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#1 2009-08-04 21:29:51

Reamm
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Registered: 2007-11-10
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Illegal games on Scratch

I made a game that has a Sniper rifle , blood  , and violence
so I put the name of the project to be

''Sniper Rifle 14+ Read project Notes''.

On the project notes it says

.:: Sniper Rifle ( 14 + ) ::.
Warning- This game either requires for you to be 14+ or have parents permisson.

Game Here  http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Reamm/570060


I think this game is not illegal on scratch because I wrote 14+  smile  but is this game illegal on scratch or not?

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#2 2009-08-04 23:35:12

cheddargirl
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Registered: 2008-09-15
Posts: 1000+

Re: Illegal games on Scratch

Hey, Reamm, there is a thread about violent programs on the Scratch website, which you may be interested in reading: http://scratch.mit.edu/forums/viewtopic.php?id=14210

From what you described, it sounds that you feel that your project may be possibly flagged due to violent content (I have not seen the project yet). With regards to flagged projects:

andresmh wrote:

... the Scratch Team reviews the project and makes one of the following decisions:
a) censors the project, this sends a notification to the creator asking him or her not to post that kind of project
b) marks it as "for everyone" when we think it's something we would show to any person. For example, an animation of a ball or a scientific simulation.
c) marks it as "not for everyone" when the project show mild violence, are OK in the cultural context of the US media, but that we would rather not emphasize. Projects like this cannot make it to  the front page.

This discussion is continued by Scratch Team member bokonon:

bokonon wrote:

...Projects are marked as "Not for everyone" when they contain violence of the kind you might see in Naruto, Tom and Jerry, or my personal favorite, Samurai Jack.  Projects are only reviewed once they are flagged, and the classification is up to the moderators who are monitoring the site that day. Projects that are not for everyone may have violence that is cartoonish, not overly explicit, and not suggestive.  Crossing over this line or depicting realistic violence in detail will result in a project being censored.

It's important to understand why we came up with this system. We want Scratch to be a way for kids with many different interests to express themselves. A lot of kids really like cartoon shows that have some violence, and we didn't want to exclude them or their projects from the site. At the same time, some parents feel that cartoon violence may not be appropriate for their children to see, and we didn't want to exclude them or their kids either. So as a compromise we made it so projects that contain a certain amount of cartoonish violence can still be viewed on Scratch, just not on the front page.  And we are in the process of developing a portal to the Scratch site that contains only projects that are marked "For Everyone."

I hope this clarifies things.


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#3 2009-08-05 00:18:08

FantasyTales
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Registered: 2008-06-02
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Re: Illegal games on Scratch

i've posted projects before with some blood, as long as it is shown as a part of life and not showing gore as the main thing or goal of life than it should be ok, just not in excess make sure to keep it pg.


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#4 2009-08-05 12:45:54

justtestingstickman
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Re: Illegal games on Scratch

The game does not require parent's permission or being over the age of 14. No game on scratch does. Remember that you can only say RECOMMENDED for people 14+ or with parental consent.


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