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#1 2010-07-29 15:09:12
Befriending No-name.
Sometimes I'll look at peoples' friends lists and there will be a default picture with no name beside it. How is this done?
Here is a screenshot of M44's friends.
How did he befriend someone without a name?
"I've worked so hard for you and you give me nothing in return. Do you need help... Or do I?"
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#2 2010-07-29 15:13:34
Re: Befriending No-name.
If you click on the user's icon, the Scratch website gives you a 404 error. Whoever it was must have friended him, and then deleted his account. (Is that possible?) Since the website couldn't find the user, it couldn't display the name.
At least, that's my theory.
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#3 2010-07-29 15:18:03
- JeanTheFox
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2010-06-14
- Posts: 1000+
Re: Befriending No-name.
Delete an account?
Is that even possible?
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#4 2010-07-29 23:10:35
- Blade-Edge
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2009-06-13
- Posts: 1000+
Re: Befriending No-name.
You can email the Scratch team to disable it. I think at one point, they even put it up, and a few people tested it. They took it out afterwards
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#5 2010-07-29 23:25:07
- ScratchReallyROCKS
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2009-04-22
- Posts: 1000+
Re: Befriending No-name.
I've seen people who have themselves in their friends list. I don't get how they do this.
EDIT: [offtopic][bragging]henley, I passed your post count[/bragging][/offtopic] 
Last edited by ScratchReallyROCKS (2010-07-29 23:26:39)
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#6 2010-07-29 23:26:39
- RobotKitty
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2009-07-16
- Posts: 1000+
Re: Befriending No-name.
I have him! ^^
Everyone's argument is invalid. Your argument is invalid.
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#8 2010-07-29 23:45:20
Re: Befriending No-name.
There was old topic about this, I believe.
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#10 2010-07-29 23:59:05
- ScratchReallyROCKS
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2009-04-22
- Posts: 1000+
Re: Befriending No-name.
Aidan wrote:
There was old topic about this, I believe.
Old topics are automatically closed because they're, well, old.
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#12 2010-07-30 00:07:27
- ScratchReallyROCKS
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2009-04-22
- Posts: 1000+
Re: Befriending No-name.
Harakou wrote:
ScratchReallyROCKS wrote:
Aidan wrote:
There was old topic about this, I believe.
Old topics are automatically closed because they're, well, old.
Ah, yes. How long are they archived for? Do you know?
As long as they can be before the Scratch Team does some clean-up work to take the strain off the servers.
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#13 2010-07-30 00:22:36
Re: Befriending No-name.
ScratchReallyROCKS wrote:
Harakou wrote:
ScratchReallyROCKS wrote:
Old topics are automatically closed because they're, well, old.Ah, yes. How long are they archived for? Do you know?
As long as they can be before the Scratch Team does some clean-up work to take the strain off the servers.
Okay. Thanks for clearing that up for me.
[off-topic]Congrats on 1000 posts![off-topic]
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#15 2010-07-30 00:42:57
Re: Befriending No-name.
ScratchReallyROCKS wrote:
I've seen people who have themselves in their friends list. I don't get how they do this.
EDIT: [offtopic][bragging]henley, I passed your post count[/bragging][/offtopic]
You will need a second account. That account must not have your first account on its friend list.
•On your second account, and go to your first account's stuff.
•Open a new tab/internet, and go to the Scratch website.
•Logout, and log in as your first account.
•Go to your first tab/internet, and click Add to Friends.
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#16 2010-07-30 06:54:57
Re: Befriending No-name.
Blade-Edge wrote:
You can email the Scratch team to disable it. I think at one point, they even put it up, and a few people tested it. They took it out afterwards
They had a "close account" button at your profile instead of a testing thing, I think... 
I remember the protests - everyone got scared (including me ^_^) so it was removed.
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#17 2010-07-30 07:42:27
Re: Befriending No-name.
Harakou wrote:
If you click on the user's icon, the Scratch website gives you a 404 error. Whoever it was must have friended him, and then deleted his account. (Is that possible?) Since the website couldn't find the user, it couldn't display the name.
At least, that's my theory.
oh. i didn't think of that.
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