Scratch

Sounds fun! 

ftf841 wrote:

GoldRock wrote:

ftf841 wrote:

for the logo for team usa-2 you put by team gb -2

Fixed!

still there

What do you mean?

SteveJobs2 wrote:

GoldRock wrote:

SteveJobs2 wrote:

Can I join Team USA?!? Even though I'm a new scratcher, I think I can contribute!

And I can't add a signature either!! UGGHHH!

I've put you in Team USA-3 - please make a forum thread for your team as soon as possible. Thanks    !

Hey! I can't really be the one to make it because if I ever have to edit it, I won't be able to since I'm a new scratcher. Is it okay if I create a recruiting thread for Team USA-3 though? And then hopefully on of them can? If not I can just make the thread, but I won't be able to edit it.

Oh, I forgot you wouldn't be able to edit it - that's a good idea, yes    ! You can do that instead

GoldRock wrote:

Andres-Vander wrote:

ftf841 wrote:

because there were too many people

...So? First come, first serve. The #2 teams should choose a different country

It would be against the true Olympic spirit if I refused the right for some Scratchers to represent their own country, therefore there is more than one team to represent each country 

What is "true Olympic spirit"? No offense but this Scratch Olympics is a mess so far.

Andres-Vander wrote:

GoldRock wrote:

Andres-Vander wrote:

...So? First come, first serve. The #2 teams should choose a different country

It would be against the true Olympic spirit if I refused the right for some Scratchers to represent their own country, therefore there is more than one team to represent each country 

What is "true Olympic spirit"? No offense but this Scratch Olympics is a mess so far.

Offence taken    You do realise that you are the only person who believes that? Please try to at least get your head around change. I accept that some people dislike change from the norm. True Olympic spirit... It speaks for itself. What I meant was that it would be unfair to deny people the right to represent their country, and it's better to let people do so. Why is this a mess? Post constructive criticism, not just hurtful slander. Please respond to my post on the Canada thread. Thanks 

stor wrote:

Sorry, here's new link: http://oi42.tinypic.com/2wfqtfk.jpg

Thanks 

Wait im on team USA-3 but my name isnt on there... why?

stor wrote:

Andres-Vander wrote:

GoldRock wrote:

Post constructive criticism, not just hurtful slander.

All of my criticism is constructive, although you don't appear to want to listen to any of it...

So you're going to keep letting the US and GB make more and more teams? What happens at Team USA 10? Or 20?

Go make your own collab if your that serious

That's rude

stor wrote:

Andres-Vander wrote:

stor wrote:

Go make your own collab if your that serious

That's rude

So is critisising somones hard work for no good reason

No good reason? Please stop attacking me. I am just saying that it looks bad to have 10 Team USAs.

For God's sake...both of you, stop yapping like 3 year olds. Stor, there will always be haters, let them complain all they want. And Andres-Vander, live and let live, don't waste part of your life complaining about a recreation event that tries to include everyone for fun! Scratch isn't meant to be serious, it's meant to be a place to build and create. Just stop fighting!

SteveJobs2 wrote:

Andres-Vander wrote:

stor wrote:

So is critisising somones hard work for no good reason

No good reason? Please stop attacking me. I am just saying that it looks bad to have 10 Team USAs.

There are only 3... don't exaggerate to get your point across.

This is a scratch competition that is making light of the different nationalities that we have here on scratch, and pairing them up. If there are more people from the USA then there should be more teams from the USA, so as to not exclude anyone who wants to participate while still accurately representing their nationality.

Yes, there are only 3 (so far) but that's not fair to the other nationalities. The US has a 3x as big of a chance to win the Olympics than Canada. Why should the US get an advantage because they have more people than Canada? Not to mention that a lot of athletes from the US join other countries to compete in the real Olympics. That's what happens when the US team is full, not another team is created to accommodate extra people. Take a look at the previous Scratch Olympics, and you'll see what I mean. I just think this is in bad taste

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ftf841 wrote:

Andres-Vander wrote:

SteveJobs2 wrote:

There are only 3... don't exaggerate to get your point across.

This is a scratch competition that is making light of the different nationalities that we have here on scratch, and pairing them up. If there are more people from the USA then there should be more teams from the USA, so as to not exclude anyone who wants to participate while still accurately representing their nationality.

Yes, there are only 3 (so far) but that's not fair to the other nationalities. The US has a 3x as big of a chance to win the Olympics than Canada. Why should the US get an advantage because they have more people than Canada? Not to mention that a lot of athletes from the US join other countries to compete in the real Olympics. That's what happens when the US team is full, not another team is created to accommodate extra people. Take a look at the previous Scratch Olympics, and you'll see what I mean. I just think this is in bad taste

no it's the same because the 3 usa teams don't work together
P.S just stop arguing

If one of them wins, the "US" team would still win though. I just want things to be fair.

Andres-Vander wrote:

ftf841 wrote:

Andres-Vander wrote:

Yes, there are only 3 (so far) but that's not fair to the other nationalities. The US has a 3x as big of a chance to win the Olympics than Canada. Why should the US get an advantage because they have more people than Canada? Not to mention that a lot of athletes from the US join other countries to compete in the real Olympics. That's what happens when the US team is full, not another team is created to accommodate extra people. Take a look at the previous Scratch Olympics, and you'll see what I mean. I just think this is in bad taste

no it's the same because the 3 usa teams don't work together
P.S just stop arguing

If one of them wins, the "US" team would still win though. I just want things to be fair.

I like your nationalism and the sense of pride that you have in your country, but that does not mean that I agree with you on how USA has a 3x chance of winning. I think everyone knows that each individuals nationalities can't be confirmed exactly on Scratch, as everyone is pretty much anonymous and no one knows each other. Therefore I think it is safe to assume that people aren't actually representing a specific country, but rather an idea of a country. However I do think that if one of the three USA teams were to win, it would take away from the overall concept of the USA winning the Scratch Olympics, because as you said they do have more teams. I think that the two other USA teams also won't share in the victory, because they will just competed against each other as much as they are competing against all of the other countries. I also think that your idea of people just picking a random country because theirs is already filled up, is completely contradicting your overall idea of a specific country winning. If I were to choose, say France, and make a Team France, then proceed to win the Scratch Olympics, I wouldn't really be able to say that France won, because I am from the USA. Since I am from the USA, AT LEAST a fifth of that victorious French team would have consisted of people that weren't from France, meaning that France didn't win all-out, it was more a partial victory which would depend on how many people were actually from France that were on the team.