There's actually a million things I'd like to rant about, but for now, I thought this would be the most appropriate. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recently, I believe some of you may have noticed something I've had on my profile for a while now. #StopScratchHate. Alright, I know it's been clearly stated before, and everyone always talks about this, but I made the #StopScratchHate (myself) for a reason. I didn't just toss it on my profile so I look like a better person. Scratch is an amazing place. ST works so hard to improve this site, and yet everyone still complains about it. "I think Scratch is too baby-ish for me" "I can't stay on Scratch longer" "I hate this website!" Ok, I know I'm about to get myself intensely hated on, but come on. Scratch actually wasn't originally made for what most of you do. It's for coding, and if you don't think you trust ST (why the heck wouldn't you?) then just get out without making a huge deal. ST tries so hard for this website to be excellent, and there are younger kids on this website. You can't just go around saying "ST IS TERRIBLE" or stuff like that, or argue whether famous Scratchers should be banned or not. (No offense to them!) The filterbot is what often bans people anyway, and if you think it's fun just to trick it and delete your hideous messages and see if you get caught, then why be here? Why be such a bad influence on these younger people, who came here to code and have FUN? I'm sounding very rude, I'm sorry. I'm just so fed up with all this nonsense about hating Scratch. Moving on to another section. Famous Scratchers. ALRIGHT, well, if any of you made it this far, congratulations. This is something that has been TERRIBLY bothering me, and UGH I wish it would stop. This is also kinda connecting to hating on ST, but I won't mention that too much. I could list a whole bunch of people who are 'famous scratchers' and got banned recently. (Tig, Chewy, etc.) And I know a decent amount of 'normal scratchers' have also been banned (Show them some respect? Just because they're 'not as talented' //you guys are super talented to me// doesn't mean they don't have feelings?) But, ST tries. Making studios may help promote the fact, but all people do is comment about how annoyed they are with ST. What did ST do to you? >:( Seriously, if you're not banned and you're complaining about ST, you should be blocked or something, you're lucky you haven't been caught being so rude! If it wasn't for Scratch and ST, I bet most of you wouldn't have had this talent you have now. Banned Scratchers have been banned for a reason. Go ahead, argue with me, but I'll prove it. Although sometimes it may be small errors or mistakes, ST most likely banned this Scratcher for SOMETHING. Do you think they'd randomly ban a Scratcher for doing "nothing"? I've been banned before. Yep. For a couple of days, but I'm here today on Scratch. They were so nice when I was talking to them, ST is made up of such excellent people. They actually helped me become a better person based on their advice to me. I deserved to be blocked for a couple of days now that I think of it, I was too selfish to think about it back then. ST gives you the chance to actually talk to them about what you did and why you did it, how you can be better... They will eventually unban you if you are better. And I'm not saying the people that are still banned are terrible people. Please don't take this the wrong way. As an example, I will use an anonymous "famous scratcher" who got banned. (No offense to them in any way!) When they got banned, they were talking with ST about it and word got around they had a fight with ST. Most of you probably know who I'm talking about, but I mean NO harm against them. Since whatever they did may have been a mistake or may have been bad, I strongly believe that ST decided if they couldn't talk to them properly without keeping their cool and knowing how what they did was wrong / bad, then they kept them banned. It was for a reason. (P.S. (and other people such as ) started the hashtags) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I will probably continue this, but this got really long so... Well, please share your thoughts in the comments. This has been bothering me for a while, I just wanted to explain to some of you how you may be misunderstanding. I mean no offense and hope this came out in the nicest way possible. Have a good day! -Neon
