I_LOVE_TO_MAKE_STUFF wrote:

sharkode wrote:

I_LOVE_TO_MAKE_STUFF wrote:

VedanshS933 wrote:

Paddle2See wrote:

I agree that the spamming was totally out of hand last year. I even had to shut down a few areas for a period of time - which may have interfered with normal forum operations. So that was too much.

However, I've enjoyed some of the more carefully crafted prank topics and don't see why they have to stop. I guess we'll have to have a Scratch Team meeting to come to an agreement.

Yes!! No rule for no joke topics

I recommend you don't do that, or it will turn into a rule (I speak from experience)

My thoughts were already stolen

Why? I don't think ST is that evil…

It always happens (irl)

cheddargirl (Scratch Team) wrote:

Don't do it. We don't want a repeat of last year where a lot of users were denied help because the forums got flooded and mods spent a lot of time cleaning up instead of other reports. You're better off making an April Fools project instead of a joke forum topic.

A48cReturns wrote:

cheddargirl (Scratch Team) wrote:

Don't do it. We don't want a repeat of last year where a lot of users were denied help because the forums got flooded and mods spent a lot of time cleaning up instead of other reports. You're better off making an April Fools project instead of a joke forum topic.

Paddle2See wrote:

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I agree that the spamming was totally out of hand last year. I even had to shut down a few areas for a period of time - which may have interfered with normal forum operations. So that was too much.

However, I've enjoyed some of the more carefully crafted prank topics and don't see why they have to stop. I guess we'll have to have a Scratch Team meeting to come to an agreement.

PoIygon wrote:

(#39)

dertermenter wrote:

Most people did joke topics fine, and there was just a small minority who thought it was acceptable to spam.

Hmmm small minority… I wonder who it was

dertermenter wrote:

PoIygon wrote:

(#39)

dertermenter wrote:

Most people did joke topics fine, and there was just a small minority who thought it was acceptable to spam.

Hmmm small minority… I wonder who it was
Yeah, I do as well… maybe this one will have to remain unsolved

Seriously though, please do not do anything like that again this year - it affected April Fools day last year with the Suggestions new topic button getting taken down and controbuited to the spam overall, which is the reason for this big desicion here.

If only this dumb, unfunny and pointless “E” meme did not exist…

okay, so I will say, I don't quite get the whole thing with spam being a problem. Spam is just an over abundance of mail! So, there must've been something else with the whole spam bit for 4/1. Get back to me.

dertermenter wrote:

(#45)

PoIygon wrote:

(#39)

dertermenter wrote:

Most people did joke topics fine, and there was just a small minority who thought it was acceptable to spam.

Hmmm small minority… I wonder who it was

Yeah, I do as well… maybe this one will have to remain unsolved

Seriously though, please do not do anything like that again this year - it affected April Fools day last year with the Suggestions new topic button getting taken down and controbuited to the spam overall, which is the reason for this big desicion here.

If only this dumb, unfunny and pointless “E” meme did not exist…

slap83 wrote:

okay, so I will say, I don't quite get the whole thing with spam being a problem. Spam is just an over abundance of mail! So, there must've been something else with the whole spam bit for 4/1. Get back to me.

dertermenter wrote:

PoIygon wrote:

(#39)

dertermenter wrote:

Most people did joke topics fine, and there was just a small minority who thought it was acceptable to spam.

Hmmm small minority… I wonder who it was

Yeah, I do as well… maybe this one will have to remain unsolved

Seriously though, please do not do anything like that again this year - it affected April Fools day last year with the Suggestions new topic button getting taken down and controbuited to the spam overall, which is the reason for this big desicion here.

If only this dumb, unfunny and pointless “E” meme did not exist…

jackson49 wrote:

slap83 wrote:

okay, so I will say, I don't quite get the whole thing with spam being a problem. Spam is just an over abundance of mail! So, there must've been something else with the whole spam bit for 4/1. Get back to me.

The main problem is that spam makes it extremely difficult for moderators to clean up the forums once April Fools is over. Cleaning up the normal April Fools topics is already hard enough for them.

That said, disallowing April Fools topics is an extremely bad solution to the problem. Measures need to be taken against spam topics, not normal joke topics.

slap83 wrote:

jackson49 wrote:

slap83 wrote:

okay, so I will say, I don't quite get the whole thing with spam being a problem. Spam is just an over abundance of mail! So, there must've been something else with the whole spam bit for 4/1. Get back to me.

The main problem is that spam makes it extremely difficult for moderators to clean up the forums once April Fools is over. Cleaning up the normal April Fools topics is already hard enough for them.

That said, disallowing April Fools topics is an extremely bad solution to the problem. Measures need to be taken against spam topics, not normal joke topics.

Yes, I see… So, what does it mean to “clean up” the forums?

RL1123 wrote:

(#28)

AnimatorsParadise wrote:

cheddargirl wrote:

Don't do it. We don't want a repeat of last year where a lot of users were denied help because the forums got flooded and mods spent a lot of time cleaning up instead of other reports. You're better off making an April Fools project instead of a joke forum topic.

What if there was a separate forum (like Questions About Scratch, probably not a whole other collections of forums) on April Fools day for joke topics, and then the next day the ST would just delete the forum?

Too much work for the ST, they can't just simply create that in 2 weeks.

CST1229 wrote:

I would assume the forums have an admin panel where they could create a forum in like 5 minutes.

Paddle2See wrote:

I agree that the spamming was totally out of hand last year. I even had to shut down a few areas for a period of time - which may have interfered with normal forum operations. So that was too much.

However, I've enjoyed some of the more carefully crafted prank topics and don't see why they have to stop. I guess we'll have to have a Scratch Team meeting to come to an agreement.

ScratchCat1038 wrote:

There's been a lot of controversies. Despite this post:

Paddle2See wrote:

I agree that the spamming was totally out of hand last year. I even had to shut down a few areas for a period of time - which may have interfered with normal forum operations. So that was too much.

However, I've enjoyed some of the more carefully crafted prank topics and don't see why they have to stop. I guess we'll have to have a Scratch Team meeting to come to an agreement.

cheddargirl recently closed a topic in suggestions stating “Don't ban fun!”, so that may be a big sway into no joke topics. I don't know when the meeting will be commenced, nor do I know what the result will be. But please don't be surprised if joke topics are banned. It's sad, but it could happen…

Post 7 of this topic (I believe)was just an opinion, though, but post 60 of the Don't ban fun topic actually closing it seems like it's official. However, cheddargirl is the only one I've seen expressing this opinion, so you may see joke topics in 11 days. We'll just have to wait until the meeting for a final answer.

slap83 wrote:

ScratchCat1038 wrote:

There's been a lot of controversies. Despite this post:

Paddle2See wrote:

I agree that the spamming was totally out of hand last year. I even had to shut down a few areas for a period of time - which may have interfered with normal forum operations. So that was too much.

However, I've enjoyed some of the more carefully crafted prank topics and don't see why they have to stop. I guess we'll have to have a Scratch Team meeting to come to an agreement.

cheddargirl recently closed a topic in suggestions stating “Don't ban fun!”, so that may be a big sway into no joke topics. I don't know when the meeting will be commenced, nor do I know what the result will be. But please don't be surprised if joke topics are banned. It's sad, but it could happen…

Post 7 of this topic (I believe)was just an opinion, though, but post 60 of the Don't ban fun topic actually closing it seems like it's official. However, cheddargirl is the only one I've seen expressing this opinion, so you may see joke topics in 11 days. We'll just have to wait until the meeting for a final answer.

just dont do polotics or durogatory stuff, and youll be fine

cheddargirl wrote:

Don't do it. We don't want a repeat of last year where a lot of users were denied help because the forums got flooded and mods spent a lot of time cleaning up instead of other reports. You're better off making an April Fools project instead of a joke forum topic.

Harakou wrote:

I think the previous thread has outlived its useful life. We understand your frustration and want to be sure everyone can have fun on April Fools, but the whole forum moderation team agrees that previous years were much too spammy. That includes me and Paddle2See. We're still discussing what we think an optimal solution might be and will update you as soon as we can. In the meantime, I'd like to ask that you not come to us individually trying to get a ruling from us. While you're allowed to ask us to reconsider things, we make decisions as a team and its disrespectful to try to pit us against each other. We'll let you know when we've decided on a suitable arrangement.

If you want to discuss what is and is not suitable for AF activities on the forums, this topic would be a good place to look instead. Just please remember to stay on-topic.