There should be an option to make your account private/public in your account settings.
Here are reasons why this should be added:
• It can be used as an April Fools prank.
• Users can use it to make their account unavailable (e.g. when they have moved on to another programming language).

So why bother making an account in the first place?

No, this makes it more like Instagram. Also, if only certain people can see it, it can be used for private messaging

RecessFailsOffical wrote:

No, this makes it more like Instagram. Also, if only certain people can see it, it can be used for private messaging

It’s ethier the owner of the account or everyone else in scratch so no.

hydrofungus wrote:

So why bother making an account in the first place?

Some people wanna make scratch projects but don’t wanna make it and their account public.

RecessFailsOffical wrote:

No, this makes it more like Instagram. Also, if only certain people can see it, it can be used for private messaging

they are saying only they can i think
it could remove the ability to comment

But, a workaround is to no confirm your email, which lets you create projects but not comment, love, fave, etc.
people can see your profile, but it would be empty

LP372 wrote:

RecessFailsOffical wrote:

No, this makes it more like Instagram. Also, if only certain people can see it, it can be used for private messaging

they are saying only they can i think
it could remove the ability to comment

But, a workaround is to no confirm your email, which lets you create projects but not comment, love, fave, etc.
people can see your profile, but it would be empty

Alternatively, you could confirm your email but then just not share any of your projects, and keep the comments off.

support, you can use this in an emergency too
say you have someone stalking you on scratch, or you’re afraid they’ll find your scratch account. you can just private your scratch account, and it will be blacklisted from search. comments will still show up like on TT, but in order to see favorites, WIBD, etc. you need to send a request.

0_009 wrote:

There should be an option to make your account private/public in your account settings.
Here are reasons why this should be added:
• It can be used as an April Fools prank.
• Users can use it to make their account unavailable (e.g. when they have moved on to another programming language).

The second case, they can just delete their account.

MountY_Backup wrote:

0_009 wrote:

There should be an option to make your account private/public in your account settings.
Here are reasons why this should be added:
• It can be used as an April Fools prank.
• Users can use it to make their account unavailable (e.g. when they have moved on to another programming language).

The second case, they can just delete their account.

then they lose everything.

RecessFailsOffical wrote:

No, this makes it more like Instagram.

Scratch is already Instagram for kids.

RecessFailsOffical wrote:

Also, if only certain people can see it, it can be used for private messaging

Ah yes, just lemme private message myself.
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i could see many users using this. A lot of individuals delete their account only to end up regretting it.

-SlingshotMain- wrote:

MountY_Backup wrote:

0_009 wrote:

There should be an option to make your account private/public in your account settings.
Here are reasons why this should be added:
• It can be used as an April Fools prank.
• Users can use it to make their account unavailable (e.g. when they have moved on to another programming language).

The second case, they can just delete their account.

then they lose everything.

They can choose to keep their projects.

MountY_Backup wrote:

-SlingshotMain- wrote:

MountY_Backup wrote:

0_009 wrote:

There should be an option to make your account private/public in your account settings.
Here are reasons why this should be added:
• It can be used as an April Fools prank.
• Users can use it to make their account unavailable (e.g. when they have moved on to another programming language).

The second case, they can just delete their account.

then they lose everything.

They can choose to keep their projects.

What if they wanna keep their profile

starlightsparker wrote:

MountY_Backup wrote:

-SlingshotMain- wrote:

MountY_Backup wrote:

0_009 wrote:

There should be an option to make your account private/public in your account settings.
Here are reasons why this should be added:
• It can be used as an April Fools prank.
• Users can use it to make their account unavailable (e.g. when they have moved on to another programming language).

The second case, they can just delete their account.

then they lose everything.

They can choose to keep their projects.

What if they wanna keep their profile

then they don’t delete their account

cactus-cacti wrote:

then they don’t delete their account

but they dont want people to keep looking at their profile

I came…

…from the dupe.