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Hello! I think I applied a while ago, but I've done a lot of thinking since then.

As curator, my goal would be to give more attention to projects that have less views than they deserve. I won't set a limit on views, since it should depend on the age of the project and how good it is. I'd be much more likely to curate an amazing year-old project with 100 views than an good week-old project with 20 views. I will certainly not curate projects because of bribery or begging and will not curate a user's project just because he or she is my friend. That, of course, does not necessarily mean that I will not curate a friend's project, but I will use the same criteria on his or her project as everyone else's.

I especially enjoy math and science tools and simulations, as well pen design projects,  but appreciate all well made projects. I will try to curate a wide range of project types, in an attempt to satisfy as many users as possible. I enjoy math, but I realize I am older than many Scratchers, so the math projects I curate will be understandable and enjoyable by most users.

I will look for projects in my favorites, my galleries (especially "We Recommend" and "scmb1's Picks"), other users' favorites and galleries, and in the "Proposed projects to get featured (experimental)" thread in the Show and Tell forum. If I get chosen to be curator, I will plan out the projects to curate in advance and will put extensive effort into choosing. Like some past curators, I will make a topic in Inspiration and More to explain my choices.

I have been Scratching for a few months less than a year. At first, I was completely unknown. Since then, I have been lucky enough to be on the front page a few times, so I know how great it feels! I want to give more people that experience. I have helped many people during my time on Scratch and often look in "All About Scratch" to find a question I can answer. I have made many math projects meant to help others with their projects (ie "The Parabolator," "The Ellipserator," and "Circle Works"). Early in my Scratch career I created a gallery, "Use This!", for projects like these, and still add projects there
regularly.  I often go to the "Recent Visitors" and "Newest Members" parts of the front page to find user I haven't heard of. I then look at their projects and give feedback. I am always looking for new ways to help!

Thank you for reading my application and I hope you will consider me for a future curating position. Happy New Year!

Last edited by scmb1 (2010-01-01 16:00:08)

pinochio wrote:

coolperson wrote:

I have posted here a bit, I don't hang around this thread alot because I want to give the scratch team time to think about my posts here. I've decided to try again.
I've been on scratch a long time. But not since early 2009 did I really get into scratch.
aybe it was because I played more videogames than I made them. It could be a long list of things. That dosen't really matter though. But scratch taught me how to program. As of me writing this, it has taught approximately 96,729 people how to, including me. I recently started a gallery called "Projects worthy of the front page". I find projects that I belive people spent a lot of time at, and deserve more than what they got. I may be very accurate, too. I put the game Inkball Power Play in my gallery. It was on the front page in a matter of days. I only put games from people who have a very low fame rate. I started the gallery because I wanted to try curtating. The gallery hasn't gotten much fame yet, but maybe it will as time goes on. If I get picked as curtator, I will try to find projects, (As every curtator has,) like the ones that I have put in Projects worthy of the front page None of the projects will have gotten on the front page before. They will all be deserving.
Please, please, please, consider me for a curtator. I know that you all are very busy, and some people should be in front of me in the line, but if this is what makes you decide on me as the curtator in 20 years, I'll be happy.

Werent you curator before?

No, that was coolstuff.

I have an idea. If I become the curator this is what I would do (and the next curators can do this too if they want): I am going to look at all of the projects that are in the thread about proposing projects to be featured and feature the ones that I see that are really good. I will try to select non-violent ones that can appeal to every age group, and that are well programmed and have good graphics, that people can benifit from seeing. Thanks!

Awesome idea, i would love to be a part of this. im into the scrollers, first persons, highly detailed games that can woow anyone!
i also like 3d, anything that gets the blood flowing, which can hard even for multi million doller companys.
Thats why we need to focus on our community, because whats coming out from it is, well, amazing!!
Please consider me as a Curator, thanks!

I would REALLY like to be a curator i've never been  before. I would choose inspirating and exiting projects.(i really hope this wasnt to short)

Last edited by eeve11 (2010-01-04 12:43:07)

I would like to be curator because I feel that there are too many Scratchers that make great projects, but don't get the credit they deserve because of the way the Scratch community works, in that the popular users stay popular, and the unsung stay unsung. I'll try to curate games and animations, because I feel that both can contain good programming, even though most people stereotype against animations. It's a new year, and I'd like to see Scratch take a new turn as well. I feel that some of the projects I'd curate might bring back the welcoming feel of Scratch, to show that anyone can become a popular user. That is why I would like to be a curator.

i would choose projects that are 100% cool and projects that are made great but are not geting enough credit

Last edited by Dev775 (2010-01-04 18:27:35)

Lightnin wrote:

Lots of Scratchers have told us they want to show their favorite projects on the Scratch homepage. So we created a new role called "Scratch curator."

You can find more information here:
http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Become_a_Scratch_Curator

If you'd like to become a curator, reply to this forum thread. Tell us the kind of projects you'd like to show, and why you want to show them. We'll choose curators that represent the diversity of the Scratch Community - girls, boys, gamers, storytellers, animators - Scratchers of all kinds! We especially like to choose Scratchers who have been helpful and contributing members of the Scratch community.

I support the idea. i would like to be curator. i would chose animations, games, projects that aren't gettong as much as the deserve and such

OK, time for a real reason:
I really like cool game and animation projects, but unfortunately, now some silly remix projects, and chain letters are becoming popular. I wanted to spread the good word about some great games and animations, that often (Unfairly) don't get any attention. I think that I could let others know about REAL projects, which are created by many dedicated Scratchers for HOURS, and are ignored, solely because their creator is not a "celebrity". I'd like to help with getting these projects more attention, without being bias, and looking for "celebrities".

WOAH! That was one, thoughtful post XD

Lightnin wrote:

Thanks to Sparks for curating!   
The next curator is MRN.

congrats to neptune 
did she even make a speech? lol i would like to see it if anyone knows the page number

Curators of Scratch

As of 2010-01-06

I   Cheddargirl
II   Toasty
III   Jasb
IV   Keroro645
V   Lanie
VI   Coolstuff
VII   Forest
VIII   Coka
IX   JSO
X   PetVet300
XI   Fullmoon
XII   Penguinsrock
XIII   The Whiz
XIV   Andresmh
XIV   SabGames
XV   ElPapa
XVI   Sparks
XVII  MyRedNeptune

In a year... someone will look at this and think: "wow, this must have been a LONG time ago!"

Last edited by illusionist (2010-01-06 17:28:40)

pinochio wrote:

Werent you curator before?

No, that was coolstuff. 

I'd love to be a curator! I prefer the platformers and scrolling games, as these utilize a lot of skills and more people will be realised for the projects they make... The majority of the projects curated aren't platformers/scrollers, which is a shame.