Hi folks!

The Scratch Team is getting ready to make updates to our database in order to help support our growing community. We wanted to share a bit of information on what we are doing as well as give you a heads up that commenting will be temporarily unavailable while we make the updates.

Why are we making updates?
Our comments database needs a routine update in order to keep running smoothly.

How is that going to work and what will it look like?
We will need to turn comments off temporarily as we make this update. When we’re doing this work, you will see a warning in the comments section that says “Comment Sections under Construction! Comments will be unavailable for a few hours”.

Only comments will be unavailable during this time, so you can still create and share projects and use the site normally. Please note that if you find that you’re able to make comments during this window of time, they may not be saved.

When will we do this?
This work should be completed within 3 hours: we begin March 28 at 10 PM EDT and plan to finish by March 29 at 1 AM EDT.

What does this mean for you?
Hopefully, you won’t even notice this change! Once we’ve made the change, you’ll still be able to make new comments and read existing comments exactly as you had before.

These changes will help keep Scratch fast and sustainable for years to come, so Scratchers can collaborate, share ideas, learn from each other, and surprise the Scratch Team daily, just as you have since Scratch was created!

Scratch On!
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