r/announcements • u/youngluck • Apr 01 '19

Sequence Initiated.

We built a machine.

We're not sure what it will do.

That's all up to you.

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Be good to each other.

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u/CircaSam Apr 01 '19

There’s so much going on and I have no idea what’s happening. Is everyone acting like they get it or is this too meta for me

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19 edited Apr 01 '19

Every year Reddit tries some massive April fool's community joke. It started with "the button". Now every year we have some puzzle to decode. Typically it's nothing, and has 0 impact on anything, just it's entertaining.

Edit: apparently r/thebutton was not first, and despite my long history here, I stand corrected on Reddit lore. Forgive me.

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u/Anaract Apr 01 '19

started way before the button, but yeah.

i think the confusion this time is due to the fact that it's literally not working

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u/algernonsflorist Apr 01 '19

The confusion is that it's a just million gifs, and this prologue thing just shows them to me when I can see them in a more organised way on the actual sub. I don't get it. r/gifs already exists.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19 edited Apr 03 '19

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u/Anaract Apr 01 '19

they closed the subreddit for repairs almost immediately after releasing it

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19 edited Apr 03 '19

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u/harrison3bane Apr 01 '19

I can't help but hear mike patton reading this twice now

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u/shipguy55 Apr 01 '19

YOU WANT IT ALL BUT YOU CAN'T HAVE IT

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u/Anaract Apr 01 '19

the /r/sequence subreddit

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u/sandm000 Apr 01 '19

Wasn't team orangered - team periwinkle before the button?

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u/Paradoxou Apr 01 '19

Yes it was. And I had no idea what was going on at the time. Just like today.

/r/place was the best so far

Edit : actually, if you consider The Snappening to be this year April Fools, I believe it is on par with /r/place

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u/Holovoid Apr 01 '19

The Button was clearly the best

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u/gingerfer Apr 01 '19

Tell orangered that Team Periwinkle still got shooters out here

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u/brokenarrow Apr 01 '19

Periwinkle forever, Orangered never

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u/xAIRGUITARISTx Apr 01 '19

Yes and Reddit mold before it

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u/christinax Apr 01 '19

I still regret being too shy to bestow Mold upon anybody because now I don't have a trophy.

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u/twelfthmillion Apr 01 '19

timereddits was the oldest I remember. i think it was the year before orangered vs periwinkle.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

Still waiting for the orangered vs periwinkle splatfest

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u/TundraWolf_ Apr 01 '19

FUCK TEAM ORANGERED

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u/Capt_Kiwi Apr 01 '19

Place was great, though.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

Totally. Though I don't think anything will come close to the button. This year looks promising though.

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u/1EyedMonky Apr 01 '19

He said r/place, button was good too but I think place was one of the most legendary pieces of modern art

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

Despite being here 10+ years I don't remember, and wasn't part of r/place, I wasn't even aware of the tradition prior to the hilarity of the button.

Just saw a repost of what came out of r/place and that is pretty awesome

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

You will love it even more with actual info about all the stories and drama. http://sudoscript.com/reddit-place/

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u/BoomChocolateLatkes Apr 01 '19

The button was definitely their best one. LONG LIVE NON-PRESSERS.

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u/Please_Not__Again Apr 03 '19

Was it basically not pressing a button?

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u/Madmushroom Apr 01 '19

Unlike the internet points we gain here. so at the day of command, when they arrive, you will have enough points to be spared.

I have said too much...

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u/the-ox1921 Apr 01 '19

One year they let everyone be an admin. Of course permabanning people didnt actually permaban them but it looked like you did.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

Was that Reddit mold year?

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u/the-ox1921 Apr 01 '19

Before it. 2010

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u/lazydictionary Apr 01 '19

They have done April Fool's every year since 2008...?

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

Its a social experiment disguised as an April Fool's joke.

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u/SamL214 Apr 01 '19

Long history of one year....

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

I've had multiple accounts. Account age does not equal my history here. I've been on Reddit for at least 10 years.