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#101 2012-01-25 16:42:21
Re: Updates to the Scratch Forums coming 1/26/12
i like "scratch in the physical world"
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#102 2012-01-25 16:43:16
#103 2012-01-25 17:23:19
Re: Updates to the Scratch Forums coming 1/26/12
What time on thursday? 12:01 in the morning EST? XD
Yeah, I'm mostly inactive. I check in once in a while though. If you want to contact me, I have a contact form at my website, http://escratch.org
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#104 2012-01-25 17:29:42
- CylonToast
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Re: Updates to the Scratch Forums coming 1/26/12
Although I am sad that Misc is being replaced, it is a good idea in a sense, because there's been a lot of spam, and most topics that don't fit the description are just spam anyways.
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#105 2012-01-25 19:00:36
- scratchisthebest
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Re: Updates to the Scratch Forums coming 1/26/12
Oh cool it's the 25th already!
Cool.
bye 1.4, we all loved you. but we all outgrew the site. 2.0 is a welcome change.
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#106 2012-01-25 21:07:03
- stevetheipad
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Re: Updates to the Scratch Forums coming 1/26/12
What time will these changes go into effect? Or will there be downtime?
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#107 2012-01-25 21:14:46
- PaperMario123
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Re: Updates to the Scratch Forums coming 1/26/12
stevetheipad wrote:
What time will these changes go into effect? Or will there be downtime?
I believe there'll be a short downtime, on the 26th.
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#110 2012-01-25 23:18:46
Re: Updates to the Scratch Forums coming 1/26/12
maxdoss wrote:
No forum for people to talk about other stuff, like their life, is going to make a TON of Scratcher's mad. Some might even quit......
I think people that want to talk about other stuff should either create their own forums, join some other ones, or just use other social sites (like Facebook) instead of hijacking entire forums dedicated to something specific.
I think the Scratch Forums should be for Scratch or things even slightly related to Scratch. A place to promote education for programming and technology. 
Last edited by Magnie (2012-01-25 23:19:36)
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#111 2012-01-26 03:35:17
- RedRocker227
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Re: Updates to the Scratch Forums coming 1/26/12
jslomba wrote:
Weird how the announcment has less posts than the misc. topic
Not really; loads of people go in Misc., whereas announcements is one of the less popular forums.
Why
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#112 2012-01-26 06:09:23
#113 2012-01-26 06:41:02
- scimonster
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Re: Updates to the Scratch Forums coming 1/26/12
RedRocker227 wrote:
jslomba wrote:
Weird how the announcment has less posts than the misc. topic
Not really; loads of people go in Misc., whereas announcements is one of the less popular forums.
And it affects Misc. the most.
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#114 2012-01-26 07:35:36
#115 2012-01-26 07:44:40
- scimonster
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Re: Updates to the Scratch Forums coming 1/26/12
Daroach1 wrote:
maxdoss wrote:
No forum for people to talk about other stuff, like their life, is going to make a TON of Scratcher's mad. Some might even quit......
I am quitting.
Why? 
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#116 2012-01-26 07:50:54
Re: Updates to the Scratch Forums coming 1/26/12
scimonster wrote:
Daroach1 wrote:
maxdoss wrote:
No forum for people to talk about other stuff, like their life, is going to make a TON of Scratcher's mad. Some might even quit......
I am quitting.
Why?
No misc. I am only here for misc. The thing is, other forums are MORE open-topic in their misc sections then this one.
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#117 2012-01-26 07:59:16
- maxskywalker
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Re: Updates to the Scratch Forums coming 1/26/12
I think that the old titles were by far more self-explanatory.
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#118 2012-01-26 08:08:53
- Paddle2See
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Re: Updates to the Scratch Forums coming 1/26/12
Daroach1 wrote:
No misc. I am only here for misc. The thing is, other forums are MORE open-topic in their misc sections then this one.
I'm curious...where are these more open Misc forums?
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#119 2012-01-26 09:25:54
- rabbit1131
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Re: Updates to the Scratch Forums coming 1/26/12
Paddle2See wrote:
Daroach1 wrote:
No misc. I am only here for misc. The thing is, other forums are MORE open-topic in their misc sections then this one.
I'm curious...where are these more open Misc forums?
I think Minecraft Forums would be a one.
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#120 2012-01-26 09:58:47
- veggieman001
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Re: Updates to the Scratch Forums coming 1/26/12
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#121 2012-01-26 10:00:44
- nickbrickmaster
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Re: Updates to the Scratch Forums coming 1/26/12
so.... when?
Ask me what I'm doing, wait an hour than roll a die, if it's 4-6, I'm playing Skyrim, if it's 1, I'm eating, if it's 2-3 I'm programming.
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#122 2012-01-26 10:01:23
- fruitmanninja
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Re: Updates to the Scratch Forums coming 1/26/12
nickbrickmaster wrote:
so.... when?
Today. 
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#123 2012-01-26 10:06:48
Re: Updates to the Scratch Forums coming 1/26/12
Daroach1 wrote:
No misc. I am only here for misc. The thing is, other forums are MORE open-topic in their misc sections then this one.
The reason those forums are a lot more slack, is because their communities are older and more mature and they target older communities. They probably also have moderators that spend all their time on the computer and may even be paid to moderate forums. The Scratch forums have a younger community and it's targeted towards younger communities. The moderators only do this out the good of their hearts, they aren't paid at all, and they have other jobs they've got to attend to.
Though in general, the community is younger and they have to watch everything because younger communities are targeted by.. people that aren't very nice, you could say. Like what happened last month in December (I wasn't a part of it because I never go in Misc, so I don't know the exact date).
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#124 2012-01-26 10:12:06
Re: Updates to the Scratch Forums coming 1/26/12
Magnie wrote:
Daroach1 wrote:
No misc. I am only here for misc. The thing is, other forums are MORE open-topic in their misc sections then this one.
The reason those forums are a lot more slack, is because their communities are older and more mature and they target older communities. They probably also have moderators that spend all their time on the computer and may even be paid to moderate forums. The Scratch forums have a younger community and it's targeted towards younger communities. The moderators only do this out the good of their hearts, they aren't paid at all, and they have other jobs they've got to attend to.
Though in general, the community is younger and they have to watch everything because younger communities are targeted by.. people that aren't very nice, you could say. Like what happened last month in December (I wasn't a part of it because I never go in Misc, so I don't know the exact date).
I know a forum with a general discussion board and no moderators
They are designed for adults though
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#125 2012-01-26 10:49:02
- cheddargirl
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Re: Updates to the Scratch Forums coming 1/26/12
Paddle2See wrote:
Daroach1 wrote:
No misc. I am only here for misc. The thing is, other forums are MORE open-topic in their misc sections then this one.
I'm curious...where are these more open Misc forums?
^To add: More importantly, do these open forums share the same values as the Scratch Forums?
Magnie makes a good point about offsite open forums having a huge moderation staff (who are more than likely paid to do so) and whose community is usually of an older audience so the topics are less likely to be done in a kid-friendly/all-ages/all-background/etc. manner.
The only open forum for kids that might fit Scratch's ideal would be the 4KidsTV forum, which has a General Discussion section for topics that don't fit the other given criteria - but the forums are part of a larger commercial site, have sections for things like Music and TV's to offset General Discussion from being too big, have a ridiculously huge [adult] moderation staff that's paid to keep everything to the 4KidsTV standard, and, last I checked, the moderation staff screen through all forum posts before they're even posted.
If you truly need an open forum, then it seems like going offsite and using those other forums is the better way to go here than trying to force Scratch in a direction undesired by those who help run and design the Scratch website.
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