Most people don't like advertising, so in order to solve advertising in unwanted places, there could be an option to turn off links

This would probably be next to close comments, the user would have the ability to turn them off
For example in a Featured project, the most likely instance of a link being in the comments is advertising, the user would be able to turn off
Or on studio, or project, or profile that you would need links, like a collaboration where people would link their parts, or a profile that accepts advertising, the links would be on

The default setting would be off

no support, this could be beneficial and disadvantageous.

latin_gamerX wrote:

no support, this could be beneficial and disadvantageous.

explain how

This would be easy to workaround.

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:

latin_gamerX wrote:

no support, this could be beneficial and disadvantageous.

explain how

What if you ask for someone to link a project on your profile but they can't?

mtech22 wrote:

This would be easy to workaround.

the link wouldn't be clickable though

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:

latin_gamerX wrote:

no support, this could be beneficial and disadvantageous.

explain how

What if you ask for someone to link a project on your profile but they can't?
You would have to remember to turn them on until they send the link

Would this apply just to Scratch links or to all links?

ThatOneWeirdDude wrote:

Would this apply just to Scratch links or to all links?

Only scratch links work anyways.

ThatOneWeirdDude wrote:

Would this apply just to Scratch links or to all links?

I was thinking all scratch links, but now that I thing about it, just project and maybe studio links

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This needs to be added! I am sick of ads
mockup?

support. this would be useful so people dont have to always have ads even though they said their project doesn't allow ads
also better mockup:

ignore the custom colors

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JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:

Most people don't like advertising, so in order to solve advertising in unwanted places, there could be an option to turn off links

This would probably be next to close comments, the user would have the ability to turn them off
For example in a Featured project, the most likely instance of a link being in the comments is advertising, the user would be able to turn off
Or on studio, or project, or profile that you would need links, like a collaboration where people would link their parts, or a profile that accepts advertising, the links would be on

The default setting would be off

if you don't like people advertising in your project, report their advertising message.The Scratch Team will review and remove the comment.

Would this be on the projects or on profiles or both?

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:

I was thinking all scratch links, but now that I thing about it, just project and maybe studio links

Users could advertise like so

Scratcher wrote:

To see cool projects go to https://scratch.mit.edu/users/Scratcher

and like so

Scratcher wrote:

Let's get 1,000,000 projects by 2023! https://scratch.mit.edu/studios/0

Also, advertising on places where you can not advertise is reportable, and is able to be classified under spam. So that would mean that the Scratch Team is making a feature to prevent rule breaking, but this could be fixed with reports. Also somebody could do

Scratcher wrote:

Play the best game! Copy and paste this (except for DELETE): hDELETEttps://scratch.mit.edu/projects/0

and therefore bypass the filter.

TheTrillion wrote:

, Also somebody could do

Scratcher wrote:

Play the best game! Copy and paste this (except for DELETE): hDELETEttps://scratch.mit.edu/projects/0

and therefore bypass the filter.

No need for it to be perfect.

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YtArie5 wrote:

TheTrillion wrote:

Also somebody could do

Scratcher wrote:

Play the best game! Copy and paste this (except for DELETE): hDELETEttps://scratch.mit.edu/projects/0

and therefore bypass the filter.

No need for it to be perfect.

Most of Scratch's users can come up with such a bypass.

People that aren't popular(not underrated, that means their projects are not always good) don't need to worry about this. Take me for an example. I only get 1 - 3 favorites or likes, Even views! And people don't really comment, but when they do, it's more of a compliment or a simple statement. Absolutely no links in the comments at all.

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