Scratch

What do you think is better. Quality or quantity? Because, I clicked the projects tab a realized: 50, or more, percent of the projects were just straight out bad. When I make a comment on a game, a say what I liked, how to improve, and most importantly what I didn't like, because without that part you can't help the author make a better game next time. But since all these (I'm sorry to say) bad games are out there I can't find a single redeeming quality of the game/movie, and if I said there was one I'd be lying! And even if you lie and say it was good, (many people do this to make friends so the author can view their projects) you are not helping the author to make a better game for next time.

On the other hand, the other thirty percent were not that bad, the other fifteen percent were actually pretty good, and, if you click the next button long enough, you'll find an amazing, front-page worthy project. Buuuut.... it has one, maybe two views. Why? Doesn't order dictate that if a project is better it should get more views? Not really. The primary way to get views is for someone to click the projects tab, and look at your project. But since people have already realized what I've realized, they've lost faith in finding any good projects. Which is why even if you have an incredible project, even if you advertise it in your siggy, show and tell, and yell it at all your friends, you could still end up with very few views.

And views are like money to some. Afterall, why do people advertise? For money. For views. For comments. And, most importantly, for Love-It's. There are some people who pour their hearts out into one project, but because all the terrible projects are clogging up that column, they'd never get noticed. The more people join, the less fame can be spread around. There are some people who's face would light up at one-just ONE- comment on their project. But they might never get it. Even if it's amazing.

So, Quality or Quantity? Well, from what you've read, Quality is better. Or is it? Let's look at Quantity.

Scratch proudly boasts "Look at our 600 000+ projects!". Obviously, more projects means more users. So that's good. Users is Scratch's blood. Without us, it'd die. But that's not the only thing Quantity does. When a user becomes famous, you can say "Hey, I've been picked out of 600 000+ projects!" instead of "Hey, I've been picked out of... uh... 50 projects." More bragging rights.

So....tell me what do you think is better. Quality or Quantity. And then tell me what you think we can do to achieve that.