Disaster Warnings

supernavo

Maybe like a little popup or something kinda like Google. It can be simple too. Similar to this:

k7e's mockup

Last edited by supernavo (Aug. 18, 2023 13:17:39)

Elijah999999

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supernavo

Elijah999999 wrote:
WARNING: GRIFFPATCH MAY QUIT SCRATCH

I mean irl disasters! Stuff like tornadoes, floods, thunderstorms, etc.

Last edited by supernavo (Aug. 18, 2023 13:03:21)

hydrofungus

But could you explain what kind of warnings would it be?
EDIT: ok the post above me didn’t load
But what kind of irl warnings?
EDIT 2: hhhhh it loaded the edit for me-
But why would we need a flooding, hurricane warning things like that? I thought the news channel was sufficient?

Last edited by hydrofungus (Aug. 18, 2023 13:05:30)

supernavo

hydrofungus wrote:
But could you explain what kind of warnings would it be?
EDIT: ok the post above me didn’t load
But what kind of irl warnings?
EDIT 2: hhhhh it loaded the edit for me-
But why would we need a flooding, hurricane warning things like that? I thought the news channel was sufficient?

Not everyone watches the news. Nowadays nobody watches it.

hydrofungus

supernavo wrote:
hydrofungus wrote:
But could you explain what kind of warnings would it be?
EDIT: ok the post above me didn’t load
But what kind of irl warnings?
EDIT 2: hhhhh it loaded the edit for me-
But why would we need a flooding, hurricane warning things like that? I thought the news channel was sufficient?
Not everyone watches the news. Nowadays nobody watches it.

Um your parents probably still watches it-

k7e

So basically, if a tornado was coming, then Scratch would alert you?

Like this?

supernavo

hydrofungus wrote:
supernavo wrote:
hydrofungus wrote:
But could you explain what kind of warnings would it be?
EDIT: ok the post above me didn’t load
But what kind of irl warnings?
EDIT 2: hhhhh it loaded the edit for me-
But why would we need a flooding, hurricane warning things like that? I thought the news channel was sufficient?
Not everyone watches the news. Nowadays nobody watches it.
Um your parents probably still watches it-

They literally don't. They're not boomers.

hydrofungus

k7e wrote:
So basically, if a tornado was coming, then Scratch would alert you?

Like this?

Doesn’t life threatening natural disasters arrive in Ohio every 5 minutes /j

supernavo

hydrofungus wrote:
k7e wrote:
So basically, if a tornado was coming, then Scratch would alert you?

Like this?

Doesn’t life threatening natural disasters arrive in Ohio every 5 minutes /j

Actually that's a really good mockup!

GIitchInTheMatrix

If you have a phone or tablet, you usually get natural disaster alerts.
If you have a computer, there are better ways to get them then potentially breaking COPPA Laws.

Zydrolic

what youre saying is potentially break COPPA by getting geolocation or some complicated stuff.
not alot of people would trust scratch from it.
no support as it isnt as simple as it sounds or feels plus you have other devices
EDIT: ah ninja'd

Last edited by Zydrolic (Aug. 18, 2023 14:06:55)

supernavo

Just say where the disaster is and don't use geolocation. Maybe only show disasters in your selected country.

Marc92020

my tablet gives me weather warnings
my phone gives me weather warnings
my computer gives me weather warnings
why would we need scratch to now give weather warnings when all our devices already can?

k7e

supernavoMarc92020 wrote:
Just say where the disaster is and don't use geolocation. Maybe only show disasters in your selected country.

So what if you live in Ohio and there's a hurricane in California that probably won't affect you?

supernavo

k7e wrote:
supernavoMarc92020 wrote:
Just say where the disaster is and don't use geolocation. Maybe only show disasters in your selected country.
So what if you live in Ohio and there's a hurricane in California that probably won't affect you?

It would say it's from california

Zydrolic

k7e wrote:
(#15)
supernavoMarc92020 wrote:
Just say where the disaster is and don't use geolocation. Maybe only show disasters in your selected country.
So what if you live in Ohio and there's a hurricane in California that probably won't affect you?

actually yeah
would I get a warning for like Budapest (Hungary's main city/capital/whatever the word is in english ok) while I'm literally ALOT of kilometers away and dont even live there?

Last edited by Zydrolic (Aug. 18, 2023 14:34:07)

k7e

supernavo wrote:
k7e wrote:
supernavoMarc92020 wrote:
Just say where the disaster is and don't use geolocation. Maybe only show disasters in your selected country.
So what if you live in Ohio and there's a hurricane in California that probably won't affect you?
It would say it's from california

But why would someone in Ohio need to get alerted about severe weather in California?

jvvg

This is something that doesn't really fit into a kid's programming website. Adding this would be feature creep, where unnecessary features are added to an app and take away from the core features. The development team already has a lot on their hands with the core features, so we shouldn't take away from that by adding something that's way beyond the scope of the project. There are plenty of other services that Scratchers can use to be alerted about disasters.

OnTheCode99

Why on a kids site? This is not a weather app and tornadoes could scare little kids.

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