freezeflash wrote:

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ceebee wrote:

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Should I report content referencing a browser extension/userscript?
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AcousticGuy wrote:

_Elektron_ wrote:

CodeBit wrote:

scratcherjack9000 wrote:

You made all isOnline users lose there crowns. Ouch.

What is isOnline? And what are crowns?

isOnline is an extension that was used by over 2,500 scratchers. With iO, you can know if your friends are online or offline, get access to more emojis and more! Before, if you advertised isOnline in Scratch, you would be rewarded with a crown next your profile which would be visible among other iO users. But due to the new policy, since no one is able advertise, everyone lost there crowns.

@ceebee, I respectfully disagree with the new policy. From your point of view, I can see that you just want to keep Scratchers safe. I totally get that, but as far as I know, there has been no instances where isOnline or other popular extensions tried to steal user information. If you ban the advertisement of extensions, which to me is banning extensions itself, is making the community more uninformed. Kids should be taught about internet safety, and how to take advantage of the various aspects of the internet - such as extensions. So instead of just banning something, why don't we educate others about internet safety and how to use extensions?

It is like forcing people to stay home because the real world is dangerous. Instead of just keeping them home, why don't we teach them how to survive in the real world rather than hide from it?

I 100 percent agree with you.

clubballmark wrote:

I'm gonna miss isonline it's been a good run

World_Languages wrote:

Ok. I'll take a breath and actually implement that in my mind (this is a big change to my Scratch habits) and then I'll see what I'll do with isOnline. Thinking of deleting it from the store would be a good first approach, I guess.

PackersRuleGoPack wrote:

--Waterfall-- wrote:

_EIektron_ wrote:

I understand that the Scratch Team wants extensions not being used for safety reasons. However, what if they were open source? You could see their code, if you don't like what they are doing it is all up to you to decide if you want to have the extension or not. I simply believe extensions make a website better.

Yes, I agree

All of the majorly used scratch extensions (other than griffpatchs i think) are open source on github

290Scratcher wrote:

--Waterfall-- wrote:

EIephant_Lover wrote:

Okay, people, personally, I don't use ** or ** or whatever they are, but it isn't that big of a deal! You can still use them, you just won't get a virtual crown. Please stop hating on the Scratch Team; it is probably to get less website traffic. You can be mad or sad or any other emotion, just don't go and be so, you know, out there about it.

Yes, I agree. That's what I've been trying to tell everyone. To be honest, the fact that you can't get a crown is tiny, the whole point is to see if people are online or not.

Exactly!

I'm confused about why people are making a big deal about it.