(April) Fools !!!

It seems that everyone is obligated to put some April Fools on the web. As I catch up on the days news I am bombarded with silly, well intentioned misinformation. What nobody seems to understand is that with the rapid pace of search engine web crawling... This stuff isn't going away.

It is polluting the information-space. How many of these post will be removed or edited on April 2nd top reflect the 'obvious'-ness of the date that it was posted. Very few I imagine.

On the other hand, why am I so snobby to think of the Interwebs(sic) as some stronghold of truth and knowledge, perhaps it is a communal place for humans to be.... Human.

Perhaps a place for egalitarianism, democracy and personal freedom to flourish, but certainly a place to make jokes, and express not-quite-fully-formed opinions (case in point).

I have often said the most important thing to keep in mind when using the web for gathering info, beware! Be aware that _they'll let anyone post stuff on the web_

So I guess April Fool's web antics serve a valuable purpose, by randomly poisoning the accuracy of web content, we insure that future use will be tempered by the critical thinking that is required for good judgment.