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Basilikos
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Add a big fat cat for April Fools

Adding a big fat cat, sleeping on its side with its face facing the camera.
It would go above the Featured Projects section, not obscuring it though.

When you click the cat, it farts / meows.

Last edited by Basilikos (June 15, 2023 13:35:55)

fvewg
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Add a big fat cat for April Fools

No support unless they eat salad.
Basilikos
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Add a big fat cat for April Fools

fvewg wrote:

No support unless they eat salad.
fvewg
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Add a big fat cat for April Fools

Basilikos wrote:

-snip-
Fine…
Basilikos
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Add a big fat cat for April Fools

Antithesis number one, eliminated. Preparing for the haters ( you're just haters )…
Crispydogs101
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Add a big fat cat for April Fools

Scratchfield? Like Garfield since he's a fat cat.
The_Blue_J
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Add a big fat cat for April Fools

Basilikos wrote:

My suggestion is that this big fat cat will stay in place of the “What the community is Loving” and it will sleep on its back.
When you press the cat it burps or it says funny jokes.
I think it would be better if it was
A big fat, sleeping cat on the featured projects section(so that it wouldn't block any project from view), if you wake it up by pressing it, it will start speaking in “Meow”, which I think is a prank all can agree with.

I think this will be pretty easy to implement as a sleeping version of scratch cat already exists and all they have to do is add it to the “Featured” section

Last edited by The_Blue_J (March 4, 2023 19:52:07)

Basilikos
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Add a big fat cat for April Fools

The_Blue_J wrote:

Basilikos wrote:

My suggestion is that this big fat cat will stay in place of the “What the community is Loving” and it will sleep on its back.
When you press the cat it burps or it says funny jokes.
I think it would be better if it was
A big fat, sleeping cat on the featured projects section(so that it wouldn't block any project from view), if you wake it up by pressing it, it will start speaking in “Meow”, which I think is a prank all can agree with.

I think this will be pretty easy to implement as a sleeping version of scratch cat already exists and all they have to do is add it to the “Featured” section
I disagree, having a cat speaking in meows is not a prank, it's a regular event.
Also I think it would be even better if it replaced the “What's happening?” Section.
Basilikos
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Add a big fat cat for April Fools

nvm double posted

Last edited by Basilikos (March 4, 2023 20:07:10)

stickgod33
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Add a big fat cat for April Fools

Personally me I would make the big fat cat a ginger cat cause why not
The_Blue_J
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Add a big fat cat for April Fools

Basilikos wrote:

Also I think it would be even better if it replaced the “What's happening?” Section.
And therefore, block the “Create and ”Ideas section from view, I think many wouldn't like this. The featured section has a pretty large space for a bulky Scratch Cat and even if it blocks 1 link from the “What's Happening” section the link could still be accessed during the event just because of how big project names are these days.
The_Blue_J
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Add a big fat cat for April Fools

Basilikos wrote:

I disagree, having a cat speaking in meows is not a prank, it's a regular event.
Maybe it just acts surprised and confused, looks around, and then gets back to sleep, I feel like this might be a bit more work for the ST though.

Last edited by The_Blue_J (March 4, 2023 20:23:51)

Basilikos
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Add a big fat cat for April Fools

stickgod33 wrote:

Personally me I would make the big fat cat a ginger cat cause why not
Exactly what I was thinking!
Paddle2See
Scratch Team
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Add a big fat cat for April Fools

That would be cute. But I don't think people would appreciate losing front page rows for it. Maybe just a small version placed somewhere on the page.
Basilikos
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Add a big fat cat for April Fools

Paddle2See wrote:

That would be cute. But I don't think people would appreciate losing front page rows for it. Maybe just a small version placed somewhere on the page.
Thank you for reopening this!
From other posts in the thread, I've concluded that it's best to add another row just to fit in the cat. So, unless scrolling the page is a particularly challenging task for users, it won't obscure front-paged projects.

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Unrelated : might also change the cat's position to lying on its side, as I bet doing so on the back would be particularly uncomfy.
The_Blue_J
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Add a big fat cat for April Fools

Basilikos wrote:

Paddle2See wrote:

That would be cute. But I don't think people would appreciate losing front page rows for it. Maybe just a small version placed somewhere on the page.
Thank you for reopening this!
From other posts in the thread, I've concluded that it's best to add another row just to fit in the cat. So, unless scrolling the page is a particularly challenging task for users, it won't obscure front-paged projects.

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Unrelated : might also change the cat's position to lying on its side, as I bet doing so on the back would be particularly uncomfy.
Or on a sleeping position, that might confuse a few, I think featured projects is the best place as it puts Scratch Cat up on the top of most of the rows and won't break the continuity that a row precedes another row. Also, it will be easily noticable this way.

Last edited by The_Blue_J (March 6, 2023 13:36:28)

Basilikos
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Add a big fat cat for April Fools

The_Blue_J wrote:

Or on a sleeping position, that might confuse a few, I think featured projects is the best place as it puts Scratch Cat up on the top of most of the rows and won't break the continuity that a row precedes another row. Also, it will be easily noticable this way.
It's not going to be related to Scratch Cat in any way, I just thought that having a humongous cat on the page would've been funny.
Also read Paddle2See's comment, you can't just remove the front paged projects for April Fools, people could take it personally and it would still be noticeable, since the row would just be moved a bit down where all thumbnails could still be seen, even if partially.
The_Blue_J
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Add a big fat cat for April Fools

Basilikos wrote:

The_Blue_J wrote:

Or on a sleeping position, that might confuse a few, I think featured projects is the best place as it puts Scratch Cat up on the top of most of the rows and won't break the continuity that a row precedes another row. Also, it will be easily noticable this way.
It's not going to be related to Scratch Cat in any way, I just thought that having a humongous cat on the page would've been funny.
Also read Paddle2See's comment, you can't just remove the front paged projects for April Fools, people could take it personally and it would still be noticeable, since the row would just be moved a bit down where all thumbnails could still be seen, even if partially.
The extra space would still be applicable. Also, isn't Scratch Cat the mascot of scratch and it's one of the first things scratchers think of when hearing the word “cat”. It would be great if he could decide to “take a break” (not by travelling around the world, just to take a rest)

Last edited by The_Blue_J (March 6, 2023 16:16:20)

Basilikos
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Add a big fat cat for April Fools

The_Blue_J wrote:

Basilikos wrote:

The_Blue_J wrote:

Or on a sleeping position, that might confuse a few, I think featured projects is the best place as it puts Scratch Cat up on the top of most of the rows and won't break the continuity that a row precedes another row. Also, it will be easily noticable this way.
It's not going to be related to Scratch Cat in any way, I just thought that having a humongous cat on the page would've been funny.
Also read Paddle2See's comment, you can't just remove the front paged projects for April Fools, people could take it personally and it would still be noticeable, since the row would just be moved a bit down where all thumbnails could still be seen, even if partially.
The extra space would still be applicable. Also, isn't Scratch Cat the mascot of scratch and it's one of the first things scratchers think of when hearing the word “cat”. It would be great if he could decide to “take a break” (not by travelling around the world, just to take a rest)
When I hear the word cat, the first thing that comes to mind is :

The_Blue_J
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Add a big fat cat for April Fools

Basilikos wrote:

When I hear the word cat, the first thing that comes to mind is :

One of, not the first thing….. Pls read the entire post.

Last edited by The_Blue_J (March 6, 2023 16:34:00)

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