I have a problem with the ban of am innocent scratcher named [Removed]. This may seem as none of my business, but I would like to know why she was banned. SHE was the victim of haters and bullying, and it was making her depressed. Yet you banned her. Please explain why, if not scratch team is in for a riot. People are making projects all over the place about our dear friends. Making studios as well. Mad scratchers are going to attack every single bully, causing more problems. Please explain the ban.

Please don't threaten the Scratch Team with “riots”. Projects or studios won't help get her unbanned. The only way to get unbanned is to have her contact the Scratch team and work out the situation between themselves.

Just ask your friend to contact them through the appeals form she was given to explain. If she wants to try to explain what happened from her (and your) point of view, she can do that to the Scratch Team directly. Contacting them here makes their personal information and situation viewable to other Scratchers and can spread gossip.

I hope you listen to this

I'm saying OTHER people are threatening scratch…. Read over and THINK next time you reply? Thanks!

Also, I pray every night. I care for other people. I just care deeply about my friend, no matter how small the situation. People are tearing apart the scratch community by leaving and arguing because of it. I came here for an explanation because I want this to stop. I love scratch and seeing my friends leave is heartbreaking. I even have bigger problems than this, but doesn't mean I don't have to care. Think before you reply to things

BonBunny0w0 wrote:

I'm saying OTHER people are threatening scratch…. Read over and THINK next time you reply? Thanks!

ChocolatePi was trying to help you. Honestly, “Please explain why, if not scratch team is in for a riot,” sounds like a threat and I, personally, don't think you made very clear that you were not participating in the protesting you mentioned.

I understand that you're pretty angry right now. Like ChocolatePi said, your friend should contact the Scratch Team to appeal the ban. The Scratch Team will never urban someone because of protests. I don't know what exactly the bullies did, but did you try reporting them? They won't get in trouble if the Scratch Team doesn't even know about them! I hope your friend feels better!

I understand, you must be quite upset right now. If you have any contact with your friend, please tell her to contact the Scratch Team. If you ever see bullies, please report them, so the Scratch Team can know about it right away.

BonBunny0w0 wrote:

I'm saying OTHER people are threatening scratch…. Read over and THINK next time you reply? Thanks!

I'm not your servant. I can say what I want. I'm just trying to give you advice so your friend can get unbanned.

BonBunny0w0 wrote:

Also, I pray every night. I care for other people. I just care deeply about my friend, no matter how small the situation. People are tearing apart the scratch community by leaving and arguing because of it. I came here for an explanation because I want this to stop. I love scratch and seeing my friends leave is heartbreaking. I even have bigger problems than this, but doesn't mean I don't have to care. Think before you reply to things

Praying for some person getting unbanned on a website is a waste of prayer. You have better things to pray and worry about. Why not people getting murdered and killed everyday?

It's really no problem. Getting banned is just a reminder to not mess up next time. But you have no business poking around into other peoples' problems, even if they're your closest friends. It's the problem between them and the Scratch Team.

And remember, just because they're popular doesn't mean they can make mistakes and get banned. They're only human. It's not like they get a pass just because people will miss them, or because they are popular. It's their fault they got banned. You should be mad at them, not at the admins.

What everyone said above is correct. Account blocks are always given for a reason in which the reason is usually due to the user not following the Community Guidelines. The user will have to contact the Scratch Team directly, who will work with them to make sure that the Community Guidelines are understood and the will be followed in the future.

However, since you aren't involved, its not for you to know why the user was banned as its only between them and the Scratch Team. You could, however, use the Contact Us form if you feel that you have more information about the issue that the Scratch Team should know about. But even so, its mainly up to the user to get unblocked - petitions, “riots” and stuff like that won't have any impact on the Scratch Team's decision.

Now, to the other people - if the OP wants to pray about this, there's nothing wrong with that, so its not a good idea to say “its a waste of prayer”. With minor limitations, they can choose what to believe and practice it. Ultimately though, what happens next to the blocked user will be determined by the user's decision and the Scratch Team's.

joshuaho wrote:

What everyone said above is correct. Account blocks are always given for a reason in which the reason is usually due to the user not following the Community Guidelines. The user will have to contact the Scratch Team directly, who will work with them to make sure that the Community Guidelines are understood and the will be followed in the future.

However, since you aren't involved, its not for you to know why the user was banned as its only between them and the Scratch Team. You could, however, use the Contact Us form if you feel that you have more information about the issue that the Scratch Team should know about. But even so, its mainly up to the user to get unblocked - petitions, “riots” and stuff like that won't have any impact on the Scratch Team's decision.

Now, to the other people - if the OP wants to pray about this, there's nothing wrong with that, so its not a good idea to say “its a waste of prayer”. With minor limitations, they can choose what to believe and practice it. Ultimately though, what happens next to the blocked user will be determined by the user's decision and the Scratch Team's.

Just quoting this to give it an official endorsement, because I think it just about sums up the matter, including points made above. The status of a user's account is between us (the Scratch Team) and them. We certainly only block when we have a good reason - keep in mind that you mind not have all sides of the story. Most of the time, appeals result in bans being lifted, as long as they're polite and understand what behavior they need to change.