45:
1127:
1110:
1483:
1469:
1142:
1420:
1096:
1303:
1065:
1003:
Whatever we choose has to be used in an actual
Knowledge (XXG) article. Can we write an article that NEEDS a WikiWorld cartoon? Maybe Greg Williams (who draws them for us) is sufficiently notable that we could write a short Bio article on him and illustrate it with a WikiWorld cartoon? Maybe
1026:
Pictures appear on the main page only once, so they cannot have been used on the Main Page before. Note that because
Featured Pictures has a long backlog, there is a gap of over a year between a picture being promoted and it appearing on the Main Page, from which the April Fool's image can be
1361:
I would go with Lucky
Diamond Rich, not because I think it's particularly funny, but a) it's at least slightly amusing, unlike all the other nominations, and b) this is (I think) our last chance to use him as an April Fools before he takes his usual
1080:
I'm not saying that the film using cocaine as a joke would be the primary reason for using it for April Fools. The movie overall is ridiculous and is a parody of
Sherlock Holmes. Maybe using that would make a pretty funny caption for people to see.
1221:
1071:
1070:
1068:
1066:
1072:
1069:
1030:
It is not too risqué (more so than any other picture that would be used on the front page). Any image which would be skipped over for TFP in the usual course of affairs cannot be used for April Fool's. So
487:
946:
390:
344:
293:
247:
1513:
I think for 2019 we should disappoint millions by saying it is the greatest funny ever and that we have had to keep it secret to not ruin the joke. Then we use a potato or some ground vegetable.
1126:
941:
67:
877:
846:
810:
774:
738:
702:
666:
625:
574:
528:
477:
426:
380:
334:
283:
237:
206:
165:
134:
951:
77:
44:
966:
882:
815:
707:
579:
507:
456:
436:
87:
961:
956:
92:
82:
1067:
656:
651:
615:
610:
201:
196:
160:
155:
1109:
769:
872:
841:
805:
764:
733:
692:
564:
523:
472:
421:
375:
329:
1536:
1252:
973:
129:
108:
62:
34:
892:
856:
825:
789:
784:
748:
717:
712:
676:
671:
635:
630:
594:
589:
584:
548:
543:
538:
502:
497:
492:
451:
446:
441:
405:
400:
395:
359:
354:
349:
313:
308:
303:
298:
267:
262:
257:
252:
221:
216:
180:
175:
139:
113:
17:
1004:
WikiWorld in itself is notable (it's a bit of a self-ref...but maybe that's OK considering that we only need it to get the image accepted).
29:
1116:
918:
1482:
1363:
1255:
has been on the main page yet? If not, it would be another possible candidate...a "monkey selfie", with the silliest expression.
1155:
These were nominated unsuccessfully last year; if Lucky
Diamond Rich is not selected, I'll schedule that in the upcoming year. —
1522:
1503:
1454:
1439:
1408:
1388:
1374:
1356:
1334:
1320:
1294:
1280:
1238:
1212:
1186:
1164:
1087:
1468:
1426:
by
Austrian artist Carl Kahler (1855-1906) depicting forty two of American millionairess Kate Birdsall Johnson's 350 cats.
1141:
1021:
1010:
We have to usher it through the nomination process and make sure it actually does get onto the front page on April 1st.
932:
Please use this page for discussions surrounding the creation of "Today's
Featured Picture" for April Fool's day 2025
1095:
1032:
1173:
If Lucky isn't selected for April Fool's day, it would make an interesting photograph for
Halloween (October 31).
1285:
No, the monkey selfie hasn't. I'd rather we not use something that has been controversial in the past though. —
887:
851:
820:
779:
743:
697:
661:
620:
569:
533:
482:
431:
385:
339:
288:
242:
211:
170:
1372:
1499:
1435:
1450:
1404:
1384:
1352:
1330:
1290:
1208:
1160:
911:
991:
picture onto the front page, it must be both a great picture and be used in a
Knowledge (XXG) article.
1232:
1180:
1082:
1419:
1036:
1007:
If we choose to use a WikiWorld cartoon - maybe we want Greg to draw us one especially for the day?
1367:
1101:
1474:
1423:
1518:
1495:
1431:
1313:
1272:
1446:
1400:
1380:
1348:
1343:
Note to all interested parties: I plan to select the April Fools POTD after I get back from
1326:
1286:
1204:
1156:
904:
1226:
1175:
987:
1132:
1530:
1147:
972:
Ground rules for this activity along with a list or participants may be found on the
1514:
1257:
1203:" which hasn't been shown yet, and I seem to recall another horror-themed image —
1302:
1379:
That's what I'm thinking. Poor guy's a year or two late for the main page... —
1344:
1310:
I wonder if the
Tumbeast would stand a chance of becoming a featured picture.
1200:
1199:
we've got something more relevant for Halloween. There's an engraving for "
1301:
1488:
1418:
1063:
947:
Knowledge (XXG):April Fool's Main Page/Today's Featured Picture
1347:
on 25/26 March. All discussion should be completed by then. —
1445:
Front-runner for next year, I think. With a funny blurb. —
1000:
What picture? We need to nominate some and vote on them.
942:
Knowledge (XXG):April Fool's Main Page/Featured Article
1076:
Mystery of the Leaping Fish… It has cocaine use in it.
937:
Areas of work needed to complete the front page are:
952:
Knowledge (XXG):April Fool's Main Page/Featured List
967:
Knowledge (XXG):April Fool's Main Page/Did You Know
962:Knowledge (XXG):April Fool's Main Page/In The News
957:Knowledge (XXG):April Fool's Main Page/On This Day
912:
8:
18:Knowledge (XXG):April Fools' Main Page
919:
905:
25:
1253:File:Macaca nigra self-portrait large.jpg
1224:would have been a possible candidate...--
1464:
1091:
864:
833:
797:
756:
725:
684:
643:
602:
556:
515:
464:
413:
367:
321:
275:
229:
188:
147:
121:
100:
54:
28:
49:14th-century depiction of Mickey Mouse
7:
24:
1117:Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
1537:Knowledge (XXG) April Fools' Day
1481:
1467:
1140:
1125:
1108:
1094:
985:In order to get a funny/unusual
43:
1057:The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
1039:(for example) are not eligible.
1088:02:09, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
1:
1440:04:49, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
1335:23:21, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
1321:22:57, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
1295:23:21, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
1281:21:58, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
1504:19:48, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
1239:12:15, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
1213:04:50, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
1187:03:21, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
1165:13:14, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
1553:
1523:23:55, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
1455:10:58, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
1409:03:18, 25 March 2015 (UTC)
1389:15:04, 13 March 2015 (UTC)
1375:12:46, 13 March 2015 (UTC)
1357:02:20, 13 March 2015 (UTC)
1033:File:DefecatingSeagull.jpg
30:April Fools' Day Main Page
1399:LDR has been selected. —
1251:Does anyone know whether
1366:slot on the Main Page.
1427:
1306:
1077:
1422:
1305:
1075:
1020:The images must be a
1325:Highly doubtful. —
1037:File:Indecency2.jpg
1428:
1307:
1102:Lucky Diamond Rich
1078:
55:Current discussion
1073:
929:
928:
1544:
1485:
1475:My Wife's Lovers
1471:
1424:My Wife's Lovers
1319:
1316:
1279:
1277:
1269:
1263:
1237:
1183:
1178:
1144:
1129:
1112:
1098:
1085:
1074:
1059:
1058:
1053:
1052:
1022:Featured Picture
921:
914:
907:
888:Featured Picture
878:Featured Article
852:Featured Picture
847:Featured Article
821:Featured Picture
811:Featured Article
790:Did You Know (2)
785:Did You Know (1)
780:Featured Picture
775:Featured Article
744:Featured Picture
739:Featured Article
718:Did You Know (2)
713:Did You Know (1)
703:Featured Article
698:Featured Picture
677:Did You Know (2)
672:Did You Know (1)
667:Featured Article
662:Featured Picture
636:Did You Know (2)
631:Did You Know (1)
626:Featured Article
621:Featured Picture
595:Did You Know (3)
590:Did You Know (2)
585:Did You Know (1)
575:Featured Article
570:Featured Picture
549:Did You Know (3)
544:Did You Know (2)
539:Did You Know (1)
534:Featured Picture
529:Featured Article
503:Did You Know (3)
498:Did You Know (2)
493:Did You Know (1)
483:Featured Picture
478:Featured Article
452:Did You Know (3)
447:Did You Know (2)
442:Did You Know (1)
432:Featured Picture
427:Featured Article
406:Did You Know (3)
401:Did You Know (2)
396:Did You Know (1)
386:Featured Picture
381:Featured Article
360:Did You Know (4)
355:Did You Know (2)
350:Did You Know (1)
340:Featured Picture
335:Featured Article
314:Did You Know (4)
309:Did You Know (3)
304:Did You Know (2)
299:Did You Know (1)
289:Featured Picture
284:Featured Article
268:Did You Know (4)
263:Did You Know (3)
258:Did You Know (2)
253:Did You Know (1)
243:Featured Picture
238:Featured Article
222:Did You Know (2)
217:Did You Know (1)
212:Featured Picture
207:Featured Article
181:Did You Know (2)
176:Did You Know (1)
171:Featured Picture
166:Featured Article
135:Featured Article
130:Main Page layout
109:Main Page layout
73:Featured Picture
68:Featured Article
47:
38:
26:
1552:
1551:
1547:
1546:
1545:
1543:
1542:
1541:
1527:
1526:
1511:
1491:
1486:
1477:
1472:
1463:
1417:
1314:
1311:
1273:
1264:
1258:
1256:
1225:
1181:
1176:
1150:
1145:
1136:
1130:
1121:
1113:
1104:
1099:
1083:
1064:
1062:
1056:
1055:
1050:
1049:
1046:
1044:Proposed Images
1017:
997:
983:
925:
50:
32:
22:
21:
20:
12:
11:
5:
1550:
1548:
1540:
1539:
1529:
1528:
1510:
1507:
1493:
1492:
1487:
1480:
1478:
1473:
1466:
1462:
1459:
1458:
1457:
1447:Chris Woodrich
1416:
1413:
1412:
1411:
1396:
1395:
1394:
1393:
1392:
1391:
1340:
1339:
1338:
1337:
1300:
1299:
1298:
1297:
1248:
1247:
1246:
1245:
1244:
1243:
1242:
1241:
1216:
1215:
1190:
1189:
1168:
1167:
1152:
1151:
1146:
1139:
1137:
1133:Joseph Ducreux
1131:
1124:
1122:
1114:
1107:
1105:
1100:
1093:
1061:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1041:
1040:
1028:
1024:
1016:
1013:
1012:
1011:
1008:
1005:
1001:
996:
993:
982:
979:
978:
974:Main talk page
970:
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
935:
927:
926:
924:
923:
916:
909:
901:
898:
897:
896:
895:
890:
885:
880:
875:
867:
866:
862:
861:
860:
859:
854:
849:
844:
836:
835:
831:
830:
829:
828:
823:
818:
813:
808:
800:
799:
795:
794:
793:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
759:
758:
754:
753:
752:
751:
746:
741:
736:
728:
727:
723:
722:
721:
720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
687:
686:
682:
681:
680:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
646:
645:
641:
640:
639:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
605:
604:
600:
599:
598:
597:
592:
587:
582:
577:
572:
567:
559:
558:
554:
553:
552:
551:
546:
541:
536:
531:
526:
518:
517:
513:
512:
511:
510:
505:
500:
495:
490:
485:
480:
475:
467:
466:
462:
461:
460:
459:
454:
449:
444:
439:
434:
429:
424:
416:
415:
411:
410:
409:
408:
403:
398:
393:
388:
383:
378:
370:
369:
365:
364:
363:
362:
357:
352:
347:
342:
337:
332:
324:
323:
319:
318:
317:
316:
311:
306:
301:
296:
291:
286:
278:
277:
273:
272:
271:
270:
265:
260:
255:
250:
245:
240:
232:
231:
227:
226:
225:
224:
219:
214:
209:
204:
199:
191:
190:
186:
185:
184:
183:
178:
173:
168:
163:
158:
150:
149:
145:
144:
143:
142:
137:
132:
124:
123:
119:
118:
117:
116:
111:
103:
102:
98:
97:
96:
95:
90:
85:
80:
75:
70:
65:
57:
56:
52:
51:
48:
40:
39:
23:
15:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1549:
1538:
1535:
1534:
1532:
1525:
1524:
1520:
1516:
1508:
1506:
1505:
1501:
1497:
1490:
1484:
1479:
1476:
1470:
1465:
1460:
1456:
1452:
1448:
1444:
1443:
1442:
1441:
1437:
1433:
1425:
1421:
1414:
1410:
1406:
1402:
1398:
1397:
1390:
1386:
1382:
1378:
1377:
1376:
1373:
1371:
1370:
1369:Modest Genius
1365:
1360:
1359:
1358:
1354:
1350:
1346:
1342:
1341:
1336:
1332:
1328:
1324:
1323:
1322:
1317:
1309:
1308:
1304:
1296:
1292:
1288:
1284:
1283:
1282:
1278:
1276:
1270:
1268:
1262:
1254:
1250:
1249:
1240:
1236:
1235:
1230:
1229:
1223:
1220:
1219:
1218:
1217:
1214:
1210:
1206:
1202:
1198:
1194:
1193:
1192:
1191:
1188:
1185:
1184:
1179:
1172:
1171:
1170:
1169:
1166:
1162:
1158:
1154:
1153:
1149:
1148:Monkey selfie
1143:
1138:
1134:
1128:
1123:
1119:
1118:
1111:
1106:
1103:
1097:
1092:
1090:
1089:
1086:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1034:
1029:
1025:
1023:
1019:
1018:
1014:
1009:
1006:
1002:
999:
998:
994:
992:
990:
989:
980:
977:
975:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
939:
938:
934:
933:
922:
917:
915:
910:
908:
903:
902:
900:
899:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
883:Featured List
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
870:
869:
868:
863:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
839:
838:
837:
832:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
816:Featured List
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
803:
802:
801:
796:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
770:Main Page (2)
768:
766:
765:Main Page (1)
763:
762:
761:
760:
755:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
731:
730:
729:
724:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
708:Featured List
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
690:
689:
688:
683:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
657:Main Page (2)
655:
653:
652:Main Page (1)
650:
649:
648:
647:
642:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
617:
616:Main Page (2)
614:
612:
611:Main Page (1)
609:
608:
607:
606:
601:
596:
593:
591:
588:
586:
583:
581:
580:Featured List
578:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
562:
561:
560:
555:
550:
547:
545:
542:
540:
537:
535:
532:
530:
527:
525:
522:
521:
520:
519:
514:
509:
506:
504:
501:
499:
496:
494:
491:
489:
488:Featured List
486:
484:
481:
479:
476:
474:
471:
470:
469:
468:
463:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
445:
443:
440:
438:
437:Featured List
435:
433:
430:
428:
425:
423:
420:
419:
418:
417:
412:
407:
404:
402:
399:
397:
394:
392:
389:
387:
384:
382:
379:
377:
374:
373:
372:
371:
366:
361:
358:
356:
353:
351:
348:
346:
343:
341:
338:
336:
333:
331:
328:
327:
326:
325:
320:
315:
312:
310:
307:
305:
302:
300:
297:
295:
292:
290:
287:
285:
282:
281:
280:
279:
274:
269:
266:
264:
261:
259:
256:
254:
251:
249:
246:
244:
241:
239:
236:
235:
234:
233:
228:
223:
220:
218:
215:
213:
210:
208:
205:
203:
202:Main Page (2)
200:
198:
197:Main Page (1)
195:
194:
193:
192:
187:
182:
179:
177:
174:
172:
169:
167:
164:
162:
161:Main Page (2)
159:
157:
156:Main Page (1)
154:
153:
152:
151:
146:
141:
138:
136:
133:
131:
128:
127:
126:
125:
120:
115:
112:
110:
107:
106:
105:
104:
99:
94:
91:
89:
86:
84:
81:
79:
78:Featured List
76:
74:
71:
69:
66:
64:
61:
60:
59:
58:
53:
46:
42:
41:
36:
31:
27:
19:
1512:
1496:Found5dollar
1494:
1432:Found5dollar
1429:
1368:
1274:
1266:
1260:
1233:
1227:
1196:
1174:
1115:
1079:
995:Action Items
986:
984:
971:
936:
931:
930:
893:Did You Know
857:Did You Know
826:Did You Know
749:Did You Know
140:Did You Know
114:Did You Know
88:Did You Know
72:
1401:Crisco 1492
1381:Crisco 1492
1349:Crisco 1492
1327:Crisco 1492
1287:Crisco 1492
1205:Crisco 1492
1157:Crisco 1492
981:The Mission
508:On This Day
457:On This Day
391:In The News
345:In The News
294:In The News
248:In The News
93:On This Day
83:In The News
1345:Purwokerto
1228:The Herald
1084:GamerPro64
1234:here I am
1201:The Raven
1135:, yawning
1027:selected.
873:Main Page
842:Main Page
806:Main Page
734:Main Page
693:Main Page
565:Main Page
524:Main Page
473:Main Page
422:Main Page
376:Main Page
330:Main Page
1531:Category
988:Featured
1515:BMO4744
1312:-- ] {{
1489:Ha-ha
1197:think
1182:broil
1177:Royal
1120:comic
1015:Rules
16:<
1519:talk
1509:2019
1500:talk
1461:2017
1451:talk
1436:talk
1415:2016
1405:talk
1385:talk
1364:fifo
1353:talk
1331:talk
1315:talk
1291:talk
1275:talk
1209:talk
1161:talk
1051:2015
1035:and
865:2024
834:2023
798:2022
757:2021
726:2020
685:2019
644:2018
603:2017
557:2016
516:2015
465:2014
414:2013
368:2012
322:2011
276:2010
230:2009
189:2008
148:2007
122:2006
101:2005
63:Home
35:talk
1261:man
1533::
1521:)
1502:)
1453:)
1438:)
1430:--
1407:)
1387:)
1355:)
1333:)
1318:}}
1293:)
1267:35
1231::
1222:He
1211:)
1195:I
1163:)
976:.
1517:(
1498:(
1449:(
1434:(
1403:(
1383:(
1351:(
1329:(
1289:(
1271:/
1265:2
1259:E
1207:(
1159:(
1060:)
1054:(
920:e
913:t
906:v
37:)
33:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
