Add a table of contents to the Terms of Use [Read the OP]

BigNate469

I don't think it's a duplicate, but please tell me if it is.
It's annoying to try to scroll through the Terms of Use to find some specific section that you know exists. I'm aware that it already has a table of contents, however this is minimal, only linking the Scratch Day and Scratch X sections (and Scratch X doesn't even exist anymore). It would be nice to expand upon that table and link the major subsections of the Terms of Use, for easier navigation.
In addition, this wouldn't be too hard to program, given that links are one of the easiest things to add in HTML.
Link in HTML:

<a href="URL">Text that you click on to go to linked page</a>

CTRL+F or equivalent aren't great workarounds, since many times the same words or phrases are repeated in a document.

Last edited by BigNate469 (Aug. 16, 2024 13:58:14)

BigNate469

Is nobody here or nobody commenting?
Bump.

gdfsgdfsgdfg

BigNate469 wrote:
Is nobody here or nobody commenting?
Bump.

Um actually its called posting :nerd: :point up: /j
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Most of times timezones and schools can effect topic activity

-Rodri

ctrl+f

RSITYTScratch

Oppose. There is already equivalents to the TOC: Ctrl + F for Windows like the post above, Command + F for Mac, and Find in Page for iPhone and iPad.

Last edited by RSITYTScratch (May 23, 2024 16:30:59)

GlitchedThrough

RSITYTScratch wrote:
Oppose. There is already equivalents to the TOC: Ctrl + F for Windows like the post above, Command + F for Mac, and Find in Page for iPhone and iPad.

There’s an alternative to Scratch.
Assembly.

BigNate469

RSITYTScratch wrote:
Oppose. There is already equivalents to the TOC: Ctrl + F for Windows like the post above, Command + F for Mac, and Find in Page for iPhone and iPad.

Forgot Linux (although it's usually the same as windows)
Do you know of an Android equivalent? (not that I have one, but Scratch is designed to be accessible for all)
I recommend reading post #6- ctrl-f works, but it's not the easiest to use. Often, you wind up searching for a few minutes for what you actually want since words are often repeated in documents, so you have to find the right one.

As a iPad and iPhone user, it's not that easy to find the “Find on Page” feature, and it's relatively new, so older versions of iPadOS/iOS may not have it, even though they can run Scratch.

gdfsgdfsgdfg wrote:
BigNate469 wrote:
Is nobody here or nobody commenting?
Bump.
Um actually its called posting :nerd: :point up: /j
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fr though
Most of times timezones and schools can effect topic activity

First part: oops.
Second part: it was sitting around for 11 hours. Scratch has users in lots of different timezones, and some of them speak english.

BigNate469

Bump

BigNate469

Bump- this shouldn't be too hard to add, especially since they already have one, they just need to add more sections to it.

BigNate469

BigNate469 wrote:
Bump- this shouldn't be too hard to add, especially since they already have one, they just need to add more sections to it.

BigNate469

Bumping a topic that has been bumped but still needs to be bumped for the purpose of bumping.

Last edited by BigNate469 (Sept. 21, 2024 16:50:31)

starlightsparker

Would they need lawyers for this?
They are not technically updating the ToU itself, but I may ask anyway.

BigNate469

starlightsparker wrote:
Would they need lawyers for this?
They are not technically updating the ToU itself, but I may ask anyway.

Nope.
technically they don't need a lawyer to write a ToU at all, it's just a good idea to have one.

BigNate469

Bump.

Almost forgot about this. Almost.

BigNate469

Bump

bubgamer07

BigNate469 wrote:
I don't think it's a duplicate, but please tell me if it is.
In addition, this wouldn't be too hard to program, given that links are one of the easiest things to add in HTML.
Link in HTML:
<a href="URL">Text that you click on to go to linked page</a>

objection, you also need to make the link send you to a part of the page

BigNate469

bubgamer07 wrote:
BigNate469 wrote:
I don't think it's a duplicate, but please tell me if it is.
In addition, this wouldn't be too hard to program, given that links are one of the easiest things to add in HTML.
Link in HTML:
<a href="URL">Text that you click on to go to linked page</a>
objection, you also need to make the link send you to a part of the page

Which is really easy, actually, considering that all of the sections already have IDs.

For example, here's a link that will take you directly to ToU section 5 (Scratch Content and Licensing):
http://scratch.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/terms_of_use#scratch-content

So, for that link in the table of contents, the HTML would probably be:

<a href="#scratch-content">Scratch Content and Licensing</a>

(the “#scratch-content” is just a shorthand way of writing out the whole URL here- it points to a place on the page or is a relative URL (because it doesn't have the http[s]:// in front of it), and therefore your browser knows to just scroll down to the element with the ID “scratch-content” rather than reload the page and then go to that element)

Last edited by BigNate469 (Jan. 22, 2025 18:31:16)

bubgamer07

BigNate469 wrote:
bubgamer07 wrote:
BigNate469 wrote:
I don't think it's a duplicate, but please tell me if it is.
In addition, this wouldn't be too hard to program, given that links are one of the easiest things to add in HTML.
Link in HTML:
<a href="URL">Text that you click on to go to linked page</a>
objection, you also need to make the link send you to a part of the page
Which is really easy, actually, considering that all of the sections already have IDs.

For example, here's a link that will take you directly to ToU section 5 (Scratch Content and Licensing):
http://scratch.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/terms_of_use#scratch-content

So, for that link in the table of contents, the HTML would probably be:
<a href="#scratch-content">Scratch Content and Licensing</a>
(the “#scratch-content” is just a shorthand way of writing out the whole URL here- it points to a place on the page or is a relative URL (because it doesn't have the http[s]:// in front of it), and therefore your browser knows to just scroll down to the element with the ID “scratch-content” rather than reload the page and then go to that element)

oh, i didn't know yu could link to specific page elements

Whitepatchwastaken

Not only would this make looking for a specific section of the ToU easier, it would also help new Scratchers and/or their parents find parts of the ToU they would be concerned with. Full support!

BigNate469

Bump

Mockup:

User Agreement
Account Creation and Maintenance
Rules of Usage
User-Generated Content and Licensing
Scratch Content and Licensing
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
Suspension and Termination of Accounts
Third Party Websites
Indemnification
Disclaimer of Warranty
Limitation of Liability
Jurisdiction
Choice of Law and Venue
Choice of Language
No Waiver
Entire Agreement
Scratch Day Terms
ScratchX Terms

Please tell me if anything is broken.

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