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- -Valtren-
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Why is this called Scratch?
“facebook” isn't related to faces or books, your point?um, technically it is related to faces, since you post pictures of yourself
also “Snap!” is already a coding program, so the st could get in trouble if they used the same name as other coding program.
edit: king of the page yay

Last edited by -Valtren- (Nov. 28, 2022 01:46:08)
- _Icicle-Cube_
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Scratcher
500+ posts
Why is this called Scratch?
ohh right, although some people there don't actually post their own faces (I think)“facebook” isn't related to faces or books, your point?um, technically it is related to faces, since you post pictures of yourself
also “Snap!” is already a coding program, so the st could get in trouble if they used the same name as other coding program.
edit: king of the page yay
- ajskateboarder
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Why is this called Scratch?
You can post pictures of yourself, but that era of Facebook has come and went. Now it's mostly just biased news regarding politics in order to swing elections.“facebook” isn't related to faces or books, your point?um, technically it is related to faces, since you post pictures of yourself
also “Snap!” is already a coding program, so the st could get in trouble if they used the same name as other coding program.
Anyway, I think Scratch is a perfectly acceptable name for the site since you can make projects from scratch and you can scratch (DJ terminology) a project and make it however you want. “Poke”, “Hug”, “Rub (ew)”, and all those other strange names aren't related enough to what Scratch lets you do.
- Crow_Boy08
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Why is this called Scratch?
Cats scratch. THE MASCOT IS A CAT.
they probably have a mascot as a cat because after they canceled gobo, they realized that cats also scratch.
they probably have a mascot as a cat because after they canceled gobo, they realized that cats also scratch.
- ajskateboarder
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Why is this called Scratch?
Cats scratch. THE MASCOT IS A CAT.
they probably have a mascot as a cat because after they canceled gobo, they realized that cats also scratch.
Canceled Gobo?? It's on the Community guidelines…

- among_us1w2
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Why is this called Scratch?
cancelling gobo as the main character of scratch, like the starter sprite, or a developed oneCats scratch. THE MASCOT IS A CAT.
they probably have a mascot as a cat because after they canceled gobo, they realized that cats also scratch.
Canceled Gobo?? It's on the Community guidelines…
- ajskateboarder
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Why is this called Scratch?
I don't think Gobo was ever a main character.cancelling gobo as the main character of scratch, like the starter sprite, or a developed oneCats scratch. THE MASCOT IS A CAT.
they probably have a mascot as a cat because after they canceled gobo, they realized that cats also scratch.
Canceled Gobo?? It's on the Community guidelines…
- An0therRand0mC0der
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Why is this called Scratch?
(#27)This is the closest thing we have to Gobo as a main character.I don't think Gobo was ever a main character.cancelling gobo as the main character of scratch, like the starter sprite, or a developed oneCats scratch. THE MASCOT IS A CAT.
they probably have a mascot as a cat because after they canceled gobo, they realized that cats also scratch.
Canceled Gobo?? It's on the Community guidelines…

- hi875230163394
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Why is this called Scratch?
DJs “Remix” songs, most terminology on scratch comes from DJs, its kinda weird(#2)But this site isn't related to DJs and I don't really see how “Scratch” relates to the site itself. It's also a very violent word and encourages children to scratch other human beings, so it should be called “Poke” or something similar
Its based off the technique used by dj's
(Or Scratch is meant to teach kids things their parents don't wanna)
Or maybe it should be called “Snap!” because you're snapping blocks together
- hi875230163394
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Why is this called Scratch?
..This was already explained here.I was giving further evidence
- medians
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Why is this called Scratch?
Yeah I know though this really doesn’t need to be answered again....This was already explained here.I was giving further evidence
- _Icicle-Cube_
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Scratcher
500+ posts
Why is this called Scratch?
Cats scratch. THE MASCOT IS A CAT.no, I'm guessing that they made the scratch mascot a cat is because, well, as you said
they probably have a mascot as a cat because after they canceled gobo, they realized that cats also scratch.
Cats scratch
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