Scratch

I agreed with you up until the "movie" part. Animating is still programing, it requires scripting. I believe the Scratch motto is "Imagine-Program-Share" and not "Imagine-make games-Share". Scratch isn't Just about learning how to make games, it's about having fun as well.

But I do agree with you about the Pictures part. Scratchers who mainly draw pictures for projects would probably enjoy using sites like deviantART or Photobucket.

g8rghr wrote:

jacool wrote:

I'm sorry but I can't agree with you.
As you said "The point of Scratch is to learn how to program"
Isn't all projects with scripts approved then?

not the letters! the letters don't involve any programming whatsoever. The movies aren't as bad, but they're just a string of pictures with one script or another:
[blocks]<if><mouse down?><next costume>[/blocks]

I'm sorry, but it's much more than that.
(Sorry, but I get very defensive when people try to say that Animation is not important.)

nikkiperson2 wrote:

g8rghr wrote:

jacool wrote:

I'm sorry but I can't agree with you.
As you said "The point of Scratch is to learn how to program"
Isn't all projects with scripts approved then?

not the letters! the letters don't involve any programming whatsoever. The movies aren't as bad, but they're just a string of pictures with one script or another:
[blocks]<if><mouse down?><next costume>[/blocks]

I'm sorry, but it's much more than that.
(Sorry, but I get very defensive when people try to say that Animation is not important.)

Well, animation can be important when it comes to improving games with story lines and that kind of thing.

jacool wrote:

g8rghr wrote:

jacool wrote:

I'm sorry but I can't agree with you.
As you said "The point of Scratch is to learn how to program"
Isn't all projects with scripts approved then?

not the letters! the letters don't involve any programming whatsoever. The movies aren't as bad, but they're just a string of pictures with one script or another: [blocks]<if><mouse down?><next costume>[/blocks]

Not all movies are made like that, many people use Scratch for animations like one of Cheddargirl's project (About a plushie).

The letters doesn't involve any scripting really as you stated, but however some letters (like MyRedNeptune's Oh noes! project) are informative and they keep you 'updated' about other scratchers.

The thing is, those can be posted in the forums and advertised in projects with links, instead of taking up space on the front page.

Announcements dont deserve the front page, But they sure as heck are entertaining!

What does QTF mean?

Gee, I never thought about this topic, I kind of agree. I mean, I would never waste my time on these kinds of projects. For some popular scratchers, like Maki-Tak, everyone knows them, so when they want to leave, they feel everyone needs to know. It is kinda pointless, though.

g8rghr wrote:

pinochio wrote:

What does QTF mean?

He misspelled * because Q is next to W and if you don't know what that means and you don't like bad language don't look it up.

I know what * means./...

pinochio wrote:

g8rghr wrote:

pinochio wrote:

What does QTF mean?

He misspelled * because Q is next to W and if you don't know what that means and you don't like bad language don't look it up.

I know what * means./...

lol

torterra wrote:

g8rghr wrote:

pinochio wrote:

What does QTF mean?

He misspelled * because Q is next to W and if you don't know what that means and you don't like bad language don't look it up.

Wow.... That just made my day! XD

"QTF" means "Quoted For Truth". It's not a typo. I'm so sorry, but I love that mistake. XD

Also... I make animations and what not.

OOOOOOOOOHhhhhhhh... okay lol

I just want to put something straight here.

Scratch is about programming. Anything that involves programming is all right. See? Animations are all right.

Now, let's take the art. Okay, art isn't really any programming; people just draw it in some program (usually not Scratch), and then share it. But art can be okay... there are plenty of reasons for why it is allowed to pass. First of all, there can be requests. Second, the art can be for some special thing (like an RPG picture). Third, there are competitions. Oh, whatever.

It's true that those "I'm sorry!" projects often get front paged, when they have no programming. But let's make something clear here:
Projects get on the front page because people like them.
That is either right, or not that far off. Let's see:

How do projects get Top Loved? Poeple love them!
How do projects get Top Viewed? People view them! And why do they view them? Because they're interested!

That shows something, doesn't it?

And lastly, it's your opinion. Who said that everyone had to agree?

Jonathanpb wrote:

I just want to put something straight here.

Scratch is about programming. Anything that involves programming is all right. See? Animations are all right.

Now, let's take the art. Okay, art isn't really any programming; people just draw it in some program (usually not Scratch), and then share it. But art can be okay... there are plenty of reasons for why it is allowed to pass. First of all, there can be requests. Second, the art can be for some special thing (like an RPG picture). Third, there are competitions. Oh, whatever.

It's true that those "I'm sorry!" projects often get front paged, when they have no programming. But let's make something clear here:
Projects get on the front page because people like them.
That is either right, or not that far off. Let's see:

How do projects get Top Loved? Poeple love them!
How do projects get Top Viewed? People view them! And why do they view them? Because they're interested!

That shows something, doesn't it?

And lastly, it's your opinion. Who said that everyone had to agree?

Good point.
BTW, I never said anyone had to agree, I just wanted to know who did.