im just wondoring (im obviously not old enough to do these lol)

Could you describe what you mean by a sponsorship?

Za-Chary wrote:

Could you describe what you mean by a sponsorship?

like if i was sponored by something like honey (the online shop that many youtube videos are sponsored by) also why is ur pfp and about me from 2020
(prob april fools)

TheThreeBoi wrote:

Za-Chary wrote:

Could you describe what you mean by a sponsorship?

like if i was sponored by something like honey (the online shop that many youtube videos are sponsored by) also why is ur pfp and about me from 2020
(prob april fools)

NO sponserships as monetization is not good. also like free ads?

TheThreeBoi wrote:

Za-Chary wrote:

Could you describe what you mean by a sponsorship?

like if i was sponored by something like honey (the online shop that many youtube videos are sponsored by)

Something about making an advertisement on Scratch for a real-life product while getting actual money for it doesn't sit right with me. My guess is that it's not allowed.

TheThreeBoi wrote:

also why is ur pfp and about me from 2020
(prob april fools)

That's right.

hkcq wrote:

TheThreeBoi wrote:

Za-Chary wrote:

Could you describe what you mean by a sponsorship?

like if i was sponored by something like honey (the online shop that many youtube videos are sponsored by) also why is ur pfp and about me from 2020
(prob april fools)

NO sponserships as monetization is not good. also like free ads?

1. no ads 2.uSe DiScOuNt CoDe PuRpLe To GeT 3% oFf

no because using scratch to monetize and not donating every dollar to scratch is bad so bad most bad. also nobody would accept a sponsership

i think, while it seems morally ambiguous, i don't see anything in the CGs or TOU that would specifically disallow it.

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create clone of [Stage v]
delete this project ::control
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when I am deleted ::hat control

create clone of [Stage v]
delete this project ::control
stop [eh, a few] sounds ::sound

I guess as long as the product is aproppiate, like you shouldn't be sponsored by ***** or ********** ***

EngineerRunner wrote:

i think, while it seems morally ambiguous, i don't see anything in the CGs or TOU that would specifically disallow it.

Possibly this part of the Terms of Use?

Terms of Use wrote:

3.6 Commercial use of Scratch, user-generated content, and support materials is permitted under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license. However, the Scratch Team reserves the right to block any commercial use of Scratch that, in the Scratch Team's sole discretion, is harmful to the community. Harmful commercial use includes spamming or repeated advertisement through projects, comments, or forum posts.

I'm not sure if a single sponsorship would be enough to be considered repeated advertisement, but it could be enough for the Scratch Team to disallow it on the grounds that it is harmful to the community.

If they aren't about off-Scratch thingos and use blockbit not real money, then yes.

(/) // This is Kumqa, who sends evil kumquats back to their camp.
<[<>]::sound> // This is Orba, who dizzies enemies by rotating.
[hi] \/\/ This is Glitchya, who glitches thingos. // Oh, I fixed the comment bug now.

block haven {block gun (ammo::grey) (ammo::grey)::sensing} <true :: operators> // This is Signa, which makes letter guns.

define block haven (block thingo) <auto fire?>
forever
if <enemies? :: sensing> then
if <not <auto fire?>> then
if <key [space v] pressed> then
set [fire? v] to <true :: operators>
else
set [fire? v] to <true :: operators>
end
else
set [fire? v] to <true :: operators>
end
else
set [fire? v] to <false :: operators>
end
if <fire? :: variables> then
repeat (10)
create clone of [signa blocks]
end
broadcast (fire signa blocks v)
end

I would rather have fake sponsorships. i.e bee. a joke version of honey.

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Summon Evil Kumquats using (((((((((((((:D):: motion):: motion):: motion):: motion):: motion):: motion):: motion):: motion):: motion):: motion):: motion :: motion)

Za-Chary wrote:

EngineerRunner wrote:

i think, while it seems morally ambiguous, i don't see anything in the CGs or TOU that would specifically disallow it.

Possibly this part of the Terms of Use?

Terms of Use wrote:

3.6 Commercial use of Scratch, user-generated content, and support materials is permitted under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license. However, the Scratch Team reserves the right to block any commercial use of Scratch that, in the Scratch Team's sole discretion, is harmful to the community. Harmful commercial use includes spamming or repeated advertisement through projects, comments, or forum posts.

I'm not sure if a single sponsorship would be enough to be considered repeated advertisement, but it could be enough for the Scratch Team to disallow it on the grounds that it is harmful to the community.

but it would still have to be something harmful to scratchers, so you could make the argument in a lot of cases that a sponsor is not harmful. for example, if a scratcher was hypothetically sponsored by a learning platform like Brilliant and got the project taken down, it could be (possibly successfully) argued that it is actually helpful to the scratch community by teaching them, or that Audible can help people understand literature or that dbrand could help people not damage their phone, and etc. it's very ambiguous on what is and isn't allowed.

when I am deleted ::hat control
ask (join (join [what the hell does ] (when I am deleted ::hat control)) [ do?]) and wait
create clone of [Stage v]
delete this project ::control
stop [eh, a few] sounds ::sound

when I am deleted ::hat control

create clone of [Stage v]
delete this project ::control
stop [eh, a few] sounds ::sound

EngineerRunner wrote:

but it would still have to be something harmful to scratchers, so you could make the argument in a lot of cases that a sponsor is not harmful.

And when you do, the Scratch Team can counter-argue that it is harmful. Note that a sponsorship/advertisement does not need to physically or mentally threaten someone in order to be considered “harmful.”

An example that comes to mind, while not about sponsorships, is something similar. Someone asked some time ago whether it's allowed to give away gift cards on Scratch. The Scratch Team does not allow this, even though on the surface one would think that merely giving away a gift card is “helpful” rather than “harmful.”

I've seen other examples where Scratchers, say, advertise some website where they are selling their books or their art. Sure, books and art are not inherently “harmful,” but this sort of monetary advertisement is not allowed on Scratch.

In general, real money and Scratch do not mix well.

No. Aside from the fact that Scratch is a non-profit website and should not be used for SEO purposes, there’s also laws regarding advertising towards children, and you could land yourself into legal hot water for using Scratch for this purpose.