WoW Insider is back, HKO Insider canceled
by Mike Schramm 
Apr 1st 2008 at 5:30PM
So you get your wish: starting right now, WoW Insider has returned, and HKO Insider is no more. And none too soon -- our writers, especially Rossi, who would rather wrestle a tiger than write about the Flower Kingdom, were planning a revolt if we didn't change the site format back. And our poll this afternoon pretty conclusively showed what you all felt about the changeover.
So we're changing things back. From now on, we'll stay WoW Insider, and be your number one source for news and views about World of Warcraft and the upcoming Wrath of the Lich King expansion. From classes to professions to strategy and community news, we'll only cover World of Warcraft all day every day, from level 1 to 80 and beyond.
Unless, that is, they create a Spongebob MMO anytime soon...
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, WoW Insider Business, Humor
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Anthony Apr 1st 2008 5:37PM
Thank God, that HKO joke was funny 18 posts ago. My RSS reader thanks you as well
Naix Apr 1st 2008 5:43PM
/clap /clap Joke is over. Thank Gawd!
Justin Apr 1st 2008 5:57PM
no, no... the longer it lasts the funnier it gets. It's a shame it only made it this long...
Naix Apr 2nd 2008 9:19AM
@Justin
No no...It was just sad. Not funny after the second post.
A joke can't be made funnier by telling it again..and again...and again...
TypicalJeff Apr 1st 2008 5:37PM
Very good April Fool's celebration right there. Seriously. I loved how you retooled all the articles. Fantastic job guys.
alrdye Apr 1st 2008 6:52PM
Totally agree! Lots of fun, great job.
blake Apr 1st 2008 5:42PM
That poll shows HKO the winner. . .
but glad to have WoW insider back.
Irshalthra Apr 1st 2008 5:55PM
I knew you would talk some sense into them - thanks Rossi!!
Mike Schramm Apr 1st 2008 7:22PM
To be fair, Rossi wasn't the only one fighting the man. I was on the phone with AOL all day trying to explain that yes, people did want to hear about Wrath and no, HKO wasn't actually cool, even though the executive's daughter couldn't wait for it.
But we won the battle in the end. :)
Duncan Apr 1st 2008 5:41PM
Yes, thank you please stop. wasn't ever really funny. Vote me down or up. Imho
Rorax Apr 1st 2008 5:54PM
Agreed. It wasn't funny anyway. In fact, it was quite annoying.
JohnC Apr 1st 2008 5:41PM
lol "our poll this afternoon pretty conclusively showed what you all felt about the changeover" more people have voted for hello kitty rather than wow so why the change:S
:(
murphy Apr 1st 2008 5:44PM
A grateful nation thanks you.
Elph Apr 1st 2008 5:42PM
Thank you! As a chic who loves Hello Kitty, I found this website to be quite annoying after the first few posts. Good job though.
JT Apr 1st 2008 5:44PM
/cheer
Xonate Apr 1st 2008 5:44PM
My respect for Rossi grows daily. Seriously.
SimpleSurvival Apr 1st 2008 5:48PM
its pretty lame that you guys didn't have the intestinal fortitude to keep it up for a full 24 hours...
Sean Riley Apr 1st 2008 5:52PM
Actually, by tradition, April Fools Day is meant to stop at midday, so...
byaa Apr 1st 2008 5:49PM
worst joke ever. i doubt ill be returning to this site. mmo-champion it is
Rich Apr 1st 2008 6:01PM
wahh
*waves bye*