Split "Show and Tell" into two subforums: "Save Codes & Level Sharing" and "Show and Tell"

awesomealfie2006

Bump

Techno-CAT

awesomealfie2006 wrote:
Bump

mumu245

Paddle2See wrote:
Project User Data

Good name

D-ScratchNinja

Something like “Scratch Project Discussions” could be cool and a more condensed and summarizing name.

Queer_Royalty

D-ScratchNinja wrote:
Something like “Scratch Project Discussions” could be cool and a more condensed and summarizing name.

I think discussions should be reserved for actual discussions though. Save codes are cool, but they aren't very discussion-y.

Techno-CAT

Bump, any status updates?

Pixalperfect

Semi support. While there are a BUNCH (and i mean a bunch) of save code related topics in show and tell, it doesn't make sense to make an completely new subfourm.

Last edited by Pixalperfect (Oct. 9, 2021 22:30:54)

scratchgodo

This will make the show and tell form good and clean.

Last edited by scratchgodo (Feb. 14, 2022 08:05:30)

1Oaktree2

Full support. Sometimes I actually look in SaT to see what projects people have made, but it's all just save codes.
This would be helpful as there'd actually be a place to see projects, and another place to see how people used projects.

TurtleLegos

Bump

SuperMarioHome

Support. -> Idea:

Forum name: Project Save Data/Codes

Sticky ideas:

What are Save Codes?

How to make an effective Save Code system

Good Techniques for Sharing Codes

Scratchfangs

Bump.

DarthVader4Life

This is likely a good idea to do. Level codes and save data in general do take up a tremendous amount of space in SaT and I believe it's enough to warrant its own forum.

graham3078

I support. this should get added because level codes are not the purpose of the show and tell forums.

-iviedwall-

Support! And it will make room for underrated projects

Eagle138

100% support! I really want to help unnoticed Scratchers get noticed, and the Show and Tell forum is one of the best ways for them to do that, but currently it is very much dominated by save code posts. maybe you could call the save code forum “Project Discussion”/“Scratch Projects I Enjoy” or something of the sort, and it can be a forum where you post topics related to projects by others that you play/enjoy? (Like the Things I'm Reading and Playing forum, but for Scratch projects)

Last edited by Eagle138 (Feb. 14, 2022 07:25:53)

Scratchfangs

Bump.

BionicBoy554

He's right, I have been seeing lots of save codes inside the Show and Tell section.

Xonder

ThroughTheHourglass wrote:
There shouldn't even be a split. Show and Tell should fully embrace being a place to dump save codes. There are far more effective, accessible, and well-known places to advertise. I've already calculated that there are roughly 800 active forum users and there are probably far fewer that actively browse Show and Tell; there are advertising studios more popular. As far as I'm aware (and from years of experience) Show and Tell advertising has a 97% chance of doing nothing.

I would actually browse it if it wasn't cluttered with save codes, tbh.

Support for the OP though.

10goto10

ThroughTheHourglass wrote:
…. As far as I'm aware (and from years of experience) Show and Tell advertising has a 97% chance of doing nothing.

I think that’s why it’s not worth making a dedicated Show and Tell forum unless the Scratch team goes the extra mile and makes of value to the wider community.

I’ve never like the spirit of “Show and Tell - the place for advertising” because it is such a necessary evil. It exists so that moderators and irate users have a place to tell me where I can advertise my projects rather than in the comments of a project. It’s also the the place where someone goes to try and get something from other Scratchers such as their time or love. It’s like the want ads: “Please buy my used car”. In it’s current form it’s outside of the creative spiral.

So either the Scratch Team should commit to doing more than just splitting the forum into two forums or just leave it as it is.

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