Scratch

Hello, I am yoshi-fan. I have been on scratch for three years. Scratch still is amazing to me, though. I didn't know I'd be in the community this long. I most likely will be in it 3 years from now. Sometimes I stumble upon a very great project, will less views than my projects. I feel sorry for those people.    The things they really work hard on ends up with almost no viewers. That is one of the reasons I would like to be curator. You've probably heard that before. I was front paged once and it was awesome to see so many people play one of my projects. I was curated too for about 5 minutes but that's irreverent. Anyway, the point is that people that don't get many views at all will enjoy being front paged A LOT.

I enjoy projects that are simple or a little complex. What I enjoy the most is games, of course. I like games that show skill, patience, and projects that don't look like they were made because the creator was bored.    I like big games that take at least 5 minutes to win, and games that still have more to do afterwards.    I like adventure games with multiple levels that aren't too hard, but still bring a good challenge to beginners and experts. I also really enjoy games where you have scores. This will give both beginners and experts a chance to have fun. I really like it when either it gets harder and harder, or you have a time. Games like that are most addicting when they are easier than they look, so you want to play them over and over again. I don't like any violent projects. Mostly because they're violent. I guess I like impressive simulations, and possibly stories if their funny and good (But they don't say any bad words)  .

Besides that, there are projects that could live without views, and projects that need views. A very good example would be contests. When unknown people want to create contests, they barely ever can, because almost no one will nominate. The contest then ends up not ending. Other projects would be memes, and remixing. You may have a really good idea of a meme and no one will even see it or remix it. That leads to spamming which not many people want. I don't really mind if someone "unpopular" posts a "link to project" on one of my projects especially if they say something about the game too, because they are just trying to get noticed. After a while, it does get annoying, though. :\

Another type of project that needs views is a business. However, businesses don't want too many views because they don't want to be overwhelmed with work. 

I don't want to sound like I'm being all nice just so I can get the curator job, but these are the kinds of projects I want to curate. Sometimes it even hurts me how I can't give them fame.

And also, you've probably heard a ton of people saying they want to curate infamous projects. Although, all good projects that people spent a lot of time on should be curated, I think infamous projects would be my top priority.

So PLEASE consider giving me the job. 
To show you how much I would like to be curator, check out this project I made. http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/yoshi-fan/2000441
And also, Congratulations on Scratch for FINALLY getting over 2,000,000 projects! HOORAY!!!

Last edited by yoshi-fan (2011-08-27 18:33:52)

flamekyle wrote:

yoshi-fan wrote:

Hello, I am yoshi-fan. I have been on scratch for three years. Scratch still is amazing to me, though. I didn't know I'd be in the community this long. I most likely will be in it 3 years from now. Sometimes I stumble upon a very great project, will less views than my projects. I feel sorry for those people.    The things they really work hard on ends up with almost no viewers. That is one of the reasons I would like to be curator. I was front paged once and it was awesome to see so many people play one of my projects. I was curated too for about 5 minutes but that's irreverent. Anyway, the point is that people that don't get many views at all will enjoy being front paged A LOT.

I enjoy projects that are simple or a little complex. What I enjoy the most is games, of course. I like games that show skill, patience, and projects that don't look like they were made because the creator was bored.    I like big games that take at least 5 minutes to win, and games that still have more to do afterwards.    I like adventure games with multiple levels that aren't too hard, but still bring a good challenge to beginners and experts. I also really enjoy games where you have scores. This will give both beginners and experts a chance to have fun. I really like it when either it gets harder and harder, or you have a time. Games like that are most addicting when they are easier than they look, so you want to play them over and over again. I don't like any violent projects. Mostly because they're violent. I guess I like impressive simulations, and possibly stories if their funny and good (But they don't say any bad words)  .

Besides that, there are projects that could live without views, and projects that need views. A very good example would be contests. When unknown people want to create contests, they barely ever can, because almost no one will nominate. The contest then ends up not ending. Other projects would be memes, and remixing. You may have a really good idea of a meme and no one will even see it or remix it. That leads to spamming which not many people want. I don't really mind if someone "unpopular" posts a "link to project" on one of my projects especially if they say something about the game too, because they are just trying to get noticed. After a while, it does get annoying, though. :\

Another type of project that needs views is a business. However, businesses don't want too many views because they don't want to be overwhelmed with work. 

I don't want to sound like I'm being all nice just so I can get the curator job, but these are the kinds of projects I want to curate. Sometimes it even hurts me how I can't give them fame.

So PLEASE consider giving me the job. 

Wow, great speech!

Thanks!

I'd like to be one.
Sorry if I'm begging.

I would like to be a curator.

stevetheipad wrote:

I would like to become a curator. I think that projects that include different types of blocks and use them usefully. For example, a computer projects with a paint app and other apps that have to do with the scratch blocks.

I think that New Scratchers can't become a curator. It's especially harsh when your old accounts password didn't work so you had to restart. Just re apply once you're a  scratcher. Add helpful comments, brilliant projects and helpful forum posts.

I'm finally a Scratcher!

Last edited by Abigail1101 (2011-09-04 14:54:03)

Me,please!
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I will do it all on GAMES.
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scratch code:alexalex123

I would like to become a curator because I know what sort of things people like or what they would like to see, I am good at deciding what would be good for the front page. I wouldn't just put my friends projects up I would go for anybody's girl, boy, 'famous', moderator, whoever as long as it seems worthy of the front page, I prefer games myself, like tactical games or challenging ones but I would put up other things like funny animations, http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/AlinJack5671/1964169 , cool stories, http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Astro947/1814980 and other things like that. I would also like this opportunity because the only time I have been involved with the front page is in the 'newest projects' section so this will be a kick-start in my scratch life. this would also get me more involved with scratch itself other than posting projects and comments. I am working on a project called 'colourz' it is a game like bejeweled but less complex, it will be lots more than it is now, at this moment it is a bunch of variables, lists and a sprite

it's simple really; just put ""(without quotes) before your link, and "" after.

EDIT: GAH. I messed up. basically you put "url" in brackets ([ ]) at beginning of link and "/url" in brackets at the end.

Last edited by shockwave (2011-09-02 01:52:36)

Um, Scratch Team, I would REALLY appreciate it if i could get to be a curator. You said you wanted to know what style of games I would curate. I like tycoon games! And not just tycoon games... I also like those games out there that sorta hang in the balance between tycoon and RPG. I don't know what that type of game is called, but I know lots.
Here's one: It's called Mikkiville.  See what I mean?  Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I would VERY much appreciate it if you would let me be curator.

P.S. What IS that type of game called?

Last edited by juliabrookek (2011-09-02 20:59:48)

Death_Wish wrote:

darkstor1 wrote:

Hey scratch team, try this out I GOT A VIRUS ON MY COMPUTER FROM YOUR WEBSITE!!!!!!!! it wiped out EVERYTHING!!!! every picture my mom has taken for 7 YEARS WAS ON THAT COMPUTER!!!! thanks a lot! I HATE THE FORUMS!!!, and the website, now, i cant post, and cant TILL I GET A NEW LABTOP AND YES ALL MY MEMORIES OF MY 18 YEAR OLD FRIEND (older than me) MURF THE SIAMESE CAT IS GONE!!!!

...Scratch didn't do that. It's literally impossible, unless you went to another site that you got directed to from Scratch. Well, it's possible, but like nobody else is complaining, there's no virus on Scratch. You got it from another website... Maybe from an email containing a virus, a link containing a virus, something like that.

No, I got it from scratch, I was on scratch, I hadnt done anything I havnt ever done before, I was on scratch forums, and had 2 scratch programing running at the time (Ive had as many as 4 before!) and then my computer started sounding worse than before (it was already making bad noises, but it got worse) and I heard a fain ch-ch-ch, sound, which my dad's computer genius friend told me, it was the virus eating away at the hard drive, now, my computer is BUSTED!!!!!! AND EVEYTHING IS GONE! SO I CANT POST TILL I GET STRAIT As IN SCHOOL! SO DONT EXPECT ANY PROJECTS FROM ME UNTILL THEN!!!!!!! i RPG still on my mom's Imac D:<

Death_Wish wrote:

darkstor1 wrote:

Death_Wish wrote:

...Scratch didn't do that. It's literally impossible, unless you went to another site that you got directed to from Scratch. Well, it's possible, but like nobody else is complaining, there's no virus on Scratch. You got it from another website... Maybe from an email containing a virus, a link containing a virus, something like that.

No, I got it from scratch, I was on scratch, I hadnt done anything I havnt ever done before, I was on scratch forums, and had 2 scratch programing running at the time (Ive had as many as 4 before!) and then my computer started sounding worse than before (it was already making bad noises, but it got worse) and I heard a fain ch-ch-ch, sound, which my dad's computer genius friend told me, it was the virus eating away at the hard drive, now, my computer is BUSTED!!!!!! AND EVEYTHING IS GONE! SO I CANT POST TILL I GET STRAIT As IN SCHOOL! SO DONT EXPECT ANY PROJECTS FROM ME UNTILL THEN!!!!!!! i RPG still on my mom's Imac D:<

A virus doesn't eat away immediately, it takes time. You probably got it from another website, but the virus didn't kick in until that time.
Tell me one logical explanation why you'd get a virus from Scratch, while nobody else got one.

I have no Idea, but scratch is pretty much the only website ive been on, it couldnt of been Neopets, cuz ive been there for 5 years, I dont know why, but it took around 15 min. for it to kill my computer! so I dont know, but scratch was where it came from, because I havnt been on any other websites all week!

Death_Wish wrote:

darkstor1 wrote:

Death_Wish wrote:

A virus doesn't eat away immediately, it takes time. You probably got it from another website, but the virus didn't kick in until that time.
Tell me one logical explanation why you'd get a virus from Scratch, while nobody else got one.

I have no Idea, but scratch is pretty much the only website ive been on, it couldnt of been Neopets, cuz ive been there for 5 years, I dont know why, but it took around 15 min. for it to kill my computer! so I dont know, but scratch was where it came from, because I havnt been on any other websites all week!

It's literally impossible you got a virus from this site alone, while nobody else did.

Sorry to start an argument but in reality If any hacker enters a virus onto a page on the forums or a project and someone doesnt have good security and views it a virus could easily enter a computer

darkstor1 wrote:

Hey scratch team, try this out I GOT A VIRUS ON MY COMPUTER FROM YOUR WEBSITE!!!!!!!! it wiped out EVERYTHING!!!! every picture my mom has taken for 7 YEARS WAS ON THAT COMPUTER!!!! thanks a lot! I HATE THE FORUMS!!!, and the website, now, i cant post, and cant TILL I GET A NEW LABTOP AND YES ALL MY MEMORIES OF MY 18 YEAR OLD FRIEND (older than me) MURF THE SIAMESE CAT IS GONE!!!!

Right... MIT is going to give out viruses...

But 1) you need to take your problem somewhere else. it doesn't belong here.

2) You did not get a virus from scratch.