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#1 2008-01-31 16:00:36
Negative Comments
All around Scratch, I have noticed many projects where other Scratchers say that "it stinks" or that it's horrible. What good does it do to them? If they want to do it to make themselves feel better, then why not try to learn to use Scratch better so that other people will actually say good things about their projects and then they can feel good for the right reason, because they worked hard to learn and create a great project. All it really does, is it often makes the creator of the project feel bad and creates a bad reputation of themselves.
Why not, instead of saying that you hate it, say why you dislike it and give a suggestion to help that person improve. Also, isn't it better to same nothing at all, then to say something mean?
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#2 2008-01-31 16:16:20
- Paddle2See
- Scratch Team
- Registered: 2007-10-27
- Posts: 1000+
Re: Negative Comments
Zelda 123, I agree with you completely! Critisism can be a powerful tool - if it helps the project creator improve his or her skills. Condeming a project without explaining how it can be improved is disrespectfull and leads to bad feelings. Not only that, but it is a violation of the second bullet point of the Terms of Use and, in my opinion, should be reported to the team for possible disciplinary action.
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#3 2008-01-31 16:40:25
- relyt12101
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2007-05-19
- Posts: 500+
Re: Negative Comments
Zelda123 wrote:
Why not, instead of saying that you hate it, say why you dislike it and give a suggestion to help that person improve.
Exactly! People should at least say WHY it stinks. Then they are giving constructive criticism, and this can help the creator make the project better!
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#4 2008-01-31 17:20:41
- MITscratcher
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2007-09-16
- Posts: 100+
Re: Negative Comments
I do understand why you posted this topic and I thank you for not mentioning any names or projects. I completely agree with you, I do hope that the Scratch team creates a better filtering system. Although, with so many Scratchers, comments and projects, it must be hard to keep track of everything that goes on in and around Scratch.
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#5 2008-01-31 17:46:02
- kevin_karplus
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2007-04-27
- Posts: 1000+
Re: Negative Comments
This is not a problem that can be solved with a filtering system.
It requires that people report the inappropriate comments to the Scratch Team, so that the offending individuals can be educated or banned (if necessary).
Mostly, it requires establishing the sort of environment where people feel that they can put their work up and get back useful comments. (Purely flattering comments don't hurt the way pure abuse does, but it isn't any more helpful for making improvements.)
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#6 2008-02-02 01:04:31
Re: Negative Comments
I totally agree with you Zelda123.
I don't know about you, but when I go to a place where most people are behaving in certain way (for example: being nice to each other), I tend to do the same.
Let's be proactive and give useful, constructive and meaningful comments as much as we can so that other people see that there is overall more positive than negative attitudes. People who come to our community will see that we tend to not respond to negative comment (we simply flag them) and that we value constructive criticism, collaboration and respect.
Our responsibility is not just to react and flag inappropriate content but most importantly to promote the kind of environment we want by posting comments, tags, projects and galleries that represent the kind of community we want to have.
By the way, always feel free to contact the Scratch Team by clicking on the Contact Us link at the bottom of each page if you feel a specific member is being constantly
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