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- zlivvy
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69 posts
Customizable Profile Wallpaper!
Will do! Thanks! Change my status to semi-support (50%)
Ciao!
- gamelover292
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1 post
Customizable Profile Wallpaper!
I support this idea 100%. It would be awesome to generate the mood you want people to be welcomed to your page with. It would also tell people one more characteristic about yourself: What kind of wallpaper-er are you? 

- Blank1234
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500+ posts
Customizable Profile Wallpaper!
somebody tried suggesting this a while ago, but someone said it would take up space. But if there was just a list of profiles you could choose from, sure. But it could be used for innapropiate stuff
So…74% support
So…74% support
- zlivvy
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69 posts
Customizable Profile Wallpaper!
somebody tried suggesting this a while ago, but someone said it would take up space. But if there was just a list of profiles you could choose from, sure. But it could be used for innapropiate stuff
So…74% support
We have already discussed this problem and have decided that you would just report any inappropriate stuff the same way you would report an icon. And having a list of wallpapers to pick from would ruin the entire idea because the whole point was to make profiles look more original.
- Superandultra
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1000+ posts
Customizable Profile Wallpaper!
Hmm, I support, but I'm a little uneasy about this. Maybe just a colour scheme?
- IronBit_Studios
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1000+ posts
Customizable Profile Wallpaper!
MegaApuTurkUltra has a plugin that does basically that. But yeah, major-league-big-time-super-big-hit-home-run support.
- miniapples02
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2 posts
Customizable Profile Wallpaper!
Good idea! It might just be me, but I feel like having a wallpaper makes Scratch more and more like social media… Other than that, I support 

- cwrivera99
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500+ posts
Customizable Profile Wallpaper!
Scratch isn't supposed to be social media. It's supposed to be about programming and helping others learn to program. Good idea! It might just be me, but I feel like having a wallpaper makes Scratch more and more like social media… Other than that, I support
- zlivvy
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69 posts
Customizable Profile Wallpaper!
Scratch isn't supposed to be social media. It's supposed to be about programming and helping others learn to program. Good idea! It might just be me, but I feel like having a wallpaper makes Scratch more and more like social media… Other than that, I support
This doesn't make it any more like social media. It just gives scratchers more ways to express themselves

Ciao!
- Amazing_Ace
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100+ posts
Customizable Profile Wallpaper!
Scratch isn't supposed to be social media. It's supposed to be about programming and helping others learn to program. Good idea! It might just be me, but I feel like having a wallpaper makes Scratch more and more like social media… Other than that, I support
This doesn't make it any more like social media. It just gives scratchers more ways to express themselves
Ciao!
Agreeing with this. A background color doesn't do anything except make your profile a little bit more “you”. Creativity is what we want right?
- cwrivera99
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500+ posts
Customizable Profile Wallpaper!
And doing that through your programs isn't enough? You literally have as much creative flexibility as you could possibly want. You can create programs that do practically ANYTHING YOU CAN DREAM OF. Is that enough freedom of expression for you? How is having a background productive to Scratch? How does it help users become better programmers? Why do you care if your profile has a background? Why should the ST spend their time adding this function to Scratch, other than “it will be cool” or “it will allow people to express themselves”? What would be the real reason for having this?Scratch isn't supposed to be social media. It's supposed to be about programming and helping others learn to program. Good idea! It might just be me, but I feel like having a wallpaper makes Scratch more and more like social media… Other than that, I support
This doesn't make it any more like social media. It just gives scratchers more ways to express themselves
Ciao!
Last edited by cwrivera99 (May 7, 2015 00:58:42)
- Amazing_Ace
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100+ posts
Customizable Profile Wallpaper!
No reason having a profile picture as well. 
I'd say let's just try it for about a week. Check the comments about it and then work from there.

I'd say let's just try it for about a week. Check the comments about it and then work from there.
- cwrivera99
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500+ posts
Customizable Profile Wallpaper!
A profile picture is quick, simple, and small, and it's a nice way to easily identify a user from a distance. No reason having a profile picture as well.
I'd say let's just try it for about a week. Check the comments about it and then work from there.
- Amazing_Ace
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100+ posts
Customizable Profile Wallpaper!
Okay, why can't a profile wallpaper be similar to that?
- cwrivera99
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500+ posts
Customizable Profile Wallpaper!
Because a profile wallpaper isn't gonna show up when you post a comment. It's only gonna show up on the user's profile. Okay, why can't a profile wallpaper be similar to that?
- Amazing_Ace
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100+ posts
Customizable Profile Wallpaper!
True, but depending on how the user makes the wallpaper, it can be quick, simple, small (depending on the design), and a nice way to easily identify a user from a distance (depending on the design). People come up with some pretty clever stuff, I just want to see what people can do if this gets implemented.
- zlivvy
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69 posts
Customizable Profile Wallpaper!
And doing that through your programs isn't enough? You literally have as much creative flexibility as you could possibly want. You can create programs that do practically ANYTHING YOU CAN DREAM OF. Is that enough freedom of expression for you? How is having a background productive to Scratch? How does it help users become better programmers? Why do you care if your profile has a background? Why should the ST spend their time adding this function to Scratch, other than “it will be cool” or “it will allow people to express themselves”? What would be the real reason for having this?Scratch isn't supposed to be social media. It's supposed to be about programming and helping others learn to program. Good idea! It might just be me, but I feel like having a wallpaper makes Scratch more and more like social media… Other than that, I support
This doesn't make it any more like social media. It just gives scratchers more ways to express themselves
Ciao!
I see your point…but I still like this Idea and I think it might make all the hacking to make profiles look different down quite a bit! I wouldn't try to make this happen if I didn't think there was any worth in it. We all have our own opinions. If you don't like this or care then just stop trying to make this seem bad.
Last edited by zlivvy (May 7, 2015 01:28:56)
- cwrivera99
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500+ posts
Customizable Profile Wallpaper!
if this gets implemented.When I said “from a distance”, I meant outside of the profile page, like in project or studio comments or in the forums. If I go to visit a person's profile, chances are I know who I'm visiting- most people don't go around Scratch clicking on random people's profiles. And if I don't know who's profile I clicked on, then I'll either recognize them by their profile picture, or if I don't know them, I'll read their username at the top. True, but depending on how the user makes the wallpaper, it can be quick, simple, small (depending on the design), and a nice way to easily identify a user from a distance (depending on the design). People come up with some pretty clever stuff, I just want to see what people can do
Last edited by cwrivera99 (May 7, 2015 01:28:06)
- zlivvy
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69 posts
Customizable Profile Wallpaper!
if this gets implemented.When I said “from a distance”, I meant outside of the profile page, like in project or studio comments or in the forums. If I go to visit a person's profile, chances are I know who I'm visiting- most people don't go around Scratch clicking on random people's profiles. And if I don't know who's profile I clicked on, then I'll either recognize them by their profile picture, or if I don't know them, I'll read their username at the top. True, but depending on how the user makes the wallpaper, it can be quick, simple, small (depending on the design), and a nice way to easily identify a user from a distance (depending on the design). People come up with some pretty clever stuff, I just want to see what people can do
I actually do go around and click random scratchers profiles because that's how you get to know people unless all you ever do is check out famous peoples profiles.
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