When I say unconscious rickrolls, I mean that the victim doesn't know that the link is a rickroll. Why is unconscious rickrolls so rare to find on Scratch? If that were true, is it allowed? If the following two questions were true, is it reportable? In extreme forms and if the following three questions were true, if a scratcher posted it repeatedly can it consequently lead to a permaban or a temporary one?

Rickrolls and hidden ones are fine, just don't spam them.

The only time they can be troublesome is if you are using them in a setting where you are supposed to be constructive. For instance, if I responded to your question here with

You can click here to find the answer.

then that's not okay. You have a question that you want to be answered, and if all I do is send you a Rickroll video under the guise of a helpful answer, then that doesn't help you at all and just wastes your time.

pavcato wrote:

Rickrolls and hidden ones are fine, just don't spam them.

Then why it's so rare to encounter one on Scratch?

Prime689 wrote:

pavcato wrote:

Rickrolls and hidden ones are fine, just don't spam them.

Then why it's so rare to encounter one on Scratch?

Wait they're rare? I wouldn't consider them rare because on Reading and Playing topic there are 2 topics that are dedicated to rickrolling.

-db wrote:

Prime689 wrote:

pavcato wrote:

Rickrolls and hidden ones are fine, just don't spam them.

Then why it's so rare to encounter one on Scratch?

Wait they're rare? I wouldn't consider them rare because on Reading and Playing topic there are 2 topics that are dedicated to rickrolling.

When they have dedicated topics for rickrolling, that means that it's not unconscious. In other words, the user knows that it will be a rickroll.

Prime689 wrote:

-db wrote:

Prime689 wrote:

pavcato wrote:

Rickrolls and hidden ones are fine, just don't spam them.

Then why it's so rare to encounter one on Scratch?

Wait they're rare? I wouldn't consider them rare because on Reading and Playing topic there are 2 topics that are dedicated to rickrolling.

When they have dedicated topics for rickrolling, that means that it's not unconscious. In other words, the user knows that it will be a rickroll.

I still wouldn't consider them rare. Even in the rickroll topic and the other rick roll topic they still have unconscious rickrolls, unconscious rickrolls in projects, studios and even in people's signatures. Rickrolling got popular somehow. Which your going to run into them every once in a while on scratch or even on other websites.

I think something like this would be allowed

adorable kittens!!!

In your signature, it's perfectly fine. Someone had something about ‘asian spring rolls’ that were “”“”“”approved by Paddle2see“”“”“” but it was a rickroll of some sort I believe

I thought rickrolls weren't allowed (except on april fools) because it counts as tricking the community?

Ihatr wrote:

I thought rickrolls weren't allowed (except on april fools) because it counts as tricking the community?

I suppose it depends on the person's expectations, and the seriousness of the situation. If you're answering a topic about what to report and what not to, rickrolling is unacceptable. However I saw a game that was ‘zelda 3d’ and it turned out to be a rickroll. I think it also depends on if it's your ‘property’ or not. Your signature or about me might be fine, but doing so on someone else's topic or project might not be fine

Ihatr wrote:

I thought rickrolls weren't allowed (except on april fools) because it counts as tricking the community?

We've decided that Rickroll projects are okay (such as something that is advertised as a 3D platformer but turns out to be a Rickroll). However, what I've said in my other post still stands:

Za-Chary wrote:

The only time they can be troublesome is if you are using them in a setting where you are supposed to be constructive. For instance, if I responded to your question here with

You can click here to find the answer.

then that's not okay. You have a question that you want to be answered, and if all I do is send you a Rickroll video under the guise of a helpful answer, then that doesn't help you at all and just wastes your time.

Za-Chary wrote:

Ihatr wrote:

I thought rickrolls weren't allowed (except on april fools) because it counts as tricking the community?

We've decided that Rickroll projects are okay (such as something that is advertised as a 3D platformer but turns out to be a Rickroll). However, what I've said in my other post still stands:

Za-Chary wrote:

The only time they can be troublesome is if you are using them in a setting where you are supposed to be constructive. For instance, if I responded to your question here with

You can click here to find the answer.

then that's not okay. You have a question that you want to be answered, and if all I do is send you a Rickroll video under the guise of a helpful answer, then that doesn't help you at all and just wastes your time.

That could still be annoying (Part of why I don't support the open scratch links in projects). On that topic, are fake projects allowed? I came across one pretending to be minecraft java edition, instead when you click on a button it says “JK, pretend in the comments”

dogsmakemehappy wrote:

Za-Chary wrote:

Ihatr wrote:

I thought rickrolls weren't allowed (except on april fools) because it counts as tricking the community?

We've decided that Rickroll projects are okay (such as something that is advertised as a 3D platformer but turns out to be a Rickroll). However, what I've said in my other post still stands:

Za-Chary wrote:

The only time they can be troublesome is if you are using them in a setting where you are supposed to be constructive. For instance, if I responded to your question here with

You can click here to find the answer.

then that's not okay. You have a question that you want to be answered, and if all I do is send you a Rickroll video under the guise of a helpful answer, then that doesn't help you at all and just wastes your time.

That could still be annoying (Part of why I don't support the open scratch links in projects). On that topic, are fake projects allowed? I came across one pretending to be minecraft java edition, instead when you click on a button it says “JK, pretend in the comments”

Rickroll projects are okay in my opinion, because only the most sensible reason that they expect you to take it not seriously, that also explains that

Za-Chary wrote:

The only time they can be troublesome is if you are using them in a setting where you are supposed to be constructive. For instance, if I responded to your question here with

You can click here to find the answer.

then that's not okay. You have a question that you want to be answered, and if all I do is send you a Rickroll video under the guise of a helpful answer, then that doesn't help you at all and just wastes your time.

That, you can take seriously, because as explained, it wastes your time on more formal atmosphere such as constructive, critical and importance on the
issue. It may be sometimes informal, but you can do it on informal, more casual, topic that contains low seriousness involved in the issue.

Prime689 wrote:

dogsmakemehappy wrote:

Za-Chary wrote:

Ihatr wrote:

I thought rickrolls weren't allowed (except on april fools) because it counts as tricking the community?

We've decided that Rickroll projects are okay (such as something that is advertised as a 3D platformer but turns out to be a Rickroll). However, what I've said in my other post still stands:

Za-Chary wrote:

The only time they can be troublesome is if you are using them in a setting where you are supposed to be constructive. For instance, if I responded to your question here with

You can click here to find the answer.

then that's not okay. You have a question that you want to be answered, and if all I do is send you a Rickroll video under the guise of a helpful answer, then that doesn't help you at all and just wastes your time.

That could still be annoying (Part of why I don't support the open scratch links in projects). On that topic, are fake projects allowed? I came across one pretending to be minecraft java edition, instead when you click on a button it says “JK, pretend in the comments”

Rickroll projects are okay in my opinion, because only the most sensible reason that they expect you to take it not seriously, that also explains that

Za-Chary wrote:

The only time they can be troublesome is if you are using them in a setting where you are supposed to be constructive. For instance, if I responded to your question here with

You can click here to find the answer.

then that's not okay. You have a question that you want to be answered, and if all I do is send you a Rickroll video under the guise of a helpful answer, then that doesn't help you at all and just wastes your time.

That, you can take seriously, because as explained, it wastes your time on more formal atmosphere such as constructive, critical and importance on the
issue. It may be sometimes informal, but you can do it on informal, more casual, topic that contains low seriousness involved in the issue.

yea, i totally get it, i just don't like the rickroll.

Prime689 wrote:

Then why it's so rare to encounter one on Scratch?

Stuff like that on Scratch is often a trend that exists for a while and then mostly disappears. I remember getting rickrolled a lot over the summer so I assume that the community has mostly moved on to something else.

Prime689 wrote:

Rickroll projects are okay in my opinion, because only the most sensible reason that they expect you to take it not seriously, that also explains that

I would disagree on this point somewhat. I've seen some clickbait projects use the excuse "it's okay because it's just a joke and you shouldn't take it seriously because my project is ironic lol xd!!!“ That being said, I don't really mind Rickroll projects either. I think that the problem comes when the project feels more like ”Let's see how many views I can get before this project gets taken down for misleading content“ than ”Haha, this is actually funny."

So, you may ask, how do you decide what puts something in one category or the other? Well, I have no idea.

the2000 wrote:

'you shouldn't take it seriously'

And

Prime689 wrote:

they expect you to take it not seriously

Prime689 wrote:

the2000 wrote:

'you shouldn't take it seriously'

Hey, you can't just quote me quoting somebody I disagree with!

the2000 wrote:

Prime689 wrote:

the2000 wrote:

'you shouldn't take it seriously'

Hey, you can't just quote me quoting somebody I disagree with!

Sorry if there's any confusion. I just want to specify a certain part of it that both of us are giving a same point. If any other, sorry.