Let’s all be honest. Scratch is an amazing coding platform for everyone how knows, loves to or wants to learn how to code. (And everything in between) But Scratch is changing and not in such a positive way. F4F, hate, bullying and many other things are becoming the norm and for some people the reason that they are on scratch is to become famous. Not everyone does this. But a lot of coders do. And that is not what Scratch was made for. Over the summer I took a break from scratch and coming back things haven’t gotten better. We can all talk about making change but doing it is the hard bit. That’s what I am trying to do. When I was younger I also used Scratch (I had a different account). The comments were nice , encouraging people praising them asking questions. People didn’t want follows they wanted feedback. People even made friends sometimes and contests were there but not to win or to become famous but to enjoy coding with a bit of competition.We alone cant make change but together we can. And if everyone can do a little bit we can make scratch what it was before. Some tips how you can help are below. Thank you for reading this.
Here are some tips to help make scratch better; Comment nicely (would you want someone to say that to you?) If you see hate or bullying report but also speak up. Question for yourself: Why are you on Scratch? Ask for collaborations not for F4F Follow someone if you like their projects and you want more from them not because they said they would make you popular If you have anything else to add write in the comments. These Tags are from Stop destroying Scratch's Peace! Join if you agree! Pay them a visit if you want to help this cause. #ASE [ All Scratchers Equal ] #NFD [No Follower/Fame Division] #PIE [Put in Effort(to ur projects)] [Stop Fighting for Fame] [be nice to each other] [Be no bully bullying is mean] [Stop The Hate] [Rebuild Scratch Without the Evil]
