So for everybody who tried to figure it out, here is the algorithm.
The thread bonus points were determined per post in a thread.
The bonus points number was calculated like that:
with userposts being the number of total posts by this user and threadposts being the number of posts (by all users) in the thread. So this number would change with every post that YOU made AND with every post that was made in the thread by anybody else. That was probably the big problem that most people had in figuring it out.
% 42 means the modulo operation, so no matter how high the sum of the posts is, it is mapped to a number between 0 and 41.
If you had 0 bonus points you gained either the fire or pink glow text effect, depending on your total post count. If it was an even number you would get the fire, odd numbers got the pink glow.
If you had 20 bonus points, your signature was flipped upside down.
In the Celeb forum every post was transformed into all caps. Somehow it seemed, they didn't even notice
The CE&P forum regulars used to be debby downers during most other April Fools jokes, so they were exempted from the whole bonus points. But in their forum, every avatar was tilted by 2*numberOfPostInThread degree
To add more confusion, various users got special rules throughout the day
Also fool became weather and Michael Fassbender was known as Michael Assbender
Kudos to oakpope who - almost - got it
The thread bonus points were determined per post in a thread.
The bonus points number was calculated like that:
Code:
(int) ((userposts+ threadposts) % 42)with userposts being the number of total posts by this user and threadposts being the number of posts (by all users) in the thread. So this number would change with every post that YOU made AND with every post that was made in the thread by anybody else. That was probably the big problem that most people had in figuring it out.
% 42 means the modulo operation, so no matter how high the sum of the posts is, it is mapped to a number between 0 and 41.
If you had 0 bonus points you gained either the fire or pink glow text effect, depending on your total post count. If it was an even number you would get the fire, odd numbers got the pink glow.
If you had 20 bonus points, your signature was flipped upside down.
In the Celeb forum every post was transformed into all caps. Somehow it seemed, they didn't even notice
The CE&P forum regulars used to be debby downers during most other April Fools jokes, so they were exempted from the whole bonus points. But in their forum, every avatar was tilted by 2*numberOfPostInThread degree
To add more confusion, various users got special rules throughout the day
Also fool became weather and Michael Fassbender was known as Michael Assbender
Kudos to oakpope who - almost - got it
