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Hey guys, we know you like to have your fun, voice your opinions, and argue over your favorite gear, but over the past few days the tone in comments has really gotten out of hand. What is normally a charged -- but fun -- environment for our users and editors has become mean, ugly, pointless, and frankly threatening in some situations... and that's just not acceptable. Some of you out there in the world of anonymous grandstanding have gotten the impression that you run the place, but that's simply not the case.

Luckily, our commenting community makes up only a small percentage of our readership (and the bad eggs an even smaller part of that number), so while they may be loud, they don't speak for most people who come to Engadget looking for tech news. Regardless, we're going to crank things down for a little bit to let everyone just cool off, and we'll switch them back on when we feel like we've shaken some of the trolls and spammers loose from the branches (AKA swing the banhammer in our downtime). See you on the other side!








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SpidaMahn's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 02:53
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P-Dude's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 02:55
P-Dude
Someone needs to bust out the piano and START IMPROVIN IN THIS SHIT
nightv's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 02:56
nightv
LOL just got to say shit like this is why I will always read DTOID, Happy April fools
Chris Carter's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 02:56
Chris Carter
I want to see SexualChocolate and Dv8thwonder duke it out live via video chat.

I'd pay money for that.
bluexy's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 02:58
bluexy
hmmm
AlexBebop's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 02:58
AlexBebop
FUCK! Niero, you got me.

And I told myself I wouldn't let anything on the Internet fool me today.
HerosPlayDumb's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:00
HerosPlayDumb
Fucking awesome.
ammoelf3's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:06
ammoelf3
I saw Hamza and what I assume was Rey, but I don't think they could hear me. That was weird.
Mr Wrighty 987's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:06
Mr Wrighty 987
About fucking time!
Tarvu's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:08
Tarvu
Nice. Nice all over.

Shame I has no webcam.
Analoge's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:09
Analoge
I for one welcome our new webcam overlord.
bluki's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:09
bluki
Is this ENGADGET.COM?? lol
Kyle MacGregor's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:09
Kyle MacGregor
Oh look what day it is.
Jon B's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:12
Jon B
AND STILL NO FUCKING EDIT BUTTON
L G Jargon's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:15
L G Jargon
But-but-but--! But what about the penises?! THE HORRIBLE PENISEEESSSSS!!!
hpv's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:15
hpv
OMFGPONIESBBQ!!!!!!!
ChronosWing's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:16
ChronosWing
... oh shi-
Clov3r's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:17
Clov3r
best... thing.. evarrr!
DarkMagic56's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:21
DarkMagic56
I'm sooo for this.
H4RDC0RP5's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:21
H4RDC0RP5
If we're lucky, we'll get the improv guy replying to game reviews. Awesome.
Moofey's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:23
Moofey
Allow me to be the first to say...

...april fools.
Lugtor's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:26
Lugtor
boobies?
Anonymouse's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:30
Anonymouse
I can't wait to see some dicks on it!
Sexualchocolate's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:31
Sexualchocolate
Chatroulette? I've never experienced such a thing! How doth it work?

I too feel it's all got a little out of hand here recently, sure I can be a bit of a troll, but shit got pretty personal, probably since Jim's FF13 review, it all kinda went a bit nasty after that.

Shame, because it's such a fun place to hang out and argue!
ChronosWing's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:33
ChronosWing
Can't wait to see Hamza's shark penis.
bustaballs's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:34
bustaballs
Can anyone give me a link to an April Fool's joke that's actually funny?
Sexualchocolate's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:35
Sexualchocolate
Oh shit, you got me, happy day of Foolishness.
Naim Master's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:37
Naim Master
Yeah right...
ikiryou's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:42
ikiryou
This post is AFD's Citizen Kane: confirmed.
Zachula's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:45
Zachula
I was hoping for a better april's fool joke from Dtoid, come on guys you can do better than this.
Ghostchant's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:48
Ghostchant
Now people can call Jim fat to his face
kylamity's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 03:50
kylamity
I want the contents of this post's picture to happen IRL. I call dibs on being the T-Rex General.
watermanx's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 04:59
watermanx
Card games of motorcycles.
watermanx's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 05:33
watermanx
Of motorcycles, ya that makes sense. I ment ON motorcycles.
Airbr1dge's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2010 08:01
Airbr1dge
Everbody freak out!!!
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Ubersuntzu
I remember having 2 inch figurines of those Snake headed guys as a kid. Although I have no idea what they're from.
pl0x kthanxbai's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/07/2010 03:23
pl0x kthanxbai
i could swear i leave a post here saying how turning off jim a bit would be far more productive


oh well i said it
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