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ahaanomegas wrote:

So many off-topic posts. This post is my application for the Curator position at Scratch.

What types of projects would I add? I not only enjoy seeing hard-core educational projects that promote learning but I also appreciate games that promote learning of any kind. I was a regular on Scratch a few years ago and am back now and seeing the diversity of the users of Scratch is the most fun part about sharing them in the first place. The interactive community of Scratch has been key of my own learning of programming in general, so I enjoy more simple and complex projects, if that word is even defined! The type of projects I would add could fall into almost any educational category, really. However, here are a few specifics that I may lean towards:

• Physics Classroom Projects
  
• Physics Fun Projects: Games, etc.
  
• Scientific Art
  
• Mathematical Art
  
• Educational Games
  
• Engineering challenges
  
• Sports and games that I enjoy. I usually don't like internet games (as an example, I have never played a video game in my life - the gameboy type) but I have seen some irresistible games on Scratch in the past which have helped me relax. I would add these types of projects as well.
  
• I would also add any project that makes me smile and makes the community feel better. Inspirational projects are rare to find so, when I do find one that sends out a bold message, I'll definitely add it.
  
• Projects of any kind whose music has added a lot of vibrance. I enjoy music a lot. As a pianist and cellist, good music really hits me. I'll definitely promote it.
  

A few things I would **not** add:

• Violent, obscene, hurtful, or any negative type of project.
  
• Remixed projects whose originals aren't much different - I would add the original instead.
  
• Projects that have already received extremely high recognition on Scratch. I would like to add underdogs a bit more since I feel the job of a curator is to promote the unnoticed.
  

Why I feel I am fit for this task: As aforementioned, I have learned from my mistakes in Scratch and the excellent advice of some users on the site, especially our very own Paddle2See, scmb1, dapontes, nevit, and DrSuper. These seniors have galvanized me to in turn appreciate projects that require the care they deserve. I also feel that I am now more mature than I was a few years ago to handle this task. Can I take up the job for 2 weeks? Any time! I will frequent Scratch once more and am not thinking of a day where I will not visit Scratch.

Literally, that's all I have to say. Thank you for the opportunity!

Paki-Tak wrote:

Ugh. Shouldn't we all just give up on this idea? It's a lost cause people. Just hope that you get picked to be a curator, because I DOUBT that the scratch team pays attention to every comment, leaving somebody or another left in the shadow… Obviously, you guys are still going to try and most likely fail… There is a low chance of you precisely getting picked out of the bunch people, and because of this, this studio is pretty useless. I most likely will never get to curate, and I wish I could. The scratch team probably skims through these comments (without reading them), and chooses just based on whatever person that somehow got lucky. I think it shouldn't be based on luck. It should be based on the person themselves, and everyone should get a chance… Whatever. This comment is probably just a waste of time, isn't it?

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No, that's not what happens. The Scratch Team actually reads every speech in order and they consider the people with the best speeches. Write an amazing speech and you can become a curator!

randomlightbulb wrote:

Hello

I would like to be a curator because it would be an amazing oppertunity to spread projects that are downright amazing but just aren't getting enough attention simply because they are by a little known scratcher.

I would curate project's like …
1: I have a thing for simple yet very pleasing games so I'd probaly curate a few of those. eg : http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/16268868/
2: Project's that simply make my jaw drop. eg : http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/16268868/
3: I will do my best to curate projects that are in different languages as I feel that multilingual projects are rarely on the front page. ( I will curate origanal projects not just projects that have been translated as that would be unfair on the origanal creator)
4:educational projects , projects that are educational but fun at the same time
5: project that have had time and effort into them

I will of course not curate any project that is in any way offensive to ANYONE and if I discover that a curated project is offensive I will set about finding a replacement imediatly. ( and obviously I won't curate anything inappropriate)

I will add a single new project every day as I find that when people change all 5 at once people just don't bother to check them all out.

Thanks for reading this application

randomlightbulb

Actually if you do 1 a day, you will only get to curate 18 projects, while if you do 5 every 2 days, you can curate 35 projects.

quality over quantity

Paki-Tak wrote:

Ugh. Shouldn't we all just give up on this idea? It's a lost cause people. Just hope that you get picked to be a curator, because I DOUBT that the scratch team pays attention to every comment, leaving somebody or another left in the shadow… Obviously, you guys are still going to try and most likely fail… There is a low chance of you precisely getting picked out of the bunch people, and because of this, this studio is pretty useless. I most likely will never get to curate, and I wish I could. The scratch team probably skims through these comments (without reading them), and chooses just based on whatever person that somehow got lucky. I think it shouldn't be based on luck. It should be based on the person themselves, and everyone should get a chance… Whatever. This comment is probably just a waste of time, isn't it?

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