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[[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. | |||
==Announcements== | |||
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| [[Image:Balls.jpg|thumb|left|Balls in action]] | |||
| The addition of Balls to the game was touted with the following 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! | ||
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Balls immediately caused a storm of annoyed users | 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: | ||
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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. :) | ||
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===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] | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:59, 21 October 2020
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.
Announcements
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The addition of Balls to the game was touted with the following announcement:
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:
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External Links
- A Stylish plug-in for FireFox was made to give Balls a little more feminine look.
- MS Office Paperclip
