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The April Fools Day celebrations of 2023 marked the twentieth year that April Fools Day was celebrated on Wikipedia.{{efn|Starting with and including [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2004|April Fools' Day 2004]]}} Major occurrences of this year's April Fools Day celebrations included posting pictures of [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/The Keepy Uppy Balloon|The Keepy Uppy Balloon]] and the [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Sacred Wombats|Sacred Wombats.]] Similar to the past few years, joke deletion nominations were incredibly common; 196 joke deletions were logged on this page by 11:59 PM. 

From April 2 to 3, Wikipedians participating in the April Fools' Day festivities held an informal vote to select the best Articles for Deletion nomination. The [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ChatGPT|ChatGPT AfD]] won in a landslide with 14 votes. The full results are [[#XfD vote|below]].

== Deletion nominations ==
=== [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/April Fools' Day 2023|Articles for deletion]] ===
==== A-F ====
*[[Ad hominem]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ad hominem|nominated for deletion]] for breaking [[WP:NPA]] but the nominator ended up breaking that policy instead (how [[Irony|ironic]]).
**The result was '''keep'''; nominator likely violated [[WP:NPA|NPA]] when talking about that editor.
*What's the [[Wikipedia:point|point]] in [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Adley Rutschman|keeping our article]] on [[Adley Rutschman]] if he pointlessly grew his hair out this past season?
**The result was '''totally unrelated''', woomy.
*[[Among Us]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Among Us (3rd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] for the third consecutive year per [[WP:SUS]].
**The result was '''ejected. Among Us was not An Impostor.'''
*[[Animutation]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Animutation (2nd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] because they are too fun to watch, can cause brain injuries and brainwash victims.
**<span class="error">The result cannot process; switch to [[Intel Core i7]].</span>
* [[Anime]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anime (4th nomination)|nominated for deletion]] because the nominator has never watched anime, and yet apparently knows about [[Splatoon]] despite having never played it.
**The result was '''Delete. Anime is trash'''.
* [[Apollo 11]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Apollo 11|nominated for deletion]] per [[WP:HOAX]].
**The result was '''Not [[WP:G3|G3'd]]'''
* [[April Fools’ Day]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/April Fools’ Day|nominated for deletion]] for false statements on this page.
** This conversation has been ongoing [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 1804/Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/April Fools' Day|since 1804]].
** Notice anything strange with the nomination? (Hint: the [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/April Fools' Day|first real AfD nomination]] on that article happened in 2009)
* [[April 2]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/April 2 (3rd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] for being hilarious and original.
** The result was '''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2|mission failed, we'll get 'em next time.]]'''
* <nowiki>{{</nowiki>April Fools AfD Reasoning|[[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ARTICLENAME]]|reason=<nowiki>{{{2}}}</nowiki>}}
** {<nowiki>{</nowiki>subst:April Fools AfD Result|'''<nowiki>{{subst:result|ARTICLENAME|rationale=rationale}}</nowiki>'''}}
* [[Artificial intelligence]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Artificial intelligence|nominated for deletion]] per [[WP:AI]] and to save humanity.
** The result was to '''Create Artificial Unintelligence'''
* [[Artificial intelligence art]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Artificial intelligence art|nominated for deletion]] for the good of Wikipedia and the society it rules.
**The result was '''downgrading''' artistic AIs to run on [[Intel Pentium II]] processor.
* [[Art gallery]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Art gallery|nominated for deletion]] for violating [[WP:NOTREPOSITORY]] and [[WP:GALLERY]] rules
**The result was '''redirect''' to [[Wikimedia Commons]].
*[[Ash Ketchum]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ash Ketchum|nominated for deletion]] so that he can earn his pensions during retirement.
**The result was '''to become the very best'''.
* [[Australia]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Australia (2nd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] because it doesn't exist. 
* [[Baba Is You]]. [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Baba Is You (2nd nomination)|Article Is Delete]].
** '''Article is Keep'''.
*[[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Baller (2nd nomination)|Stop. Posting.]] About [[Baller]]!
**
* Spirit of Eagle threatened to [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Balloon|pop all balloons]], including the Keep Uppy Balloon.
** The result was '''the Keep Uppy Balloon has survived Spirit of Eagle's great assortment of needles and other sharp instruments.'''
* [[Biangbiang noodles|𰻝𰻝面]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Biangbiang noodles|nominated for deletion]] for having way too much detail for no reason.
** The result was '''keep'''.
* {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Bielefeld]] {{flagicon|DEU}} was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bielefeld (2nd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] for [[Bielefeld conspiracy|not existing]].
**The result was Bielefeld '''no longer exists''', demolition will commence on 31 April 2023.
*[[BFDI]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/BFDI|nominated for deletion]] for being too violent and very much [[WP:Why is BFDI not allowed on Wikipedia?|banned]].
**It also coincided with the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcGtU2eYeyU 12th anniversary of Inanimate Insanity] (check the description) unbeknownst to the nominator.
**The result was '''Peppered, since it's already salted.'''
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*<span style="animation: rainbow-text 9.80665s linear infinite">[[Black and white]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Black and white|nominated for deletion]] in favor of cycling colors.</span>
**<span style="animation: rainbow-text 10s linear infinite">The result was '''redirect to [[Color]].'''</span>
*[[Bloon]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bloon|nominated for deletion]] in order for the [[Bloons Tower Defense|monkeys to pop the KU Balloons]]... interesting how logical the nominator's reasoning is.
**The result was '''keep'''.
*[[Bluey (2018 TV series)]] <span style="color:#88cafc;>was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bluey|nominated for deletion]] per [[WP:BLUE]], creating confusion with another famous [[Blue's Clues|blue dog]], and being the originator of the [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/The Keepy Uppy Balloon|Keepy Uppy balloon.]]</span>
**<span style="color:#88cafc;">The result was '''move''' to [[Blue's Clues]] while riding the [[Blue Line (CTA)|Blue Line]] in [[Chicago]].</span>
*[[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2022|Last year]]'s [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bobby Witt Jr.|AfD nomination]] for [[Bobby Witt Jr.]] has been reopened because it had only ran for merely ''two hour and nineteen minutes'' last year. [[List of Miraculous Ladybug characters#Chloé Bourgeois / Queen Bee|Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous]]!
**{{countdown-ymd
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|expired=This nom should've been relisted by now.
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***Notice the use of <code><nowiki>{{countdown-ymd}}</nowiki></code>, it will definitely be reopened next year.
*[[Bocchi the Rock!]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bocchi the Rock!|nominated for deletion]] in favor of isolationism.
**The result was '''redirect''' to [[Dwayne Johnson]].
*[[Boeing Starliner]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Boeing Starliner|nominated for deletion]] per the [[SpaceX Dragon 2]].
**The result was '''April Fools day is over'''
*[[Bones (Imagine Dragons song)]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bones (Imagine Dragons song)|nominated for deletion]] to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO-_3tck2tg  question its entertainment factor.]
**The result was '''keep'''.
*[[Brazil]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brazil|nominated for deletion]] for being [[WP:IDLI|too scary to visit]] like [[Ohio]].
** It was '''Sent to [[Argentina]]''' instead.
*[[Bumble]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bumble|nominated for deletion]] per [[WP:G11]].
**The result was '''Buzz Buzz'''. April fools is over
*[[C]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/C (2nd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] for being able to be replaced by other letters
**The result was '''Move''' to [[B♯]].
*[[Cardcaptor Sakura]] was given a [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cardcaptor Sakura|deletion notice]] as a birthday gift!
**The result was '''Delete''' per nom.
*[[Castling]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Castling|nominated]] by a [[Chess moves|mot]][[motion (legal)|ion]].
**The result was '''Google [[Wikipedia:Notability (mailboxes)/redlink|Siberian Swipe]] instead'''.
*[[Chainsaw Man]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chainsaw Man|nominated for deletion]] because [[Bocchi the Rock!]] is better.
**The result was '''redirect''' to [[Cocaine Bear|some bear]].
* [[Care]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Care|nominated for deletion]].
** The result's '''no care.'''
*[[ChatGPT]] [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ChatGPT|nominated itself for deletion]].
**The result was '''delete.''' Thank you for your contribution to the discussion regarding the proposed deletion of this Wikipedia article. After careful consideration and evaluation of the arguments presented, a decision has been reached. Unfortunately, we have determined that the article does not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines and will therefore be deleted. Thank you for your understanding and continued support of Wikipedia's mission to provide accurate and reliable information to the public.
* [[漢字]] ({{ruby|漢字|かんじ}}, {{ruby|漢字|한자}}, {{ruby|漢字|hànzì}}) was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/漢字|nominated for deletion]] for being too difficult to write
** [[Chinese characters]] (displayed as [[Simplified Chinese character]]s, 汉字) was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chinese characters|nominated for deletion]] six minutes later
** Ironically, Chinese characters (Simplified display) was closed first and the result was '''Redirect to [[Duolingo]]'''. So that everyone can learn 中文.
** The Traditional display of 漢字 was later closed and the result was '''削除'''. 漢字は難しい...
*** From Japanese to English: '''Delete'''. Kanji (or hanzi or hanja) is difficult.
** The nomination has a Korean (hanja) humor header, Japanese (kanji) close, and Chinese comments. In addition, everything is written vertically similar to actual Chinese text.
* [[2023 Chicago mayoral election]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2023 Chicago mayoral election|nominated for deletion]] for having two equally no-good runoff candidates.
**The result was [[Brandon Johnson (politician)|Brandon Johnson]] '''won the election'''.
*{{sup|&lbrack;[[Citation needed]]&rbrack; was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Citation needed (5th nomination)|nominated for deletion]].}}
**The result was '''Citation found'''.
* Someone [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Combinatorial game theory|got mad]] at [[Combinatorial game theory]] because they moved second in a game with value <math>*</math>.
**The result was '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4DsJJcb09Y BUT HEY! THAT'S JUST A THEORY, A GAME THEORY!]'''
*[[Comment]] got [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Comment|commented out]]. Go to edit source to read what it says.
**The result was '''Commented out'''.
***Again, go to edit source to find out.
*🦀 [[Crab Rave|Crab 🦀 Rave]] 🦀 is 🦀 [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Crab Rave (2nd nomination)|gone]]! 🦀
** 🦀'''Speedy Gone'''🦀
*[[Craig]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Craig|nominated for deletion]] by [[Gregory (Five Nights at Freddy's)|Greg]].
**The result was '''redirect''' to [[Greg]] per nom.
* [[Cursor (user interface)]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cursor (user interface)|nominated for deletion]] for being [[WP:POINTY|so pointy that it can't even render]]
**The result was '''keep'''.
* [[CSS]] [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/CSS|nominated itself for deletion]] by applying <code>display: none;</code> to <code><body></code>.
**The result was '''keep'''.
* [[David]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David|nominated for deletion]] because it is biblically accurate that he said "aw seriously" ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p60LYcUJUXU&t=1721s rip headphone users])
** The result was '''Aw, Seriously!'''
* [[Daylight saving time]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Daylight saving time (2nd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] because it is a waste. Also, the nominator and everyone else subject to DST feel [[Jet lag|jet lagged]].
** The result was '''Rollback''' to [[standard time]]. 
* [[Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?|nominated for deletion]] as the user didn't find him sexy.
** The result was '''Yes. He is sexy.'''
* [[Defamation]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Defamation|nominated for deletion]] per [[WP:G10]]
** The result was '''withdrawn'''
* [[Depths of Wikipedia]] was out of the depths [https://twitter.com/depthsofwiki/status/1512959086178058241 for a while now] and was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Depths of Wikipedia|nominated for deletion]] for being inaccurate.
** The result was to '''go back to the depths'''.
* [[Detroit]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/April Fools' Day 2023#Detroit|nominated for deletion]] for being in [[Ohio|Michigan]].
** The result was '''merge''' to [[Ohio]]. April fools day is over
* [[Dream (YouTuber)]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dream (YouTuber) (5th nomination)|nominated for deletion]] for [[Dream (YouTuber)|being caught cheating]].
** In reference to the recent Minecraft April Fools' snapshot, it was closed by running '''<code>/vote rule minecraft:dream_mode repeal</code>'''.
* [[Drew Gooden]] and [[Danny Gonzalez]] were [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Drew Gooden|nominated]] [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Danny Gonzalez|for deletion]] for being the same person.
** The results were to '''move''' them to each others' nomination page
* [[Duolingo]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Duolingo (2nd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] for aiding and abetting a systematic oppression and [[WP:HARASS|harassment]] of users who missed a streak on any language courses. Call [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga3ttnz3nXI Menchetti and Sons] to learn more.
**El resultado fue '''una solución intermedia'''.
* [[Dysarthria]] wash [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dysarthria|nominayted for deleeshion]].
** The reeesult wasss, lemme shee here... '''I guess it can shhtay.'''
*[[E3]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/E3|unfortunately cancelled]] ([[Cancel culture|cancelled]]?)...
**The result was '''Cancelled'''.
*[[Easter Island]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Easter Island|🗿'd]] per [[🗿]].
**The result was 🗿. 🗿
* [[Earth]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Earth (18th nomination)|nominated for deletion]] for the 18th time. One day it will be successful.
** The result was '''keep''' as it is [[mostly harmless]].
* [[Encyclopædia Britannica]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Encyclopædia Britannica |nominated for deletion]] to keep Wikipedia superior.
**The result was '''speedy keep''' to comply with [[United States antitrust law]]s.
* [[En passant]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/En passant|nominated for deletion]] as an obvious [[WP:HOAX]].
** '''Holy Hell'''.
* [[Engage Kiss]] [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Engage Kiss|flopped]].
** The result was '''redirect''' to [[Love Live]].
* [[Esperanto]] estis [[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Esperanto|proponita por forigo]] ĉar ĝi ne estas bona lingvo.
** La rezulto estis '''lernu Tokipono anstataŭe'''
*[[Facebook]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/April Fools' Day 2023#Facebook|nominated for deletion]] for {{random item|[[misinformation]]|[[disinformation]]}}.
**The result was '''found false by independent fact-checkers''' per nom.
* [[Fandom]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fandom|nominated for deletion]] per [[WP:NOTFANDOM]].
**The result was '''speedy keep''' to comply with [[United States antitrust law]]s. Also, [[WP:N|unnotable topics]] usually go [https://www.fandom.com there].
* [[Field of Corn]] was [[WP:Articles for deletion/Field of Corn|nominated for deletion]] because for the fact that we can't eat concrete corn, and it's yucky.
** The result was '''Redirect to Field of Maize'''.
* [[Filli Vanilli]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Filli Vanilli|nominated for deletion]] because Pinkie Pie made Fluttershy cry twice in this episode.
**The result was '''who is [[Fluttershy|Fluttersky]]?'''
* [[Final Space]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Final Space|nominated for deletion]] for tax write-off purposes.
**The result was '''merge''' to [[Mooninite]], [[Boogie Nights (song)|ain't no doubt]].
* [[Fish]]es were [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fish|nominated for deletion]] because they are [[wikt:poisson#French|POISONOUS]] to eat!
**The result was '''Slap''' the nominator with a [[WP:TROUT|trout]].
*[[Forgery]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Forgery|nominated for deletion]] for [[WP:forged signatures|forging]] [[User:Melecie]]'s signature (<span style="border:solid 1px; border-radius:7px;background:#226;border-color:#338">[[User:Melecie|<span style="color:#edf">&nbsp;'''m'''elecie&nbsp;</span>]]</span> [[User talk:Melecie|<span style="color=#edf">'''t'''alk</span>]]) and could be committing a crime.
**Melecie (the original one) closed it with '''Four [[Spider-Man|Spider-lecies]] pointing at each other'''.
*[[2023 Formula One World Championship]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2023 Formula One World Championship (3rd nomination)|nominated for deletion]], knowing that [[Red Bull|a company that gives you wings]] will win.
**The result was '''an even redder bull'''.
*[[Fox]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fox|nominated for deletion]] for being too redundant to the superior wolves.
** The result was '''delete [[Fox News]].'''
*[[FTX]] is [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/FTX|nominated for deletion]] for being responsible for crashing the crypto market in November 2022
**The result was '''[[The Real Slim Shady|will the real SBF please stand up]]'''.

==== G-M ====
*[[Genshin Impact]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Genshin Impact (3rd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] for wasting people's money over some items.
**The result was '''redirect''' to [[Ben Shapiro|Benshin Piro]].
*[[Give You Up]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Give you up|nominated for deletion]] because it's never gonna happen.
**The result was '''Gonna be given up'''.
*Stupid ''[[Goddess of Victory: Nikke]]'' game [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Goddess of Victory: Nikke|made me poor]]
**The result was '''Redirect''' to [[Nike (company)|Nike]].
* [[Good faith]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Good faith|nominated for deletion]] per [[WP:ABF]].
**The result was '''speedy [[WP:BLOCK|block]]'''.
*[[Google]] and its [[Google Stadia|failed cloud gaming service]] were [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Google (4th nomination)|nominated]] [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Google Stadia (2nd nomination)|for deletion]].
**The result [for Google] was '''redirect''' to [[DuckDuckGo]].
**The result [for Google Stadia] was '''discontinued'''.
* [[Grass]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Grass|nominated for deletion]] because it is my [[Natural rights|God-given right]] to not touch this "grass."
** The result was '''Grass touched'''.
* [[Green]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Green|nominated for deletion]] by [[Don't Hug Me I'm Scared|a talking sketchbook]].
** The result was '''Never be creative again'''.
*[[Harambe]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Harambe (2nd nomination)|deemed a dead meme]].
**The result was '''Memes never die'''. Except for every single mene past 2018, most of which are pretty much dead on arrival.
*[[Hatsune Miku]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hatsune Miku|nominated for deletion]] for being too overused.
**The result was '''April Fools day is over'''
*[[Homeopathy]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Homeopathy|nominated for deletion]] per [[WP:HOAX]]
**The result was '''April Fools day is over'''
*You have one [[hour]] to respond to this [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hour|nomination]], starting at 23:00 UTC.
**The result was You're '''too late'''!
*[[HTML]] is [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/HTML|nominated for deletion]] to the point of becoming [[plain text]]. I hope you know how to read that, right?
**The result was '''April Fools' is over'''.
**A processed version was made after nomination closure: [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/HTML/index.html|index.html]] (replicated via an [[HTML editor]])
*[[Hyperlink]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hyperlink|nominated for deletion]] for being [[WP:Overlinking|invasive as heck]].
**The result was '''Redirect''' to [[WP:Sea of Red|Red Sea]].
* [[Ice cream]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ice cream|nominated for deletion]] for illegally transmitting the [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AWOyEIuVzzQ unthinkable] to the world.
**The result was '''Redirect to [[Fast and Furious 9]],''' which is better anyway.
* <span style="color:#3A3AFF; font-family:courier, monospace">[[IDLE]]'s [[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/IDLE|nomination for deletion]] was imported.</span>
** The result was '''redirect to [[Visual Studio Code]]'''.
*[[Imposter]] was [[WP:Articles for deletion/Imposter|nominated for deletion]] due to [[WP:SUS]].
**The result was '''Eject''' per [[WP:SUS]].
*[[Inflation]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Inflation|nominated for deletion]] for skyscraper-high prices.
**The result was '''keep'''.
*[[Internet Explorer]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Internet Explorer (2nd nomination)|nominated for obsolescence]].
**The result was '''Upgrade''' to [[Microsoft Edge]].
*The [[Interstate Highway System]], especially all primary Interstate highways, is [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Interstate Highway System|nominated for deletion]] for destroying Wikipedians' neighborhood and being as overrated, overengineered, and overbuilt as heck.
**The result [above] was '''Convert to trains'''.
**[[Interstate 45]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Interstate 45|nominated for deletion]] in particular because of these [[eminent domain|house-destroying]] [[TXDOT|maniacs]] trying to widen a freeway in Houston.
***The result was '''calmed''' per [[User:CityUrbanism|CityUrbanism]].
* The [[Illuminati]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Illuminati|nominated for deletion]] for {{redacted|dangerous conspiracy theory}} and [[WP:POINTY]].
** The result was '''{{redacted}}'''.
* [[Invisibility|<span style="background:white;color:white">&nbsp;Invisibility&nbsp;</span>]]<div style="color: white;">was</div> [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Invisibility (2nd nomination)|<span style="background:white;color:white">&nbsp;nominated for deletion a second time&nbsp;</span>]]<div style="color: white;"> because the nominator had the same idea as the first person.</div>
** <div style="color: white;">The result was</div> '''visible.'''
** Does not work on Wikipedia's smartphone app because of [[Wikipedia:Dark mode]].
*<span style="opacity: 0%;">[[Invisibility]] is [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Invisibility|nominated for deletion]] per [[MOS:TEXT]]</span>
** Unlike the other one, this one does work on [[Wikipedia:Dark mode]].
*[[IP address]] is [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/IP address|nominated for deIetion]] per [[:m:IP masking]].
** The result was '''Redirect to intellectual property office'''.
* [[It (pronoun)]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/It (pronoun)|nominated for deletion]] for [[It (character)|clowning]] [[Information technology|IT]]
** The result was '''April Fools day is over'''
* <i>[[Italic type]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Italic type|nominated for deletion]] for being unsightly and unlegible.</i>
**''The result was '''keep'''''.
* [[Jane Byrne Interchange]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jane Byrne Interchange|nominated for deletion]] for failing to solve congestion, plus the fact that [[Illinois]] is becoming [[Texas]] (that's disgusting).
**The result was '''Spaghettify interchange'''.
* [[JavaScript]] [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/JavaScript|nominated itself for deletion]] through just two lines of code to clear everything inside the <code><body></code> tag
** The result was '''[object Object]'''.
* [[Joe]] is [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joe|nominated for deletion]] for <span title="Don't say it!">_________</span>.
**The result was '''redirect''' to [[Joe Biden]].
* [[Kanye West]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kanye West (2nd nomination)|nominated for deletion]].
**The result was '''[https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/10/27/kanye-wests-image-removed-from-fulton-market-mural-after-rappers-antisemitic-remarks/ got cancelled]''', like this nomination.
***This was in reference to the fact that the nom got [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kanye West (2nd nomination)|MfD'd]].
****And the nom disappeared from existence.
* [[Kerning]] and [[Keming]] were nominated for nominated for deletion ([[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kerning|rn]] and [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Keming|m]]) for [[social distancing]] in 2023 and [[overcrowding]] respectively.
**The result was '''redirect''' to [[Corning]] and [[Coming]], respectively.
*[[King]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/King|nominated for deletion]] as part of an [[French Revolution|ongoing revolution]]{{needs update|date=November 1799}}
**The result was '''redirect''' to [[Guillotine]] per [[Robespierre]].
* [[Lake Shore Drive]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lake Shore Drive|nominated for deletion]] for being a barrier on Chicago's lakefront; this is merely an expressway on the lakefront without trucks (mostly).
**The result was '''redirect to [[LSD]]'''.
* [[LazarBeam]] got [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/LazarBeam|yeeted]] by some Wikipedian.
**The result was '''yeet.'''
* [[Legal threat]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Legal threat|nominated for deletion]] per [[WP:NOLEGALTHREATS]]
** The result was '''April fools day is over'''
* [[L'Hôpital's rule]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/L'Hôpital's rule|nominated for deletion]] per [[calculus]]
**The result was '''rediriger vos [[Hospital|La Regle de L'Hospital]]'''.
* [[Like this one]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Like this one|nominated for deletion]] {{page log|Like this one|like this one}}.
** The result was '''like this one'''.
* [[Limon, Colorado]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Limon, Colorado|nominated for deletion]] for "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo-M-QiEvM0&t=274s LIMON!!!]"
**The result was '''move to Lime, Colorado'''.
* [[Line height]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Line height|nominated for deletion]] for being unnecessary.
**The result was '''keep'''.
*[[List of -gate scandals and controversies]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of -gate scandals and controversies|nominated for deletion]] for being just as [[WP:CONTROVERSY|controversial]] as [[Fort Lee lane closure scandal|shutting down a freeway bridge]].
**The result was '''Deletiongate'''.
*[[LOL]] LOL LOL [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/LOL|LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL]] LOL LOL LOL!
** The result was '''LOL'''.
*[[99 Luftballons]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/99 Luftballons|nominated for deletion]] under orders from the [[Warsaw Pact]] and the [[Soviet Union]] to shoot down [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/The Keepy Uppy Balloon|99 Keepy Uppy Balloons]].
**The result was '''delete'''.
*[[Lycoris Recoil]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lycoris Recoil|nominated for deletion]] for [obscure anime-based reasoning].
**The result was '''April Fools day is over'''
*[[Marisa]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Marisa|nominated for deletion]] for [[theft]] and possible [[Trespass to land|trespassing]].
**The result was '''keep'''.
*[[Matthew Guy]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Matthew Guy|nominated for deletion]] because he tried to cancel the [[Suburban Rail Loop]]
**The result was '''replaced''' Matthew Guy with [[Andy Byford]].
* [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mathematics (2nd nomination)|Stop]] doing [[Mathematics]]
**[[Mathematics]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mathematics (3rd nomination)|nominated for deletion again]] because math sucks.
**Both results were '''Played for absolute fools'''.
*[[Mayor of New York]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mayor of New York City|nominated]] because [[New York City Marathon|I run New York]][[The Wack Album|!]]
**The result was '''redirect to [[Rats]]'''.
*[[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] and [[Venus]] are [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mercury and Venus|nominated for deletion]] as they are both unlikely habitable for human now and in the future.
**The result was '''Destroyed by the death star'''.
* [[Michael Chavis]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Chavis|nominated for deletion]] because the nominator was reminded of a short-haired Chavis over at [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Milwaukee Brewers–Pittsburgh Pirates bottom of the 6th inning on August 3, 2023]]
**The result was '''totally unrelated''', veemo.
*You have '''one [[minute]]''' to respond to this [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Minute|nomination]] after 23:59 UTC, at this point it would be too late to respond.
**The result was You're '''too late!'''
* [[Monday]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Monday (2nd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] per [[WP:IJDLI]].
**The result was '''keep''' as it's not Monday.

==== N-S ====
*[[Nature]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nature|nominated for deletion]].
**The result was '''Delete and go to [[Outer space]]'''.
*[[Nazi]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nazi|nominated for deletion]] per [[WP:NONAZIS]].
**The result was '''keep'''.
*[[Nestlé]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nestlé|nominated for deletion]] because they're [[WP:EVIL]].
** The result was '''delete''' per [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcJAhAqhRww&t=25s Nestlé Crunch ad].
*[[New Glenn]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/New Glenn|nominated for deletion]] per [[WP:CRYSTAL]]
**The result was '''redirect''' to [[Glenn Seaborg]].
*[[Next Gen (NASCAR)]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Next Gen (NASCAR)|nominated for deletion]] because THESE CARS ARE KILLING PEOPLE!!!
** The result was '''[[Ross_Chastain#"GameCube"_wall-ride_maneuver_/_"The_Hail_Melon"|wall ride it.]]'''
*[[Never Gonna Give You Up]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Never Gonna Give You Up (3rd nomination)|disallowed]] by an [[Special:AbuseFilter/1062|edit filter]].
**The result was '''Oversight, and redirect article to [[The Game (mind game)]] instead'''.
*[[Nike Inc.|Nike]] was [[WP:Articles for deletion/Nike Inc.|nominated for deletion]] since it just can't do it.
** The result was '''Just Do It.'''
* [[Note]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Note|nominated for deletion]] on grounds of failing WP:N.
**The result was '''noted''', a '''redirect''' to a [[text editor]] is considered. 
* [[Nupedia]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nupedia (2nd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] for being a free encyclopedia that no one can edit.
**The result was '''merge''' to [[Wikipedia]].
*[[Ohio]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ohio|nominated for deletion]] for... I have actually never been there, so I am going to bring up eyewitnesses to know what is happening in Ohio.
**The result was '''It doesn't exist in the first place'''.
* [[Old English]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Old English|nominated for deletion]] on the basis that the language is simply an elaborate prank.
**The result was '''transform to [[Middle English]]'''.
* [[One Minute]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/One Minute (2nd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] because one minute is not enough time.
**The discussion was only open for one minute, and the result was '''Time's up'''
*[[OpenAI]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/OpenAI|nominated for deletion]] for not being [[Open source|op]][[Openness|en]].
**The result was '''Train GPT-4 to open-source itself'''.
* <span style="font-family: Papyrus;">[[Papyrus]]</span> was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Papyrus|nominated for deletion]] for not being a very great font
** The result was '''merge''' to [[Comic Sans]].
*** ([[Sans (Undertale)|get it?]])
* [[Patrick's Parabox]] was [[WP:Articles for deletion/Patrick's Parabox|nominated for deletion with an AfD that contains itself]]. Fortunately it only goes one layer deep.
**The result was '''paraboxical'''.
* [[Patrick Star]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Patrick Star (April Fools' 2023)|nominated for deletion]] for being [[WP:POINTy]].
**The result was '''redirect''' to [[Starfish]].
* In light of a [[penguin]] invasion, they were [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Penguin|nominated for deletion]] for committing [[war crimes]] and violating the [[Geneva Convention]].
**The result was '''keep'''.
*[[Pepsi]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pepsi|nominated for deletion]] by getting involved in the [[Cola wars]]. 
**The result '''Isded'''.
* [[Pessimism]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pessimism|nominated for deletion]].{{Fix|name=Citation needed|link=Wikipedia:April_Fools/April_Fools'_Day_2023|text=citation needed|title=April Fools!}}
**The result was '''delete''' with [[optimism]] (i.e. [[WP:Be bold|'''be bold''']]).
* [[Physical chemistry]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Physical chemistry|nominated for deletion]] for the same reason as [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mathematics (3rd nomination)|math]].
**The result was '''keep'''.
* [[Physics]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Physics (3rd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] with a tilted look.
**The result was '''reinvented'''.
* [[Place (Reddit)|r/place]] was to be [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Place (Reddit)|whited out]].
:* It was whited out and '''archived''' like r/place was, out of schedule.
* [[Plagiarism]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Plagiarism|nominated for deletion]] per [[WP:PLAGIARISM]] and [[WP:COPYVIO]]. Wow, people were way ahead of this nomination. Wait a minute.
**The result was '''expelled''' for academic dishonesty.
*[[Point of view]] is [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Point of view|nominated for deletion]] for clearly violating [[WP:NPOV|NPOV]] policy.
**The result was '''delete''' per [[WP:NPOV]].
*[[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]] are [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pokémon Scarlet and Violet|nominated for deletion]] for ḃḕḯɦĝ а̄ Бчḡḡλ ΜεṤṤ
** The closer went '''surfing off the shore of Cascarrafa, Paldea, waiting for a MissingNo.'''
* [[Power]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Power|nominated for deletion]] per [[Chainsaw Man|Bang.]]
**The result was '''keep'''.
*[[Procrastination]] will be [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Procrastination (2nd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] eventually.
**Maybe a little overdue?
***In [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2024|2024]], [[User:Ryanisgreat4444|someone]] had enough and went through with the nomination.
* [[Prose]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Prose|nominated for deletion]] with an extremely short poem about how [[poetry]] is superior.
**The result was '''keep'''. Actually, '''move''' lists and poems to prose instead.
* [[Q]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Q (2nd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] for being useless.
** The result was '''uickly uestioned.'''
* [[Reason]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Reason|nominated for deletion]] for no reason.
**The result was:
* [[Rotation]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rotation|{{rotate text|{{random number|359|69}}|nominated}}{{rotate text|{{random number|359|420}}|for}}{{rotate text|{{random number|359|1337}}|deletion}}]].
**The result was '''Rotated around'''.
* [[Rules]] were [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rules|nominated for deletion]] per [[Wikipedia:Ignore all rules]].
** The result was '''more rules.'''
**[[WP:Rules]] was also [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/WP:Rules|nominated for deletion]], but triggered an [[WP:IAR]] paradox for nominating a project page in AfD instead of MfD.
***The result was '''keep''' per [[WP:IAR]].
* [[Russian cruiser Moskva]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/April Fools' Day 2023#Russian cruiser Moskva|nominated for explosion]]
** The result was '''keep'''.
*[[Santa Claus]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Santa Claus|nominated for deletion]] for breaking [[WP:HOAX]]. Wait, what was the other reason for deletion?
**The result was '''Killed''' by [[Danny Gonzalez]].
* You have '''one [[second]]''' to respond to this [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Second|nomination]] after 23:59:59 UTC, at this point it would be too late to respond.
** The result was You're '''too late!'''
* [[See You Next Wednesday]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/See You Next Wednesday|nominated for deletion]]
**  The result was '''See you next [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2024|monday]]!.'''
* [[Semicolon]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Semicolon|nominated for deletion]] because [[Python (programming language)|Python]] is better.
**The result was ''';'''.
*[[September]], [[October]], [[November]] and [[December]] are [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/the last 4 months of a year|nominated for deletion]] as they are misleading.
**The result was '''Renamed per [[User:Melecie]]'''. Happy Quacember Fools!
***Look at the second to last response in the nomination.
*[[Shipping (fandom)]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shipping (fandom)|nominated for deletion]] to prevent [[flame war]]s.
**The result was '''speedy keep''' because the nominator did not want to close this with another poem.
*[[Silence]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Silence|nominated for deletion]] such that if anyone talks, the AfD will close. 
**The result was '''Uh oh, someone broke the silence (AfD nom)''' :\
*[[SMG4]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/SMG4 (2nd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] for [[WP:N|non-notable]] [[sensory overload]] (i.e. [[Internet memes]])...
**The result was '''Copyright Striked''' by [[Nintendo]].
* [[Social media]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Social media (2nd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] for violation of [[WP:NOTSOCIALNETWORK]] no matter how addictive it gets.
**The result was '''speedy keep'''. It says social ''network'', not social ''media''.
*[[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|nominated for deletion]] because [[The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog|he is dead]]. The AFD held a funeral for him.
**'''May Sonic rest in peace'''.
*[[South Korea]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/South Korea|nominated for deletion]] because they invented K-pop and eat penis fish
**The result was '''Merge''' to [[North Korea|Best Korea]].
*[[Soviet Union]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Soviet Union (3rd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] for trying to [[Censorship in the Soviet Union|block]] Wikipedia when Wikipedia [[WP:BLOCK|blocks]] [[WP:TROLL|trolls]] like [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]].
**The result was '''Dissolve'''. April fools is over.
* [[Space (punctuation)|Space(Punctuation)]]Was[[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Space (punctuation)|NominatedForDeletion]].
** TheResultWas'''NoConsensus'''.
* Everyone expects the [[Spanish Inquisition]], so [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Spanish Inquisition (3rd nomination)|AfD'd]] so that nobody would expect it.
**The result was '''Redirect to [[Djikstra's algorithm]]'''. Did you expect this?
* [[Spherical Earth]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Spherical Earth|nominated for deletion]] because the world is flat and there are turtles all the way down.
**The result was '''Delete''' per [[Flat Earth Society]].
*The nominator [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Splatoon|attempted to delete]] the [[Splatoon]] series and the [https://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/news/cryptid-splatfest-splatoon-3/ Cryptid Splatfest] because of unwanted [[WP:Vandalism|vandalism]] and [[WP:Edit warring|turf wars]] in [[Chicago]].
** "Circle settings" allow users to show or hide ink circles (hidden by default) made by random [[Inkling (Splatoon)|inkling]]s and [[octoling]]s. These settings are located on the top right corner of the page ([[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Splatoon|the nom]] and [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/April Fools' Day 2023 (Part 2)|part 2 of the AfD log]]). However, because <code><nowiki>{{top text}}</nowiki></code> is not available for mobile and other [[mw:Skin:Minerva Neue|Minerva]] users, the "circle settings" are also located below the "Splatꙩꙩn" header.
** '''Keep''' is winning the Splatfest.
** Months after the closure of the nomination, the [[Chicago Transit Authority]] '''actually closed''' a portion of the [[Blue Line (CTA)|Blue Line]] from the {{cta|Illinois Medical District}} station to {{cta|LaSalle}} station. However, this was merely for a [https://www.transitchicago.com/fprebuild/ months-long track rebuild], rather than some [[Cephalopod|very unusual]] [[derailment|accident]].
*[[Stadium 974]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stadium 974|nominated to be dismantled]].
**The result was '''April Fools day is over'''
* [[Steins;Gate]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steins;Gate|nominated for deletion]] for believing that [[The Impossible Quiz|potatoes fly]]
** The result was '''April Fools Day is over'''
*[[Stroad]] is [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stroad|nominated for deletion]] for being dangerous and only served to get cars to travel at {{convert|69.2|kph|mph}}.
**The result was '''pedestrianized'''. It's [https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustBikes Not Just Bikes] that have trouble here, but trains and buses as well.
* <s>[[Strikethrough]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Strikethrough|nominated for deletion]] for being unsightly and unlegible.</s>
**<s>The result was '''April Fools day is over'''</s>

==== T-Z ====
*[[Tetris]] and [[Tetris (film)]] were [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tetris|nominated for deletion]] due to low confidence of the nominator, especially given the fact that [[Super Mario Bros. (film)]] is an utter failure.
**The result was '''Tetris'''.
*[[Texas Motor Speedway]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Texas Motor Speedway|nominated for deletion]] due to poor racing quality and due to the nominator getting covid there.
**The result was '''slow down'''.
*[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Super Mario Bros. Movie|nominated for deletion]] because the nominator wanted the ''Sonic'' movies to be superior.
**The result was '''Merge''' to [[Super Mario Bros. (film)]].
*[[The Whale (2022 film)]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Whale (2022 film)|nominated for deletion]] as per the nominator's objection.
**The result was [[Jimmy Wales]] is now '''film director'''.
* [[TikTok]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/TikTok|nominated for deletion]].
** The result was '''rename to [[musical.ly]].'''
* [[Timeline of the far future]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Timeline of the far future|nominated for deletion]] for [[WP:BALL]].
**The result was '''delete''' per [[WP:TOOSOON]].
* [[To the Moon]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/To the Moon|nominated for deletion]] for being cryptocurrency propaganda.
**The result was [[Laura Shigihara|everything's alright]].
* [[Traffic congestion]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Traffic congestion|nominated for deletion]] for being too hard to alleviate because of [[induced demand]].
**The result was '''Keep and expand'''. One more lane, bro. One more lane is gonna fix this, just watch!
* [[Traffic light]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Traffic light|nominated for deletion]] for [[WP:ACCESSIBILITY|accessibility reasons]] (particularly [[WP:COLOR|color]]). Go to Tipperary Hill in Syracuse and you will soon find out why.
**The result was '''Replace''' with [[Stop sign]].
* [[Trench coat]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Trench coat|nominated for division]].
**The result was '''Two Splits in a Trenchcoat'''.
* [[Trout]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Trout (2nd nomination)|whacked]] with a [[WP:TROUT]].
**The result was '''Trout''' the article per [[WP:TROUT]].
* [[Two Trucks]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Two Trucks|nominated for deletion]] for havi-
** The result wa-
* <u>[[Underline]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Underline|nominated for deletion]] for being unsightly and unlegible.</u>
**<u>The result was '''April Fools day is over'''.</u>
*[[United Launch Alliance]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/United Launch Alliance|nominated for deletion]] for being obsolete.
**The result was '''April Fools day is over'''.
*The [[United States of America]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/United States (7th nomination)|nominated for deletion]] for not living up to being the land of the free per too many unnecessary regulations and bureaucracies.
**The result was '''April Fools day is over'''
*[[Vector 2022]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vector 2022|nominated for deletion]] because Vector 2010 is better.
**The result was '''Convert to Matrix'''. April fools' is over.
* [[Vertical writing]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vertical writing|nominated for deletion]] because I am disoriented. [[Koyaanisqatsi|This is out of balance.]]
**The result was '''April Fools day is over'''.
* The [[Waffle House]] [[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Waffle_House|searched]] for its new host.
** '''The Waffle House has found its new host'''
*[[Wario|WAAAAARRRRRIIIIOOOOO]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wario|nominated for deletion]].
**The result was '''Waluigi is better.'''
*[[Weasel]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Weasel|nominated for deletion]] per [[MOS:WEASEL]].
**The result was '''Upgrade''' to [[Otter]].
*[[Weather balloon]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Weather balloon|nominated for deletion]] for being suspicious.
** The result was '''shot down'''
*[[Wikilink]] is [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wikilink|nominated for deletion]] to the point of becoming [[plain text]]. I hope you know how to read that, right?
**The result was '''April Fools Day is over'''.
*[[Windows 8.1]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Windows 8.1 (April Fools)|nominated for deletion]] per suffering the [[end-of-support|same fate]] as [[Windows 7]].
**The result was '''Upgrade''' to [[Windows 10]]. 
*[[Whopper]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Whopper|nominated for deletion]] for being closer to [[Daft Punk]]'s [[Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger]] than [[Burger King]].
**The nom was temporarily "lock-closed" for copyrighted lyrics, meaning only an administrator could edit and officially close the nom until it was unprotected after April Fools' ended.
***The result was '''give one to [[Bobby Witt Jr.]]'''
*[[Wittenoom, Western Australia]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/April Fools' Day 2023#Wittenoom, Western Australia|nominated for deletion]] for being contaminated with asbestos.
**The result was '''Cleanup''' the [[crocidolite]].
*[[Wolf]] was ''also'' [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wolf|nominated for deletion]] for being too redundant to the superior foxes.
** To parallel the closure of Fox, the result was to '''Keep [[WP:Notability (mailboxes)/redlink|Wolf News]]'''.
*[[Wombat]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wombat|nominated for deletion]] in the spirit of Wikipedia's main 2023 April Fools' joke.
**The result was '''Hit a [[Wombat|wom]] with a [[Baseball bat|bat]]''' (actually, I don't want to see that bat hitting that wombat; [[rhyme|rhyme experts]] anyone?).
* [[World Baseball Classic]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/World Baseball Classic|nominated for deletion]] because people got hurt.
** The result was '''merge with [[spring training]], delete both.'''
*[[Yellow Face]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yellow Face|nominated for deletion]] for racist ads...
**The result was '''Move''' to [[Purple Face]].
*[[YouTube Shorts]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/YouTube Shorts|nominated for deletion]] for being a copy of [[TikTok]].
**The result was '''Delete as speedy as these videos' pace'''.

=== [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/April Fools' Day 2023|Categories for discussion]] ===
* {{cl|Wikipedia policies}} was [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/April Fools' Day 2023#Category:Wikipedia policies|nominated]] per [[WP:IAR]]
** The result of the discussion was: '''keep''' per [[WP:IAR]].

=== [[Wikipedia:Files for discussion/April Fools' Day 2023|Files for discussion]] ===
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php index.php] was [[Wikipedia:Files for discussion/April Fools' Day 2023#index.php|nominated for deletion]] because a complete index of Wikipedia would be too big.
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/robots.txt robots.txt] was [[Wikipedia:Files for discussion/April Fools' Day 2023#robots.txt|nominated for deletion]] for discrimination against robots.
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/503.html 503.html] was [[Wikipedia:Files for discussion/April Fools' Day 2023#503.html|nominated for deletion]] for being old and redundant.
The result of the three discussions above were all: '''delete all''' per antiquated [[cruft|cru-]]

=== [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion#April Fools' Day 2023|Miscellany for deletion]] ===
* [[Special:ProtectPage]] was [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Special:ProtectPage|nominated for deletion]] per [[WP:OWN]].
** The result of the discussion was: '''April Fools Day is over'''
*[[Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions]] was [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions (3rd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] because it had way too many problems in [[User:NotOrrio|NotOrrio's]] eyes
** The result of the discussion was: '''April Fools Day is over'''
* [[WP:Vector 2022|Vector 2022]] was [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Vector 2022|nominated for deletion]] because everyone doesn't like it.
**The result of the discussion was: '''[[WP:SNOW|Snow]] delete and make the default skin [[mw:Skin:Nostalgia|Skin:Nostalgia]]'''.
* [[Special:Logout]] was [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Special:Logout|nominated for deletion]] per [[WP:HOLIC]].
** The result of the discussion was: '''April Fools Day is over'''
* [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Recursion]] is trying to delete itself.
**The result of the discussion was: '''no consensus'''.
* [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Earth (19th nomination)|''All'' Earth AfDs]] (apart from the first) were nominated for deletion for being unfunny, as stated in its first AfD.
** The result of the discussion was: '''April Fools Day is over'''
* [[Wikipedia:Administrator's noticeboard/Incidents|ANI]] was [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents (4th nomination)|nominated for deletion]] because it serves no other purpose but to create drama.
** The result of the discussion was: '''April Fools Day is over'''
* <b>[[Wikipedia:Be bold]] was [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Be bold|nominated for deletion]] for being a bad example of being bold.</b>
** The result of the discussion was: '''April Fools Day is over'''
* [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion]] was [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion (2nd nomination)|nominated for deletion]], oh wait it's actually impossible to tell.
** The result of the discussion was: '''April Fools Day is over'''
*[[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Earth (19th nomination)]] was [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Earth (19th nomination)|nominated for deletion]] due to recursion.
** The result of the discussion was: '''April Fools Day is over'''
*[[Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Library]] was [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Library|nominated for deletion via a sting operation]] for containing predators
** The result of the discussion was: '''April Fools Day is over'''
*[[User:Jimbo Wales]] was [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales (6th nomination)|nominated for deletion]] because the Wikipedia article says [[User:Jimbo]] founded Wikipedia.
** The result of the discussion was: '''April Fools Day is over'''

=== [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/April Fools' Day 2023|Redirects for discussion]] ===
* [[Google is your friend]] was nominated for deletion [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/April Fools' Day 2023#Google is your friend|since when]]?
**The result was '''[[OK Google]]''', may I order an [[Amazon Alexa|Alexa]] instead?
* [[TNT poisoning]] and related pages [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/April Fools' Day 2023#TNT poisoning|exploded]].
**The result was '''BOOM!''' April fools day is over.
* [[Blank Space (song)]] was [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/April Fools' Day 2023#Blank Space (song)|nominated for deletion]] because no one knows who sang it.
**The result was '''blanked'''.
* [[Cyanide gas]] was [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/April Fools' Day 2023#Cyanide gas|nominated for deletion]] because the nominator forgot what it is.
**The result was '''cleared''' by the [[Environmental Protection Agency|EPA]].
* [[Recur]] was [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/April Fools' Day 2023#Recur|nominated for retargeting]] to [[Recur]] per [[WP:RECURSION]].
**The result was <code>while (true) { console.log('Delete') }</code>

=== [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/April Fools' Day 2023|Templates for discussion]] ===
* {{tl|citation needed}} was [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/April Fools' Day 2023#Template:Citation needed|nominated]] because: {{citation needed}}.
** It was closed shortly after because it was taken as "disruptive".

=== [[Wikipedia:Users for Deletion|Users for deletion]] ===
* [[User:ARandomPage]] was [[Wikipedia:Users for Deletion/ARandomPage|nominated for deletion]] to prevent them from deleting Wikipedia's Main Page.
* [[User:Awesome Aasim]] was [[Wikipedia:Users for Deletion/Awesome Aasim|nominated for deletion]] for undisclosed reasons.
* [[User:AmandaNP]] was [[Wikipedia:Users for Deletion/AmandaNP|nominated for deletion]] for creating the date "April 1".
* [[User:Jimbo Wales]] was [[Wikipedia:Users for Explosion/Jimbo Wales|nominated]] for [[Exploding Whale|explosion]].
* [[User:Melecie]] failed the Pokémon Test and was [[Wikipedia:Users for Deletion/Melecie|to be deleted]].
* [[User:PrincessPandaWiki]] was [[Wikipedia:Users for Deletion/PrincessPandaWiki|nominated for deletion]] for [[WP:MONARCH]].
* [[User:Xingqiu Viator]] was [[Wikipedia:Users for Deletion/Xingqiu Viator|nominated for deletion]] to test his Guhua abilities (and his [[Genshin Impact|Hydro Vision]]).

=== [[Wikipedia:April Fools/Deletion review|Deletion review]] ===
*[[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bobby Witt Jr.]] was subject to a deletion review because [[Bobby Witt Jr.|Witt]] failed to cut his hair in the year between the AfD and today.
:*The discussion has been '''speedily closed''' due to time constraint surrounding April Fools.

== Creation nominations ==
=== Articles for creation ===
* [[That Thing by That Place]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for creation/That Thing by That Place|nominated for creation]] for being notable.
** The result was '''internet exposure.'''
* [[Blue link example]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Blue link example|nominated for creation]] as a counterpart to [[Red link example]].
* [[Siuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu]] was [[Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Siuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu|nominated for creation]] for being part of a notable CR7 celebration.

== Other requests ==
=== Requests for adminship ===
* [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Belford railway station, New South Wales]]
* [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Gerbilling]]

=== Requested moves ===
{{Notice|Please do not add the "{{tl|Rm/dated}}" template (or immediately remove it as soon as it is added), as that will tag the page with the requested moves tag. However, please feel free to open a joke requested move proposal and list it here.}}
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Requested moves/Is|Is → Was]], to avoid inevitable edit wars over changing "is" to "was"
* The moment [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Requested moves/Walter White|Walter White → Werner Heisenberg]]
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Requested moves/Patrick Kane]]: We don't need [[Connor Bedard]] anymore; we need [[Patrick Kane]]!
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Requested moves/All pages]]: Willy on Wheels tries a different approach.
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Requested moves/Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents|Make ANI the new Main Page!]]

=== Featured picture candidates ===
* [[:File:Commons-eligible fan art of Babylon Rogues generated by Bing Image Creator.jpg]] was [[Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/AI-generated fanart of Babylon Rogues|nominated for featured picture]]. It all started with Jet the Hawk's ego...

=== In the News nominations ===
* [[Special:Diff/1147604469|A Recent Death nomination]] was made for [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] per ''[[The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog]]''.

=== Requests for comment ===
* [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Fatness should be reflected in images|A request was made]] for images of living things to be sized respective to the subject's fatness.
* [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Legibility of "legibility"|A request was made]] to improve the legibility of [[Legibility]].

=== Project proposals ===
*[[Wikipedia:Department of Fun (pre-2004)]] looks at each April Fools' page before [[WP:APRIL2004|2004]]
* [[/Wikipedia:Articles for deletion for deletion|Articles for deletion for deletion]], where [[Wikipedia:articles for deletion|articles for deletion]] nominations may be proposed for deletion.

=== Requests for pronunciation transcription ===
* [[Special:Diff/1147625242|Requested]] an IPA transcription for [[Spiders Georg]], a purely text-based Internet meme for which a canonical pronunciation is neither extant nor relevant

== User page pranks ==
* [[User:Melecie]] has officially [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife had their life ruined by TV Tropes].
:* It was archived [[User:Melecie/April Fools/2023|here]].
* The furry [[Whisper the Wolf]] symbol got replaced with a page-large storm of [[Silver the Hedgehog]] doodles on [[User:PrincessPandaWiki]] and [[User talk:PrincessPandaWiki]].
* Last month, [[User:Azeem1Hadzrie]] announced an edit war on it's userpage. By the last hour of [[March]], it was cancelled to prevent a 3rd April Fools' Day Edit War from happening.
* [[User:Wesoree|Wesoree]] rotated his userpage upside down and changed the font to Comic Sans MS.
* [[User:Catfurball|Catfurball]] had their userpage rotated along with Wesoree leaving a mark.
* [[User:Misc Practice|Misc Practice]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Misc_Practice&oldid=1147601732 rotated his userpage 135 degrees].
* [[User:Lovable98158|Lovable98158's]] [[Special:Diff/1147599376|about section]] was <div style="transform:skew(420deg);"> skewed </div>
** The spinning texts were "AMOGUS ඞ".
*** It only lasted for 10 minutes
* [[User:Planetberaure|Planetberaure]] rotated his userpage 270 degrees {{oldid2|1147599233|because he was laying down for a nap}}.
* [[User talk:Azeem1Hadzrie|The talk page]] of [[User:Azeem1Hadzrie]] has turned upside down.
** It was returned to normal after the end of April Fool's Day.
* [[User:NotOrrio|NotOrrio]]'s changed the content on his user page so it stares that it's being [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:NotOrrio&oldid=1147603039|being rebuilt] as part of the [[Level Crossing Removal Project]]
* [[User:Billionnine|Billionnine]]'s page is now nonsense that is meme.
:*Was turned upside down.
::*Then he reverted it.
* [[User:Blaze Wolf|Blaze Wolf]] had his userpage [[Furry fandom|fox-ified]]
* Are you sure you did not flip [[User_talk:Awesome Aasim|Aasim]]'s talk page?
* [[User:Cyberpower678|Cyberpower678]]'s talk page decided to [[do a barrel roll]].
* [[User:Disoneiscool8745|Disoneiscool8745]]'s userpage has been turned blue (da bu dee da bu da)
** The user's spinning text has been slowered 6000 times.
*** Then it got reverted.
* [[User:Taking Out The Trash|Taking Out The Trash]] [[Special:Diff/1147616062|generated some trash for them to take out]].
* Jimbo's [[Special:Diff/1147616615|user page]] and [[Special:Diff/1147616760|talk page]] are goofed up again.
** A big spinning "April Fools!" [[Special:Diff/1147689278|was added]].
* Fatal error in [[User:3PPYB6|3PPYB6.exe]]: semicolon expected in line 18,229 (of 67,558 lines).
* [[User:Shadow of the Starlit Sky]]'s userpage now redirects to [[Never Gonna Give You Up]].
* [[User:TILRs]] posted so many wombats on this page, so their userpage was smashed by the [[Special:Diff/1147627458|almighty whale]] as a result.
* [[User:多多123]] was rotated 100 degrees [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:多多123&oldid=1147660246].
* [[User:Xingqiu Viator|The Guhua geek]] made his [[Special:Diff/1147660842|user page spin]] at about 2,400 revolutions per minute.
**However had a vertigo on his own so the spin was gone.
*[[User:Illusion Flame|Illusion Flame’s user page]] caught on fire!! Bring some 🧯.
*[[User:AlphaBeta135]] cannot be touched as an avid April Fools AfD nominator!
*[[User:Charmquark314]] [[Special:Diff/1147696398|rickrolls]] editors trying to create new sections on her talk page.

*[[User:TenPoundHammer]] redirected his talk page to [[Rickrolling]]
*[[User:Spirit of Eagle]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Spirit_of_Eagle&oldid=1147709222  respected the capybara]. Will you respect the capybara?
*[[User:HelenDegenerate|Helen]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:HelenDegenerate replaced her user page with a wooden horse]. She is definitely ''not'' attempting to invade Troy.

== Other pranks ==
{{Ombox |image=[[File:Achtung.svg|50px]] |style= background: #FDD; |text='''Serious notice''': Do not rename this section without consensus. '''''There will not be a 3rd April Fools Day edit war'''''.}}

* [[Wikipedia:BOLD]] was [[Special:Diff/1147604326|bolded]] yet again!
** [[WP:BOLD]] was [[Special:Diff/1147672856|bolded]] again.
*** And then spun out into [[Wikipedia:Be bolded]].
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=User%3AJimbo_Wales&type=block Jimbo was blocked for (up to) one whole minute.] No gods, no masters!
* [[User:Jimbo Wales|Jimbo]] was [[Special:Diff/1147617378|reported]] as a vandalism-only account.
* The [[WP:Sandbox|sandbox]] was [[Special:Diff/1147619385|filled with sand]].
** It lasted less than a minute.
*** It then [[Special:Diff/1147678514|became an actual sandbox]].
*[[Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates]] was tilted ''just enough'' to be annoying. Also [[Wikipedia:Village pump]].
* Some maintenance tags were added to [[Wikipedia:Tag bombing]]
* The section's text [[Special:Diff/1147624822|mentions]] the 3rd Great Edit War.
** Later, the section's text font [[Special:Diff/1147625048|was changed]] to a fancy style.
*** It returned to normal, [[Special:Diff/1147625320|but it's upside down]].
**** Then the upside-down effect [[Special:Diff/1147625457|disappeared]].
***** The text [[Special:Diff/1147625626|was changed]] to "Other tomfoolery", then it [[Special:Diff/1147626512|was reverted]] later.
* [[WP:Humor]], the talk page, and [[User:Operator873]] were redirected to [[Never Gonna Give You Up]] with mysterious edit summaries
** However, the user page's rickroll virus was reverted
* [[Template:Whale]] was changed to reference [[Wales]] instead ([[Special:Diff/1147683914|permalink]]).
* [[Special:Diff/1147707399|All Wikipedians have a conflict of interest with themselves and the project they edit]].

=== The Sacred Keepy Uppy Balloon and The Sacred Wombats ===
{{Infobox civil conflict
| title            = Splatfest
| subtitle         = 
| partof           = Wikipedia April Fools' Day 2023
| image            = 
| caption          = 
| date             = 1 April 2023
| place            = Wikipedia
| coordinates      = 
| causes           = [[Wikipedia:Silly Things|Wikipedia tradition of bad jokes and other deleted nonsense on April Fools' Day]]
| goals            = To cause shenanigans in [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023#Other pranks|the Other pranks section of the April Fools' Day 2023 main page]]. 
| methods          = 
| status           = Stalemate, April Fools ended before a winner could be decided
| result           = 
| side1            = [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/The Keepy Uppy Balloon|The Keepy Uppy Balloon]]
| side2            = [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Sacred Wombats|Sacred Wombats]]
| side3            = 
| side4            = 
| leadfigures1     = ''Non-centralized leadership''
| leadfigures2     = ''Non-centralized leadership''
| leadfigures3     = 
| leadfigures4     = 
| howmany1         = Dozens
| howmany2         = At least 10
| howmany3         = 
| howmany4         = 
| casualties1      = At least 9 balloons popped
| casualties2      = None
| casualties3      = 
| casualties4      = 
| fatalities       = 
| injuries         = 
| arrests          = 
| detentions       =
| charged          =
| fined            = 
| effect           = 
| effect_label     = 
| casualties_label = 
| notes            = "Splatfest" is named after the [https://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/news/cryptid-splatfest-splatoon-3/ real Splatfest] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230402012114/https://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/news/cryptid-splatfest-splatoon-3/ archive]) in [[Splatoon 3]]. The real Splatfest happened to coincide with "Splatfest" during April Fools'.
| sidebox          = 
}}
{{center|{{huge|Today's splatfest is <s>'''[[Nessie]]''' vs. '''[[Extraterrestrial life|Aliens]]''' vs. '''[[Bigfoot]]'''</s><br>'''[[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/The Keepy Uppy Balloon|Keepy Uppy Balloon]]''' vs. '''[[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Sacred Wombats|The Sacred Wombats]]'''!}}}}
<br/>
<gallery mode=packed heights=300px>
File:2006 Ojiya balloon festival 011.jpg|{{huge|Thou shalt not pop the sacred '''{{colored link|red|Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/The Keepy Uppy Balloon|Keepy Uppy Balloon}}'''.}}
File:Common wombat 6.jpg|{{huge|Wikipedia is ruled by '''{{colored link|brown|Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Sacred Wombats|The Sacred Wombats}}'''.}}
</gallery>
* An keepy-uppy balloon [[Special:Diff/1147597019|was added]] to the [[#Joke pages|Joke pages]] section. 
** It [[Special:Diff/1147600477|was then gone]]. 
*** Later, [[Special:Diff/1147601762|it was upgraded]].
**** And then it [[Special:Diff/1147604707|was deleted again]].
***** And it [[Special:Diff/1147605717|was returned, but upgraded again]].
****** It [[Special:Diff/1147606503|was downgraded]].
******* It [[Special:Diff/1147607165|was exploded]].
******** It [[Special:Diff/1147607682|was turned into a icosahedron]].
********* Remember people, no edit wars 
**********The Keepy Uppy balloon [[Special:Diff/1147609053|had help]] with its return.
{{unindent}}
* The Keepy Uppy balloon served well and was moved to its [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/The Keepy Uppy Balloon|permanent home.]]
** Then the wombat was [[Special:Diff/1147622067|revived]], then [[Special:Diff/1147628807|died]].
***A tribute to the Keepy Uppy Balloon [[Special:Diff/1147630873|was put at the bottom of this page]].
**** The tribute was deleted
***** After the roadkill was cleared, the tribute respawned again, and was deleted again.
****** The Keepy Uppy balloon was revived :P using <code><nowiki>{{Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/The Keepy Uppy Balloon bottom right corner}}</nowiki></code>.
******* The Keepy Uppy balloon [[Special:Diff/1147675040|decided to have a hot new gradient]].
******** Yes, even in the [[Special:Diff/1147675902|bottom right corner]].
********* Then it was decided for the wombats and the Keepy Uppy Balloon to have a rap battle. At the last second though, the Keepy Uppy Balloon was popped yet again and an angry ape came in its place.
********** The sacred wombats became the scared wombats and ran away soon afterward, meaning the ape has won the rap battle.
{{unindent}}
* Then the mini Keepy Uppy Balloon started flying away.
** It was then [[Special:Diff/1147691614|popped]], but was [[Special:Diff/1147692898|quickly restored]].
*** The Mini Keepy Uppy Balloon was [[Special:Diff/1147693566|brought back to Earth]]!
**** Only to start flying away again... taking the Wombat with it.
***** The Keepy Uppy Balloon was [[Special:Diff/1147698059|destroyed by the sus penguin]] twice, but revived.
****** Supporters of the Keepy Uppy Balloon began offering gifts of [[Special:Diff/1147704323|beans]] and [[Special:Diff/1147706216|macaroni]] to the [[Special:Diff/1147656582|sus penguin]](s) in exchange for them not popping the balloon.
******* The sus penguins were [[Special:Diff/1147712725|gifted 1782]] [[Glocks]], and later [[Special:Diff/1147713046|left the Keepy Uppy Balloon alone]].
******** The balloon was tethered down, only to fly away again...
********* And then land back where it started, flying in near the top of the page. I wonder how big the Wikipedia room is...
********** Then a dancing clown [[Special:Diff/1147714265|offered to guard the balloon]].
{{unindent}}
* The sus penguins with the nuke and knife were defeated. The balloon has returned.
** The hot gradient balloon [[Special:Diff/1147729472|returned]].
*** The Sacred Keepy Uppy balloon [[Special:Diff/1147729922|returned again]].
**** The Sacred Keepy Uppy balloon now [[Special:Diff/1147730378|has a younger brother]], the hot gradient balloon.
***** The Sacred Keepy Uppy Family was [[Retroactive continuity|retconned]] and the hot gradient balloon [[Special:Diff/1147731072|was redefined]] as the Sacred Keepy Uppy balloon’s sacred son, Sacred Keepy Uppy Jr.
******Spirit of Eagle threatened to [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Balloon|pop all balloons]], including the Keep Uppy Balloon.
*******Both the [[World War 3|w]][[0|o]][[Mickey Mouse|m]][[Dracula|b]][[Baseball bat|a]][[Transhumanism|t]][[Batman and Robin|s]] and the [[2023 Chinese balloon incident|keepy-uppy balloons]] were [[Wikipedia:Edit War|Conquered]] by the [[WP:SCREW|Supreme Cabal Regime of the English Wikipedia]]{{efn|which [[COVID-19 denialism|does]] [[Climate denialism|not]] [[WP:Wikiality and other tripling elephants|e]][[Truthiness|x]][[existentialism|is]][[User:Jimbo Wales|t]].}}

=== Joke pages ===
====KUB vs SW====
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/The Keepy Uppy Balloon|The Keepy Uppy Balloon]], a special place for the keepy uppy balloon.
** At one point, some sacred wombats decided to add more balloons, they were all exterminated.
*** Someone tried to pop the balloon, but the balloon was not popped.
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Sacred Wombats|Sacred Wombats' Temple]]
* Why the Communist Parties are willing to shoot down any balloons: [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Memorandum on the 99 Keepy Uppy Balloons]]
* [[/Splatfest|Splatfest]] but different...

====Others====
* [[Wikipedia:2023 Wikipedia Razzies]]
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Milwaukee Brewers–Pittsburgh Pirates bottom of the 6th inning on August 3, 2023|Milwaukee Brewers–Pittsburgh Pirates bottom of the 6th inning on August 3, 2023]], an inning of a baseball game played during the 2022 MLB season.
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Fenway Park naming dispute|Fenway Park naming dispute]], an effort by baseball fans to push back against corporate renaming of stadiums.
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Mobile Offshore Abortion Clinic|Mobile Offshore Abortion Clinic]], an experiment of what localities offshore outside state boundaries is like
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Trumpet (Video Game)|Trumpet (Video Game)]], a game that follows the titular character Barrington Trumpet through his journey for inner peace.
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Blue|I'm Blue]], a page with a spinning text that says "I'm Blue".
** [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Rainbow|We're Spinning Rainbows]], a modified page with two spinning texts that say "I'm a Spinning Rainbow".
* [[Help:Buying Wikipedia]]! Now with a hint of lore!
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/funny-colored circle|funny-colored circle]] is provided as a reference to the Splatoon series.
* A recreation of Wikipedia's "REDmessage" is [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/REDmessage|released]]
* Chemists! I have officially made [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/The Periodic Table of Wikipedia]], all 118 of them!
* Linguists! I have officially made [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/The Wikipedia Alphabet]], all 26 letters of the English alphabet!
* Roadgeeks! I have officially made [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices]]!
* From [[Special:PermanentLink/1147683914|Template:Whale]]: [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Wales]]
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Tungsten Arm O'Doyle|Tungsten Arm O'Doyle]], the sad truth about a man only known because of [[Shohei Ohtani]].
* [[Wikipedia:Songs about Wikipedia/No Deadline]] based on "[[Revolution 9]]"
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Procrastination]] will be filled in later.
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Shortest description of Wikipedia ever|Shortest description of Wikipedia ever]]!
** Could be made shorter by using the [[zero copula]] in [[African American Vernacular English]]. 
* [[Wikipedia:Be bolded]] transcludes [[Wikipedia:Be bold]] but bolds all the text.
* [[WP:October]] is updated to celebrate another year of the [[Halloween]] article existing
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Honorarium]] references an element that must change hands voluntarily.
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023/Vespa Carriola|Vespa Carriola]] about a Vespa motorised whellbarrow, was created as a draft and moved to article space for about three whole days.

====April Fools' Day throughout the years====
=====Past=====
{{main|Wikipedia:Department of Fun (pre-2004)}}
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 1517]] (506 years ago)
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 1804]] (219 years ago)
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 1918]] (105 years ago)
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 1929]] (94 years ago)
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 1987]] (36 years ago)

=====Future=====
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2103]] (in 80 years)
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2122]] (in 99 years)

== Other serious stuff ==
* [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Whopper]] was tagged with {{tl|copyvio-revdel}} because the quoted song lyrics from "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt1O9D9bQBs Harder Better Faster Whopper]" likely violated [[WP:COPYVIO|copyright policies]].
** The nomination was tagged the second time because someone put the lyrics of "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC7tlQppq2A Chicken Chicken]," resulting in the AfD being fully protected until 2 April.
* [[User talk:Wesoree|Someone]] got {{Blocklog|Wesoree|blocked}} for pranking [[User:Oshwah|Oshwah]]'s user page.
*[[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ty Gibbs]] was speedy deleted as a BLP violation.
* [[Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2024]] was [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2024|nominated for deletion]] per [[WP:TOOSOON]]
* [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kanye West (2nd nomination)]] was [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kanye West (2nd nomination)|nominated for deletion]] due to it breaking [[WP:BLP]]. It later was deleted under [[WP:G10]].
*[[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Donald Trump (3rd nomination)]] was speedy deleted because it was "just a bad idea" (G6).
*A question on the Science reference desk was asked and answered "What would be the abbreviation for the systematic name of a hypothetical element of atomic number 717?" – MrPersonHumanGuy (talk) 10:07, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
**"The IUPAC recommendation shows that 717 = SeptUnSeptium [capitals added for clarity] and hence '''Sus'''. Not likely to have a real-world utility any time soon. . Mike Turnbull (talk) 10:39, 1 April 2023 (UTC)"
* [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kyrie Irving]] was [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kyrie Irving|nominated for deletion]] for breaking [[WP:BLP]]. It was deleted on April 9.
* [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bielefeld (2nd nomination)]] was speedy deleted as [[WP:G3]] after nominator was blocked as sock puppet,  then it was restored after being listed on [[Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2023 April 15|DRV]].
* The April Fools' Day 2023 wombat and balloon user page icons were deleted under [[WP:G5]].

== XfD vote ==
[[File:AfD 2023 Vote Count.png|thumb|Graph of this year's vote (15 nominees shown)]]
This year, there were 51 votes. And the winner of AFD '23, with a landslide victory of 14 votes: '''ChatGPT'''.
* '''1st place''': [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ChatGPT|ChatGPT]]
* '''2nd place''': [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Among Us (3rd nomination)|Among Us]] and [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/IDLE|IDLE]]
* '''3rd place''': [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Art gallery|Art gallery]], [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ARTICLENAME|ARTICLENAME]], [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bielefeld (2nd nomination)|Bielefeld]], [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ohio|Ohio]], [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Splatoon|Splatoon]], and [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/TikTok|TikTok]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Article !! #Votes
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ChatGPT|ChatGPT]] || 14
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Among Us (3rd nomination)|Among Us]] || 3
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/IDLE|IDLE]] || 3
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Art gallery|Art gallery]] || 2
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ARTICLENAME|ARTICLENAME]] || 2
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bielefeld (2nd nomination)|Bielefeld]] || 2
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ohio|Ohio]] || 2
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Splatoon|Splatoon]] || 2
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/TikTok|TikTok]] || 2
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/April 2 (3rd nomination)|April 2]] || 1
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Animutation|Animutation]] || 1
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/April Fools’ Day|April Fools’ Day]] || 1
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Artificial intelligence|Artificial intelligence]] || 1
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Baba Is You (2nd nomination)|Baba Is You]] || 1
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/BFDI|BFDI]] || 1
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Biangbiang noodles|Biangbiang noodles]] || 1
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Black and white|Black and white]] || 1
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bluey|Bluey (2018 TV series)]] || 1
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bobby Witt Jr.|Bobby Witt Jr.]] || 1
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Forgery|Forgery]] || 1
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Invisibility (2nd nomination)|Invisibility (2nd nomination)]] || 1
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/LOL|LOL]] || 1
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Old English|Old English]] || 1
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Plagiarism|Plagiarism]] || 1
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stroad|Stroad]] || 1
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| ''None, they all sucked and were unfunny. Lmao'' || 1 :(
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== Main Page ==
[[File:Richard Gerstl - Selbstbildnis, lachend - 4035 - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Featured Picture of April 1, 2023]]
*Today's featured article is The [[Boring, Maryland|Boring]] [[Great Balls of Fire|Lava]] [[MLB at Field of Dreams|Field]], a [[Volcano Bay|volcanic]] field that became active 2.7 million years ago.
*Today's Picture of the day is the detail of the head of a [[Bluey (2018 TV series)|Blue]]-footed [[Never Gonna Give You Up|booby]] in the [[Wikipedia:Drop the stick and back slowly away from the horse carcass|Galapagos Islands]].
*The featured picture is a funny-looking self-portait of [[Richard Gerstl]].
*The featured place is the [[Mall of America|University of Minnesota]].
*In the did you know section, there was a  fact about [[My Friend Rabbit|a rabbit]] that played for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] as there's [[a drive into deep left field by Castellanos]], that will be a home run. And so that will make it a 4–0 ballgame.

==Commons==
[[:commons:Commons:Featured picture candidates]] had its instructional text [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:Featured_picture_candidates&oldid=746019949 tilted] at about the amount people complain about when they see the verticals on images aren't straight. They're not really so observant, are they? It stayed up until April 9, when it was removed.

== Notes ==
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