Advertising and Follow-for-Follow (f4f)

Games_Frosch

I think that people can do f4f and ads if the people don't say anything or say that it's ok but no f4f and ads if the people say that they don't want it.

Games_Frosch

If

say [I don't like F4F and advertising!]

you should not do it.

If

say [F4F and ads are ok]

you can do it.

Games_Frosch

forever
say [I don't like F4F] for (a lot) secs
think [Wow these scratch blocks are fun to use! I am using them for the first time!]
end

Last edited by Games_Frosch (April 25, 2020 15:06:05)

maya201910

YouAlreadyLose wrote:
F4f me please guys need to get to 100 followers

We are talking about no f4f and ads? So are you kidding?

K39Walker

moomoowillie wrote:
maya201910 wrote:
YouAlreadyLose wrote:
F4f me please guys need to get to 100 followers
We are talking about no f4f and ads? So are you kidding?
no we are discussing f4f and ads not talking about no f4f or ads

IKR

K39Walker

moomoowillie wrote:
K39Walker wrote:
moomoowillie wrote:
maya201910 wrote:
YouAlreadyLose wrote:
F4f me please guys need to get to 100 followers
We are talking about no f4f and ads? So are you kidding?
no we are discussing f4f and ads not talking about no f4f or ads
IKR
f4f

No dude, this is actually what we are trying NOT to promote.

dmcwhirter

define ads

say [bad]

Last edited by dmcwhirter (April 25, 2020 16:53:30)

_Beyonce_

alright. thank you for the clarification.

scratchburger120

Zelfen wrote:

scratchburger120 wrote:

when I receive [Advertisement Detected v]
say [THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING] for (INFINITY) secs
go to [SCRATCH TEAM FOR HELP v]
add (username) to [SCRATCHERS WHO WON'T LISTEN v]
broadcast [Make yet another project about advertising
 v]

Just adding,

when you remember [ Don't always go to the scratch team for help v]
broadcast [take matters into your own hands v]
when you receive [take matters into your own hands v]
say [please don't advertise]
if <scratcher doesn't stop> then
Get mad
Turn off comments
change [happiness v] by (-10)
end
if <scratcher stops> then
Be happy
Have fun
change [Happiness v] by (1)
end

when I receive [Advertisment Detected v]
if <Project allows advertising> then
point towards [ comment v]
Click on [Link v]
Give constructive feedback
end

when [Happiness v] > (100)
be calm
allow advertising for 10 days up to 10 advertisements
wait (10) days
if <(advertisements) > (10)> then
get mad again
change [happiness v] by (-10)
else 
change [happiness v] by (5)
allow advertising for ten more days up to ten days
end
repeat

Fennikin115

when green flag clicked
forever (make weird jokes about advertising with code)

Last edited by Fennikin115 (April 25, 2020 20:38:44)

-Corrupt-X-

I see like so many people advertising and I just say no and basically they just keep on advertising. This is great news for me

TaffyCaramel-

That’s a lot

Artsy-Kitten

Paddle2See wrote:
Scratch is a big community and it is important that everyone follow the Community Guidelines, including being respectful and friendly. There are several topics that we would like to address to continue to keep the site friendly.

Advertising
We understand that you want other people to see your projects.. However, misplaced advertising or spamming links is not friendly or respectful to other users.

Where is it okay to advertise?

There are many ways that you can share your projects with others that we don’t consider to violate the Community Guidelines, including:
The ‘About Me’ and ‘What I'm Working’ on fields of your profile
Changing the Featured Project on your profile
Leaving a comment on your own profile
Your forum signature in the Discussion Forums
In the Show and Tell area of the Discussion Forums (make a new topic for your project)
In Studios that are designed for advertising
In Studios that have a theme similar to your project (to ask that your project be added to the Studio)

Where is it not okay to advertise?

Any place where your ad would be considered “off-topic”, such as:
Comments on someone else's project
Comments on someone else's profile (possible exception - maybe your followers profiles would be okay - but you might want to check with them first)
On areas of the Discussion Forums other than Show and Tell
In Studios that are not relevant to the project you are advertising
Note that “asking for feedback” (with no specifics) for one of your projects could still be considered advertising. However, inviting somebody to enjoy one of your projects that is similar to one of theirs might be considered okay, since you are sharing an interest. We ask that you do not post more than one such comment, and avoid doing this at all on projects which are featured on the Scratch homepage.

Follow-for-Follow (f4f)
Follow-for-Follow, also called f4f, is when a Scratcher invites another Scratcher to become a follower by promising to do the same for them. It is allowed on Scratch. However, it can also be considered spamming or misplaced advertising if you repeatedly post this type of request. We ask that you be respectful of other Scratchers and do not spam Follow-for-follow (f4f) comments.

Following is intended to make it easy to see what another Scratcher is doing. It's a great way to build friendships through shared interests. Just getting more followers should not be your goal - what's important is building strong relationships with other Scratchers and having fun through sharing with them.

That being said, there is no denying that more followers often leads to more views for projects and perhaps more incentive to continue making projects. So it's understandable that some Scratchers try to increase the number of followers they have by offering f4f. However, choosing to follow someone is always a voluntary choice. If you are not interested in following somebody when they ask you (whether it's through an f4f request or any kind of request), just politely decline.

Hey, so there’s this studio called AesthetiScape, its really popular but is has “ranks” and the way you rank up is by advertising on projects and profiles. Many Scratchers keep asking them to stop but they won’t. Could a ST member please talk to them about it? Also, I would like to say I have nothing against the Scape or its “citizens.” I respect and value each and every Scratcher, even if they advertise. I would just like them to stop because its getting really annoying.

stitch890

is it ok to participate in f4f if someone asks you first and you like their profile?

XCat

stitch890 wrote:
is it ok to participate in f4f if someone asks you first and you like their profile?

Yes, of course it is! There is nothing wrong with asking for F4F, or doing it, unless you're spamming F4F requests or someone has specifically said on their profile that they're not interested.

Dangerousgame

Thanks! I hope it'll be really helpful.

when green flag clicked
go to x: (0) y: (0)
go to front
play sound [pop v] until done
define (Thanks!)
forever
go to [Random position v]
stamp
end

Dangerousgame

But wait:
I allow F4F and people are welcome to ask F4F in My profile.
It's that ok?

jaguar1501

I have a question. Sorry if this has already been addressed in the OP, but..
Say someone made a project (like an animation) and it got on the front page or featured or something.
Someone else (probably a less popular Scratcher, like me) is inspired by said project, and makes a project similar to it. They then credit the original creator of the popular animation for giving them inspiration, but they're still not sure if the original creator is OK with it, so they say something along the lines of this on their profile:

Hi, *insert username here*, so I really liked your project *insert name of project here*, and was inspired by it to make this: *insert link here*. Credit is given, but I'd appreciate if you checked it out so to make sure it's not too similar to yours.

Would that be considered advertising? ( By the way, I haven't done this myself, but I've seen some other people do it, and I wanted to make sure it was OK.)

Artsy-Kitten wrote:
Hey, so there’s this studio called AesthetiScape, its really popular but is has “ranks” and the way you rank up is by advertising on projects and profiles. Many Scratchers keep asking them to stop but they won’t. Could a ST member please talk to them about it? Also, I would like to say I have nothing against the Scape or its “citizens.” I respect and value each and every Scratcher, even if they advertise. I would just like them to stop because its getting really annoying.

I understand what you are saying, and, as a Silver in Aesthetiscape, I find this inclination to advertise very annoying. I think the only requirements should be to be active around the studio and help others with questions about it, since I don't want to advertise it, and being of the lowest rank, I have no ‘authority’ to ask them to change this.
I also would like to say that they've tried to make it clear that it's not the only way to rank up (and I don't think you're allowed to advertise the studio on projects, they only said profiles), but is the main way.
Despite my said lack of ‘authority’, I will try to contact them and get them to change this.

Last edited by jaguar1501 (April 26, 2020 09:30:48)

jaguar1501

Dangerousgame wrote:
But wait:
I allow F4F and people are welcome to ask F4F in My profile.
It's that ok?

That's fine, I think. I allow it too, and I've never got any complaints about it.

scratchburger120

Dangerousgame wrote:
But wait:
I allow F4F and people are welcome to ask F4F in My profile.
It's that ok?

I think you should create a studio for it instead so you don't get so many messages. The abundance of messages is why this is such a big issue

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