Scratch Design Studio FAQ

Hello everybody! Scratch Design Studio curators here, and we are going to answer some frequently asked questions about the SDS. If you don't know what the SDS is, you can check out the wiki article here, and you can check out the entire list of previous SDS's here. Please also keep in mind that this topic will be updated frequently, so feel free to check back every once in a while.

Before I start this topic, I just want to let people know that the following questions will not be answered:
What is the next SDS going to be?
Who is the next curator going to be?

ItchyCatIII wrote:

Unfortunately, curators are not chosen upon request for this studio, and only chosen people can curate. Check out this project to see how new SDS curators (the people who curate this and other studios like it) are selected: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/55738732/ . Following that, and helping around the community will definitely put you on the right path to becoming a curator!

speakvisually
st19_galla
technoboy10
The_Grits
puppymk
Hamish752
Malik44
joletole
4LeafClovR
CrazyNimbus
ceebee
fmtfmtfmt2
Ionosphere
derpmeup
GreenIeaf
coke11
PackersRuleGoPack
getbent
Abstract-
Thinking_Upward
Csoup
JJROCKER

I think the list of curators is wrong… Ionosphere left.

Can I be SDS curator? How do I become an SDS curator?

ItchyCatlll wrote:

Unfortunately, curators are not chosen upon request for this studio, and only chosen people can curate. Check out this project to see how new SDS curators (the people who curate this and other studios like it) are selected: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/55738732/ . Following that, and helping around the community will definitely put you on the right path to becoming a curator!

As ItchyCatlll mentioned, curators are not chosen by request.

Thanks for quoting me ! But, my username ends with three “i”s (it is supposed to be Roman numerals). The username you have leads to my tutorial account.
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OK, so, the main thing is that it says, “Can you feature my project?” as a question that will not be answered, but it says that one is elaborated below. Featuring is a term that means putting a project on the first row of the front page… of course, only the ST can do that, so if that is the meaning of that question, and it is asked frequently enough, then I don't know why you can't just say that you can't feature projects, and that is the ST's job. I have a feeling I misinterpreted that, though .

But, I've never heard of SDS curators “featuring” projects, or anything like that. The other questions either don't have a definite answer, are meant to be kept secret, or both. So, what exactly does that mean?

Edit: GreenIeaf curates the current SDS… is he/she still an SDS curator?

Thanks! And great idea making a FAQ, and a place to ask questions .

ItchyCatIII wrote:

Can I be SDS curator? How do I become an SDS curator?

ItchyCatlll wrote:

Unfortunately, curators are not chosen upon request for this studio, and only chosen people can curate. Check out this project to see how new SDS curators (the people who curate this and other studios like it) are selected: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/55738732/ . Following that, and helping around the community will definitely put you on the right path to becoming a curator!

As ItchyCatlll mentioned, curators are not chosen by request.

Thanks for quoting me ! But, my username ends with three “i”s (it is supposed to be Roman numerals). The username you have leads to my tutorial account.
_____________________________

OK, so, the main thing is that it says, “Can you feature my project?” as a question that will not be answered, but it says that one is elaborated below. Featuring is a term that means putting a project on the first row of the front page… of course, only the ST can do that, so if that is the meaning of that question, and it is asked frequently enough, then I don't know why you can't just say that you can't feature projects, and that is the ST's job. I have a feeling I misinterpreted that, though .

But, I've never heard of SDS curators “featuring” projects, or anything like that. The other questions either don't have a definite answer, are meant to be kept secret, or both. So, what exactly does that mean?

Edit: GreenIeaf curates the current SDS… is he/she still an SDS curator?

Thanks! And great idea making a FAQ, and a place to ask questions .

1) Aha sorry. I blame you, Joletole
2) Well, actually I have gotten quite a few requests from people to feature their project before. Then I've had to explain that I don't have the power to do that.
3) Nice catch!
- Hamish

SDS-Updates wrote:

ItchyCatIII wrote:

Can I be SDS curator? How do I become an SDS curator?

ItchyCatlll wrote:

Unfortunately, curators are not chosen upon request for this studio, and only chosen people can curate. Check out this project to see how new SDS curators (the people who curate this and other studios like it) are selected: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/55738732/ . Following that, and helping around the community will definitely put you on the right path to becoming a curator!

As ItchyCatlll mentioned, curators are not chosen by request.

Thanks for quoting me ! But, my username ends with three “i”s (it is supposed to be Roman numerals). The username you have leads to my tutorial account.
_____________________________

OK, so, the main thing is that it says, “Can you feature my project?” as a question that will not be answered, but it says that one is elaborated below. Featuring is a term that means putting a project on the first row of the front page… of course, only the ST can do that, so if that is the meaning of that question, and it is asked frequently enough, then I don't know why you can't just say that you can't feature projects, and that is the ST's job. I have a feeling I misinterpreted that, though .

But, I've never heard of SDS curators “featuring” projects, or anything like that. The other questions either don't have a definite answer, are meant to be kept secret, or both. So, what exactly does that mean?

Edit: GreenIeaf curates the current SDS… is he/she still an SDS curator?

Thanks! And great idea making a FAQ, and a place to ask questions .

1) Aha sorry. I blame you, Joletole
2) Well, actually I have gotten quite a few requests from people to feature their project before. Then I've had to explain that I don't have the power to do that.
3) Nice catch!
- Hamish

Great! But on number two, why can that not be answered? If that is a frequently asked question, shouldn't it just say that SDS curators don't have the power to do that?

Um… why are most of SDS curators inactive? That's my question. Sorry if I sound rude.

mundofinkyenglish wrote:

Um… why are most of SDS curators inactive? That's my question. Sorry if I sound rude.

I actually think more of us are active than there are inactive

Very helpful FAQ! I've added it to the Helpful Topics topic

(which could really use some organization applied to that first post!)

Sorry for posting so much in this thread .

Anyway, it says, “Can you feature my project?” in the questions that won't be answered. It does say that it is elaborated below… then (at least in my opinion) it appears that question is completely answered below. So, is that still supposed to be in the post as one of the questions that won't be answered?

Are SDS curators the same as the scratch team?

CateTheGr8 wrote:

Are SDS curators the same as the scratch team?

Nope, we're just Scratchers like you who volunteer to help out

how do u join the SDS team

kladencode wrote:

how do u join the SDS team

The members of the SDS team are SDS curators.

Unfortunately, curators are not chosen upon request for this studio, and only chosen people can curate. Check out this project to see how new SDS curators (the people who curate this and other studios like it) are selected: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/55738732/ . Following that, and helping around the community will definitely put you on the right path to becoming a curator! There is a formal vote among all SDS curators about who the next curator should be when the curators decide that they need a new curator. The curators look all around the community for new curators, and choose strictly based on who is the most active, most friendly, and most mature.

I'm interested in becoming your curator can you tell me how to do that?

I want to become an SDS curator (just saying)

akkila24 wrote:

I'm interested in becoming your curator can you tell me how to do that?

akkila24 wrote:

I want to become an SDS curator (just saying)

Unfortunately, curators are not chosen upon request for the Scratch Design Studio(s), and only chosen people can curate. Check out this project to see how new SDS curators are selected . Following that, and helping around the community will definitely put you on the right path to becoming a curator! There is a formal vote among all SDS curators about who the next curator should be when the curators decide that they need a new curator. The curators look all around the community for new curators, and choose strictly based on who is the most active, most friendly, and most mature.

Fine

ItchyCatIII wrote:

kladencode wrote:

how do u join the SDS team

The members of the SDS team are SDS curators.

Unfortunately, curators are not chosen upon request for this studio, and only chosen people can curate. Check out this project to see how new SDS curators (the people who curate this and other studios like it) are selected: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/55738732/ . Following that, and helping around the community will definitely put you on the right path to becoming a curator! There is a formal vote among all SDS curators about who the next curator should be when the curators decide that they need a new curator. The curators look all around the community for new curators, and choose strictly based on who is the most active, most friendly, and most mature.

Thanks for answering those questions!
- Hamish

what is the current sds

nyanyan1337 wrote:

what is the current sds

The current SDS is “Design a New Scratch Character”, and can be found here.

Scratch on!