Scratch

I could edit.

And actually be good.

As in, not just grammar, but what might be boring, or too well known. Stuff that should be fixed or cause arguing.

Last edited by soupoftomato (2011-02-20 19:52:45)

Finally XD

Here is two rough articles:

Scratch 2.0 appears as 'Scratch's Biggest Update'
We are all excited for Scratch 2.0, that's for sure. But when Lightnin posted the Progress Update, everyone went wild with enthusiasm! It really looks like Scratch's best update.

With Customizable User Pages and a new Flash-Based editor, Scratch will evolve to become suitable to everyones needs!

The Scratch Team chose the transition to a Flash Based editor because many projects act differently online. This is because software used to display projects online is different than offline. So if they were the same program, they woudl act the same, making programming easier. It is rumored, however, that online/offline sensor will stop working because of this. But who knows? Scratch 2.0 could make an addition block for that!

Soon, userpages will be fully Customizable! There will be little 'Widgets' you can drag and drop- such as featuring a few of your own projects, your favorites, your top viewed/loved projects, latest projects, and more! There will also be a section for your friends list, an area where you can type an 'about me' paragraph, and a latest news/activities section! One rather blurry image has been released (shown below). However, the Scratch Team is confirmed that is not what the final product will look like. To quote: 'So far we’ve been focused entirely on the functionality of Scratch 2.0, and haven’t even started thinking about the look and feel, so the final product is likely to look very different from this mockup.'




KAJ: Monstrous Hacker Terrorizing Scratch? Think again!
Many scratchers are terrified to the extent that they quit. Many scratchers stopped having fun because they were plain out scared. Who is the cause of this madness? Kaj.
Almost every scratcher knows that name. He is the 'scary hacker whow ill take over scratch', right? Wrong.

The truth? To quote Lightnin: 'Kaj is like a halloween costume someone puts on to pretend to be scary'
Kaj was a normal scratcher who was mad becuase he wanted more views. So he made a project threatening to take over Scratch! Everyone believed it and were very scared.
But as the Scratch Team always tells us, Scratch has 'good defense' you could say. Nobody can hack into it and mess it all up.
Kaj got banned. He is gone, yet people think he is hacking his way back in. The truth is, that was just other people pretending to be Kaj as a prank! the Scratch Team can see that, so there is nothing to fear. Kaj is a thing of the past- he is not real, and never has been!

But how do we explain all the people who got hacked? Well, often, that is people PRETENDING they got hacked, just for attention. And there is a difference between hacking and password guessing- if someone guesses your password, goes on your account, and deletes your project, you weren't hacked!

If you see someone pretending to be Kaj, contact the Scratch Team. Or if you see a threatening project, just report it!

Last edited by wiimaster (2011-02-20 19:54:45)

soupoftomato wrote:

I could edit.

And actually be good.

As in, not just grammar, but what might be boring, or too well known. Stuff that should be fixed or cause arguing.

Or assumptions.  Never use assumptions in an article as you might know something which isn't as well-known as you believe!  Also, don't use commas just because you need to breathe!

wiimaster wrote:

Finally XD

Here is two rough articles:

Scratch 2.0 appears as 'Scratch's Biggest Update'
Most of us are excited for Scratch 2.0, that's for sure. But when Lightnin posted the Progress Update, we went wild with enthusiasm! It really looks like Scratch's best update.

With Customizable User Pages and a brandnew Flash-Based editor, Scratch will evolve to become suitable to everyones needs!

The Scratch Team chose the transition to a Flash Based editor because many projects act differently online. This is because the online player is based on Java and the offline player uses Squeak. Scratch 2.0 would overcome this if they were the same program, they would act the same, making programming easier. It is rumored, however, that online/offline sensor will stop working because of this. But who knows? Scratch 2.0 could make an addition block for that!

Soon, userpages will be fully Customizable! There will be little 'Widgets' you can drag and drop- such as featuring a few of your own projects, your favorites, your top viewed/loved projects, latest projects, and more! There will also be a section for your friends list, an area where you can type an 'about me' paragraph, and a latest news/activities section! One rather blurry image has been released (shown below). However, the Scratch Team is confirmed that is not what the final product will look like. To quote: 'So far we’ve been focused entirely on the functionality of Scratch 2.0, and haven’t even started thinking about the look and feel, so the final product is likely to look very different from this mockup.'
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-el4X4PQZlEE/T … mepage.png



KAJ: Monstrous Hacker Terrorizing Scratch? Think again!
Many scratchers are terrified to the extent that they quit. Many scratchers stopped having fun because they were plain out scared. Who is the cause of this madness? Kaj.
Almost every scratcher knows that name. He is the 'scary hacker whow ill take over scratch', right? Wrong.

The truth? To quote Lightnin: 'Kaj is like a halloween costume someone puts on to pretend to be scary'
Kaj was a normal scratcher who was mad becuase he wanted more views. So he made a project threatening to take over Scratch! Everyone believed it and were very scared.
But as the Scratch Team always tells us, Scratch has 'good defense' you could say. Nobody can hack into it and mess it all up.
Kaj got banned. He is gone, yet people think he is hacking his way back in. The truth is, that was just other people pretending to be Kaj as a prank! the Scratch Team can see that, so there is nothing to fear. Kaj is a thing of the past- he is not real, and never has been!

But how do we explain all the people who got hacked? Well, often, that is people PRETENDING they got hacked, just for attention. And there is a difference between hacking and password guessing- if someone guesses your password, goes on your account, and deletes your project, you weren't hacked!

If you see someone pretending to be Kaj, contact the Scratch Team. Or if you see a threatening project, just report it!

I did Scratch 2.0, Some edit's are in red, others aren't [using wii]

Last edited by ssss (2011-02-20 20:10:39)

Thank you, but the bbcode is sloppy- but I can touch that up.

Now I will just wait for soupoftomato...

I like newspapers, so I could be part of your staff.

poopo wrote:

wiimaster wrote:

poopo wrote:

You could interveiw me! After all I DO curate the Scratch Design Studio!

What do you mean?

I update this it's probably the largest gallery on scratch it's updated by the Scratch team(and me) every month or so.
EVERY one is front paged. 

i need a little help updating it fyi 

sounds like this is gonna be a great scratch newspaper!    i tried making one, but i just don't have the time to make one all by myself. so if i can help with anything, let me know! i would love to help 

Interesting... I may or may not be able to write an article for the next edition...
Or you could interview me, I really don't care. I just might wanna help with in some way.

soupoftomato wrote:

wiimaster wrote:

KAJ: Monstrous Hacker Terrorizing Scratch? Think again!
Many scratchers are terrified to the extent that they quit or stopped having fun because they were plain out scared. Who is the cause of this madness? Kaj.
Almost every scratcher knows that name. He is the 'scary hacker who will take over Scratch', right? Wrong.

The truth? To quote Lightnin: "Kaj is like a halloween costume someone puts on to pretend to be scary"
Kaj was a normal scratcher who became angry becuase he wanted more views. So he made a project threatening to take over Scratch! People started to believe him and became very scared.
But as the Scratch Team tells us, Scratch has 'good defense' you could say. Nobody can hack into it and mess it all up.
Kaj got banned. He is gone, yet people still think he is hacking his way back in. The truth is, those were just other people pretending to be Kaj to scare and cause uproar or troll! The Scratch Team can see that, so there is nothing to fear. Kaj is a thing of the past- he is real, but in name-only!

But how do we explain all the people who got hacked? Well, often, that is people PRETENDING they got hacked, this brings attention, although it is generally negative after a while. And there is a difference between hacking and password guessing- if someone guesses your password, goes on your account, and deletes your project, you weren't hacked, but you should try to get a stronger password.

If you see someone pretending to be Kaj, contact the Scratch Team. Or if you see a threatening project, just report it!

Added some stuff, fixed some capitalizing or where two things got stuck together, more nitpicking, ect.

Thanks I will definately use that.

I will use ssss's Scratch 2.0 one too.


And thanks poopo!

Last edited by wiimaster (2011-02-20 20:48:11)

poopo wrote:

Why did you want to start helping with the Scratch Design Studio?
Well I asked the scratch team if I could help out because I noticed that there was about a 4 day wait to get your projects added. I want to shorten that period also meet some people and build some skills.
What kind of 'work' do you do?
Going from oldest to newest I look at it see if it fits the themes and doesn't break any of the rules then I add it to the gallery and move on to the next project.
Is it hard?
The longer you procrastinate the harder it gets.
How do you feel about being a helper for the Scratch Team?
I really enjoy it! luckly for me the Scratch Team is very nice and helpful. I have a great time helping out!
Do you enjoy doing this?
I often dread it but end up getting into a groove with it and I end up enjoying it. So I guess the anwser to your question is yes.
Any other thoughts?
I like waffles. 

how true 

anything i can help with? 

wiimaster wrote:

lilacfuzz101 wrote:

anything i can help with? 

For the newspaper?

No to help you fry those pickles.

wiimaster wrote:

soupoftomato wrote:

wiimaster wrote:

For the newspaper?

No to help you fry those pickles.

I didn't know whether she was talking to me about helping with the papers, or to poopo about helping the scratch team 

the newspaper    i already help with SDS    (because i came up with the TV theme)