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Bacon Bloc Respond: Site To Be Renamed BaconNews!

posted by NCommander on Tuesday April 01 2014, @10:00AM   Printer-friendly
from the slowly-regaining-control-the-bacon-doesn't-read-taglines dept.
In the ongoing controversy regarding the takeover of this site by the corn muffin, the Bacon Bloc have responded in kind, waging conflict within the fridge. At 13:30 UTC, a settlement was reached, and the site shall be renamed BaconNews. The staff remains under mind control, and could only go "grhhmmmmmm" in response to its new baconmuffin overlords. Effectively immediately, we are now "BaconNews" until a more permanent name can be decided upon by our savory overlords.
 
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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by willie3204 on Tuesday April 01 2014, @10:52AM

    by willie3204 (826) on Tuesday April 01 2014, @10:52AM (#24214)

    Was really hoping the fake news stories would be omitted from this new medium. It gets old fast... Also was hoping the polls would not have the last choice be complete garbage. Sometimes I like actually knowing the real result of a poll and not whether or not people think the catch all last option is funny.....

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  • (Score: 1) by dast on Tuesday April 01 2014, @11:04AM

    by dast (1633) on Tuesday April 01 2014, @11:04AM (#24220)

    Live a little, man.

    • (Score: 1) by willie3204 on Tuesday April 01 2014, @11:11AM

      by willie3204 (826) on Tuesday April 01 2014, @11:11AM (#24226)

      I suppose a little is fine... but when it is every story (as it has been on the site which shall not be named) I lose interest pretty quickly. It appears that has not been the case thus far, here.

      • (Score: 2) by NCommander on Tuesday April 01 2014, @12:06PM

        by NCommander (2) <mcasadevall@dev.soylentnews.org> on Tuesday April 01 2014, @12:06PM (#24273) Homepage Journal

        So, full disclosure, I'm the author of the current Bacon v. Muffins posts, and there's one more in the hopper set to go out at 23:59 to end the saga. We're running extra stories to offset of 04/01 posts, and having open discussions w.r.t. to the site and our future (there are two more big announcements in the hopper to go out later) and its pretty clear which ones are fake (and the "We Killed IPv4" post is completely true). I realize it annoys a couple of people, but this is the one time of year the staff are allowed to be a little silly, and it acts as a much needed stress relief.

        --
        Still always moving ...

        • (Score: 1) by willie3204 on Tuesday April 01 2014, @12:20PM

          by willie3204 (826) on Tuesday April 01 2014, @12:20PM (#24284)

          Thanks NC
          I was posting on my initial reaction which was 'oh man here we go again'. Doesnt seem to be every story though so I'll stop the whining and hope for the best.

        • (Score: 1) by bryan on Tuesday April 01 2014, @03:30PM

          by bryan (29) <bryan@pipedot.org> on Tuesday April 01 2014, @03:30PM (#24428) Homepage Journal

          At least you didn't turn the site pink [pipedot.org].

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 01 2014, @11:48AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 01 2014, @11:48AM (#24259)

    Lucky for you, there's a new award by the National Writer's Circle honoring complains about April Fools jokes. No April 1st is complete without sighs at the imposition that is April Fool's day; the award was created to encourage and celebrate the best in dreary whinging.

    Good luck!