Why is it Scratch Cat and not Scratch Dog? Let's think. Maybe the creator of Scratch just really likes cats more than other animals! Or, it could be something else…

…this isn't a place for polls…

“We know that lots of people like cats, and there's a natural connection between cats and scratching.”

See this project for more details: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/273675374/

It wasn't meant to be a poll, I just asked a question

That is true, but it might not be the reason it is a cat. It's still a possibility, though!

amongus_gurlie wrote:

It wasn't meant to be a poll, I just asked a question

I understand your point, but even if it wasn't intended as a poll, asking “Why is it Scratch Cat and not Scratch Dog?” can still generate responses akin to a poll, as it solicits various opinions or guesses.

gg05232011 wrote:

amongus_gurlie wrote:

It wasn't meant to be a poll, I just asked a question

I understand your point, but even if it wasn't intended as a poll, asking “Why is it Scratch Cat and not Scratch Dog?” can still generate responses akin to a poll, as it solicits various opinions or guesses.

…No, that seems like a genuine question to me.

Za-Chary wrote:

gg05232011 wrote:

amongus_gurlie wrote:

It wasn't meant to be a poll, I just asked a question

I understand your point, but even if it wasn't intended as a poll, asking “Why is it Scratch Cat and not Scratch Dog?” can still generate responses akin to a poll, as it solicits various opinions or guesses.

…No, that seems like a genuine question to me.

Part of it seems to be formatted like a poll, though…

Hes a cat because why not?. also cats scratch

I mean, cats are generically calming, and Scratch, depending on how you look at it, is mostly calming.

they love cats more i guess

Yeah, probably. That was in fact, my original guess

Cats are the better species and also resemble how we often watch something durign programming similar to how Cats often do the opposite.

You might be right! There have been other answers, but that is the 2nd most possible answer yet!

Because the Scratch Team is secretly a group of cats taking over the world!

I believe Za-Chary is right, the mascot was from the name.

dogs don’t scratch cats does
also this thing https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/273675374/ tells the development of scratch cat and why it is a cat

amongus_gurlie wrote:

That is true, but it might not be the reason it is a cat. It's still a possibility, though!

But that's literally why… mres was literally a Scratch Team member and was one of the people who created Scratch

undeterminstic wrote:

Cats are the better species and also resemble how we often watch something durign programming similar to how Cats often do the opposite.

Opinionated :P

gg05232011 wrote:

…this isn't a place for polls…

How is this a poll

gg05232011 wrote:

Za-Chary wrote:

gg05232011 wrote:

amongus_gurlie wrote:

It wasn't meant to be a poll, I just asked a question

I understand your point, but even if it wasn't intended as a poll, asking “Why is it Scratch Cat and not Scratch Dog?” can still generate responses akin to a poll, as it solicits various opinions or guesses.

…No, that seems like a genuine question to me.

Part of it seems to be formatted like a poll, though…

I don't think this falls under a poll in this case, they are asking a genuine question, and just using a comparison with Scratch Dog. They could have said “Why not a lemur?” The main question here is “Why Scratch Cat?”, not “Why not Scratch Dog?”.

gg05232011 wrote:

Za-Chary wrote:

gg05232011 wrote:

amongus_gurlie wrote:

It wasn't meant to be a poll, I just asked a question

I understand your point, but even if it wasn't intended as a poll, asking “Why is it Scratch Cat and not Scratch Dog?” can still generate responses akin to a poll, as it solicits various opinions or guesses.

…No, that seems like a genuine question to me.

Part of it seems to be formatted like a poll, though…

Scratch community when opinions:

Skadoodly wrote:

gg05232011 wrote:

Za-Chary wrote:

gg05232011 wrote:

amongus_gurlie wrote:

It wasn't meant to be a poll, I just asked a question

I understand your point, but even if it wasn't intended as a poll, asking “Why is it Scratch Cat and not Scratch Dog?” can still generate responses akin to a poll, as it solicits various opinions or guesses.

…No, that seems like a genuine question to me.

Part of it seems to be formatted like a poll, though…

Scratch community when opinions:

no more opinions.