Can the Scratch Team do banner changes on holidays?

dhfbei8987

Semisupport, this could exclude others.

AAAYYYY King of the Page!

XretroperX

dhfbei8987 wrote:
Semisupport, this could exclude others.

AAAYYYY King of the Page!

HOW DOES IT EXCLUDE OTHERS WHEN IT SAYS “HOLIDAYS”

edit: accidentally had caps lock on but I'm not reverting it

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Basic88

the2000 wrote:
I still think that there are certain holidays that have a very low potential of offending anyone. Even if we can't agree on any mainstream ones, maybe there could be banners for important days in Scratch history?

The are only two: The day Kaj got banned and the day Scratch was created.

Basic88

The issue with this suggestion is what the holidays mean. To Christians, Christmas is the day Jesus was born, so it is a religious holiday. People of other religions would feel left out and probably leave because they think that Scratch is only for Christians. Halloween offends some religions, since some people think Halloween is about celebrating darkness.

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the2000

Basic88 wrote:
the2000 wrote:
I still think that there are certain holidays that have a very low potential of offending anyone. Even if we can't agree on any mainstream ones, maybe there could be banners for important days in Scratch history?
The are only two: The day Kaj got banned and the day Scratch was created.

Ah yes, according to the criteria necessary for something to be a “holiday” those are the only two Scratch events that apply.

/s

I can already think of multiple off of the top of my head. The days that Scratch 2.0 and Scratch 3.0 were released could very easily be “holidays”. Same thing with the launch of the initial Scratch community site. Perhaps even the launch of the Snap! community site, if you're feeling particularly adventurous. With Za-Chary leaving the community (temporarily?) you could consider the day he joined, became a Scratch Team member, or the day he left “holidays”. My point is that there are a lot more days to choose from than just two.

216138

cs4715962 wrote:
You can't do this. There are differnt religions on Scratch. If ST did this it would make the people who are not part of that religion left out or uncomfotable.

dogsmakemehappy wrote:
No support. There are holidays other then christmas, like hannuka and kwanza. maybe a happy holidays one, but not merry christmas

Its called happy holidays.

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216138

Kind of like this: https://en.scratch-wiki.info/wiki/Scratch_Holiday_Logo
But maybe more happy holiday like

SpinningCube

I'm sure other websites have done this kind of thing before (Google Doodles), I think if universal holidays are included, people won't feel left out. And yes, we don't have to explicitly mention Christmas. I also approve of including Scratch events as worthy of a title change, although the release of 3.0 kind of collides with the new year.

the2000

SpinningCube wrote:
I also approve of including Scratch events as worthy of a title change, although the release of 3.0 kind of collides with the new year.

To be fair, it did release a day later…

ScratchCatHELLO

This could be interesting, but they should do it for all widely-celebrated holidays (so Hanukkah, but not International Donut Day). Maybe do a color change or theme the navbar or something. Support.

the2000

ScratchCatHELLO wrote:
This could be interesting, but they should do it for all widely-celebrated holidays (so Hanukkah, but not International Donut Day). Maybe do a color change or theme the navbar or something. Support.

Actually, doing it for entirely insignificant holidays would be a pretty funny gimmick, and it probably wouldn't exclude many people either. How many people do you think would feel left out by International Donut Day? (Also, they could replace the “C” in the Scratch logo with a donut with a bite taken out of it and that opportunity is too good to pass up

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ScratchCatHELLO

the2000 wrote:
ScratchCatHELLO wrote:
This could be interesting, but they should do it for all widely-celebrated holidays (so Hanukkah, but not International Donut Day). Maybe do a color change or theme the navbar or something. Support.
Actually, doing it for entirely insignificant holidays would be a pretty funny gimmick, and it probably wouldn't exclude many people either. How many people do you think would feel left out by International Donut Day? (Also, they could replace the “C” in the Scratch logo with a donut with a bite taken out of it and that opportunity is too good to pass up )

ok

Here's a list of potential holidays to include:

(Christian) wrote:
Christmas
Easter
Mardi Gras?
Gregorian New Year + New Years Eve

(Islamic) wrote:
Eid
Mawlid?
Islamic New Year
Possibly others, I don't know much about islamic holidays

(Jewish) wrote:
Hanukkah
Shabbat
Pesach
Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur
Possibly others

(Buddhist) wrote:
Buddha's Birthday
Diwali
Magha Puya
Possibly others

etc. (I was going to include all major world religions, but I gave up because there are a lot)

(Other) wrote:
Lunar New Year
Halloween
st. Patrick's Day
Valentine's Day
Thanksgiving Day
World Peace Day
Labor Day
4th of July (regional, so maybe)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Groundhog Day
Earth Day
Darwin Day?
Independence Day? (Celebrated in multiple countries, but on different dates)
Veteran's Day
Kwanzaa
Many, many others

-EmeraldThunder-

ScratchCatHELLO wrote:
-Snip-

We can't have all of them.
Some are only recognised in certain countries and other like halloween are offensive (Satan worshiping).

Rendangbike2

ScratchCatHELLO wrote:
Independence Day? (Celebrated in multiple countries, but on different dates)

You mean all Independence day for all countries?

Maximouse

If they included every holiday that exists they could change the logo every day.

arvepro3579

I support if it is harmless, it will look cool with banners.

Bacteria999

Basic88 wrote:
The issue with this suggestion is what the holidays mean. To Christians, Christmas is the day Jesus was born, so it is a religious holiday. People of other religions would feel left out and probably leave because they think that Scratch is only for Christians. Halloween offends some religions, since some people think Halloween is about celebrating darkness.

Nowadays, practically everyone celebrates Christmas, because it has changed from something religious to something commercial. I am an atheist and yet I celebrate Christmas, because the Christmas spirit will always exist, regardless of religion.
and also i like to get gifts

Rendangbike2

Bacteria999 wrote:
Nowadays, practically everyone celebrates Christmas, because it has changed from something religious to something commercial. I am an atheist and yet I celebrate Christmas, because the Christmas spirit will always exist, regardless of religion.

I don't.

-EmeraldThunder-

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ScratchCatHELLO

-EmeraldThunder- wrote:
-snip- like halloween are offensive (Satan worshiping).

excuse me, what?!

Bacteria999 wrote:
Basic88 wrote:
The issue with this suggestion is what the holidays mean. To Christians, Christmas is the day Jesus was born, so it is a religious holiday. People of other religions would feel left out and probably leave because they think that Scratch is only for Christians. Halloween offends some religions, since some people think Halloween is about celebrating darkness.
Nowadays, practically everyone celebrates Christmas, because it has changed from something religious to something commercial. I am an atheist and yet I celebrate Christmas, because the Christmas spirit will always exist, regardless of religion.
and also i like to get gifts

I also celebrate Christmas while being atheist. I was going to add that (where possible) religious symbols and stuff should be avoided, but I'm not completely sure if that's really possible.

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