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1.    Do you consider yourself famous, semi –famous, or non- famous? Semi-famous.

2.    How does it feel to be (insert answer to #1 here)  pretty good.
3.    How long have you been on scratch?                 um... not sure    june maybe?
4.    Have you got on the front page?        Yup 
5.    (If yes) What tab? (If no) Based on your project quality do you think your project could get on Featured, Curator, or Top Loved?   Eragon(curator) and Glow Stick (featured- even though many didn't like it    ) and Eragon and My Book trailer for Kingdom Keepers if the design studio bug ever gets fixed 
6.    Do you want move views? Love its? Comments?      It would be nice 
7.    What do you think of the tab ‘Featured Projects’?   I think that's were we find the most variety of projects.
8.    What do you think of the Curator tab?  good- if the curator updates it frequently
9.    What do you think of the tab ‘Projects from Scratch Design Studio’? I like it    but bug must be fixed 
10.    What do you think of the tab ‘What the Community is Remixing’? eh... not always great
11.    What do you think of the tab ‘What the Community is Viewing’?  sometimes good projects- but mostly filled with already famous scratchers
12.    What’s your opinion about fame?  um.... it's nice but some seem to get more than their fair share
13.    Do you like Remix Chains? some yes some no- depends
14.    Do you spend much time on the forums? maybe 
15.    (If yes) Do you try to help other scratchers (If  no) Why not? YUP! (see link in siggy)
16.    Do you advertise in the forums? yus
17.    If there was one thing you could change about the scratch website what would it be?
um.... CUSTOMIZABLE USER PAGES 

1. Non-famous
2. Good
3. Two years?
4. Yep
5. Top viewed; No
6. No
7. I like it.
8. I like it.
9. I like it.
10. Eh.
11. Eh+
12. It's all an illusion, fame is.
13. No
14. Too much
15. Yep.
16. Nah
17. Uh.. I dunno.

1. Pretty famous. Less than I used to be, but that's my fault for not making projects in a few months (and not making any awesome games in even longer).
2. It's good. Fame/reputation doesn't matter too much to me on here anymore.
3. >3 years, on and off. (Alternative answer: Too long.)
4. Yes.
5. All of them except Remixed AFAIK. Though the SpRiTeD Engine might have even gotten there at one point.
6. I don't really crave views or LoveIts...not as much as I used to by any standard (no really there was a time where I'd Love my own project to up it even AFTER it had been featured/front-paged)
7. It still has consistently good projects after all these years, though I'm not as easily wowed as I used to be =P
8. It definitely helps projects that might not get any attention otherwise, which is a necessity when you've got a community as large as Scratch has become. Sometimes the curators aren't that varied (e.g. with this current one there were 3 pen art projects at one point), but that's okay
9. I don't really see the true point to it, but it's decent, I guess.
10. Bad. Just bad.
11. It's okay. Nostalgia goggles make me think it isn't as good as it used to be but ignoring that it's not that bad (though I wish it would focus less on animation)
12. It was personally a great motivator for me to make good projects when I first joined; I saw all these famous users at the time like archmage, Canthiar, JSO, etc. and thought "what if I could make my Scratch stuff as good as theirs?" And that's what led me to strive to improve. On the other hand, you can't let it consume you and be your sole goal.
13. Dear god no. They're what's ruining the Top Remixed section, especially if it's projects like "ADD YOUR FAVRIOTE 4CHAN MEME!!!!! LOLCATS 23#@#"
14. Probably more than I should, considering I haven't been consistently working on any projects lately...
15. I try. I probably don't do it enough though.
16. Advertising for me usually just goes as far as Show and Tell (always did). One time I entered in Scratch PA though
17. I'd try to get the community more focused on interactivity, projects, and generally pushing the bar of what Scratch can do.

1.    Do you consider yourself famous, semi –famous, or non- famous? Semi-famous.
2.    How does it feel to be (insert answer to #1 here) Fine. Nothing good or bad.
3.    How long have you been on scratch? Almost 3 years. More than most. 
4.    Have you got on the front page? Not as far as I know.
5.    (If yes) What tab? (If no) Based on your project quality do you think your project could get on Featured, Curator, or Top Loved?  Either Featured or Curator.
6.    Do you want move views? Love its? Comments? Yes to the first two.
7.    What do you think of the tab ‘Featured Projects’? It's ok.
8.    What do you think of the Curator tab? Same as Featured.
9.    What do you think of the tab ‘Projects from Scratch Design Studio’? No offence to
      anyone, but most stuff in there isn't any good.
10.    What do you think of the tab ‘What the Community is Remixing’? I don't like it.
11.    What do you think of the tab ‘What the Community is Viewing’? Ok.
12.    What’s your opinion about fame? It is nice, but some people (not saying who) use       .       it to their advantage.
13.    Do you like Remix Chains? Usually, no.
14.    Do you spend much time on the forums? Yes.
15.    (If yes) Do you try to help other scratchers (If  no) Why not?  I try to help people .       a lot.
16.    Do you advertise in the forums? Not much.
17.    If there was one thing you could change about the scratch website what would it be? GET RID OF THE SIXTY SECOND RULE. It is causing more spam than it is preventing.

SSBBM wrote:

I'm interviewing some scratchers, both famous and non-famous. When I get answers, I will try to use the info help scratch. Please take the time to do this.

1.    Do you consider yourself famous, semi –famous, or non- famous? Semi-famous on the forums, but not for projects.
2.    How does it feel to be (insert answer to #1 here) It feels good man (insert picture of feels good man frog here)
3.    How long have you been on scratch? Since 2008, actively posting since early 2010.
4.    Have you got on the front page? No
5.    (If yes) What tab? (If no) Based on your project quality do you think your project could get on Featured, Curator, or Top Loved?
6.    Do you want move views? Love its? Comments? I'd like more views on my freenode project, but for everything else, I don't really care.
7.    What do you think of the tab ‘Featured Projects’? No opinion
8.    What do you think of the Curator tab? No opinion
9.    What do you think of the tab ‘Projects from Scratch Design Studio’? I like it
10.    What do you think of the tab ‘What the Community is Remixing’?Like
11.    What do you think of the tab ‘What the Community is Viewing’? Like
12.    What’s your opinion about fame? Doesn't really mean anything if that's why you make your projects, but it will come if you have good stuff and get noticed.
13.    Do you like Remix Chains? Only once or twice a few years back.
14.    Do you spend much time on the forums? Too much (1-3 hours daily, depends on the day though)
15.    (If yes) Do you try to help other scratchers (If  no) Why not? I help people wherever possible.
16.    Do you advertise in the forums? Rarely.
17.    If there was one thing you could change about the scratch website what would it be? I would change it so there could be a PM (private message) system.

Here are my answers. 

1. Semi-famous. I think I have a couple of fans, but I'm not too famous, lol.
2. It feels good! I'm glad that people like my projects, and I hope they will get the chance to be at least semi-famous, lol.
3. Since 2009, but my projects were really different back then. 
4. Yes. Twice. The projects were "Loud Spiffy's Birthday" and "Loud Spiffy in Space!" Lol.
5. "Projects from Scratch Design Studio". Wait, does that count? XD
6. I wouldn't mind! It would be nice, but I think that it's just fun to have fun creating projects and experimenting, and I like it when people enjoy your projects. 
7. It's cool!    It gives the Scratchers who get in that category the chance to get more views.
8. I think it's a great idea that the curator can show their favorite projects on the front page.
9. I like that it could bring more awareness to the projects in ScratchDesignStudio's gallery, and the gallery itself!
10. I think that it alerts people of the remix chains and stuff that are popular on Scratch at the time.
11. A lot of great stuff get on there. Sure, at times the same people get on there, but I think they deserve it!
12. Ah, fame. XD While fame can be enjoy-able, I think what really matters is how much fun you had making the project, and your friends. But fame is great! I encourage it, lol.
13. Sure! I used to remix a lot of remix chains, and they were fun. I think that remix chains kind of train your Scratch Block skills, and you can sometimes get a good laugh out of the humorous ones. XD
14. Yep. When I go on the forums I usually scroll around the Misc. forums, and every once and a while, I post.
15. Yes, if I can I help Scratchers out, but usually people answer the Scratcher's question before I can. 
16. If there's a project or project series that I'm proud of, then I usually advertise it in the "Show and Tell" forums, but they don't always get replies.
17. (This doesn't really apply to the "website" part to the question but...lol) Considering that I watch animations and videos on here a lot, I would probably add a pause button, but I guess it wouldn't really work with games.    But I would also add a pause button to music and sounds.

1.    I don't think it's up to me to decide whether I'm famous or not. I get more attention than a lot of people, but I'm certainly not a celebrity.
2.    Lucky
3.    About a year and a half
4.    Yes
5.    2 featured projects, 1 featured gallery, 2 curated projects, and 1 top viewed project. I was also curator once.
6.    Of course! But if you must choose, give them to users who are more unknown (like the fellow in my sig)
7.    It rocks! It shows a great variety of inspiring projects.
8.    It rocks too! I like that the Scratch Team chooses so many different kinds of curators.
9.    It's cool. I like that it shows off stuff made for the Design Studio. It is also a good way for less "famous" people to get more views.
10.    It's alright, but I wish there was more variety.
11.    This could also use some more variety, but it is good most of the time.
12.    Scratch shouldn't be about fame. Sure, we all want feedback, but a high "status" is far from necessary. Save popularity for middle school.
13.    I don't participate in them, but I don't mind them. They are a good way for kids to get into Scratch. 
14.    Yup
15.    Totally, dude.
16.    Yes
17.    Change the "What the Community is ___ing" system so there is more variety and more people get on the front page. I made one solution here

Last edited by scmb1 (2010-09-27 23:04:06)

1.    Do you consider yourself famous, semi –famous, or non- famous? Non-famous on Scratch, famous on the forums
2.    How does it feel to be famous? It's awesome.
3.    How long have you been on scratch? About 8 months or so... I had another account
4.    Have you got on the front page?Nope
5.     Based on your project quality do you think your project could get on Featured, Curator, or Top Loved? Depends on what curator, but most likely Top Loved
6.    Do you want move views? Love its? Comments? Yes. GO NAO
7.    What do you think of the tab ‘Featured Projects’? Awesome Epicness
8.    What do you think of the Curator tab? Not bad
9.    What do you think of the tab ‘Projects from Scratch Design Studio’? A little boring
10.    What do you think of the tab ‘What the Community is Remixing’? Super boring
11.    What do you think of the tab ‘What the Community is Viewing’? Not bad
12.    What’s your opinion about fame? It's too awesome to be famous
13.    Do you like Remix Chains? Yup
14.    Do you spend much time on the forums? All my time
15.    (If yes) Do you try to help other scratchers? Of course!
16.    Do you advertise in the forums? Very little
17.    If there was one thing you could change about the scratch website what would it be? The list of mods. As in, change it to include me.

1.i don't consiter myself famous
2.it feels ok
3.almost a year
4.ive never been front paged
5.yeah i problobly could get top viewed
6.yes i want more of all of them
7.uh i guess it's ok
8.uh it's good sometimes
9.i think it's awesome
10.uh it's ok i don't relly like it
11.i like it
12.uh i like it cause it's fun to try to get and it's
awesome to see your drawings on the front page of a website

13.yeah remix chans are good sometimes

14.yeah i spend a lot of times on the fourms

15.yeah i try to sometimes.

16. yeah

17.if you could delete coments you posted in the past

SSBBM wrote:

I'm interviewing some scratchers, both famous and non-famous. When I get answers, I will try to use the info help scratch. Please take the time to do this.

1.    Do you consider yourself famous, semi –famous, or non- famous? Semi?
2.    How does it feel to be (insert answer to #1 here) I'm not sure if I want fame or not.
3.    How long have you been on scratch? 2 years?
4.    Have you got on the front page? No, never.
5.    (If yes) What tab? (If no) Based on your project quality do you think your project could get on Featured, Curator, or Top Loved?
6.    Do you want move views? Love its? Comments? YESH.
7.    What do you think of the tab ‘Featured Projects’? Very good place.
8.    What do you think of the Curator tab? Good, BUT BE MORE CAREFUL WITH WHO IS SELECTED.
9. What do you think of the tab ‘Projects from Scratch Design Studio’? I don't care.
10.    What do you think of the tab ‘What the Community is Remixing’? Useless.
11.    What do you think of the tab ‘What the Community is Viewing’? Meh.
12.    What’s your opinion about fame? Good for those who are, not sure if i could deal with it.
13.    Do you like Remix Chains? Meh.
14.    Do you spend much time on the forums? Too much.
15.    (If yes) Do you try to help other scratchers (If  no) Why not? I try. Key word being Try.
16.    Do you advertise in the forums? A bit.
17.    If there was one thing you could change about the scratch website what would it be? FIX ALL THESE ERROR, LIKE THIS ONE:

1.    semi-famous
2.    Decent, I suppose
3.    About 10 months
4.    Yep.
5.    Everything except featured
6.    Yep, especially on my newest project!
7.    Great!
8.    Usually good.
9.    Creative, but sometimes not so good.
10.    Mostly useless 
11.    Occasionally good, usually arty and not very programmatic.
12.    It's good and useful, but could be addictive 
13.    Nope
14.    A lot, but not as much as before
15.    Yeah.
16.    Yep 
17.    Get more people known