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By: Chris Osborne

Chris Osborne — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:52:19 +0000

Doing this about yourself is one thing. It’s expected. And people know that.

But you don’t make this sort of joke about someone else. Yes, it’s unexpected. And if people had figured out it was a joke then it might have been funny.

But come on, if you’re going to do this sort of thing label it as a joke right in the post. Don’t leave any opprotunity for people to think it’s real.

By: Jessi

Jessi — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:23:23 +0000

It’s amazing how many people take Wikipedia for the absolute truth…unfortunate really. :(

By: Thord Daniel Hedengren

Thord Daniel Hedengren — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:00:35 +0000

I find it tacky to single out a person in an April Fools gag. Sure, Darren is an authority, but it’s still a pretty small niche he’s working in, where personal brand and recognition is important. I don’t think the idea was to hurt Darren, but the choice of joke was indeed a poor one, and the missing date makes it worse.

By: Lewis

Lewis — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:50:33 +0000

It may not be wildly funny, but why is it tacky?

Monthly income is a consistent subtext on problogger and others – sometimes a lot more than that.

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