Did Manifold "*accidentally* add a bug in Manifold which breaks core functionality" for April Fools 2024?
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Did Manifold "*accidentally* add a bug in Manifold which breaks core functionality" for April Fools 2024?

This is asking whether this is an accurate description of a change made to the site in late March or on April 1, 2024, that is clearly an "April Fools" feature. The creator of the option stated "It has to actually be an accident, not on purpose. The asterisks were meant to empathise that, but on further reflection I see that it may be interpreted ironically."

Decides the result of the option "They accidentally add a bug in Manifold which breaks core functionality" in https://manifold.markets/Gabrielle/what-will-manifold-do-for-april-foo-4b75d67f113b.

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The market is specifically about what "Manifold will do for April Fools", which implies intentional tomfoolery. An option about an actual bug that was unintended doesn't make any sense in this context.

What is the accidental bug that is being debated?

@Lemming @AmmonLam @ML12d1 As the biggest YES holders, what bug made you buy YES?

The only option that seem possible to me is the moving buttons or buttons that changed size making it difficult or impossible to bet

@Gabrielle Yes, that. Buggy, intentional (i. e. "accidental") and pretty much breaking core (betting) functionality.

@Gabrielle However, I think resolving N/A would be the fairest thing to do, due to the ambiguity of "accidentally", which could be ironic or emphasis, so quite the opposite.

@Gabrielle yes/no buttons changed text size, floating, without ability to buy.

I considered this an β€œaccidental bug”.

Is not having your mana confiscated a core functionality?

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