Here is another try (to get the message out ) on proposing to be a curator:
I would like to become a curator because:
1. I would pick projects of all types, music, platformer, animations, art, simulations, and all other general games.
2. I know A LOT of Unknown project creators (just look at my friends list) and I see several new projects each day.
3. I would search through the 'Show and Tell' Article on the Scratch Forums. I would also make a project called 'propose your best projects here' so scratchers can link their and other people's projects for me to explore.
4. With these 2 resources for projects, I will plan to add a new project every twelve hours, giving the picked project about 36 hours on the front page and give it a healthy boost of 300 views.
5. I have been on the scratch website about a year now and I have a good taste of projects ( not just os's ), and will also take into account how many good and deserving projects they have made which shows that they are a good scratcher.
6. I will only pick projects that have less than 100 views, and that have less than 20 love-its. I will however pick projects that are in a series and the predecessor has been curated before. I have seen A LOT of good projects and I knew how I felt when I first published my first OS. (Thanks LS97 )
7. I will favour and more likely curate projects that run well online (or at least run well online), and make sure that there is no offensive material in them (that's for you, kids), and that they will be exciting to all audiences (not 'Barbie Dress-Up).
8. I will be fair and give each project the same chance (unless it falls into the previous paragraph), regardless who made it. I will not however curate projects where the creator will likely to be mean to his commenters or just not say anything to them.
Those are some of the reasons why I think I should be a curator.[
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Lightnin wrote:
Interested in applying to be a Scratch curator?
We 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.
When applying to be curator, it's good to give some thought to the kind of projects you'd like to show. "Cool projects that most people have never seen!" is a nice idea, but it doesn't really give us a good sense of what you like and why. We want to know what makes a project interesting to you.
Try viewing the projects in your favorites, and see if you can find a theme that describes them. Talk about that theme in your post on this thread, and consider providing a few links to good examples of that theme.
For example, I really like projects that use sound input from the microphone to draw interesting designs on the screen. Here's an example of one that I recently added to my favorites: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/MitFan/874786
Scratch On!
Updated the first post! Thanks to everyone on this thread who has posted helpful reminders about the best way to apply to be curator.
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Blade-Edge wrote:
How many curators so far? 41?
40. You can see the entire list of past curators here (Thanks to all the wiki contributors for keeping his up to date!)
http://wiki.scratch.mit.edu/wiki/Curator
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But that's also counting andres' one day curatorial
So, 39? Or is there a new one?
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Blade-Edge wrote:
But that's also counting andres' one day curatorial
So, 39? Or is there a new one?
Yeah, I wouldn't really count that, but either way it's ok. That's the whole list as far as I can tell.
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i recieved a message asking if i was still interested in being curator,and told to use the contacs us link to respond.. i was brought to the forums. am i supposed to respond here...? because the answer is yes, I am still interested in being curator.
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moocow98 wrote:
i recieved a message asking if i was still interested in being curator,and told to use the contacs us link to respond.. i was brought to the forums. am i supposed to respond here...? because the answer is yes, I am still interested in being curator.
Ah - I forgot the contact us page tries hard to redirect people to the forums. You can still use it if you select "other" in the drop down menu. Make sure to enter a valid email address so we can reply!
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Lightnin wrote:
moocow98 wrote:
i recieved a message asking if i was still interested in being curator,and told to use the contacs us link to respond.. i was brought to the forums. am i supposed to respond here...? because the answer is yes, I am still interested in being curator.
Ah - I forgot the contact us page tries hard to redirect people to the forums. You can still use it if you select "other" in the drop down menu. Make sure to enter a valid email address so we can reply!
okay, thanks. i sent an email.
Last edited by moocow98 (2010-11-19 16:39:55)
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Wow, Moocow you got a message? Great job!
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yeah, moocow, i feel your excitement. back when I got that message, I was sooo happy. but, be warned, you may have to wait a while to get a reply, and then a few months to become curator. :3
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i sent my e-mail! thanks for sending me the message. i sent it under "other" maybe there should be an option for curator responses... but people may misuse that
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lilacfuzz101 wrote:
i sent my e-mail! thanks for sending me the message. i sent it under "other" maybe there should be an option for curator responses... but people may misuse that
So you're gonna be curator too? *high fives!* Tip: Start planning NOW. Trust me. Don't get into the position I'm in. D:
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emilypie wrote:
lilacfuzz101 wrote:
i sent my e-mail! thanks for sending me the message. i sent it under "other" maybe there should be an option for curator responses... but people may misuse that
So you're gonna be curator too? *high fives!* Tip: Start planning NOW. Trust me. Don't get into the position I'm in. D:
ok 2 weeks right?
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lilacfuzz101 wrote:
emilypie wrote:
lilacfuzz101 wrote:
i sent my e-mail! thanks for sending me the message. i sent it under "other" maybe there should be an option for curator responses... but people may misuse that
So you're gonna be curator too? *high fives!* Tip: Start planning NOW. Trust me. Don't get into the position I'm in. D:
ok 2 weeks right?
yeah, you'll be curator for 2 weeks, but it might be a couple months 'till then, so you'll have plenty of time to plan, just don't procrastinate like me.
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lol ok thanks for the tip...
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Skywatcher wrote:
Wow, Moocow you got a message? Great job!
Yeah, I did, and thanks!!!
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I would like to be a curator, please.
I like games with a storyline, since I want to be an author when I'm older. I also like games with ingenious ideas. Interactive projects (ex. a game where you can go to different places) are interesting to me. Just so you know, this is not my first account, I had an exploratory account that is now a Scratcher.
Please, can I be a curator?
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moocow98 wrote:
Skywatcher wrote:
Wow, Moocow you got a message? Great job!
Yeah, I did, and thanks!!!
:3 Ur welcome
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yay!!! i'mm probably going to be curator december 6th-20th!!!!
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