Scratch

Well, insulting the Scratch team won't help.

And part of Scratch is remixing, the reason it wasn't taken down was because you're allowed to remix anything and credit is automatically given. And Scratch is made for all ages, it's made to inspire young people to create their own games, if their parents found out it was just full of people insulting eachother and all remixed projects were taken down then they'd stop using the Scratch service.

ElectricSparx wrote:

Liru wrote:

Well, insulting the Scratch team won't help.

And part of Scratch is remixing, the reason it wasn't taken down was because you're allowed to remix anything and credit is automatically given. And Scratch is made for all ages, it's made to inspire young people to create their own games, if their parents found out it was just full of people insulting eachother and all remixed projects were taken down then they'd stop using the Scratch service.

A remix is when someone downloads the project and changes stuff.

And they make it their own. WHO CARES! imagine-program-SHARE
also, you cant be mad. As liru said, under the project it gives you credit. its NOT a copy!

someone copied wiimokes project and didnt change anything, not even the notes and their excuse for what they changed was 'whoops must have got deleted sorry' so I assaulted them until they took it down 

Chrischb wrote:

ElectricSparkx wrote:

There are no people under the age of 10 that go on this website. Get it through your thick skulls.

While there are far many users older than 10, take a look (unless you think everyone is lying about their age when saying giving their age)

This and the fact that Scratch isn't made to be taken seriously in the field of programming, you just learn basics from it then move on, it's like having a non-moderated, swear all you want tellytubbies forum, it makes no sense to cut out the target audience.

There's loads of people on here under 10; sportsdude6 is just 8.

ElectricSparx wrote:

This has been bugging me for a while now, but I really think the site needs better moderation. The auto-filter doesn't post comments that are perfectly fine.

I agree - the auto-filter on the main site catches way too many things that it shouldn't.  There have been some improvements made to it - but there is still work to be done.

ElectricSparx wrote:

And when you flag a project for a legitimate reason, a day later, a moderator tells you that you weren't flagging properly. For example, I flagged a project that was a copy of my own project, and the copier got away scot-free, and a moderator told me that I wasn't doing good flagging.

There's a difference between a copy and a remix.  The Scratch site encourages remixing, since it helps spread good ideas and makes learning the language easier.  However, if a project is remixed, it has to be changed in some way and credit has to be given, either by the automatic link ("based on so_and_so's project") or somewhere else (project notes, in the project itself, etc).  If you disagree with whether a project is a copy or a remix (as judged by our moderators), use the Contact Us button to talk directly to the Scratch Team - they will be happy to listen to your concerns.

ElectricSparx wrote:

Well, I really hate the moderation on this site. There are no people under the age of 10 that go on this website.

Scratch is an all-ages site so that it will be appealing to parents, teachers and folks of all ages.  However, we recognize that by placing restrictions on language and project content, we may be limiting how some people want to express themselves.  The Scratch website source code is available for free if you would like to build a site more suitable to your specific desires.  Just don't use the name "Scratch" in it (so it doesn't confuse people) - and give credit.

MrMokey wrote:

someone copied wiimokes project and didnt change anything, not even the notes and their excuse for what they changed was 'whoops must have got deleted sorry' so I assaulted them until they took it down 

Yeah...that's really not the way we would like to see that handled, as it could get you in trouble for fighting.  Instead, start with a friendly comment pointing out that exact copies are not allowed.  If that gets ignored, then just use the Flag as Inappropriate button and mention that it is a copy.  The Scratch Team will then look into the situation.

Last edited by Paddle2See (2012-01-29 07:09:11)

Zeusking19 wrote:

Aka, talk to Amos Blanton (Lightnin).
Not the scratch team, but never mind.

Most of the time it's Amos.  Sometimes it's me, or another member  And a lot of times what you send to the team gets discussed by several other people, if it raises issues that may require a change in how we do things 

scimonster wrote:

Paddle2See wrote:

Zeusking19 wrote:

Aka, talk to Amos Blanton (Lightnin).
Not the scratch team, but never mind.

Most of the time it's Amos.  Sometimes it's me, or another member  And a lot of times what you send to the team gets discussed by several other people, if it raises issues that may require a change in how we do things 

Hey Paddle, just wondering, are you Mark?

Yep!  See my old project Paddle2See Says Hi.