because “follow” does not fit.
maybe rename it something like “like” or “suscribe”
anyone else agree?

I agree I think the best option instead of “like” or “subscribe” would be its original form: “friend”

How about it's renamed to something unique to Scratch? Like a ‘meow’ or a ‘paw’? I dunno.

cheeseeater wrote:

How about it's renamed to something unique to Scratch? Like a ‘meow’ or a ‘paw’? I dunno.

A “Tailr”

I don't know what to call it, but I do support.

I support, I always thought Fans (followers)/Fan Of (following) would fit perfectly. (and then “Become Fan of” for follow)

Programming_Guru wrote:

I agree I think the best option instead of “like” or “subscribe” would be its original form: “friend”

Friend was changed because it implies a friendship.

VoltageGames wrote:

I support, I always thought Fans (followers)/Fan Of (following) would fit perfectly. (and then “Become Fan of” for follow)

Programming_Guru wrote:

I agree I think the best option instead of “like” or “subscribe” would be its original form: “friend”

Friend was changed because it implies a friendship.

That would make people trying to gain followers even worse! People would think they were movie stars or become very big headed.

cheeseeater wrote:

VoltageGames wrote:

I support, I always thought Fans (followers)/Fan Of (following) would fit perfectly. (and then “Become Fan of” for follow)

Programming_Guru wrote:

I agree I think the best option instead of “like” or “subscribe” would be its original form: “friend”

Friend was changed because it implies a friendship.

That would make people trying to gain followers even worse! People would think they were movie stars or become very big headed.

I think fan is actually the most accurate.

Think about it: Are you friends with someone you follow? No.
Are you “following” someone you want to see projects from? No.
If you like their projects and want to be told in What's Happening/Front Page about them, would you not say you are a fan?

VoltageGames wrote:

cheeseeater wrote:

VoltageGames wrote:

I support, I always thought Fans (followers)/Fan Of (following) would fit perfectly. (and then “Become Fan of” for follow)

Programming_Guru wrote:

I agree I think the best option instead of “like” or “subscribe” would be its original form: “friend”

Friend was changed because it implies a friendship.

That would make people trying to gain followers even worse! People would think they were movie stars or become very big headed.

I think fan is actually the most accurate.

Think about it: Are you friends with someone you follow? No.
Are you “following” someone you want to see projects from? No.
If you like their projects and want to be told in What's Happening/Front Page about them, would you not say you are a fan?

the “fan” plan has a lot of good things about it, but also a lot of bad things

“my fans love me - you don't have as many fans as me and couldn't if you tried! ha!”

I'm not a fan of anyone that I'm following (no offense… ). I follow because I want to see what they're doing (e.g. loving/faving). I may not be friends with my followers/following, so I think following is most accurate.

Programming_Guru wrote:

I agree I think the best option instead of “like” or “subscribe” would be its original form: “friend”

No… Not friend. It means like, you are a friend to this user, who is most likely a stranger…

Firedrake969 wrote:

I'm not a fan of anyone that I'm following (no offense… ). I follow because I want to see what they're doing (e.g. loving/faving). I may not be friends with my followers/following, so I think following is most accurate.

Yeah. Fans go around sticking posters of their ‘hero’ on walls and begging for signatures off them.

Following could just be de-prioritised and changed to a low-key feature where you press a button and it feeds you info about the user's activities. It could be called ‘Be Notified’. However, this may degrade some of the community features and make Scratch feel ‘less connected’?

Eh.. It could use some tweaking. Maybe fellow-Scratcher? (But that doesn't make much sense as everyone else on Scratch is a “fellow Scratcher”…)

No support, I think that it's fine how it is.

I also find it to be pretty accurate in describing what happens if you click the follow button.

would “watching”/“watchers” work? or does it sound too much like stalking?

Zro716 wrote:

would “watching”/“watchers” work? or does it sound too much like stalking?

We're all watching you…

no.

Zro716 wrote:

would “watching”/“watchers” work? or does it sound too much like stalking?

I originally thought of that, but it sounded odd.

No support. Following is good enough.

AonymousGuy wrote:

cheeseeater wrote:

How about it's renamed to something unique to Scratch? Like a ‘meow’ or a ‘paw’? I dunno.

A “Tailr”

I don't know what to call it, but I do support.

Maybe “tailer” could fit. It suggests you're being watched without the stalking effect.

http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/follower

I like watcher

what about suscriber?
yeah, i know it was suggested before, but it would fit.
Scratch is more like youtube than facebook, anyway.