 upvotes, 4 direct replies
/r/SubredditDrama is banned...?
EDIT: The joke is that it's banned. Turn off subreddit styles for your daily hit of butter.
Comment by pnwsoutherner at 31/03/2015 at 18:01 UTC
274 upvotes, 2 direct replies
/r/tefl (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) has been "taken over" by a language school in Krasnodar, Russia, complete with several hilarious spam mail quality posts.
Comment by DarthPumpkin at 31/03/2015 at 17:37 UTC*
358 upvotes, 4 direct replies
/r/Australia is automatically adding politically charged snippets to the end of every comment. /r/Australia is generally a very politically dominant subreddit and is often claimed to be full of government shills. The gag is making it appear that the subreddit is more full than usual.
Comment by Werner__Herzog at 31/03/2015 at 15:21 UTC*
790 upvotes, 17 direct replies
On their front page you can find questions like:
There was a question about the different Dr. Who's (or is it Whos?) before, but I can't find it.
And their mods and experts have flair saying something to like of:
Edit: A screen-shot of the awesomeness.
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Other subs that changed their CSS:
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthemath/comments/310l5k/welcome_to_rtheydidtheliberalarts/
Subreddits with new rules:
Other changes/pranks:
3: http://i.imgur.com/pHmYpxS.jpg
/r/millionairemakers: mods are bitcoin devs, donations to stormfront, etc. link
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nvm: Someone is already categorizing everything that is happening on /r/self.
Comment by [deleted] at 31/03/2015 at 23:35 UTC*
110 upvotes, 2 direct replies
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Comment by [deleted] at 31/03/2015 at 16:51 UTC
409 upvotes, 6 direct replies
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Comment by Smurf_Poo at 31/03/2015 at 15:10 UTC
291 upvotes, 4 direct replies
/r/mildlyinteresting has 86'd all rules.
Rules have been removed.
After months of complaints about Rule 6 being too restrictive and subjective, and people complaining that their screenshot should be allowed because it is particularly mildly interesting, we have decided to remove our rules. If somebody's rule-breaking submission slipped through the net and hit the front page with 2000 karma, to be removed later on, they would cry to us about "everyone liked it, let the community decide". Well you got your wish, now the community decides. This could be a 2 month trial, we're still talking about it, but for now the change is effective immediately, indefinitely. Cheers, RedSquaree
Comment by Enigmaboob at 01/04/2015 at 00:21 UTC
92 upvotes, 5 direct replies
/r/montageparodies HAS BEEN HACKED BY FAZE
Still currently struggling to click a post.
Comment by [deleted] at 31/03/2015 at 19:37 UTC*
78 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by RecklessBacon at 31/03/2015 at 23:41 UTC
427 upvotes, 2 direct replies
/r/Gullible deleted their entire subreddit.
Comment by Sgeo at 01/04/2015 at 03:00 UTC
81 upvotes, 3 direct replies
/r/todayilearned has turned into a conspiracy sub, and every single comment ends with a conspiracy theory.
Comment by Nostalgia37 at 01/04/2015 at 00:34 UTC
83 upvotes, 2 direct replies
/r/hearthstone has random twitch chat messages after each message. For a while I thought that people were just circlejerking or something.
Comment by Minhs2 at 31/03/2015 at 19:54 UTC
234 upvotes, 3 direct replies
/r/twitchplayspokemon has turned into /r/TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership), as they are both abbreviated TPP. Even the sidebar changed to Trans-Pacific Partnership related links.
Comment by Jacobaduh at 31/03/2015 at 17:42 UTC
217 upvotes, 4 direct replies
/r/nintendo has added Tingle all over the sub including changing flairs. Tingle is a character from the Legend of Zelda series that is usually disliked.
Comment by [deleted] at 31/03/2015 at 23:15 UTC
68 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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