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The only thing that most people think constitutes a project as too violent is the presence of blood. Just take out the blood, and no one will say anything.

i need a more thorough answer please, anyone?

FantasyTales wrote:

lol thats what i mean by "going for realism though" lol

You shouldn't "go for realism' unless you're a good artist. If what you call "realism" is just bright red paint splattered everywhere, it will just make you look like a kid at best.

This is what I find interesting. Antique sculptures of naked people aren't considered inappropriate. But if it were a clay figure made by a little child, it would've been quite disturbing. It makes one wonder why. xD

i never draw my own blood lol, i always use blood made by someone with artistic talent instead because im terrible at drawing.

Here's something that may give you a clearer idea of the Scratch Team's stance on violent projects. I asked about violent Scratch projects before (Scratch accepts projects that are "mildly violent" with respect to US media guidelines, but these projects will not appear on the front page), this is the answer I received from the Scratch Team:

Bokonon wrote:

cheddargirl wrote:

My first question is: What is SCRATCH's guidelines on what constitutes as "mild violence"? I understand it falls under the context of US media, but, being that different countries have different cultural contexts, I'd like to know a more definite answer.

My second question: Is there a way for a user to automatically label their own projects as "not for everyone"? Or are all projects subject to the opinion of the SCRATCH community when they see it (that is, it's assumed all projects, when uploaded are okay unless the project is flagged)?

Hi Cheddargirl,
I'm happy to answer your questions about this. 
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."

From the description of your project, it sounds as though it may be marked Not For Everyone (but just barely), but it's hard to tell for sure without seeing it. This is different from a project that has (for example) a shark eating fish - that would be considered "For everyone" because it's a natural process, and it doesn't show a violent action that a person could do.  Also, a starfighter attacking other starfighters is pretty abstract, so it would probably be 'for everyone,' whereas combat with swords usually falls into the 'not for everyone' category.

As to your second question, we don't ask users to classify their own projects this way. We don't want to give the impression that marking a project as "not for everyone" would allow users to make projects that are inappropriate, or violate the Scratch website Terms of Use.

I hope this answers your questions.

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FantasyTales wrote:

cool that about answers everything except
how can i post a project on another website without posting it on scratch first?

Try here, it explains how to embed Scratch projects onto a website without uploading them to Scratch. But why do you not want to post your projects onto the Scratch website? 

MyRedNeptune wrote:

FantasyTales wrote:

lol thats what i mean by "going for realism though" lol

You shouldn't "go for realism' unless you're a good artist. If what you call "realism" is just bright red paint splattered everywhere, it will just make you look like a kid at best.

This is what I find interesting. Antique sculptures of naked people aren't considered inappropriate. But if it were a clay figure made by a little child, it would've been quite disturbing. It makes one wonder why. xD

true MRN true...