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Ayden7329
Scratcher
100+ posts

Can you get banned for clickbait?

Imagine I make a clickbait topic like, “OMG THIS SUGGESTION IS THE GREATEST ONE EVERRRR CHECK It OUTTTTTT!!!!!111111!!!!1!!111!1!” Would I get a warning if I make one like that?

This also applies to thumbnails also, like a very clickbaity (is that even a real word lol) and eye catching thumbnail about a tycoon game and the actual project is just a blank untitled project. Would I also get banned for that?

Last edited by Ayden7329 (Dec. 3, 2024 04:59:25)

8to16
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Can you get banned for clickbait?

Yes, clickbait is misleading the community and can cause the ST to edit your project.
RecessFailsOffical
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Can you get banned for clickbait?

Ayden7329 wrote:

Imagine I make a clickbait topic like, “OMG THIS SUGGESTION IS THE GREATEST ONE EVERRRR CHECK It OUTTTTTT!!!!!111111!!!!1!!111!1!” Would I get a warning if I make one like that?

This also applies to thumbnails also, like a very clickbaity (is that even a real word lol) and eye catching thumbnail about a tycoon game and the actual project is just a blank untitled project. Would I also get banned for that?

I doubt you'll get banned - but your project/topic will be edited so that it's less clickbait.

It happens more often than you think. I've been on the forums for almost 1 year now (time flies by) and I've seen 2 topics get renamed because they were clickbait. So just try not to.

Edit: guess we got jinxed it happened today

Last edited by RecessFailsOffical (Dec. 3, 2024 17:13:57)

TheAutocorrectingCat
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Can you get banned for clickbait?

Pretty sure you can report for something being misleading, so…yeah. Not banned, but surely edited.
portalpower
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Can you get banned for clickbait?

While you could argue clickbait is tricking the community, it's hard to know where to draw the line and it's such a minor offense that I don't think Scratch Team does anything about it. I could be wrong though, I've just never seen clickbait get punished.

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