Scratch

JJROCKER wrote:

I think that once topics are not posted on for two weeks in these new sections, they should be moved to an archived forum. That way it keeps everything nice and tidy. If someone wants their topic back, all they have to do is go to the archived forum and report their topic. Then, they get their topic back ^^

JJROCKER wrote:

Lol, that would be funny if everyone broke into two groups like Miscellaneous.

The problem is now we are being broken up. I know that you can post in both forums but having it in one main space like Miscellaneous made it really great for making friends 

Yeah
That's why I'm not really liking the whole "splitting up" thing.
I really liked having one forum, so we could make new friends and stuff

fungirl123 wrote:

JJROCKER wrote:

Lol, that would be funny if everyone broke into two groups like Miscellaneous.

The problem is now we are being broken up. I know that you can post in both forums but having it in one main space like Miscellaneous made it really great for making friends 

Yeah
That's why I'm not really liking the whole "splitting up" thing.
I really liked having one forum, so we could make new friends and stuff

You cab still do that, it's just more organised! 
I do see the need to have a 'Polls & Surveys" forum though. 

fungirl123 wrote:

JJROCKER wrote:

Lol, that would be funny if everyone broke into two groups like Miscellaneous.

The problem is now we are being broken up. I know that you can post in both forums but having it in one main space like Miscellaneous made it really great for making friends 

Yeah
That's why I'm not really liking the whole "splitting up" thing.
I really liked having one forum, so we could make new friends and stuff

Yeah, plus, the group is going to be partially split up, not only for that reason, but also because new scratchers will be allowed in. Before, it was fun because we knew everyone in the group and we were able to welcome new members. It might cause even more spam.

I think allowing New Scratchers to post would increase spam though. Maybe not intentionally, but some new users would probably misunderstand what it's for and post the wrong type of thread 

RedRocker227 wrote:

I think allowing New Scratchers to post would increase spam though. Maybe not intentionally, but some new users would probably misunderstand what it's for and post the wrong type of thread 

My first 10 topics in Scratch were closed because I didn't understand either. What if a new scratcher gets banned because they mess up on 10 topics like I did and get tons of warnings even though they don't understand?

JJROCKER wrote:

RedRocker227 wrote:

I think allowing New Scratchers to post would increase spam though. Maybe not intentionally, but some new users would probably misunderstand what it's for and post the wrong type of thread 

My first 10 topics in Scratch were closed because I didn't understand either. What if a new scratcher gets banned because they mess up on 10 topics like I did and get tons of warnings even though they don't understand?

Well, that would sort of be their own fault. If after 10 warnings then you still don't know the rules, a ban is the only option, really.

RedRocker227 wrote:

JJROCKER wrote:

RedRocker227 wrote:

I think allowing New Scratchers to post would increase spam though. Maybe not intentionally, but some new users would probably misunderstand what it's for and post the wrong type of thread 

My first 10 topics in Scratch were closed because I didn't understand either. What if a new scratcher gets banned because they mess up on 10 topics like I did and get tons of warnings even though they don't understand?

Well, that would sort of be their own fault. If after 10 warnings then you still don't know the rules, a ban is the only option, really.

But I was clueless when I first started and made tons of topics at the same time. I also didn't know how to check my old topics so I never saw what the Scratch Team and moderators said until recently. What if they make the topics all at the same time?

veggieman001 wrote:

blazerv82 wrote:

how will i troll all of you now

You shouldn't. :>

im finally noticed
in reality
i hardly do so
i just did that to see if it would be noticed

i actually think this is a good idea

ssss wrote:

fungirl123 wrote:

JJROCKER wrote:

Lol, that would be funny if everyone broke into two groups like Miscellaneous.

The problem is now we are being broken up. I know that you can post in both forums but having it in one main space like Miscellaneous made it really great for making friends 

Yeah
That's why I'm not really liking the whole "splitting up" thing.
I really liked having one forum, so we could make new friends and stuff

You cab still do that, it's just more organised! 
I do see the need to have a 'Polls & Surveys" forum though. 

Dunno if that's quite needed yet, for the most part, you could still create poll topics in either of the two sections so long as the question is relevant - for example, you could ask something like "Pokemon vs. Digimon" in the "Things I'm reading and playing".

When the off-topic forum was created, it was kind of assumed that it would still be a place for creativity - not a catch-it-all for any topic in general. The proposed replacement focuses more on the ideals that the Media Lab embodies.

Of course, one might never know what happens in the future - maybe the categories will change again (there was a looooong debate on whether or not to make a third category for those interested in things like modding and programming in other languages!), but we'll have to wait. Right now, we're sticking with two and watching how the community will grow over time; categories can always be created/modified later if needed. 

On an off-topic note, a poll function would be nice, though. It would be useful for things like Project Ideas and Suggestions. 

zippynk wrote:

JJROCKER wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

^^^^^^^
Exactly the point I was trying to make.

But the Scratch Team aren't inhuman or cruel;; they'd be understanding with a New Scratcher, especially a young one. It's their job.

Yeah, the Scratch Team is awesome. I think I probably will make some mistakes in the beginning since it's new.

I'm kind of afraid to post a topic in their because I don't want to get a warning    Maybe warnings should only be given out if the same person makes the same mistakes more than once.

But then someone would get a warning that if they continually posted the wrong kind of topics then they would get a warning. A warning about a warning.

Still, they could post them all at the same time.

blazerv82 wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

blazerv82 wrote:

im finally noticed
in reality
i hardly do so
i just did that to see if it would be noticed

i actually think this is a good idea

I always notice you. You're cool!!

And yaaaaaay

yeah

the current state of this forum seems to be more of a "chat room" like atmosphere than anything else
something that the team specifically did not want
the two new ones should really make things much more "on-topic" and much more thoughtful

Yeah. I really like having actually meaningful discussions that have thought in them, but recently I haven't had many on here. Viva la revolucion!

So all minecraft topics will be moved to things I'm Reading and playing?