I heard they are not but I just want to make sure

Heart and favorite detectors are allowed, in some circumstances. If you're using a love/fav detector to say “Thank you!” or anything similar to that that doesn't give the player or anything, it's allowed, but if you use one in a way to give a prize for it, then its not allowed.

Example: A heart and favorite detectors for free items or a skin isn't allowed, but saying “Thanks!” is allowed.

ok thank you for telling me that

also by the way I was not complaing about anything

Malicondi wrote:

Heart and favorite detectors are allowed, in some circumstances. If you're using a love/fav detector to say “Thank you!” or anything similar to that that doesn't give the player or anything, it's allowed, but if you use one in a way to give a prize for it, then its not allowed.

Example: A heart and favorite detectors for free items or a skin isn't allowed, but saying “Thanks!” is allowed.

Why is it that I've seen many trending projects with a love/fave detector for a skin, and nothing has happened to the projects, except a couple getting mass reported?

In any projects that ask you to love and favorite the project for a skin, technically, they don't actually know when you click them. What you can do is simply hover your mouse over the love and favorite buttons and it will give you whatever reward. This may be the reason they have not been taken down for it.

when green flag clicked
if <[yes] = [no]> then
say [Impossible!]
end

black_and_white_cat wrote:

In any projects that ask you to love and favorite the project for a skin, technically, they don't actually know when you click them. What you can do is simply hover your mouse over the love and favorite buttons and it will give you whatever reward. This may be the reason they have not been taken down for it.

Whenever or not the detector is accurate, doesn't justify the fact that it goes against the Terms of Use.

NamePending_ wrote:

Why is it that I've seen many trending projects with a love/fave detector for a skin, and nothing has happened to the projects, except a couple getting mass reported?

Probably because most people don't know that utilizing love/fav detectors for skins/items in game isn't allowed, and since people don't know it's not being reported. Since the scratch team sadly isn't an almighty demigod who can see every project and determine if it is against the CG or not, they can't deal with it without knowing it's there, from reports.