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Although I might not be popular enough to be a candidate by this summer, I aim to be eligible by next year!

Why do I have to wait 360 seconds to post?

I want to be a mod, I'll be 14 in july.

johnathandd wrote:

Why do I have to wait 360 seconds to post?

It's because you're a New Scratcher.

coolstuff wrote:

johnathandd wrote:

Although I might not be popular enough to be a candidate by this summer, I aim to be eligible by next year!

Why do I have to wait 360 seconds to post?

If your a New Scratcher (which you are), the limit between posts is 360 seconds, or five minutes. This is to limit potential trolls or spammers. After a while, if you're upgraded to a full Scratcher, you'll only have to wait 60 seconds.    There are other restrictions that come with being a New Scratcher, too, which can be found here.

Can the limit be lowered to 30 seconds when you are on scratch for a while?

bioa10 wrote:

Sunrise-Moon wrote:

bioa10 wrote:

I want to be a mod, I'll be 14 in july.

Unfortunately, you have to have been active on the forums for at least six months.

ive been on scratch for like a year now and i have been reading the forums for a while, i just havent been posting

You'll probably want to be more active on the forums then - you still have the title of New Scratcher and most of the community moderator's functions requires one to be active on the forums. 

waveOSBeta wrote:

Does the age limit still apply?

Yes, I'm pretty sure.
Which really stinks... but I suppose it is the right thing and we should wok with it. 

waveOSBeta wrote:

Well, let me know if there's a tbg election. 

Now thats the one I want to run in. 

Y U no nominate me?
I'm above age and on enough.

Y U no mention me, then?

Optimax-DJ wrote:

ProgrammingFreak wrote:

waveOSBeta wrote:

Does the age limit still apply?

Yes, I'm pretty sure.
Which really stinks... but I suppose it is the right thing and we should wok with it. 

That's odd, considering that Dazachi was picked when he was 12.

A tiny slip up there, admins? 

They didn't have that rule yet 

Paddle2See wrote:

Optimax-DJ wrote:

ProgrammingFreak wrote:

Yes, I'm pretty sure.
Which really stinks... but I suppose it is the right thing and we should wok with it. 

That's odd, considering that Dazachi was picked when he was 12.

A tiny slip up there, admins? 

The age limit was imposed after Dazachi was selected as a Community Moderator.   No slip-up - just a continuing evolutionary process.

Illusionist too.

Scratch Wiki Community Moderator page wrote:

An announcement was made, declaring that a moderator election was soon to be held. It was to decide the four first Community Moderators.

If users passed a list of requirements (having been active on the site for at least six months, for example), they were allowed to run - those who ran were sorted through by the Scratch Team, until a list of eight were announced. Those eight were those to be voted on in the election. Some days passed, and the top four were announced: coolstuff, Wolfie1996, illusionist, and Dazachi. They were appointed as Community Moderators just days later, to much approval.

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As of September 29, 2010, a new rule was added to the list of qualifications that all Community Moderators must pass - it was that users who wished to run in the elections must be of fourteen years of age or older, by the end of the month in which the election was to be held. There was a large uproar, due to the many users younger than fourteen that believed themselves mature enough for the job. The Scratch Team and Community Moderators stood firm, however, repeatedly stating that the rule will not be changed and that it is there to prevent younger users from taking on a responsibility that may be too large for them.

cheddargirl wrote:

If anyone doesn't mind me adding my two cents on the age issue: ever wonder why most websites put an age restriction at around 14 years? There are a lot of security measures in place with which to protect minors (such as COPPA in the U.S., for example). The internet can be a good place, but it can be a bad place as well - these security acts are in place to protect minors from gaining access to what most people consider inappropriate for those under around 14 years of age.

Granted that there are those younger than 14 who act more mature (and those older than 14 who act immature, but that is besides the point), but with some of the content that moderators have to deal with at time at times (such as pornography, for example), it becomes a rather risky thing to have someone underage being exposed to this, aside from the other pressures of being a moderator.

Sunrise-Moon wrote:

So the date is sometime in July?

WHY SO CURIOUS???????????? 0_0

loljk