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#1 2008-12-19 18:57:20

andy321
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Registered: 2008-08-06
Posts: 53

im annoyed

i;m really annoyed. so many horrible projects make it to the front page and there are tons of great projects that have very few views. i don't get it. take cube world for example. its a very simple game, but how come it got so popular? what makes projects become popular anyway?

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#2 2008-12-19 19:29:05

Zelda123
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Registered: 2007-11-21
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Re: im annoyed

It all depends on what the Scratch community is interested in. Some projects can be loved just because of a song or because it features someone's favorite game, character, etc.

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#3 2008-12-19 19:32:43

archmage
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Re: im annoyed

It just depends on the tastes of the community. Its like how Paris Hilton always seems to get frontpage news while there are other much more important events occurring. Obviously, what happens to Miss Hilton doesn't really affect us like those other events but for some reason people can't get enough of her.


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#4 2008-12-20 12:53:39

andy321
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Registered: 2008-08-06
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Re: im annoyed

okay, so i get it. it's not decided by quality of the project, but gimmicks.

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#5 2008-12-20 14:01:02

andresmh
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Registered: 2007-03-05
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Re: im annoyed

Remember that YOU have the power to decide what gets on the front page ;-)


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#6 2008-12-21 16:23:02

andy321
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Registered: 2008-08-06
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Re: im annoyed

well, i barely get any views. whenever i get a message it's usually someone replying to one of my comments.

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