Advertising and Follow-for-Follow (f4f)

-Infinity64-

YESSS People are always asking:
“May I” - to make it seem polite
“get feedback on” - to make it not seem like advertising but rather feedback so it seems nicer
"https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/randomnumber“ - the link to the project that they want to ”advertise".

Za-Chary

carot3 wrote:
Most people now call asking for feedback advertising. Would you agree?

carot3_alt wrote:
What about asking for feedback?

There is a note about this in the post.

Paddle2See wrote:
Note that “asking for feedback” (with no specifics) for one of your projects could still be considered advertising. However, inviting somebody to enjoy one of your projects that is similar to one of theirs might be considered okay, since you are sharing an interest. We ask that you do not post more than one such comment, and avoid doing this at all on projects which are featured on the Scratch homepage.

-Infinity64-

Mdawg4884 wrote:
I’ve heard that people are doing this: making accounts and following themselves. Is that allowed?

It probably is. Multiple people have done it.

jemunm

Thanks!

MusicManJoe

I hope others see this and now know when to post f4f and advertising where it is appropriate, thank you for this announcement.

bigpuppy

I'm glad this was addressed.

I know that there have been some disputes about this recently.

carot3

Za-Chary wrote:
carot3 wrote:
Most people now call asking for feedback advertising. Would you agree?
carot3_alt wrote:
What about asking for feedback?
There is a note about this in the post.
Paddle2See wrote:
Note that “asking for feedback” (with no specifics) for one of your projects could still be considered advertising. However, inviting somebody to enjoy one of your projects that is similar to one of theirs might be considered okay, since you are sharing an interest. We ask that you do not post more than one such comment, and avoid doing this at all on projects which are featured on the Scratch homepage.

Okay, I didn't quite see that part

carot3

-Infinity64- wrote:
Mdawg4884 wrote:
I’ve heard that people are doing this: making accounts and following themselves. Is that allowed?
It probably is. Multiple people have done it.

My friends at most have 8, but for each specific reasons, not to follow themselves. I only have 3

vkpatil

Super helpful, definitely clears up all the public outcry against F4F and also helps clear up the talk and *hate* about the AAA

Sunarcher

I AM SO HAPPY WITH THIS DECISION. I dislike advertising. SO MUCH. F4F I feel the same way, but I know its OK. as long as you don't SPAM It. Hopefully scratchers stop advertising, its just wrong. In my opinion.

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Last edited by Sunarcher (April 22, 2020 03:26:44)

VillainLimax

when green flag clicked
when green flag clicked<<if> and (<advertising = see>)>
set pen color to [nothing]
if <spamming = go> then 
repeat (10000000 = hide)
hide
end
  

else
move (if and <and, (72) and if = second input = war.functioning>) serious steps, and vigilant while doing it. Please stop spamming on scratch.
end

Last edited by VillainLimax (April 22, 2020 07:35:50)

Misq

This announcement really helps to clarify everything

NilsTheBest

Thanks for making this! This'll really clear up confusion, but how can we make sure that lots of people will see this?

new_dude124578

i am happy that you said this

R4356th

Great work!

R4356th

I think this needs to go to the Scratch News section on the front page and a pop-up should also show up for everyone.

Last edited by R4356th (April 22, 2020 12:30:18)

ThatOneWeirdDude

this is a dream come true. thank you for making this.

Super_Scratch_Bros20

Paddle2See wrote:
Scratch is a big community and it is important that everyone follow the Community Guidelines, including being respectful and friendly. There are several topics that we would like to address to continue to keep the site friendly.

Advertising
We understand that you want other people to see your projects.. However, misplaced advertising or spamming links is not friendly or respectful to other users.

Where is it okay to advertise?

There are many ways that you can share your projects with others that we don’t consider to violate the Community Guidelines, including:
The ‘About Me’ and ‘What I'm Working’ on fields of your profile
Changing the Featured Project on your profile
Leaving a comment on your own profile
Your forum signature in the Discussion Forums
In the Show and Tell area of the Discussion Forums (make a new topic for your project)
In Studios that are designed for advertising
In Studios that have a theme similar to your project (to ask that your project be added to the Studio)

Where is it not okay to advertise?

Any place where your ad would be considered “off-topic”, such as:
Comments on someone else's project
Comments on someone else's profile (possible exception - maybe your followers profiles would be okay - but you might want to check with them first)
On areas of the Discussion Forums other than Show and Tell
In Studios that are not relevant to the project you are advertising
Note that “asking for feedback” (with no specifics) for one of your projects could still be considered advertising. However, inviting somebody to enjoy one of your projects that is similar to one of theirs might be considered okay, since you are sharing an interest. We ask that you do not post more than one such comment, and avoid doing this at all on projects which are featured on the Scratch homepage.

Just checking, is it all right to advertise on your own project? That could be useful if that project is part of a series, and you want to go to another project in that series without having to search it.

Last edited by Super_Scratch_Bros20 (April 22, 2020 13:00:54)

ThatOneWeirdDude

Super_Scratch_Bros20 wrote:
Just checking, is it all right to advertise on your own project? That could be useful if that project is part of a series, and you want to go to another project in that series without having to search it.

Of course it is. After all, you do own the project, so it isn't causing any harm or anything.

(Also another way to link a series is to put the projects in a studio and put the studio link in the desc)

Super_Scratch_Bros20

ThatOneWeirdDude wrote:
Super_Scratch_Bros20 wrote:
Just checking, is it all right to advertise on your own project? That could be useful if that project is part of a series, and you want to go to another project in that series without having to search it.
Of course it is. After all, you do own the project, so it isn't causing any harm or anything.

(Also another way to link a series is to put the projects in a studio and put the studio link in the desc)

Thank you!

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