A user, var0, launched a project accepting requests of user icons.[1] This was first unknown until djdolphin requested a restyle of their icon. This passed on to other Scratchers who then requested a restyle of their own icon, due to the simplistic and hilarious results. This trend transformed a small user icon shop into a base of this popular trend. However, due to account migration by var0, the shop was closed and this trend is no longer alive. Fake Locations Via Inspect Element, getting back to "Location not given" was possible. This started by using locations with interesting names or relatively small populations such as "Antarctica", "Heard and McDonald Islands", "Christmas Island", and then reverting to "Location not given". In addition, Scratchers had discovered that two-letter country codes (must exist to work) could be set as a location in place of traditional countries, such as "United States", which could be changed to "US" with Inspect Element.[2] It was also discovered that users could go to account settings and double-click on the "Save my Changes" button to set the user's location to "Location not given".[3] This was a way to make an account look interesting or even funny. An example of a fake location Such unusual locations are possible in Scratch because every ISO 3166-1 country code (which includes dependent territories, including ones with no population), can be selected as a location when signing up for Scratch.[4] One of the most popular country code locations was "ST"[citation needed], a joke reference to Scratch Team. In reality, however, ST refers to São Tomé and Príncipe. Some Scratchers who were really active in the Advanced Topics forum set their location to "AT" (Austria).[5] The ways to get two letter locations or "Location not given" have since been fixed.[6] Roleplaying Accounts Some users have created accounts specifically for roleplaying as their own characters. They'll usually roleplay as the featured character and post projects about their character. It's common for fan characters and existing canon characters[7] to be role played by account but rare for original characters. LGBT Icons In the month of June, it is a common tradition to have an icon in a theme of LGBT pride, which means to include rainbows in their icons. Many user icons were revamped to have a rainbow background. Some Scratchers who were against the LGBT pride converted their icons to black-and-white. This practice has been turned down already by the Scratch Team[citation needed]. In 2017, the "Scratch Christian Month" trend was introduced and people began putting crosses on their icons as a Christian-friendly alternative to the LGBT icon trend.[8] Other users may not know about Pride Month, but switch their icon to a rainbow because they may like it. It is also common for Scratchers to change the background of their profile picture to the flag of their own sexual orientation or gender identity, or to the Straight Ally flag. Licky Icons An example of a licky icon Many users' profile pictures feature an animated animal/object licking the screen, most often a cat. This trend is still very popular today and is widespread on the Internet as a meme. "(username)Rises/Revives" In this trend, when a user reaches a certain number of projects, they'll create a new account called with the same username but with "Rises" at the end. When they reach a certain number of projects on the new account, they'll create a new account with the username used for the first account, but with "Revives" at the end. This practice may repeat at certain times. This practice received some criticism[9] because some users may think of it as spam, much like namesnipes. Some users have received alerts from the Scratch Team for project spamming, where they create a large number of projects simply in order to boost their number of projects.[citation needed] Calvin and Hobbes There has been a trend in which something related to Calvin and Hobbes, such as an icon, is used. This is not very popular and commonly used by "ATers", users who spend much time in the Advanced Topics forum.[problematic] Joke Accounts This trend is similar to the "Roleplaying accounts" trend except joke accounts are created for fun and aren't used much. Joke accounts may represent either a character or a feature and they may act like it. Many joke accounts are abandoned after a while and are sometimes considered namesnipes. There are also a few evil kumquat joke accounts.[10][11].
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