Balls - Revision history

Para Para at 22:59, 21 October 2020

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	[[Category: ~~Game Concepts~~]]		[[Category: Miscellaneous]]

Para Para at 23:34, 18 June 2020

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	~~The~~ [[~~April Fools' Joke~~]] '''Balls''' was introduced as the ~~online helper application within Hattrick~~. ~~He popped up like~~ the ~~old~~ and ~~quite controversial ''MS Office Paperclip'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Assistant]~~ on several pages on the site.		[[Image:Balls2.gif\|thumb\|Balls being annoying!]]
			'''Balls''' was introduced as the [[April Fools' Joke]] 2009. For the entire day of April 1st and on several pages of the site, it suddenly appeared as the new Hattrick's online help application, quite similar to the controversial "MS Office Assistant" called Paperclip.

	~~[[Image:Balls.jpg\|Balls in action]]~~


	~~The addition of Balls was made on~~ the ~~first of April 2009~~, ~~with~~ the ~~following announcement:~~

			==Announcements==
			{\|
			\|- valign=top
			\| [[Image:Balls.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Balls in action]]
			\| The addition of Balls to the game was touted with the following announcement:
	{{Hattrick_announcement\|		{{Hattrick_announcement\|
	\| date = 01-04-2008		\| date = 01-04-2008
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	Balls uses his artificial intelligence and neural networks to acknowledge what you’re up to, what you’re thinking about and when you’re in need of help. And he’s always happy to help!		Balls uses his artificial intelligence and neural networks to acknowledge what you’re up to, what you’re thinking about and when you’re in need of help. And he’s always happy to help!
	}}		}}
	Balls immediately caused a storm of annoyed users on the ~~[[forum]]s, wanting~~ an option to ~~turn him off. Many users were convinced~~ that this was just another April ~~Fools~~ joke. ~~They were proven right~~ later in the evening ~~when~~ the following announcement ~~appeared~~:		Dear Balls immediately caused a storm of protests from annoyed users in the forums calling for an option to disable it - although many immediately believed that this was just another April fools joke. Only later in the evening did the following announcement appear:

	~~[[Image:Balls2.gif\|right\|Balls being annoying!]]~~

	{{Hattrick_announcement\|		{{Hattrick_announcement\|
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	\| text = The Hattrick assistant, Balls, may have been very happy to help, but naturally it was an April Fools' Day joke. One can also say it was our little tribute to Clippy the paperclip, the most famous "helpful" software assistants of them all. We hope you've had a few laughs during the day. :)		\| text = The Hattrick assistant, Balls, may have been very happy to help, but naturally it was an April Fools' Day joke. One can also say it was our little tribute to Clippy the paperclip, the most famous "helpful" software assistants of them all. We hope you've had a few laughs during the day. :)
	}}		}}
			\|}

			===External Links===
			* A [[Stylish]] plug-in for FireFox was made to [http://userstyles.org/styles/16572 give Balls a little more feminine look].
			* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Assistant MS Office Paperclip]

	~~==See Also==~~
	* A Stylish plug-in for FireFox that makes Balls look a little more feminine can be found [http://userstyles.org/styles/16572 here].

	[[Category: Game Concepts]]		[[Category: Game Concepts]]

EchoMan: Reworded since it is now proven to be a hoax. :)

2009-04-04T21:07:26Z

Reworded since it is now proven to be a hoax. :)

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	'''Balls''' is the online helper application within Hattrick. He ~~pops~~ up like the old and quite controversial ''MS Office Paperclip'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Assistant] on several pages on the site.		The [[April Fools' Joke]] '''Balls''' was introduced as the online helper application within Hattrick. He popped up like the old and quite controversial ''MS Office Paperclip'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Assistant] on several pages on the site.


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	Balls uses his artificial intelligence and neural networks to acknowledge what you’re up to, what you’re thinking about and when you’re in need of help. And he’s always happy to help!		Balls uses his artificial intelligence and neural networks to acknowledge what you’re up to, what you’re thinking about and when you’re in need of help. And he’s always happy to help!
	}}		}}
	Balls immediately caused a storm of annoyed users on the [[forum]]s, wanting an option to turn him off. Many users were convinced that this was just another ''April Fools joke~~'' [http://en~~.~~wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day].~~		Balls immediately caused a storm of annoyed users on the [[forum]]s, wanting an option to turn him off. Many users were convinced that this was just another April Fools joke. They were proven right later in the evening when the following announcement appeared:

	~~The people who were convinced it was a joke,~~ were right~~. Late~~ in the evening the following announcement appeared:

	[[Image:Balls2.gif\|right\|Balls being annoying!]]		[[Image:Balls2.gif\|right\|Balls being annoying!]]

EchoMan at 13:14, 2 April 2009

2009-04-02T13:14:15Z

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	The people who were convinced it was a joke, were right. Late in the evening the following announcement appeared:		The people who were convinced it was a joke, were right. Late in the evening the following announcement appeared:

			[[Image:Balls2.gif\|right\|Balls being annoying!]]

	{{Hattrick_announcement\|		{{Hattrick_announcement\|

King Of The Dust: Update

2009-04-02T05:51:03Z

Update

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	}}		}}
	Balls immediately caused a storm of annoyed users on the [[forum]]s, wanting an option to turn him off. Many users were convinced that this was just another ''April Fools joke'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day].		Balls immediately caused a storm of annoyed users on the [[forum]]s, wanting an option to turn him off. Many users were convinced that this was just another ''April Fools joke'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day].

			The people who were convinced it was a joke, were right. Late in the evening the following announcement appeared:

			{{Hattrick_announcement\|
			\| date = 01-04-2008
			\| title = April, April...
			\| text = The Hattrick assistant, Balls, may have been very happy to help, but naturally it was an April Fools' Day joke. One can also say it was our little tribute to Clippy the paperclip, the most famous "helpful" software assistants of them all. We hope you've had a few laughs during the day. :)
			}}

	==See Also==		==See Also==
	* A Stylish plug-in for FireFox that ~~make~~ Balls look a little more feminine can be found [http://userstyles.org/styles/16572 here].		* A Stylish plug-in for FireFox that makes Balls look a little more feminine can be found [http://userstyles.org/styles/16572 here].

	[[Category: Game Concepts]]		[[Category: Game Concepts]]

EchoMan: Stylish is actually a plugin name for FireFox, this should be capitalized. :)

2009-04-01T19:09:17Z

Stylish is actually a plugin name for FireFox, this should be capitalized. :)

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	* A ~~stylish~~ plug-in for FireFox that make Balls look a little more feminine can be found [http://userstyles.org/styles/16572 here].		* A Stylish plug-in for FireFox that make Balls look a little more feminine can be found [http://userstyles.org/styles/16572 here].

	[[Category: Game Concepts]]		[[Category: Game Concepts]]

King Of The Dust: /* See Also */ Somo typo's ;)

2009-04-01T15:46:10Z

EchoMan: Added see also section

2009-04-01T14:40:10Z

Added see also section

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	Balls immediately caused a storm of annoyed users on the [[forum]]s, wanting an option to turn him off. Many users were convinced that this was just another ''April Fools joke'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day].		Balls immediately caused a storm of annoyed users on the [[forum]]s, wanting an option to turn him off. Many users were convinced that this was just another ''April Fools joke'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day].

			==See Also==
			* A Stylish plugin for FireFox that make Balls lok a little more feminin can be found [http://userstyles.org/styles/16572 here].

	[[Category: Game Concepts]]		[[Category: Game Concepts]]

EchoMan: Reworked some more, and added image

2009-04-01T14:27:01Z

Reworked some more, and added image

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	'''Balls''' is the online helper application within Hattrick. He pops up like the old and quite controversial ''MS Office Paperclip'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Assistant] on several pages on the site. The addition of Balls was made on the first of April 2009, with the following announcement:		'''Balls''' is the online helper application within Hattrick. He pops up like the old and quite controversial ''MS Office Paperclip'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Assistant] on several pages on the site.


			[[Image:Balls.jpg\|Balls in action]]


			The addition of Balls was made on the first of April 2009, with the following announcement:

	{{Hattrick_announcement\|		{{Hattrick_announcement\|
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	Balls uses his artificial intelligence and neural networks to acknowledge what you’re up to, what you’re thinking about and when you’re in need of help. And he’s always happy to help!		Balls uses his artificial intelligence and neural networks to acknowledge what you’re up to, what you’re thinking about and when you’re in need of help. And he’s always happy to help!
	}}		}}
	Balls immediately caused a storm of annoyed users on the [[forum]]s, wanting an option to turn him off.		Balls immediately caused a storm of annoyed users on the [[forum]]s, wanting an option to turn him off. Many users were convinced that this was just another ''April Fools joke'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day].


	[[Category: Game Concepts]]		[[Category: Game Concepts]]

EchoMan: Reworked

2009-04-01T14:23:41Z

Reworked

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	''~~Article originally published 1st~~ of ~~april~~ 2009''		'''Balls''' is the online helper application within Hattrick. He pops up like the old and quite controversial ''MS Office Paperclip'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Assistant] on several pages on the site. The addition of Balls was made on the first of April 2009, with the following announcement:

	Please welcome Balls, the Hattrick Assistant. Balls will always be ready to give you a helping hand when you need it, and he’s also designed to improve your Hattrick knowledge – for both newbie and veteran players!		{{Hattrick_announcement\|
			\| date = 01-04-2008
			\| title = I’m here to help
			\| text =Please welcome Balls, the Hattrick Assistant. Balls will always be ready to give you a helping hand when you need it, and he’s also designed to improve your Hattrick knowledge – for both newbie and veteran players!

	Balls uses his artificial intelligence and neural networks to acknowledge what you’re up to, what you’re thinking about and when you’re in need of help. And he’s always happy to help!		Balls uses his artificial intelligence and neural networks to acknowledge what you’re up to, what you’re thinking about and when you’re in need of help. And he’s always happy to help!
			}}
			Balls immediately caused a storm of annoyed users on the [[forum]]s, wanting an option to turn him off.

	[[Category:~~History~~]]
			[[Category: Game Concepts]]

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	* A ~~Stylish plugin~~ for FireFox that make Balls ~~lok~~ a little more ~~feminin~~ can be found [http://userstyles.org/styles/16572 here].		* A stylish plug-in for FireFox that make Balls look a little more feminine can be found [http://userstyles.org/styles/16572 here].

	[[Category: Game Concepts]]		[[Category: Game Concepts]]