As you begin to use the prototype, we would love to know your initial thoughts and experiences. Sometimes those first moments can tell a lot about what is easy or confusing. Here are some questions to help you think about your initial experiences:

* What were your initial series of actions on the prototype?

* What did you find confusing or frustrating?

* What features did you like?

P.S. Don't be afraid to be really honest – our feelings will not be hurt!

I really like the cloud thingy. I like seeing how long i've been on. And how this little chat thingy. I think the scratch team did really good! It was defiantly worth the wait. Keep up the good work!

The style is quite a change from the current Scratch website, but I think it's fine

The My Stuff page is very streamlined, I like it.

The rows on the front page seem to be ‘all-time’ instead of ‘currently’; is that intentional?

Jonathanpb
The style is quite a change from the current Scratch website, but I think it's fine

The My Stuff page is very streamlined, I like it.

Great! Yes, things are still works in progress though. In this thread, we're especially interested in hearing how things go for you - what you expected to be different, or were confused by, as well as what you think could be better.

wolves4ever10
I really like the cloud thingy. I like seeing how long i've been on. And how this little chat thingy. I think the scratch team did really good! It was defiantly worth the wait. Keep up the good work!

Awesome! Glad you like. As you spend more time on the site, feel free to post more in this or other threads on the feedback forum. We're really interested in what you have to say!

At first I didn't really notice my notifications


I like the My Stuff page too. Are there any ways to view other users' profiles in the same manner?


I think the general layout is cool, but sometimes the gray lines that border different areas seem a bit faint to me (especially on the forums).

Still tons to look at…

Awesome!! Thanks for letting me check it out! One question- How do I delete a gallery, and how do I export a sound, but not on a local file?? And how can I reverse a song?

I really enjoyed all of the new changes. I have a ton of questions but I'm sure there is another topic for that. I like how you can see when people joined, the “Projects related to this” section which I played with for a while, the new My Stuff and Profile and all of the new things about the Scratch program itself like the backpack, the new blocks, the new colors and the online feature.

I said I would ask my questions somewhere else, but here's something I found confusing. Is there a way to make it so people can only vote once for surveys like the color one or can they vote as much as they want? If you could control this, that would be great.

Good job and I can't wait for it to be released!

-JJROCKER

JJROCKER
I really enjoyed all of the new changes. I have a ton of questions but I'm sure there is another topic for that. I like how you can see when people joined, the “Projects related to this” section which I played with for a while, the new My Stuff and Profile and all of the new things about the Scratch program itself like the backpack, the new blocks, the new colors and the online feature.

I said I would ask my questions somewhere else, but here's something I found confusing. Is there a way to make it so people can only vote once for surveys like the color one or can they vote as much as they want? If you could control this, that would be great.

Good job and I can't wait for it to be released!

-JJROCKER

Thanks for the feedback. That's a good question you have - here's a good project that demonstrates a survey that you can only vote once on.

Chrischb
I like the My Stuff page too. Are there any ways to view other users' profiles in the same manner?

Actually, on the old site, My Stuff used to be what the “profile” is now. Now it means a place that only you can see, where you can organize your projects (shared or unshared). So nobody can see anyone else's my stuff. It's sort of more literally “my stuff”.

angelica101
Awesome!! Thanks for letting me check it out! One question- How do I delete a gallery, and how do I export a sound, but not on a local file?? And how can I reverse a song?

I don't think deleting galleries has been added yet - but I'm sure they'll add that before the final release. You can export a sound by going to the “sounds” category, and then right clicking on the sound icon, and select “export to local file”. You can reverse a sound by selecting “edit” > “select all”, and then “effects” > “reverse”. That's what seems to do the job best - tell me if it doesn't work.

This is really cool I like the quality of the paint editor although it's kinda complicated. For now I've decided to stick to 1.4.

The “Projects Loved by Scratchers I'm Following” section on the home page has tons of duplicates of projects for me. It's probably just a glitch but I think seeing the project once is enough.

I just played around with the paint editor. It's much better and easier to use. I like how I can type on stuff more than once which really should have been added a long time ago.

* What were your initial series of actions on the prototype?

First thing I did was log in, then I clicked the messages and my stuff icons next to my username, wondering what they do. Next I went to the forums, and was quite surprised to see the dustbin forum readable O.o

Finally, I played around with my profile, and posted a reply to a comment on my profile by JJROCKER

* What did you find confusing or frustrating?

Well, I found a project in my trash folder which I don't remember making, plus the account settings and profile link seem to take me to the same place.

* What features did you like?

I really like the new features on the my stuff and profile pages, especially the featured project thing, which I presume would be able to be changed in the account settings, once that's built?

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I wanted to know, are we allowed to make projects yet?

MEOW
Cloud data is awesome :3
When I get a few straight hours of free time I'll have to experiment with this :3

Oh my gosh - Thank you so much for this opportunity!
I just started viewing this, and I have a few questions, bugs, and opinions.

My questions:

1. Who gets to see this? My more recent accounts don't have this notification.
2. How long will I be able to use this access code, or do I get to keep it until the official release of 2.0?
3. When will this version be released? I received a very vague answer at Scratch Day and I was wondering if there is a clearer date now.

My bugs:
1. It said a project I just made in the 2.0 version was made four hours ago in “recent activity,” even though it was just moments before I read that.
2. My most recent projects and inbox messages are not listed.

My Opinion:

This is great! Everything is easier and more detailed, although considering I've been used to 1.4 (and 1.3) for 3 years, It'll take some getting used to.

Thank you again for this opportunity - this is so cool!

-Gamefan888

I just noticed the “Credits” area next to the project notes which is really cool and will help out a lot.

Yea, but I'm not so sure about it being on a separate tab, and less visible than the project notes. Maybe it should be visible by default without clicking anything?

Awesome, just awesome. It looks like you have incorporated alot of suggestions too!
It seems really daunting to navigate the site though, But im sure we will learn fast.

I love it! The first thing I did was log in and see the newsfeed. Then I saw a mail icon with a big 86 on it, so I clicked it. Turns out at tat last time the website was cached, I had 86 messages… sorry about that. The tabs on the message page don't seem to work, BTW.

I love the editools on the forums, including new features like lists, strikethrough, and font size control. This will make BBCode so much easier for newbies!

A couple questions: were only a few people invited to try it out? If so, are we allowed to discuss/mention it on the main site? It may make a couple Scratchers jealous. Also, will this continue to be up for us until it's released?