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AtomicBawm3 wrote:

Seriously, for the past few months the top viewed and loved categories have been occupied by about 10 different people.  Mostly only seven or eight.  It gets kinda boring seeing the same style and such on the front page all the time, no offense to those on the front page.  Don't get me wrong, they're good projects and scratchers, but all the variety seems to be gone.

Well then im calling on YOU to revolutionize the front page and indeed ALL OF SCRATCH. Should you succeed you will be hounded by adoring fans for the REST OF YOUR LIFE, receive daily profits of over A KAJILLION DOLLARS, and have servents to cater to your EVERY WHIM and most RIDICULOUS DESIRES.
On a less dramatic note i have to agree

Last edited by BaukBauk (2011-01-30 15:42:58)

How could I not agree with you?

Sunrise-Moon wrote:

Don't worry. In a week or so, the front page will be dominated by 11 rather than 10... 

Honestly, the front page would be much more populated if people who made good projects took the time to properly advertise them.

True and yay on the 11 people!

Sunrise-Moon wrote:

Don't worry. In a week or so, the front page will be dominated by 11 rather than 10... 

Honestly, the front page would be much more populated if people who made good projects took the time to properly advertise them.

I disagree.
A lot of the people on the front page got there by spamming...

12three wrote:

Sunrise-Moon wrote:

Don't worry. In a week or so, the front page will be dominated by 11 rather than 10... 

Honestly, the front page would be much more populated if people who made good projects took the time to properly advertise them.

I disagree.
A lot of the people on the front page got there by spamming...

that's really the only way nowadays

spam your way to the front page, then keep a constant stream of mediocre/bad projects to retain fame

once you've done that congrats now you have both an overwhelming fanbase and a selection of people who hate you because they can do better

Yeah, true. That's one reason I haven't really made anything lately.

I guess I could still force my way onto the front page if I wanted, but getting front paged doesn't seem as exciting anymore with all the same types of projects on there.

Look right here: http://scratch.mit.edu/channel/featured
Are there any repeats? I don't think so.  (now i feel like i'm in Home Alone     )

scmb1 wrote:

ProgrammingFreak wrote:

Look right here: http://scratch.mit.edu/channel/featured
Are there any repeats? I don't think so.  (now i feel like i'm in Home Alone     )

There are some people who have been featured multiple times (like me), but I think the featured row and curator row provide a lot of variety. I do agree that the Top Loved, Viewed, and Remixed rows are a bit monotonous and have been for a long time. I rarely look down there anymore.

That's why they moved it to the bottom. 

I hear you.

So much.

Sunrise-Moon wrote:

The real problem is that the majority of people on Scratch are 8 - 10 year olds. We'd probably have much better projects if the users of Scratch were older and/or more mature.

Hmm. Age might contribute to the problem somewhat, but I think the main issue is the "get on the front page, get more famous, get more likely to get on the front page, get on the front page..." cycle.

soupoftomato wrote:

I dislike the style and ego of anyone on the front page like that. (glitchfinder, SpriteMaster, etc)

I remember the days when good, varying stuff was on the front page 

antimonyarsenide wrote:

soupoftomato wrote:

I dislike the style and ego of anyone on the front page like that. (glitchfinder, SpriteMaster, etc)

I remember the days when good, varying stuff was on the front page 

GASP!