Is this an early April Fools Joke? If not, what is it?

[Ethereal Rhapsody]

I stay logged in all the time. Just now I clicked onto Arena. At the top where it usually says "Welcome back, Ethereal Rhapsody".

It now says "Sorry that you have to burn the midnight oil, Ethereal Rhapsody"

I looked up the definition to find out what it means. And yes, I'm a night owl who plays on the computer until 2am sometimes. I don't study though, I only study if I'm doing course that requires homework, which is done during daytime.

But why have I got that sentence instead of the normal welcome message?

Is this a three-day early April Fools Joke?

[Rainbowjuice]

It happens to everyone.
The Arena is now sentient and talks to us occasionally :p
It's currently telling me it's a good day for ponies.

Haha.

I believe it was introduced to torment one of the mods.
:p

[pixieponies]

i talk to it when it says Good Morning Pixieponies

i like it when it tells me to go to bed 'you really should get some rest'

[Ethereal Rhapsody]

That's sweet and I'm relieved. Yeah, I was thinking it was either an April Fools or we had a hacker on the forum. 

I'm not as active as I used be. I was on everyday for old arena after a year gap of not being active. But since the switch to the new forums, I haven't been around much. Just a few times to check things.

So new features are going to surprise me.

[SourdoughStomper]

Yep, the Arena is just trying to be friendly and maybe even a bit of a mother hen.

[Ethereal Rhapsody]

Awww

[lovesbabysquirmy]

I love that it's not only a mother hen, it's a mother penguin from New Zealand.  :-p  Love to the Loa!

[melodys_angel]

At the moment its wishing me a good afternoon

[Ivaness]

I'm still being told good moron.

It's afternoon though!

[SourdoughStomper]

That probably means you need to reset your forum time settings.

[Spectrum]

I'm sorry I have to burn the midnight oil too 

[Ivaness]

Oh lawd, I just noticed it put moron instead of morning! haha

[achab1984]

I do not like it when it says " Sorry you have to burn the mid night oil." When I am up at 5am for work   LOL

[kaoskat]

Oh lawd, I just noticed it put moron instead of morning! haha

*giggles*

[Vintergatan]

I have this message most of the time because for some reason I have the american time here Right now the arena is wishing me a good morning when it's 18:36 where I am ^^

Post Merge: March 31, 2013, 11:37:19 AM

Oh lawd, I just noticed it put moron instead of morning! haha

Actually, in Swedish, when you're wishing someone a good morning, you say God Morgon, but it's read as Goo(d) Moron ^^