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Lately I have been seeing a lot of topics in forums where they do not belong because the creator doesn't know where to put them. So please, if you are not sure if a topic fits in a forum, but there is no-where else for it, make a project or gallery to discuss it, rather than forcing it into a forum it does not belong. Thanks, and Scratch On
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Good idea for a topic! Maybe you should add a guide, to show where topics belong, like this.
New Scratchers: This is where to post topics to introduce yourself.
Just a thought!
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Here's a guide based on the Scratch Wiki article.
New Scratchers
This forum is for new Scratchers.
This forum is for:
* New Scratchers who introduce themselves;
* questions from new Scratchers; and
* guides about simple and important stuff that many new Scratchers may know (like this one.)
Confusions
New Scratchers often get confused if a topic goes into the New Scratchers or Questions About Scratch forum. Scratchers, however, know that help not related to scripts must go in Questions About Scratch.
Some new Scratchers even get confused if a script-related question should go in New Scratchers or Help With Scripts.
Show and Tell
This forum is for material not related to Scratch. However, topics with inappropriate subjects like politics, religion, harmful subjects, and * (which were all popular on the Miscellaneous forum) are not allowed.
Confusions
Many people post things that should go in the "Things I'm Making and Creating" forum.
Questions about Scratch
This forum is where Scratchers post help topics like:
* questions about the Scratch program;
* questions about the Scratch website and forums;
* guidance about the above;
* discoveries about the above; and
* observations about all of the above.
Confusions
Many Scratchers post topics that are:
* consistent of simple information known by many new Scratchers (should be in New Scratchers);
* script-related (should be in Help With Scripts);
* rather advanced (should be in Advanced Topics);
* suggestions (should be in Suggestions);
* discoveries of bugs in Scratch (should be in Bugs and Glitches); or very occasionally
* sensor-related questions (should be in Connecting to the Physical World).
Advanced Topics
This forum is for advanced topics related to:
* Scratch modifications like Rocket or Insanity;
* Shift-Click-R;
* Editing the System Browser;
* Advanced scripting;
* Scratch Extensions like Clutter; and
* Scratch interacting with external programs.
Confusions
Despite its name, this forum is not for alternatives to Scratch, besides the Scratch modification BYOB. Some Scratchers post such subjects in that forum.
Suggestions
This forum is an alternative to the Scratch Suggestions that allows new Scratchers to vote.
Confusions
Non-Scratch-related suggestions aren't allowed on the forums. Suggestions related to fixing bugs, on the other hand, should go in Bugs and Glitches.
Also, some topics like Pixel! end up in Suggestions instead of Show and Tell because they're suggesting that users should view it.
Bugs and Glitches
This forum is for problems related to Scratch. Despite its name, topics don't have to be related to bugs.
Confusions
PicoBoard-related problems should go in Connecting to the Physical World, and not here. Posts about scripting problems should go in Help With Scripts.
Connecting with the Physical World
This forum is for posts related to PicoBoards and Lego WeDo motors.
Confusions
No confusions are known at this time, besides questions about scripts related to this. Such content should go in Help With Scripts.
Collaboration
This forum is for efforts made by Scratch-related companies.
Confusions
Efforts of non-Scratch-related companies like Halliburton should go in Things I'm Making and Creating. Collab Camp collaborations also go in that forum.
Requests
This forum is for requests for things that can be used in projects.
Confusions
Many Scratchers confuse this forum with Collaborations. Some people even post suggestions because they are requesting for content in Scratch 2.0.
Project Ideas
This is for requests of things for projects.
Confusions
Most people confuse this forum with Requests.
&!@ Text-Based Games @!&
This is for most text-based games.
Confusions
This is often confused with the RPG Forum.
\\\> Role-Playing Games <///
This forum is for RPG's and MFG's.
Confusions
This forum is confused with the TBG Forums.
Help With Scripts
This forum is for questions about scripts and scripting problems.
Confusions
Scratchers sometimes post advanced scripting questions here, instead of Advanced Topics.
Things I'm Making and Creating
This forum is for users exploring non-Scratch-related stuff.
Confusions
This is often confused with Show and Tell.
Things I'm Reading and Playing
Discuss books, movies, art, music, or games here.
Confusions
Some Scratchers confuse this forum with the TBG Forums, and put topics that should be in this forum there. Such topics are generally closed or deleted because you can't move topics in the TBG and RPG Forums to the Scratch Forums or vice versa.
Notes
* If your topic is in the wrong forum, it will be moved unless it should be moved from the Scratch Forums to the TBG Forums, which is prohibited.
* Making posts that are off-topic is known as spam.
So, that's all, folks!
Last edited by 3sal2 (2012-06-22 12:30:10)
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What? As long as it can fit into the forum, why shouldn't people be able to post them?
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Andres-Vander wrote:
What? As long as it can fit into the forum, why shouldn't people be able to post them?
That's the thing, they don't fit into the forum.
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RedRocker227 wrote:
Andres-Vander wrote:
What? As long as it can fit into the forum, why shouldn't people be able to post them?
That's the thing, they don't fit into the forum.
Anything can fit, it depends on the topic though
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Andres-Vander wrote:
RedRocker227 wrote:
Andres-Vander wrote:
What? As long as it can fit into the forum, why shouldn't people be able to post them?
That's the thing, they don't fit into the forum.
Anything can fit, it depends on the topic though
That's what he's saying. He's saying "don't post threads if you know they don't belong anywhere".
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If you can make something fit in, even if it didn't belong in there before, it does now. It's not like forcing it in is hurting somebody, and if you can make it fit creatively, then it should be alright
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Um, no. That way you could make anything fit into M&C, just say "I made this thread".
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That's not what I mean. For example, I made some topic about making snowmen a few months back to talk about all of the snow I was getting in my area. Stuff like that (though I did make the snowmen). This is just a chance for people to exercise their creative topic making. The whole "no off topic forums" thing is kind of weird anyways. Pretty much every forum has off topic forums. I'm not talking about spam, just other stuff.
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Sorry, I misunderstood. I see what you mean.
That's not what schusteralex meant though (presumably). I'm pretty sure he meant don't use excuses such as the one I mentioned earlier (though obviously not quite as stupid) to make it fit.
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3sal2 wrote:
Here's a guide based on the Scratch Wiki article.
New Scratchers
This forum is for new Scratchers.
This forum is for:
* New Scratchers who introduce themselves;
* questions from new Scratchers; and
* guides about simple and important stuff that many new Scratchers may know (like this one.)
Confusions
New Scratchers often get confused if a topic goes into the New Scratchers or Questions About Scratch forum. Scratchers, however, know that help not related to scripts must go in Questions About Scratch.
Some new Scratchers even get confused if a script-related question should go in New Scratchers or Help With Scripts.
Show and Tell
This forum is for material not related to Scratch. However, topics with inappropriate subjects like politics, religion, harmful subjects, and * (which were all popular on the Miscellaneous forum) are not allowed.
Confusions
Many people post things that should go in the "Things I'm Making and Creating" forum.
Questions about Scratch
This forum is where Scratchers post help topics like:
* questions about the Scratch program;
* questions about the Scratch website and forums;
* guidance about the above;
* discoveries about the above; and
* observations about all of the above.
Confusions
Many Scratchers post topics that are:
* consistent of simple information known by many new Scratchers (should be in New Scratchers);
* script-related (should be in Help With Scripts);
* rather advanced (should be in Advanced Topics);
* suggestions (should be in Suggestions);
* discoveries of bugs in Scratch (should be in Bugs and Glitches); or very occasionally
* sensor-related questions (should be in Connecting to the Physical World).
Advanced Topics
This forum is for advanced topics related to:
* Scratch modifications like Rocket or Insanity;
* Shift-Click-R;
* Editing the System Browser;
* Advanced scripting;
* Scratch Extensions like Clutter; and
* Scratch interacting with external programs.
Confusions
Despite its name, this forum is not for alternatives to Scratch, besides the Scratch modification BYOB. Some Scratchers post such subjects in that forum.
Suggestions
This forum is an alternative to the Scratch Suggestions that allows new Scratchers to vote.
Confusions
Non-Scratch-related suggestions aren't allowed on the forums. Suggestions related to fixing bugs, on the other hand, should go in Bugs and Glitches.
Bugs and Glitches
This forum is for problems related to Scratch. Despite its name, topics don't have to be related to bugs.
Confusions
PicoBoard-related problems should go in Connecting to the Physical World, and not here. Posts about scripting problems should go in Help With Scripts.
Connecting with the Physical World
This forum is for posts related to PicoBoards and Lego WeDo motors.
Confusions
No confusions are known at this time, besides questions about scripts related to this. Such content should go in Help With Scripts.
Collaboration
This forum is for efforts made by Scratch-related companies.
Confusions
Efforts of non-Scratch-related companies like Halliburton should go in Things I'm Making and Creating. Collab Camp collaborations also go in that forum.
Requests
This forum is for requests for things that can be used in projects.
Confusions
Many Scratchers confuse this forum with Collaborations. Some people even post suggestions because they are requesting for content in Scratch 2.0.
Project Ideas
This is for requests of things for projects.
Confusions
Most people confuse this forum with Requests.
&!@ Text-Based Games @!&
This is for most text-based games.
Confusions
This is often confused with the RPG Forum.
\\\> Role-Playing Games <///
This forum is for RPG's and MFG's.
Confusions
This forum is confused with the TBG Forums.
Help With Scripts
This forum is for questions about scripts and scripting problems.
Confusions
Scratchers sometimes post advanced scripting questions here, instead of Advanced Topics.
Things I'm Making and Creating
This forum is for users exploring non-Scratch-related stuff.
Confusions
This is often confused with Show and Tell.
Things I'm Reading and Playing
Discuss books, movies, art, music, or games here.
Confusions
Some Scratchers confuse this forum with the TBG Forums, and put topics that should be in this forum there. Such topics are generally closed or deleted because you can't move topics in the TBG and RPG Forums to the Scratch Forums or vice versa.
Notes
* If your topic is in the wrong forum, it will be moved unless it should be moved from the Scratch Forums to the TBG Forums, which is prohibited.
* Making posts that are off-topic is known as spam.
So, that's all, folks!
Could I edit this into the intro post if I give you credit?
Also, @ Andres-Vander, I think topics like those are fine, just not the ones have no connection to making, reading, playing, etc.
Last edited by schusteralex2 (2012-06-06 12:00:37)
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Barfey wrote:
yeah. It's kinda like spamming.http://i.imgur.com/Rd6NG.png
But that obnoxious picture ISN'T like spamming?
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crzydzy wrote:
than how do you make a forum? All I know how to do is change the subject on them
Only members of the Scratch Team can make forums.
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trinary wrote:
Barfey wrote:
yeah. It's kinda like spamming.
You're obviously not spamming.
Not spamming spamming, but very similar.
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I think that their should be a sticky in Questions About Scratch where there's a simple guide and if you're not sure where something goes you just ask it in that sticky and then someone will help you by telling where to put it (if they know where of course).
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trinary wrote:
Barfey wrote:
yeah. It's kinda like spamming.http://i.imgur.com/Rd6NG.png
You're obviously not spamming.
Actually, I think that that's his/her signature (but not under the signature place of course). Every post I've seen from him/her has that.
Last edited by TorbyFork234 (2012-06-07 18:19:21)
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3sal2 wrote:
Here's a guide based on the Scratch Wiki article.
New Scratchers
This forum is for new Scratchers.
This forum is for:
* New Scratchers who introduce themselves;
* questions from new Scratchers; and
* guides about simple and important stuff that many new Scratchers may know (like this one.)
Confusions
New Scratchers often get confused if a topic goes into the New Scratchers or Questions About Scratch forum. Scratchers, however, know that help not related to scripts must go in Questions About Scratch.
Some new Scratchers even get confused if a script-related question should go in New Scratchers or Help With Scripts.
Show and Tell
This forum is for material not related to Scratch. However, topics with inappropriate subjects like politics, religion, harmful subjects, and * (which were all popular on the Miscellaneous forum) are not allowed.
Confusions
Many people post things that should go in the "Things I'm Making and Creating" forum.
Questions about Scratch
This forum is where Scratchers post help topics like:
* questions about the Scratch program;
* questions about the Scratch website and forums;
* guidance about the above;
* discoveries about the above; and
* observations about all of the above.
Confusions
Many Scratchers post topics that are:
* consistent of simple information known by many new Scratchers (should be in New Scratchers);
* script-related (should be in Help With Scripts);
* rather advanced (should be in Advanced Topics);
* suggestions (should be in Suggestions);
* discoveries of bugs in Scratch (should be in Bugs and Glitches); or very occasionally
* sensor-related questions (should be in Connecting to the Physical World).
Advanced Topics
This forum is for advanced topics related to:
* Scratch modifications like Rocket or Insanity;
* Shift-Click-R;
* Editing the System Browser;
* Advanced scripting;
* Scratch Extensions like Clutter; and
* Scratch interacting with external programs.
Confusions
Despite its name, this forum is not for alternatives to Scratch, besides the Scratch modification BYOB. Some Scratchers post such subjects in that forum.
Suggestions
This forum is an alternative to the Scratch Suggestions that allows new Scratchers to vote.
Confusions
Non-Scratch-related suggestions aren't allowed on the forums. Suggestions related to fixing bugs, on the other hand, should go in Bugs and Glitches.
Bugs and Glitches
This forum is for problems related to Scratch. Despite its name, topics don't have to be related to bugs.
Confusions
PicoBoard-related problems should go in Connecting to the Physical World, and not here. Posts about scripting problems should go in Help With Scripts.
Connecting with the Physical World
This forum is for posts related to PicoBoards and Lego WeDo motors.
Confusions
No confusions are known at this time, besides questions about scripts related to this. Such content should go in Help With Scripts.
Collaboration
This forum is for efforts made by Scratch-related companies.
Confusions
Efforts of non-Scratch-related companies like Halliburton should go in Things I'm Making and Creating. Collab Camp collaborations also go in that forum.
Requests
This forum is for requests for things that can be used in projects.
Confusions
Many Scratchers confuse this forum with Collaborations. Some people even post suggestions because they are requesting for content in Scratch 2.0.
Project Ideas
This is for requests of things for projects.
Confusions
Most people confuse this forum with Requests.
&!@ Text-Based Games @!&
This is for most text-based games.
Confusions
This is often confused with the RPG Forum.
\\\> Role-Playing Games <///
This forum is for RPG's and MFG's.
Confusions
This forum is confused with the TBG Forums.
Help With Scripts
This forum is for questions about scripts and scripting problems.
Confusions
Scratchers sometimes post advanced scripting questions here, instead of Advanced Topics.
Things I'm Making and Creating
This forum is for users exploring non-Scratch-related stuff.
Confusions
This is often confused with Show and Tell.
Things I'm Reading and Playing
Discuss books, movies, art, music, or games here.
Confusions
Some Scratchers confuse this forum with the TBG Forums, and put topics that should be in this forum there. Such topics are generally closed or deleted because you can't move topics in the TBG and RPG Forums to the Scratch Forums or vice versa.
Notes
* If your topic is in the wrong forum, it will be moved unless it should be moved from the Scratch Forums to the TBG Forums, which is prohibited.
* Making posts that are off-topic is known as spam.
So, that's all, folks!
P.S. It doesn't matter how long a post is. I know it's long, but take time to read it thoroughly. Also, I accidentally put an extra space in one of the parts.
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schusteralex2 wrote:
Lately I have been seeing a lot of topics in forums where they do not belong because the creator doesn't know where to put them. So please, if you are not sure if a topic fits in a forum, but there is no-where else for it, make a project or gallery to discuss it, rather than forcing it into a forum it does not belong. Thanks, and Scratch On
If a topic is inappropriate (e.g. topics about sexual content, or topics titled something like NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why?! WHY?!) or doesn't fit in any forum, it will be closed or deleted.
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RedRocker227 wrote:
Andres-Vander wrote:
RedRocker227 wrote:
That's the thing, they don't fit into the forum.
Anything can fit, it depends on the topic though
That's what he's saying. He's saying "don't post threads if you know they don't belong anywhere".
What about topics named something like "Scratch sucks!" or "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why?! WHY?!"?? And some topics don't belong in the Scratch Forums.
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3sal2 wrote:
3sal2 wrote:
Here's a guide based on the Scratch Wiki article.
New Scratchers
This forum is for new Scratchers.
This forum is for:
* New Scratchers who introduce themselves;
* questions from new Scratchers; and
* guides about simple and important stuff that many new Scratchers may know (like this one.)
Confusions
New Scratchers often get confused if a topic goes into the New Scratchers or Questions About Scratch forum. Scratchers, however, know that help not related to scripts must go in Questions About Scratch.
Some new Scratchers even get confused if a script-related question should go in New Scratchers or Help With Scripts.
Show and Tell
This forum is for material not related to Scratch. However, topics with inappropriate subjects like politics, religion, harmful subjects, and * (which were all popular on the Miscellaneous forum) are not allowed.
Confusions
Many people post things that should go in the "Things I'm Making and Creating" forum.
Questions about Scratch
This forum is where Scratchers post help topics like:
* questions about the Scratch program;
* questions about the Scratch website and forums;
* guidance about the above;
* discoveries about the above; and
* observations about all of the above.
Confusions
Many Scratchers post topics that are:
* consistent of simple information known by many new Scratchers (should be in New Scratchers);
* script-related (should be in Help With Scripts);
* rather advanced (should be in Advanced Topics);
* suggestions (should be in Suggestions);
* discoveries of bugs in Scratch (should be in Bugs and Glitches); or very occasionally
* sensor-related questions (should be in Connecting to the Physical World).
Advanced Topics
This forum is for advanced topics related to:
* Scratch modifications like Rocket or Insanity;
* Shift-Click-R;
* Editing the System Browser;
* Advanced scripting;
* Scratch Extensions like Clutter; and
* Scratch interacting with external programs.
Confusions
Despite its name, this forum is not for alternatives to Scratch, besides the Scratch modification BYOB. Some Scratchers post such subjects in that forum.
Suggestions
This forum is an alternative to the Scratch Suggestions that allows new Scratchers to vote.
Confusions
Non-Scratch-related suggestions aren't allowed on the forums. Suggestions related to fixing bugs, on the other hand, should go in Bugs and Glitches.
Bugs and Glitches
This forum is for problems related to Scratch. Despite its name, topics don't have to be related to bugs.
Confusions
PicoBoard-related problems should go in Connecting to the Physical World, and not here. Posts about scripting problems should go in Help With Scripts.
Connecting with the Physical World
This forum is for posts related to PicoBoards and Lego WeDo motors.
Confusions
No confusions are known at this time, besides questions about scripts related to this. Such content should go in Help With Scripts.
Collaboration
This forum is for efforts made by Scratch-related companies.
Confusions
Efforts of non-Scratch-related companies like Halliburton should go in Things I'm Making and Creating. Collab Camp collaborations also go in that forum.
Requests
This forum is for requests for things that can be used in projects.
Confusions
Many Scratchers confuse this forum with Collaborations. Some people even post suggestions because they are requesting for content in Scratch 2.0.
Project Ideas
This is for requests of things for projects.
Confusions
Most people confuse this forum with Requests.
&!@ Text-Based Games @!&
This is for most text-based games.
Confusions
This is often confused with the RPG Forum.
\\\> Role-Playing Games <///
This forum is for RPG's and MFG's.
Confusions
This forum is confused with the TBG Forums.
Help With Scripts
This forum is for questions about scripts and scripting problems.
Confusions
Scratchers sometimes post advanced scripting questions here, instead of Advanced Topics.
Things I'm Making and Creating
This forum is for users exploring non-Scratch-related stuff.
Confusions
This is often confused with Show and Tell.
Things I'm Reading and Playing
Discuss books, movies, art, music, or games here.
Confusions
Some Scratchers confuse this forum with the TBG Forums, and put topics that should be in this forum there. Such topics are generally closed or deleted because you can't move topics in the TBG and RPG Forums to the Scratch Forums or vice versa.
Notes
* If your topic is in the wrong forum, it will be moved unless it should be moved from the Scratch Forums to the TBG Forums, which is prohibited.
* Making posts that are off-topic is known as spam.
So, that's all, folks!P.S. It doesn't matter how long a post is. I know it's long, but take time to read it thoroughly. Also, I accidentally put an extra space in one of the parts.
P.P.S. The word "sex" was censored to "*".
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What if you think it should belong in a forum but you don't now which one?
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