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Chrischb wrote:

After seeing the good that curators can do, I thought I might apply. 

Curating projects has a lot more effect than I had expected. I thought it might only add a bit of magic to the scene, but it can result in far more. Some projects have been curated and then Top Loved, which is great for the selected user.

If I were to be curator, I would follow a set plan. It would run as follows:

Days 1 and 2: Games, a nice starter
Days 3 and 4: Physics simulations and such
Days 5 and 6: 1-Sprite 1-Script projects (none of the already popular ones)
Days 7 and 8: Artificial Intelligence
Days 9 and 10: Projects that push the limit
Days 11 and 12: Projects from different categories
Days 13 and 14: Similar to the old Surprise Projects feature, but with careful selection.

I would try and avoid curating users who have been frontpaged multiple times already, or projects with over 1000 views. Sometimes I might drift out of plan, because a great project can always present itself.

Please consider me as curator.

wow...

...I just looked at my friend's favorites. 

I would love the oppurtunity to be curator. I would pick all sorts of projects that deserve to be front page and that are really good. And I will pick fairly.
Well I am not very good at speeches so that is basically it. I understand if I am not picked of course (which is likely).

illusionist wrote:

Chrischb wrote:

After seeing the good that curators can do, I thought I might apply. 

Curating projects has a lot more effect than I had expected. I thought it might only add a bit of magic to the scene, but it can result in far more. Some projects have been curated and then Top Loved, which is great for the selected user.

If I were to be curator, I would follow a set plan. It would run as follows:

Days 1 and 2: Games, a nice starter
Days 3 and 4: Physics simulations and such
Days 5 and 6: 1-Sprite 1-Script projects (none of the already popular ones)
Days 7 and 8: Artificial Intelligence
Days 9 and 10: Projects that push the limit
Days 11 and 12: Projects from different categories
Days 13 and 14: Similar to the old Surprise Projects feature, but with careful selection.

I would try and avoid curating users who have been frontpaged multiple times already, or projects with over 1000 views. Sometimes I might drift out of plan, because a great project can always present itself.

Please consider me as curator.

wow...

...I just looked at my friend's favorites. 

Did you? 

I've seen some projects that only have approximately 30 views but 17 loveits... if I ever become curator, I'll put them in the last two days, like I told the project owners. 

I would enjoy being one. I have seen many cool projects that people don't give attention to. [blocks]<say[ Thanks for your time! ]for( 3 )secs>[/blocks]

coolperson wrote:

I'm coolperson, and tommorow ends my time as curator. I would appreciate feedback from the scratch community on how my choice was, ect. Nothing much left to say here!
Coolperson
Curator from Feb 15 2010-Mar 1 2010

Iv found that i rearely look at the curator spot...

i want to be a Curator on scratch because i would like to post animations games and other projects about dragons, gods and other mid-evil stuff. see ever since i was three I've always liked the mid-evil age in time. so i would like to be a mid-evil Curator on scratch


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"sigh" i know you're not going to pick me

Lightnin wrote:

coolperson wrote:

I'm coolperson, and tommorow ends my time as curator. I would appreciate feedback from the scratch community on how my choice was, ect. Nothing much left to say here!
Coolperson
Curator from Feb 15 2010-Mar 1 2010

I liked a bunch of the projects you chose. 
Thanks for being curator!
The next curator is scmb1.

Congrats to scmb1!!!!

gabe3 wrote:

i want helpful projects, like this one: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/gabe3/910552

not to sound mean or anything, but i dont find that helpful, its not a totourial or telling you how to do something, its simply a simulation.

Dazachi wrote:

Chrischb wrote:

illusionist wrote:

wow...

...I just looked at my friend's favorites. 

Did you? 

I've seen some projects that only have approximately 30 views but 17 loveits... if I ever become curator, I'll put them in the last two days, like I told the project owners. 

I think you would be a great curator.

Thanks... ^_^

floatingmagictree wrote:

floatingmagictree wrote:

floatingmagictree wrote:

Dear Scratch Team,

I, floatingmagictree, would like to take the job as curator. I have become exceedingly popular in the past few months, getting on the front page 9 times! It was a wonderful feeling when my project Twisted Wizard got on Top Viewed, and I would like to share that feeling with others, via curation. And just in time for the holiday season! I have also contributed to the community and helped others, so you know that you can trust me!

I have many sources for which projects I will choose, because I add every non-noticed and well made project I've seen in my gallery, FMT's Picks (which was a featured gallery a little while ago)!

Among the projects in "FMT's Picks"are games and simulations that seem that a lot of work was put into them. Those projects are what I am looking for, and they are the ones I seek to make well-known.

During my period as curator, I will choose 21 projects, selecting three new projects every two days. Among these projects will be two projects from my gallery FMT's picks, and one from this wonderful list that andresmh had compiled: Active Members.

So please, Scratch Team, choose me as your next curator!


                                                                                       ~FMT

Just reposting my speech that I made 7 pages ago.

Reposting yet again.....


I have a feeling that you guys aren't reading my posts at all. Can someone confirm this?

I read it - thanks for your application.  Sometimes we let these collect for a while and then come up with a list of people to invite.  So we may not respond all that quickly.

Paddle2See wrote:

floatingmagictree wrote:

floatingmagictree wrote:

Just reposting my speech that I made 7 pages ago.

Reposting yet again.....


I have a feeling that you guys aren't reading my posts at all. Can someone confirm this?

I read it - thanks for your application.  Sometimes we let these collect for a while and then come up with a list of people to invite.  So we may not respond all that quickly.

Oh I see. I was just asking because I've been asking to be curator since last August, and a wait this long made me wonder.

@Wicon:
As Lighting said:

Lightnin wrote:

We often pick curators who are long time members of the community (and being friendly and kind doesn't hurt at all either    ).  But we don't choose them on the basis of programming ability or skill level.

Dazachi wrote:

Chrischb wrote:

Dazachi wrote:

I think you would be a great curator.

Thanks... ^_^

Your welcome.

I agree too! He would be a awesome curator.