Pretty self explanatory.
Here is how that would work:

New_Forumer wrote:

when green flag clicked
forever
forever
if <i am awesome? :: sensing > then 
change [awesomeness v] by <(awesomeness) * (awesomeness)>
  else
say [you are mean]
end
forever
forever
forever
forever
forever
forever
forever
forever
end
end
end
end
end
end
end
end
end
end

Forum_Helper wrote:

Hey @New_Forumer! What you did in this is called block spam, and that is reportable. I know that you are new to the forums, so please don't blockspam again. For more info, read this topic.

New_Forumer wrote:

@Forum_Helper Ok! I know not to block spam again or I will get reported.

*insert Teletubbies*

If users came across a post that was blockspam, they would be encouraged to report it, and the user would get an alert like:

Alert from the Scratch Team:

We have come across a forum post of yours which included block spamming:

when green flag clicked
forever
if <i am awesome? :: sensing > then 
change [awesomeness v] by <(awesomeness) * (awesomeness)>
  else
say [you are mean]
end
end

Please refrain from more blockspam.

For more information about block spamming, please visit this link.

Blockspam would still be allowed in signatures.




Support or no support?


~garnet

Blockspam isn't allowed in signatures, because there is no such thing as blockspam in signatures.

just want to say that the ST generally encourages not publicly reporting a user in a post for blockspamming and just keeping it private.

PizzaAddict4Life wrote:

Blockspam isn't allowed in signatures, because there is no such thing as blockspam in signatures.

That's just what I call it.

ThatOneWeirdDude wrote:

just want to say that the ST generally encourages not publicly reporting a user in a post for blockspamming and just keeping it private.

It isn't public reporting, it is just @Forum_Helper reminding @New_Forumer that block spam is a reportable offense.

I think this might be a little lighter approach on the warning:

Alert from the Scratch Team:

We have come across a forum post of yours which included block spamming:

"

when green flag clicked
forever
if <i am awesome? :: sensing > then 
change [awesomeness v] by <(awesomeness) * (awesomeness)>
  else
say [you are mean]
end
end

"

Please refrain from more blockspam, and please listen to others when they ask you not to.

For more information about block spamming, please visit this link.

The underlined part would have a link.

PizzaAddict4Life wrote:

-snip-

I'll add that into the OP.
edit: so excited i can't spell lol

I thought it was already reportable
Can you explain more? I've always reported it…

Vercte wrote:

I thought it was already reportable
Can you explain more? I've always reported it…

It isnt apparently. I asked Paddle2See about a month ago and he said no.

I personally feel like there should be a function where if someone tried to post something that was just block spam, they would get an alert (similar to the 60 second one) telling them not to do that, but, for now, I agree that it should be reportable

HarryPotter_Hamilton wrote:

I personally feel like there should be a function where if someone tried to post something that was just block spam, they would get an alert (similar to the 60 second one) telling them not to do that, but, for now, I agree that it should be reportable

woah you read my mind :O

HarryPotter_Hamilton wrote:

I personally feel like there should be a function where if someone tried to post something that was just block spam, they would get an alert (similar to the 60 second one) telling them not to do that, but, for now, I agree that it should be reportable

I dont think so because the bot will probably accidentally alert people who are trying to help with scripts

ittybitmap wrote:

HarryPotter_Hamilton wrote:

I personally feel like there should be a function where if someone tried to post something that was just block spam, they would get an alert (similar to the 60 second one) telling them not to do that, but, for now, I agree that it should be reportable

I dont think so because the bot will probably accidentally alert people who are trying to help with scripts

They mean if the post is only scratchblocks, not even a single word.

garnetluvcookie wrote:

ittybitmap wrote:

HarryPotter_Hamilton wrote:

I personally feel like there should be a function where if someone tried to post something that was just block spam, they would get an alert (similar to the 60 second one) telling them not to do that, but, for now, I agree that it should be reportable

I dont think so because the bot will probably accidentally alert people who are trying to help with scripts

They mean if the post is only scratchblocks, not even a single word.

New_Forumer realizes this and now we have

[Bunch of forever loops]

Cool

Yes, I would suggest against telling people in the forums that they've “blockspammed”… In particular, the phrase “please listen to others when they ask you not to” makes it seem like Scratchers are supposed to be doing the Scratch Team's job — which isn't always true.

And the reason I put “blockspam” in quotes is that there's an extremely ambiguous definition of what “blockspam” is. For instance, I'm going to put some scripts at the bottom of my post. Although it appears to be irrelevant, this is related to the discussion and is merely a text-style choice, so I am not actually “blockspamming” in my post.

As a result, I fear that users would mis-report “blockspam” because they think it's “blockspam,” when it's actually not. At one point, @Paddle2See commented the following in a known “Forum Helpers” studio since people were mis-reporting what they thought was “blockspam”:

Paddle2See wrote:

So there seems to be some confusion about what makes up “block spam” with some reporters. Our current thinking is that it is okay to use Scratchblocks in a post even if the post isn't about a specific script question - as long as the text in the blocks is on-topic. In other words, it's okay to use Scratchblocks as a text-style choice. This is a departure from how we used to do it years ago.

Of course, if someone uses lots of Scratchblocks in a post, it might be considered “blockspam” (or possibly just regular spam) — especially if the browser starts moving slowly due to the Scratchblocks.

I hope this makes sense — to sum up, the suggestion is in a way already implemented, although it might be implemented differently than what you'd expect. Small uses of scripts is okay for us — but long and laggy scripts in a place where it doesn't belong might not be.

when green flag clicked
if <(post) = [read]> then 

  
say [Thanks for reading!] for (2) secs

blockspam aren't THAT bad some are just ppl who talk in blocks like this

say [COOL!!]

but bad blocks spam should be like this

think [hmm what should i say] for (2) secs
think [i know!] for (2) secs
say [so cool!] for (2) secs
set [mode v] to [happy]
i think XXXXX is cool!
XD

No support!
There is people that don't know blockspam is a thing! If they report it, they will have no idea what they do wrong, and never use the forums again.

If blockspam is to be reportable, maybe it should be known as ‘offtopic use of blocks in posts’.

The term will hopefully not confuse people who don’t know what blockspam is, and that would exclude blocks being used as a ‘text style choice’.

I think this is already a feature because of this quote from Za-Chary I found one time and store in my signature where you cannot see it for some reason:

Za-Chary wrote:

And, at the very least, I would discourage others from telling people that they have “blockspammed” in the forums. If it really is spam, just use the Report button and move on.

Mr_PenguinAlex wrote:

I think this is already a feature because of this quote from Za-Chary I found one time and store in my signature where you cannot see it for some reason:

Za-Chary wrote:

And, at the very least, I would discourage others from telling people that they have “blockspammed” in the forums. If it really is spam, just use the Report button and move on.

You can see it by tapping Shift+Down Arrow on a laptop and CTRL+Shift+Down Arrow on Windows. (highlight)