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1) New Scratchers have to wait 17 minutes instead of 1 minute between posts.
2) They are upgraded manually if they are nice and cute and don't flame too much. :3

jacool wrote:

MyRedNeptune wrote:

1) New Scratchers have to wait 17 minutes instead of 1 minute between posts.
2) They are upgraded manually if they are nice and cute and don't flame too much. :3

Cute? O:
Lol, mine should say 'New Member' then.

Naw naw naw you're cute. :3

And that tiger in your siggy - that's really really cute! ^^

MyRedNeptune wrote:

jacool wrote:

MyRedNeptune wrote:

1) New Scratchers have to wait 17 minutes instead of 1 minute between posts.
2) They are upgraded manually if they are nice and cute and don't flame too much. :3

Cute? O:
Lol, mine should say 'New Member' then.

Naw naw naw you're cute. :3

And that tiger in your siggy - that's really really cute! ^^

Thanks, but you haven't seen me 

I like the tiger very much too, it is from a Swedish propaganda poster from World War Two.
On the poster, under the tiger it says "En svensk tiger", which means both "A swedish tiger" and "A swede keeps his mouth shut".

Sorry for off-topicness

Last edited by jacool (2010-06-16 18:33:59)

MyRedNeptune wrote:

1) New Scratchers have to wait 17 minutes instead of 1 minute between posts.

1000 seconds, not 17 minutes. 

scmb1 wrote:

MyRedNeptune wrote:

1) New Scratchers have to wait 17 minutes instead of 1 minute between posts.
2) They are upgraded manually if they are nice and cute and don't flame too much. :3

Interesting... How long will it take them to prove their niceness and cuteness?

Probably until it's completely obvious. 

Chrischb wrote:

MyRedNeptune wrote:

1) New Scratchers have to wait 17 minutes instead of 1 minute between posts.

1000 seconds, not 17 minutes. 

....
Same thing...
You need to know math, I suppose

ScratchCoder wrote:

Interesting thought on the rule. It's just I feel as if the 1000 second rule should be made into 180 seconds. I feel that 17 minutes is a little to much too wait and that it is harder to recognize whether someone deserves to be a member or not.

We'll discuss.

ScratchCoder wrote:

coolstuff wrote:

ScratchCoder wrote:

Interesting thought on the rule. It's just I feel as if the 1000 second rule should be made into 180 seconds. I feel that 17 minutes is a little to much too wait and that it is harder to recognize whether someone deserves to be a member or not.

We'll discuss.

What do you mean? Can you please clarify what you meant?

Thanks, ahead of time. 

I think he means "We (mods 'n' admins) will discuss what changes can be made to the system" 

Apparently I'm considered a member, and I only have 5 posts right now, so the requirements can't be very strict.

Then again, some of the people above me (like ScratchCoder) are considered New Scratchers still, even though they have more posts. Maybe it's based on projects?

Then again, maybe I'm just being stupid, because a community mod already answered the question...

Last edited by Harakou (2010-06-17 23:04:25)

jacool wrote:

Harakou wrote:

Apparently I'm considered a member, and I only have 5 posts right now, so the requirements can't be very strict.

Then again, some of the people above me (like ScratchCoder) are considered New Scratchers still, even though they have more posts. Maybe it's based on projects?

Then again, maybe I'm just being stupid, because a community mod already answered the question...

The 'New Scratcher' thing is quite new, when you joined you became a Member directly.
I don't know exactly when this new feature was implemented though.

Oh. Why was that feature implemented? Was it to reduce spam from throwaway accounts, or something else?

Wolfie1996 wrote:

Harakou wrote:

jacool wrote:

The 'New Scratcher' thing is quite new, when you joined you became a Member directly.
I don't know exactly when this new feature was implemented though.

Oh. Why was that feature implemented? Was it to reduce spam from throwaway accounts, or something else?

Spam, and people coming here just to be mean...    But the New Scratcher system seems to have stopped people from coming just to spam or be mean 

Yep, Wolfie pretty much hit the nail on the head there. A few people came in just to be mean, posting links to some particularly inappropriate websites or spamming. The limits placed on new Scratch members slows them down so that they do less damage before we get to the scene of the crime and deal with it. And it seems to have worked, for the most part.

Wolfie1996 wrote:

Harakou wrote:

jacool wrote:

The 'New Scratcher' thing is quite new, when you joined you became a Member directly.
I don't know exactly when this new feature was implemented though.

Oh. Why was that feature implemented? Was it to reduce spam from throwaway accounts, or something else?

Spam, and people coming here just to be mean...    But the New Scratcher system seems to have stopped people from coming just to spam or be mean 

Well, I'm glad it's working! From what I've seen, Scratch has a really great community, and it's great that it's getting even better. I can't believe the level of trolling/spamming on other forums. *cough* YouTube *cough*