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njf · 2009-09-01 20:23:41

great

gettysburg11 · 2009-09-01 21:43:34

gettysburg11 wrote:
The End of the Scratch Olympics

On the day of the judging of the Scratch Olympics, word is out that the competition is cancelled. This was found out three days ago, when technoman deleted the gallery to add the projects to be entered to, and didn't really talk much on the stickied thread for the competition. This was most likely a move to save himself and his judges the embarrasment of judging only a few projects from a few teams. I personally think it was more embarrasing to cancel the competition, but what can I do about it?

There is also supposedly a Winter Olympics that will be coming up, and that there'll only be a week to make the projects so people don't forget and lose interest. I do hope that that competition does better, and every Scratcher who enters can show what they're made of.

Better? (Not in a rude tone)

Just wait a little bit before we post it, now technoman claims that the Olympics are still on.

greenflash · 2009-09-01 21:52:56

yeah, I saw that too. This is just weird....

gettysburg11 · 2009-09-01 21:56:46

greenflash wrote:
yeah, I saw that too. This is just weird....

I just know this'll set off a flame war no matter what happens. If he keeps it going, people will yell at him for not giving more notice that it wasn't cancelled. If he cancels it, people will yell at him for cancelling it. It's a lose-lose situation.

greenflash · 2009-09-01 21:58:33

gettysburg11 wrote:
greenflash wrote:
yeah, I saw that too. This is just weird....
I just know this'll set off a flame war no matter what happens. If he keeps it going, people will yell at him for not giving more notice that it wasn't cancelled. If he cancels it, people will yell at him for cancelling it. It's a lose-lose situation.

It's definately going to end in embaressment... hmm.

nikkiperson2 · 2009-09-01 22:01:12

Well whatever-if he's doing a winter Olympics, people can save the projects they've already made and use it for the winter one.

gettysburg11 · 2009-09-01 22:02:15

greenflash wrote:
gettysburg11 wrote:
greenflash wrote:
yeah, I saw that too. This is just weird....
I just know this'll set off a flame war no matter what happens. If he keeps it going, people will yell at him for not giving more notice that it wasn't cancelled. If he cancels it, people will yell at him for cancelling it. It's a lose-lose situation.
It's definately going to end in embaressment... hmm.

Agreed. It's probably going to be technoman who gets embarassed. I really hope people don't start harassing him about it.

fireball123 · 2009-09-02 00:38:14

could I join? I get A's in writing and got a couple of ideas. I could do a piece about the scratch olympics...

Mozaz · 2009-09-02 06:08:23

Mozaz wrote:
iamrpk wrote:
njf wrote:
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!
1 greenflash still didnt put my name in the credits under fusionfall review.
2 are we going to use the blogger as our website now?
1. I will.
2. No.
What are we using my blogger for then?

The-Whiz · 2009-09-02 07:24:52

I think they will use blogger, but my website will still be the main page.

iamrpk · 2009-09-02 07:26:54

nikkiperson2 wrote:
nikkiperson2 wrote:
Nikkiperson's Interview with Andresmh:

Nikki:What inspired you and the other creators of scratch to make a programming language?
Andresmh: Scratch is inspired by many years of working on technologies for kids and novices. Some inspirations were Logo, E-Toys, our work with LEGO in the creation of Mindstorms and other projects like that. Our group thought that it was time to create a new programming environment that was more connected to kid's current interests, so media manipulation was key (images, sounds, etc). Later we introduce the social component (the website).
N:Who created the Scratch Cat?
A:We had a cat as the mascot from the very beginning, but it was not the same as the one we had now, it was drawn from above actually. We decided we wanted a new mascot so we asked some artists to draw different options, Gobo was a strong contender. There were also other cats. I really liked the current one because it looked like it came from a Japanese videogame, which I thought people would like.
N:Did you think that this many people would use it?
A:I wasn't sure. I was hoping a lot of people would use Scratch but I don't think I imagined it would be that many people, it came as a surprise, especially at the beginning when we got a lot of attention from the media.
N:What are ‘scratch boards’ and what they do?
A:A Scratch Board is a device with sensors that connects to the USB of a computer. People can use the values of the sensors using the blocks in the sensor category. It comes with sensors for: light, sound, resistance, a button and a slider. People can create their own remote controls using this. It's really cool! My friend Amon is writing his thesis on this topic because he helped create the Scratch Board.
N: Scratch just recently reached half a million projects. How long do you think it will be before the one millionth project?
A:I think it might take 8 months... I don't know, we'll see
here's my interview with Andresmh, re-posted.

Nice!

iamrpk · 2009-09-02 07:28:14

fireball123 wrote:
could I join? I get A's in writing and got a couple of ideas. I could do a piece about the scratch olympics...

Sure!

gettysburg11 · 2009-09-02 15:42:09

gettysburg11 wrote:
greenflash wrote:
gettysburg11 wrote:

I just know this'll set off a flame war no matter what happens. If he keeps it going, people will yell at him for not giving more notice that it wasn't cancelled. If he cancels it, people will yell at him for cancelling it. It's a lose-lose situation.
It's definately going to end in embaressment... hmm.
Agreed. It's probably going to be technoman who gets embarassed. I really hope people don't start harassing him about it.

Well, nothing's happened yet, everyone wants answers, and I'm confused. In other news, Dream-Caster has 3 projects on the front page. One top-remixed, one top-loved, and one top-viewed.

fireball123 · 2009-09-02 15:51:34

iamrpk wrote:
fireball123 wrote:
could I join? I get A's in writing and got a couple of ideas. I could do a piece about the scratch olympics...
Sure!

I'll start on it. where should I put the finished draft?

Blade-Edge · 2009-09-02 15:52:30

Hi. Can I join?

iamrpk · 2009-09-02 16:09:32

fireball123 wrote:
iamrpk wrote:
fireball123 wrote:
could I join? I get A's in writing and got a couple of ideas. I could do a piece about the scratch olympics...
Sure!
I'll start on it. where should I put the finished draft?

Here, please.

iamrpk · 2009-09-02 16:10:45

Blade-Edge wrote:
Hi. Can I join?

Sure smile

What job do you want to be?

fireball123 · 2009-09-02 16:24:57

okay, I'll do a piece on the scratch olympics

Mozaz · 2009-09-02 16:45:16

Just wondering if I could be put in the credits and a link to my blogger if that's alright smile

iamrpk · 2009-09-02 18:41:59

Mozaz wrote:
Just wondering if I could be put in the credits and a link to my blogger if that's alright

Okay smile

keikij · 2009-09-02 18:45:44

Can I possibly do comics?

wiimaster · 2009-09-02 18:49:24

can i be interviewed about my fakedex? please? id love to be interviewed. if thats okay

keikij · 2009-09-02 18:51:16

Oooooh! I want to interview someone big_smile If I can, I'll interview wiimaster! Pweez?

iamrpk · 2009-09-02 18:54:13

wiimaster wrote:
can i be interviewed about my fakedex? please? id love to be interviewed. if thats okay

sure smile

iamrpk: What is a fakedex?

iamrpk: Do you have any fans for your fakedex?

iamrpk: Who inspired you to make a fakedex?

iamrpk: Who is your favorite fakedex character?

iamrpk: Any last thoughts?

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Blade-Edge · 2009-09-02 19:05:34

heres awsome comix the scratcher newspaper comic section

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