Scratch

I love the 1-5 stars idea! The "but new members will quit" argument doesn't do it for me. I wish people here could stop being so sensitive. If you don't want to get criticism don't post stuff on the internet, for gosh sakes.

sanddude wrote:

I love the 1-5 stars idea! The "but new members will quit" argument doesn't do it for me. I wish people here could stop being so sensitive. If you don't want to get criticism don't post stuff on the internet, for gosh sakes.

[inserts sarcastic comment about how sanddude criticizes everybody, and the 1-5 stars rule is just another way to do that]

what about the choise to let your project bying rated?

Chrischb wrote:

5. 1-5 Stars

My first update! (Yeah, like you care.) I saw two instances of it on the suggestions area, which prompted me to place it here... it's been around already, but it's about time the answer was known.

I browsed around the different topics, and it wasn't long before there was the answer:

BWOG wrote:

The Scratch Team has already said no because they think that then new programmers will be discouarged that people rated it 1 so they leave Scratch. I wish they would add it.

To be honest, I never thought of that. *blush*. But that's true... think from a new user's perspective. You upload your first project, and Whoo-Hoo! It's on! You wait eagerly for any response, and what you see is a 1 star rating.
"Oh, that's nice," you think, before putting down a bunch of angry replies (if you've noticed the reply feature, that is).

Here's something else:

big-bang wrote:

The-Whiz wrote:
That would be cool! Rate whatever they think of the project and there could be a highest rated spot on the front page...

1 person rates 5 stars and nobody else has rated it - instant front page.
It should have to have 9< ratings to be eligible for the front page.

The-Whiz replied...

The-Whiz wrote:

How about it has to have 10 or more ratings to be on the front page and it starts out as a 5?

Or when you rate it it adds to a mass total, and it automatically rates it 1 if you don't rate it...

So:
Project A: 5
Project B: 5
Someone rates project a 2 and Project B 4:
Project A: 7
Project B: 9

And so on.

That seems a bit complicated (or maybe I'm just a bit dim  ). But there's that post about the Scratch Team's reason, and they're the ones who decide.

Couldn't there just be an average as to your last point? EXAMPLE:

Project A: 3
Project B: 3

Then someone rates A 2 and B 5.

Project A: 2.5
Project B: 4.0

I want Scratch to be 3D, but it will never happen. I don't want to use Starlogo, because I can't make my own models. If layers was a variable, then we could make scratch games look like 3D games sinc size and layers mixed together will resemble the z-axis.

On the "Locking downloads": For those of you who have a dsi system, with wi-fi, and Flipnote Hantena, you know that there is locking downloads. There has always been a lot of rage on that, and huge fights, and even stuff like: Add a million stars and I will unlock. Its just a huge mess, and I would hate to see something like that happen on Scratch. While you can still download things on Flipnote, just not edit them, it still causes huge messes. I think Flipnote Hantena/Nintendo has a reason to do this, because a lot of people copy other people, and they layout is a little weird, so it literally looks like they're own, yet its actually someone else's. And there is so many things on Flipnote Hantena, that it would be a little hard to moderate every one, so I think Nintendo has an excuse, except it still causes huge messes, fights and "add a million stars and I will unlock", or if this gets into most popular, I will unlock. (Most popular you probably guessed is like Featured projects) I would hate to see something like that happen on Scratch, has I think its one of the only places on the net that is full of mostly nice people, and is moderated well, not like YouTube, who has more teens, and people who use cuss words and insult people, its just a little overwhelming.

Another Reason why chatrooms shouldn't be on scratch:
Scratch is not Facebook,My Space,Aim,ect.
If you want to chat with people on scratch ask them for their email or aim or whatever,and chat with him.The point of scratch is to program.Not to chat.

coolstuff wrote:

peterkap wrote:

Another Reason why chatrooms shouldn't be on scratch:
Scratch is not Facebook,My Space,Aim,ect.
If you want to chat with people on scratch ask them for their email or aim or whatever,and chat with him.The point of scratch is to program.Not to chat.

Precisely! It should be mentioned, however, that giving out emails and IM usernames will be removed from Scratch... You'll have to trade usernames elsewhere.

Yes...Which is another problem...

cheddargirl wrote:

Hey Chrischb,

I'm finding that a lot of people are not viewing this topic, and I'm wondering if it's because of the title. I'm thinking that changing the title to something like "Read this thread before suggesting anything" might be a better way to get Scratchers to read ideas that have been suggested and resolved already. What do you think?

Sure, go ahead 

You want them to make it on iPhones! Well well well, do you  know what computer programming is well its what scratch have to do to make scratch. I had a go at it and I realized  that it take years of practice but iPhones are double as hard. But what about scratch 3D you make 3D stuff not scratch


Now everyone knows your stupid thnks to me!     

cheddargirl wrote:

Chrischb wrote:

cheddargirl wrote:

Hey Chrischb,

I'm finding that a lot of people are not viewing this topic, and I'm wondering if it's because of the title. I'm thinking that changing the title to something like "Read this thread before suggesting anything" might be a better way to get Scratchers to read ideas that have been suggested and resolved already. What do you think?

Sure, go ahead 

Changed. Made it in All Caps, too. If that doesn't catch the attention of people posting repeat suggestions I don't know what will.

  When I first saw that I jumped xD

I know it should help, but it sort of makes me look like one of those people that goes "WAHHHHHHHHHHHHH STOP POSTIN' YOUR STUFF AND READ THIS FOR ONCE" things 


I'll put a note in the topic post. ;P

cheddargirl wrote:

Chrischb wrote:

cheddargirl wrote:

Changed. Made it in All Caps, too. If that doesn't catch the attention of people posting repeat suggestions I don't know what will.

  When I first saw that I jumped xD

I know it should help, but it sort of makes me look like one of those people that goes "WAHHHHHHHHHHHHH STOP POSTIN' YOUR STUFF AND READ THIS FOR ONCE" things 

I'll put a note in the topic post. ;P

Yeah, I know, it's rather overbearing, but sometimes screaming "WAHHHHHHHHHHHHH STOP POSTIN' YOUR STUFF AND READ THIS FOR ONCE" will get Scratchers to at least take the time out to read the sticky thread before posting a suggestion (this especially for new Scratchers who may not yet be familiar with topics that have been suggested [and rejected] already). ^^;

Heh heh... and along with the fact that they only need to read the contents to see what's resolved and what's not, it seems like things are gonna improve 

So sorry, I had a real comment here, but I just realized it's in the wrong place. I'll move it right away  . You can just delete this post if you want.

Last edited by aweman (2011-02-23 21:17:27)