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* In 2008, ''[[Dinosaur Comics (Webcomic)|Dinosaur Comics]]'', ''[[Questionable Content]]'', and ''[[Xkcd (Webcomic)|Xkcd]]'' all temporarily stole each other's websites.
* In 2008, ''[[Dinosaur Comics (Webcomic)|Dinosaur Comics]]'', ''[[Questionable Content]]'', and ''[[Xkcd (Webcomic)|Xkcd]]'' all temporarily stole each other's websites.
* In 2009, the author of ''[[Goblins]]'' claimed that the author of ''[[Least I Could Do]]'' had [http://leasticoulddo.com/comic/20090326 used one of his characters] without permission and that he was suing.
* In 2009, the author of ''[[Goblins]]'' claimed that the author of ''[[Least I Could Do]]'' had [http://leasticoulddo.com/comic/20090326 used one of his characters] without permission and that he was suing.
* In 2008, ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court (Webcomic)|Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' replaced the [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=385 latest page] (at the time) with {{media|gc-aprilfools-385.jpg| this.}}
* In 2008, ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court (Webcomic)|Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' replaced the [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=385 latest page] (at the time) with [[media:gc-aprilfools-385.jpg|this.]]
* ''[[Nof NA|Nature of Nature's Art]]'' added a temporary panel one [[April Fools Day]] where, after {{spoiler|Meander}} kills {{spoiler|Rule}}, the corpse gets back up and says, BOO.
* ''[[Nof NA|Nature of Nature's Art]]'' added a temporary panel one [[April Fools Day]] where, after {{spoiler|Meander}} kills {{spoiler|Rule}}, the corpse gets back up and says, BOO.
** 2010's April Fool's joke is an elaborate and surprisingly thoughtful comic about a sullen looking man who adopts a Pikachu, {{spoiler|Shows it enough of the world and all of its good and evil that it becomes enlightened}}, and uses it to win a tournament. It really has to be seen to be believed.
** 2010's April Fool's joke is an elaborate and surprisingly thoughtful comic about a sullen looking man who adopts a Pikachu, {{spoiler|Shows it enough of the world and all of its good and evil that it becomes enlightened}}, and uses it to win a tournament. It really has to be seen to be believed.
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== [[TV Tropes]] ==
== [[TV Tropes]] ==
* For April Fools 2011, all the avatars in the forum were changed to {{media|april_fools_2011_spartacus_8552.png| a picture of}} [[Spartacus]], and [[I Am Spartacus|all usernames had "Spartacus" placed in front of them]]. After that, they began to rotate between several others, including:
* For April Fools 2011, all the avatars in the forum were changed to [[media:april_fools_2011_spartacus_8552.png|a picture of]] [[Spartacus]], and [[I Am Spartacus|all usernames had "Spartacus" placed in front of them]]. After that, they began to rotate between several others, including:
** [[Star Wars|A Stormtrooper's helmet]], changing everyone's name to "Trooper [Troper's name]". {{media|april_fools_2011_trooper_5853.png|}}
** [[Star Wars|A Stormtrooper's helmet]], changing everyone's name to "Trooper [Troper's name]". {{media|april_fools_2011_trooper_5853.png|}}
** A [[Everythings Worse With Bears|Bear]], with "Grizzly [Troper's name]". {{media|april_fools__2011_bear_6305.png|}}
** A [[Everythings Worse With Bears|Bear]], with "Grizzly [Troper's name]". {{media|april_fools__2011_bear_6305.png|}}