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I would like to be curator, because I really think that there are good projects out there, that need more views. If I were curator, I would chose projects, not too complex, but also, not too simple. I already have the projects i will be curating for one week of my curator shift planned out. I would hate for all that planning to go to waste.

I will try to curate 3 projects per 24hrs. I know, it sounds like very little, but i want each project to have around the same amount of time to be in the spotlight, so that means 8hrs per project, and then I can sleep, too.    And, come on, that's 42 projects in all!...I think, hehe, I never get good grades in math. 

Anyway, I will curate ALL different genres of projects (1s 1s, art, tutorials, etc.), but I will try to keep it in the same topic. For my first week of being curator, I will keep most of the projects I curate with an electronic-ish type of topic (pixled games, calculators, 3D thing-a-ma-jigs, etc.). For my second week, the topic will switch to anime (art, anime dress ups, anime drawing tutorials, animations, etc.), because I LOVE anime! I know what you are probably thinking "anime has NOTHING to do with programing, or even scratch itself!" well, THAT'S where you're wrong! Think about, anime is art, and where would programming be without art? I mean, how can you have a good scrolling game, if your sprites don't look good? Who wants to play a virtual game of tag, if your character just looks like a blob?  I don't know, so that means art is the foundation of good games and animations.    Of course, I will still chose SOME projects outside these topics, but it will generally stay the same. 

I hope you consider choosing me to be the next curator; it would be a great honor! 

I definitely want to be a curator. And, here are a few good reasons why:

        1:I make helpful comments whenever and wherever possible.

        2:I know plenty of great games by other authors that deserve more views.

        3: If selected as a curator I would search through all of scratch and pick only the finest, most wonderful projects there are, then carefully examine each one and pick 3 for the front page

        4: I would never EVER put up projects because of bribery, and the projects would appeal to all audiences, girls, boys, and programmers alike

        5:While I don't have as much projects as other people, I am planning on making 8 more over the summer. Also, unlike many scratchers most of mine will be very high quality

        6: I have a lot of experience  watching movies, then rating them in my head, so I'll be able to pick some enjoyable ones.

        7: While the attention is nice, that's not one of the reasons I want to be a curator. I want to be a curator because I think it could benefit scratch and it's many many many people.

        8: Instead of just saying " I want to be a curator" I actually took the time to make this list

        9: I see a lot of projects that don't get the credit they deserve.

    Just adding on to what I could do:

    10: A lot of people think that projects with a small amount of scripts should not go on the front page, but I would put projects ranging from 50 scripts to 500!

    11: I go on scratch every day

    12: I could select projects every 2 days. Of course I could do it every day but the projects I choose need attention for a solid amount of time.

    13:Honestly, I think the "recommended gallery" is a wonderful idea and I will check out there first

    14: Instead of JUST looking at programmers that are well known ( but I will look at them as well) I will search around scratches newest projects and see if any of those might make it into my decision

    15: Here is how I'll work: First I'll search well known and not-so-well known artists, not giving any special exceptions to my friends, then I will pick about 10 to 20 to be considered. I will replay all of them, and get my family and friends to vote on it so I can have projects that are accepted by adults, kids, boys, and girls. That should narrow it down to about 5. Then, I'll select the 2 with either 1)The least amount of work that looks done (so I'll look through the scripts, the length of the scripts and the creativity of the game) and 2) The one least best liked by everyone. So the other three will be on the front page!

While I'm at it...

16: I'm a fairly experienced scratchers who has made many games which I've not yet uploaded to Scratch. I will look out for unique games whenever possible.

17: I've been in Scratch for over a year.

I actually posted this a year ago. I don't know why I said that though, so I'll stop talking now.

Last edited by turtlewarrior (2010-08-01 11:45:58)

i want to be curator, but not for fame, but for the people. i have tried to get great projects on the front page by puting them in my newspaper, didn't work. i tried telling people about them alot, never worked. i remember being on the front page featured. it felt great, i would want to give that enjoyment to other people. some of the games i would put in would be the ones from my newspapers.

I hope you chose me for curator, not so i will get famous, but so other people will!
  Scratch On!

pwease?

I would LOVE to become a curator! I would choose the most loved, and most commented on projects to be on the front page!
My Life is scratch.
My DREAM is to become a curator.
Thanks!   

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what if there is already a project on your favorites and you want it on the front page

Id like to become curator id put funny and fun projects

lol.

I'd like to become a curator because I enjoy programming. I'm excellent at it, whether it's in Scratch or in Java. Because of this, I really appreciate the effort of overcoming Scratch's simplicity and creating very cool stuff.
Too many of those projects go unnoticed, and it would be nice to give some of the unknown programmers out there some credit.

I would like to be a scratch curator not only because I have diverse projects myself (Animations, sims games, platformers, drawings, stop motion etc.) but also because I would like to draw attention to the users just starting out on scratch and the users that are experienced at programming.

It is sometimes difficult to get popular on scratch, as it is difficult to advertise your projects, so I would draw attention to the great beginner scratchers, but also keep the public eye on the really great projects of both new and experienced scratchers alike.

I also use all sorts of games myself, shooters, sims, art, simulation, platformers, dress ups and more, so I would not ignore a genre of games just because I don't know it.

I've been using scratch for five years now, and it would be an honor to become a scratch curator.

I want to be a curator! I have lots of free time.

I would like to pick creative projects.
I will also pick projects that are great but dont get any views.

Last edited by ian528 (2010-08-05 17:23:06)