i can see how a policy change april fools joke could be jarring to folks not taking a second glance at things so i think the format could've been better but tapas has been known to do april fools jokes and japes for as long as it's been around
in all honesty tho i feel like the fact that it's a joke was pretty obvious especially since making ridiculously long titles mandatory is silly and it's a clear self jab both at themselves and folks who've expressed certain gripes with silly long romance/fantasy series titles
like i'm not to partake in the holiday for reasons but i appreciate that they can be goofy with the community