Scratch

Agg725 wrote:

stevetheipad wrote:

When did you start scratch, and how did you find out about it?
I started Scratching a little over a year ago after my pal' showed me around.

How did you come up with your username?
It was fairly simple but turned out to be a pretty cool username for me being a newbie at the time: I was sitting at my desk and had my iPad on my right who I had named Steve and it came to me, I'd be my iPad.    For a while, I acted as if I we're my iPad and still do as a joke, and let people believe what they want.

How do you plan on expressing your talents through scratch?
Scratching is one of my talents, so I express myself on Scratch through being creative mostly; letting my creative self lead me.

How do you come up with ideas for Scratch projects?
Now a days, I tend to come up with projects based on something that I'm into at the time, but occasionally something inspires me and I jump on it!

Who's your favorite scratcher, and why?
This is a tricky one because everyone has their own opinion on what really matters; some judge based on programming and others on friendliness. Many different Scratchers (some unknowingly) have mentored me and reached out to me the most, so it's hard to pick one. I think all Scratchers have the potential to be really great at all of the different aspects of Scratch, and if you treat them like that; they might just be. 

What effects has scratch had on you?
I'd say the two biggest effects that Scratch has had on me are: One, it's given me inspiration to dive further into programming and two, it's taught me how to maximize the productivity, enjoyment and diversity of an online community.

Thanks for the interview - be sure to drop me a line when this is published! 

Okay, sure! Thanks for answering my questions! I was eager to see what you would say.
It should be published on Tuesday, if I can get all the work done. No one has volunteered to help out around here yet, and my brother turned down my offer. Let me know if there's anyone you request for the job. 

PS. You got the Smiley plague!!! XD Haha!

No problem, can't wait to see it. Not sure about who'd be interested in helping out - search around a bit, I'm sure you'll find someone. 

And yup, I've got it. 

But the first post says nothing is finished...

Ok, so is there anything i can do?

chongyian wrote:

I like your first issue, just that i have to keep refreshing to see the other articles...

oh that. I forgot to put this in the project notes: space for next background

Im from singapore and it is night now. Sorry... But ill try to finish it as soon as i can...

Here's my interview, Agg! Thank you so much for interviewing me.    I feel flattered.

Agg725 wrote:

These are the Weekly Scratcher Interview questions. Every week we interview a scratcher and post the interview in the paper. You do NOT have to fill these out to apply for the job. Only answer these questions if I gave you a message saying that you were chosen for a weekly scratcher interview.

Question 1:

When did you start scratch, and how did you find out about it?

I started scratch 4 years ago, when I found a scratch game on a website. It seemed really cool, and since I've always dreamed of designing games, I figured it would be worth a try.  I definitely haven't regretted it.  I love the scratch community and I've made a lot of amazing friends on this website!
Question 2:

How did you come up with your username?

Well, I've always loved dogs. I own four dogs of my own, and I especially love German Shepherds.  However, I wouldn't have named myself that today, because I was a lot more girly 4 years ago!
Question 3:

How do you plan on expressing your talents through scratch?

I hope to express myself in my art, animating, and programming skills. I feel like I've been spending too much time on the first two, so you should expect more games from me from this point on.
Question 4:

How do you come up with ideas for Scratch projects?

For the art, I just let my hands do all the work. They seem to have a mind of their own! However, for games, animations, and simulations, it's normally based off of a certain experience. For an example, I might animate a horse running because I saw one at riding lessons, or I might make a cooking game after looking through a cook book.
Question 5:

Who's your favorite scratcher, and why?

This one is definitely a very tricky question to answer. There are so many great scratchers that I admire for different reasons. Some of my great friends include Bruneydog, Puppy5895, Jasmidge, CassieDragon, Zubblewu, Natural-Horses, and many others, but besides friendship, I really admire Angelical, Cheddargirl, Paddle2See, and Chkroc. However, there are so many incredible scratchers that I meet a new scratcher I like almost every day, and I couldn't possibly list them all here.
Question 6:

What effects has scratch had on you?

Besides meeting a lot of cool friends, scratch has really encouraged me to expand in the programming area, and to move into more advanced skills such as robotics.  Also, from the praise and constructive criticism, it has helped me to grow as an artist, online and offline.

What bump?

Where is that thread? ( which forum???)

saw it...

Here, chongyian. It's the report for an article about ilackoriginality deleting all his projects:


- ilackoriginality deleted all his projects
-some scratchers believe it was a hacker
-ImagineIt claims ilackoriginality posted the real reason for deleting his projects on RedRocker227's forums.
-jukyter says that ilackoriginality has done this before, and now ilo's been IP banned
-Scratchers are disappointed
-ilo gave scratchers an opportunity to be in his projects, but left them with nothing to hope for.

If you need more info, please let me know.

chongyian wrote:

ImagineIt claims ilackoriginality posted the real reason for deleting his projects on RedRocker227's forums.

??? Can you find it for me?? I will start on the article as soon as possible, by tmr, perhaps...

I don't know how to get to RedRocker227's forums. I asked for a link, but I haven't heard back yet.

chongyian wrote:

Agg725 wrote:

Here, chongyian. It's the report for an article about ilackoriginality deleting all his projects:


- ilackoriginality deleted all his projects
-some scratchers believe it was a hacker
-ImagineIt claims ilackoriginality posted the real reason for deleting his projects on RedRocker227's forums.
-jukyter says that ilackoriginality has done this before, and now ilo's been IP banned
-Scratchers are disappointed
-ilo gave scratchers an opportunity to be in his projects, but left them with nothing to hope for.

If you need more info, please let me know.

The Times>>ilackoriginality deletes all his projects

We have been told that ilackoriginality has deleted all of his projects! Some of our dear Scratchers believe that there was a hacker behind the case. However, ImagineIt claims that ilackoriginality stated the real reason for deleting his projects at RedRocker227's forums. We are sorry to say that we cannot provide the link to the forum at this point in time, however, we promise to keep you updated on whatever information we receive!

A Scratcher, called jukyter, says that ilackoriginality has done this before, and now his IP has been banned. There is a report that many Scratchers are deeply disappointed as he gave them opportunities to be in his project, but he gave them left with nothing to hope for.

EDIT: Hope this isn't too bad... I know it's boring...

It's fine!

um.. not yet. I'm looking for more news. Are you good at finding news? I mean, I know you're not signed up as a reporter. Do you have any ideas? For the paper, I mean?