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#2 2010-07-06 12:44:51
- juststickman
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2009-05-31
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Re: How do you flag projects and why?
You flag projects when they are inappropriate for scratch and think they should removed. If a project gets enough flags by different people, it's automatically removed until the scratch team checks it. Despite what some people think...
Having some blood is NOT a good reason to flag
Having violence is NOT a good reason to flag
Having weaponry is NOT a good reason to flag
Having good internet connection is a good reason to flak
(what's with me and steel sentinels references?) I say they're not good reasons because they are allowed, and you don't want somebody's hard work removed, do you?
Anyway... You should flag a project if it has...
Offensive language (swear words, not something like "fudge!" lol)
Intense bl00d and gore (whoops typing habit, another steel sentinels reference 
. Anyway, just a bit of blood is not intense blood and gore, I'm talking about close-up decapitation with a katana etc)
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#4 2010-07-06 13:24:45
Re: How do you flag projects and why?
Here's a better way to sum up what projects should be flagged or not: If you think it is not suitable for all ages and cultures, then flag it. It doesn't matter if you like games with blood in it, if it's not suitable for all ages, then flag it. A good example is (I'm not sure if I'm allowed to name people and projects) RHY's project, Summer. It had violence in it. People flagged it. However, it didn't have too much violence in it, so the Scratch team decided it was allowed to stay on the website. But, it was removed from the front page because it still wasn't suitable for all ages.
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#5 2010-07-06 13:49:14
- juststickman
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- Registered: 2009-05-31
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Re: How do you flag projects and why?
calebxy wrote:
Here's a better way to sum up what projects should be flagged or not: If you think it is not suitable for all ages and cultures, then flag it. It doesn't matter if you like games with blood in it, if it's not suitable for all ages, then flag it. A good example is (I'm not sure if I'm allowed to name people and projects) RHY's project, Summer. It had violence in it. People flagged it. However, it didn't have too much violence in it, so the Scratch team decided it was allowed to stay on the website. But, it was removed from the front page because it still wasn't suitable for all ages.
Please don't use mistakes by the scratch team.
Summer should be allowed on the front page. Since when was a laser turning pixels black while burning through land violent. You're only giving the people sunburn. Are they being cut? No.
Do NOT flag games just because you think a 3 year old will be offended. Don't flag something because something might be offensive to somebody, but you don't know.
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#6 2010-07-06 13:52:49
Re: How do you flag projects and why?
DO flag projects if you think they are not appropriate for all ages and cultures.
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#7 2010-07-06 14:51:47
Re: How do you flag projects and why?
calebxy wrote:
DO flag projects if you think they are not appropriate for all ages and cultures.
Yep, that sums it up, too.
Also, @RHY's project, it could be misenterpreted as cutting them up.
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#8 2010-07-06 18:48:52
- cheddargirl
- Scratch Team
- Registered: 2008-09-15
- Posts: 1000+
Re: How do you flag projects and why?
Hey FunDude, you can flag projects down by clicking on the link "Flag as inappropriate" link found below every project, under the projects stats. When you flag a project, you will be required to give the reason for flagging the project down.
A fair rule of thumb when approaching why a project should be flagged is to look at the site's Terms of Use. If the project breaks the Terms of Use in some way, then it is probably a good idea to flag it. 
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#10 2010-07-07 11:23:43
Re: How do you flag projects and why?
Yes.
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#11 2010-07-07 11:39:19
Re: How do you flag projects and why?
Different people have different ideas about what is appropriate. If you are not sure, read the Terms of Use (linked at the bottom of every page).
If after reading the Terms of Use, you think a project may be inappropriate, you can flag it and we'll check it out.
Here's a Scratch project that explains how flagging works:
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/gobo/944205
Juststickman - your description is more or less correct, except there's no real harm in flagging something if you really think it may be inappropriate, so there's no need to discourage flagging. We review everything that's flagged (and things that aren't flagged too), so if it isn't inappropriate, we won't remove it or mark it "Not for everyone."
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#12 2010-07-07 19:53:12
- Blade-Edge
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- Registered: 2009-06-13
- Posts: 1000+
Re: How do you flag projects and why?
I don't understand why if a certain amount of people flag somthing, the author is auto banned.
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#13 2010-07-08 01:29:29
Re: How do you flag projects and why?
That happens?
If so, I suppose it's used as a quick way of stopping someone that's posting inappropriate projects...
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#15 2010-07-08 10:52:05
Re: How do you flag projects and why?
Blade-Edge wrote:
I don't understand why if a certain amount of people flag somthing, the author is auto banned.
I thought just the project got removed until the Scratch Team could look at it.
I'm taking a break from Scratch until 2.0 comes out. Any messages sent between then and now probably won't be read - sorry.
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