I’m leaving Scratch. I'm sorry to all the great, supportive people I've met here, but my patience is being tested with this platform. Scratch is great, but not for posting art, at least to me. First, every time I try to upload art from Firealpaca onto Scratch, the colors change, the quality plummets, and it's just hard to make it look good with the resolution so low. Second, this might not be a problem to other Scratchers, but there’s a stage- meaning in order for your art to fit, it has to be in a specific size. This makes it really hard to post comics. Third, people here can be really… immature. I’ve met so many kind people, but it seems like I’ve been lucky. There are tons of #SaveScratch and things like that posted everywhere, with people saying that Scratch used to be better, people got worse, etc. It’s worrying me and I don’t want to see that part of Scratch. There are also young kids on here that don’t really know what’s right or what’s not right to say, and they’re too young to understand how their words can affect people. I’d like to leave Scratch in order to join a more mature place later, with older, more polite people. Fourth, Scratch is a programming platform with tons of people joining from school and making basic platformer games that get really, REALLY popular. This wasn’t made to be an art website, keep that in mind. When these games are posted they get thousands of views while art gets about ten. I totally support the people making these games, but again, this isn’t an art platform, so if I post my stuff here, people won’t see it. It’s not just Scratch making me want to leave, either. You probably already know that I’ve been on hiatus for about half a year now. I can’t keep promising I’ll come back. I have a huge devotion problem when it comes to my Scratch account. I started it at the beginning of 2020 and I’ve come a long way. When I think of @Spring_Starling, I think about my old stuff, and not me in the present. Also, since I’ve been on hiatus twice, both times developing my art a lot, it feels like I haven’t really connected with my account. To the people I’ve met, thank you so, so much for supporting me through my newbie months on Scratch. It means a lot to me, and even though it seems like I’m leaving those memories behind along with , I’ll always remember everything you said, and all the gifts you gave me. This website and the people I’ve befriended here will always be a part of my history. Who knows- maybe we’ll unknowingly cross paths again someday. But for now, goodbye. I want you to know that I appreciate each and every one of you more than you know. <3
My inspirations + Friends: @Pawdcoin - Thank you for being my friend from the very beginning. I remember the first conversation we had on a ToPH chapter, and it makes me smile :) @Dragoncatto - Wow, she's been my biggest inspiration since before I started Scratch! Since I found Scratch, actually. I know I wouldn't be where I am without her influence and I'm truly grateful for that. She's still my biggest inspiration lol @ToreTheFox - Both an inspiration and a friend! If I told myself in October, 2020, when I entered the DMC for fun, that I'd be having fairly normal conversations with you from then on, I wouldn't believe myself. Thank you for all of your gifts, and congrats on how far you've made it on Scratch!! All of my followers! I appreciate you guys so much! I can't believe I made it as far as 26 followers- that's 26 people that thought highly enough of me and/or my art to go out of their way to give me support. Every time I think about that, I feel absolutely amazing. Love you guys to the moon and back!
