Scratch

ok here is a brief rundown of what you should know, if i misssed something (which i probably will) someone please fill in
tips: if you don't know how to do something (such as scrolling)  check out tutorials such as archmages (thats what i did when i first started out) 
remember to talk to people like paddle2see, andresmh, and other members of the scratch team (im not sure if paddle2see is but i know hes helpful) if you have any questions.  also try to be outgoing and make friends, the more friends you have the more views you will get.  try to be an active participant in the forums, and try to enter your projects into as many galleries and contests as you can because wether you win or lose you are still getting a view.  tag your projects approptiately and don't whine about not having many views, instead try harder and over time your scratch skills will improve and you will start to get noticed (it took me over a year to get front page)  also a big tip is to try and submit your projects to the scratch_design_studio galleries as they get many views and it is fun too.  also here are some tips on decreasing your projects file size.  there is a little button up top that says "extras"  it should have compress images and compress sounds.  make sure to do this often as it will make your game run way faster.  also try not to add too many scripts, instead try to fit more into less scripts (i have halved the scripts i used in a game before and doubled the speed)  try not to pick long songs to go with your projects, as they will be big no matter what.  i would say no more than 2.5 minutes, and compressed to low if that much.  remember the lower the file size the less lag and if it can run online smoothly your views will increase sufficiently.  you know some people sya not to spam, but i can tell you this, as long as you don't spam in excess and actually give your input and thought into the comment as well, spamming isnt so bad, just try not to do it too much or you will make alot of scratchers unhappy.  thats all i've gotta say, scratch on!