Bring back the iconic banner with the Scratch Mascots on the Community Guidelines!

NotK3ndricAltAgain

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#JusticeForScratchCatAndGoboAndTheirFriends
The most mockity jockity mockup evah!!!1!

Before the update (you know), the Community Guidelines had a banner at the bottom of it with all (maybe most?) of the Scratch mascots, however after the, uhh, update, it got removed. I mean, I know it was a small change, but PLEASE bring it back. It was very iconic.

Okay, let me explain this in a better way:
So remember that update when the Community Guidelines and Ideas page was updated? Well, sad thing is that that update literally REMOVED scratch cat and gobo and their friends. Yes, they’re still in the editor, but pretty please would you bring them back in the Community Guidelines? It would be a nice touch to it.

Here’s a banner you can put in your signature also:

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[b]#JusticeForScratchCatAndGoboAndTheirFriends[/b] | Click here to support and add this to your signature![/url][/center]

Edit: Wow everybody’s linking this in their signatures now

Keep up the good work!

Last edited by NotK3ndricAltAgain (Nov. 5, 2025 07:52:38)

LemonCookieOfficial

NotK3ndricAltAgain wrote:
Before the update (you know), the Community Guidelines had a banner at the bottom of it with all (maybe most?) of the Scratch mascots, however after the, uhh, update, it got removed. I mean, I know it was a small change, but PLEASE bring it back. It was very iconic.

support!
i'd prefer them to be lineless to fit the new aesthetic of the cgs (if they do ever get added back, that is)

WindowsAdmin

SUPPORT its a really iconic picture and they just removed it, it gives vibes

The-Sushi-Cat

I feel like… I remember it being there…

I wonder why it got removed? I think it adds visual interest

Last edited by The-Sushi-Cat (Dec. 16, 2024 17:17:40)

8to16

removed - this post was the OP of an old topic that was merged.

Last edited by 8to16 (Jan. 9, 2025 21:24:16)

8to16

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Jerlad7382

what if the characters were talking about a specific rule. scratch is the face of “be respectful”
i don't know i just want scratch lore

i-stubbed-my-toe

Support. I miss this! I joined on the day it changed, so there was a few hours before the change, and I remember liking seeing all of the “weird things” (I thought back then) at the bottom of the page. There are six rules and six characters, maybe each rule could be symbolized by a character, with all of them still at the bottom of the page like before?

EDIT: I posted this before I saw @Jerlad7382's post, I wasn't stealing the idea XD

Last edited by i-stubbed-my-toe (Jan. 8, 2025 20:53:37)

l_heart_Roblox

Support! I really liked these characters/sprites and knowing New Scratchers, they use them a lot! They could also add when you hover over them, they say their name, and description (They can make that up I guess)

mingo-gag

This is a dupe because I remember there was a suggestion talking about this I don't know where it is since it's been a while since I saw it and I don't think many users saw it.

Anyway I think this is a dupe

8xa

The new icons represent what each community guideline mean, so I don't see any reason to remove them. On that note I don't see anywhere that they could really put the mascots if the icons are kept. I also don't really see the point..? Like, obviously they're meant to be a little community of mascots however they're literally just straight out of the sprite gallery, and aren't stylised to match other icons such as the Become a Scratcher icons or the Transfer Studio Host ones.

l_heart_Roblox wrote:
They could also add when you hover over them, they say their name, and description (They can make that up I guess)

The page isn't for showing the names and descriptions of the mascots, it's for listing the community guidelines.
Anyway, I'm all for a little cameo, maybe sneaking them into the current guideline icons, but not just having them all on a police lineup at the bottom of the page or whatever. The page has just been updated very recently, and it also looks a lot more engaging than the original, with each guideline being separate and having its own icon, so I don't see why it needs to be updated again for something like this.

Last edited by 8xa (Jan. 8, 2025 21:15:16)

BigNate469

8xa wrote:
The new icons represent what each community guideline mean, so I don't see any reason to remove them.

But this isn't talking about removing them?

8xa wrote:
On that note I don't see anywhere that they could really put the mascots if the icons are kept.

The bottom of the page, below the “Want to learn more?” area, where they were before the update, still has room (webpages are as long as you need them to be, and don't usually require explicit resizing).

l_heart_Roblox

8xa wrote:
The page isn't for showing the names and descriptions of the mascots, it's for listing the community guidelines.
Anyway, I'm all for a little cameo, maybe sneaking them into the current guideline icons, but not just having them all on a police lineup at the bottom of the page or whatever. The page has just been updated very recently, and it also looks a lot more engaging than the original, with each guideline being separate and having its own icon, so I don't see why it needs to be updated again for something like this.

I'm just saying, after you read the community guidelines, it's kind of a little Easter Egg. Not the whole point. Scratch is for kids and I'm pretty sure that they will like it. (Coming from other children's games)

8to16

BigNate469 wrote:
But this isn't talking about removing them?

8to16 wrote:
by this i don't mean removing the existing new images but just slap the old one on the bottom.

yes i know the post was made before my edit

Last edited by 8to16 (Jan. 8, 2025 21:20:39)

TheAutocorrectingCat

Support. When I joined, I loved the cat so much. I remember being around 7, creating my first account (now lost), seeing the cat, and dragging my parents over to my computer so they could see the cat. My first projects all revolved around that cat and his friends, all because of this screen. Support :3

mingo-gag

I couldn't find the original post, but either way, it's a good suggestion since those are iconic sprites on the scratch community page.

nikky10000000

YES JUSTICE FOR DE SCRATCHIES also hold up a min- there are 6 community guideline rules and 6 scratch cat friends soooo

Last edited by nikky10000000 (Jan. 9, 2025 00:00:56)

WindowsAdmin

Support it just gives a charm that i like

in fact i put that on my signature

Jerlad7382 wrote:
what if the characters were talking about a specific rule. scratch is the face of “be respectful”
i don't know i just want scratch lore

Rosics

Done! https://github.com/scratchfoundation/scratch-www/pull/9131

Voxalice

Rosics wrote:
(#15)
Done! https://github.com/scratchfoundation/scratch-www/pull/9131

To be clear, this is a link to a pull request on GitHub that implements this suggestion.
Unfortunately, the pull request hasn't been reviewed or merged, so it's not coming to the Scratch website yet. Perhaps, it'll be merged in the future.

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