a while back there was a user spamming the numbers “666” on a Christian user's profile as a way of harassing them, since many Christian people are terrified of that number. I reported the user and I think they got banned, but that makes me wonder, can 666 be reported? such as if someone's icon says “666”, they make a comment that's just “666”, or they have 666 type imagery in projects.

since 666 is a number associated with demons and is occasionally triggering for Christian people and people of other religions (I don't care too much about it, but if someone spammed 666 on my profile as a threat because they knew I was Christian that'd be very disturbing) I'm just wondering if it could be reported when they're commenting it on Christian user's profiles or just including them in projects to be “cool”.

on that topic, can demonic imagery in general be reported?

If it is used in a rude/offensive way, yes.

But, if, for example, someone says, “I got a the high score of 666”, that would be okay, as it isn’t being purposely used to offend anyone.


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I think since Satanisim is a religion and scratch is welcoming of all religions, reporting projects with demonic imagery would not be allowed. (However I don't know much on the matter.)
I think the number itself is fine, but if it is used offensively it can be reported.

You are allowed to say 666 on Scratch, but if someone uses it for the purpose of harassing or upsetting others, that's not okay and should be reported.

M1mikyu wrote:

a while back there was a user spamming the numbers “666” on a Christian user's profile as a way of harassing them, since many Christian people are terrified of that number. I reported the user and I think they got banned, but that makes me wonder, can 666 be reported? such as if someone's icon says “666”, they make a comment that's just “666”, or they have 666 type imagery in projects.

since 666 is a number associated with demons and is occasionally triggering for Christian people and people of other religions (I don't care too much about it, but if someone spammed 666 on my profile as a threat because they knew I was Christian that'd be very disturbing) I'm just wondering if it could be reported when they're commenting it on Christian user's profiles or just including them in projects to be “cool”.

on that topic, can demonic imagery in general be reported?

666 allowed but if people being rude, please report them

As a Muslim myself, I don't really know much about things that offend Christians. For example, spamming 9/11 or “pilot” on a Muslim's profile/user account would actually be offending and should be reported. I think your situation is reportable, and is pretty similar to that of offending a Muslim's. Feel free to report that.
However, as @wangat said, saying something on the lines of “I got the high score 666” or “It is has been 666 days since I joined Scratch” is ok to say, unless if it is intended as a harmful technique.

Saying “666” is fine, but saying it with the intention of offending someone is not.

M1mikyu wrote:

a while back there was a user spamming the numbers “666” on a Christian user's profile as a way of harassing them, since many Christian people are terrified of that number. I reported the user and I think they got banned, but that makes me wonder, can 666 be reported? such as if someone's icon says “666”, they make a comment that's just “666”, or they have 666 type imagery in projects.

since 666 is a number associated with demons and is occasionally triggering for Christian people and people of other religions (I don't care too much about it, but if someone spammed 666 on my profile as a threat because they knew I was Christian that'd be very disturbing) I'm just wondering if it could be reported when they're commenting it on Christian user's profiles or just including them in projects to be “cool”.

on that topic, can demonic imagery in general be reported?

the number is fine, but if the number was used in a rude way yes it should be reported. and yes, demonic imagery should be reported since it can be too scary

I think it's best to use your judgement in different scenarios, e.g. when a user is commenting their high score, obviously don't report them, but if they are trying to harass another use that's an appropriate time to report them.

I've had a similar scenario were USERNAME REDACTED was trying to explain why 420 was a bad number. I explained that any number can be used in a harmful manner, but otherwise it would be fine. Banning a number would be so silly and stupid and controversial.

Yellowsheep43 wrote:

I've had a similar scenario were USERNAME REDACTED was trying to explain why 420 was a bad number. I explained that any number can be used in a harmful manner, but otherwise it would be fine. Banning a number would be so silly and stupid and controversial.

well 420 is a uhhhh.. i think its a drug not mentioning what it is, but yeah i think banning a number is very silly

It's the context that matters. Saying “Haha funny 420 followers” or “I got a score of 666” or other things like that are allowed. But just like any other number, using it in a harmful manner is not allowed.

ummmmmm i agree 666 is a bad word to say

MikeyClincy wrote:

ummmmmm i agree 666 is a bad word to say

It's not. It's only bad if used in an offensive context.