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kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 09:38, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

Add thanks extension

This extension allows you to publicly thank other Wikians for their edits, kinda like the {{Thank you}} template. It is installed on Wikipedia and many other wikis as as well. It does bring some problems though since it's like saying "support" on a suggestion without explaining why. I'll ultimately leave it to the admins.
A-MARIO-PLAYER ^{💬talk | 📜contribs} 16:07, 13 January 2026 (UTC)

Doesn't this effectively exist in the form of {{Thankyou}}, though?

A little thank you...
for helping the Wiki.
Hugs, A wikian

You can set your own reason for thanking users using the template, like so:

A little thank you...
for giving me that waffle recipe.
Hugs, A wikian

Unless I'm misunderstanding something, I don't see a good reason for there to be three "thank you" templates.

minikiwigeek2 (talk, contributions⁽⁶⁴⁰⁾, scratch) 16:40, 13 January 2026 (UTC)

@Minikiwigeek2 This wouldn't be a template on a page, it would send you a notification. This was originally going to be added at the same time as notifications, but wasn't. I personally would support adding it, there are plenty of times I've wanted to use it for a small thank-you, but haven't, and a template/page edit would be too major for every little thing (and get a bit annoying eventually).

Mrsrec (talk | contribs) 16:41, 13 January 2026 (UTC)

@Mrsrec Ah my bad, I misread the suggestion. Considering this system works well enough on Wikipedia, I also would support adding it.

minikiwigeek2 (talk, contributions⁽⁶⁴⁰⁾, scratch) 16:56, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

Proposing logo 2

The proposed logo. I believe that this will be a threat to goodness.

It's time for a logo change. The current as of outdated and blue is also outdated. Current cat a purple colour, modern logo and credits made it better.

Scratchtheguy1 (talk | contributions) 12:23, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

@Scratchtheguy1 I'm a bit neutral - the wiki logo has been the same for over 12 years because it's never really needed to change. Changing the logo to be more up-to-date is like banning people from playing the NES because it's 40 years old. I do think it could use a touch-up though - the fact the missing space at the top left of the logo is grey is clearly a leftover from the Wikipedia logo that the existing logo is based off.

A-MARIO-PLAYER ^{💬talk | 📜contribs} 22:29, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

@A-MARIO-PLAYER, but now I fixed it and I made it 1005 vector!

Scratchtheguy1 (talk | contributions) 08:43, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

recent changes to TOS

does anyone think a page or something about this "disaster" on the wiki would be apropriate? especially counting because they are illegaly using our data for AI training and they didnt ask, which they HAVE TO DO to still comply with COPPA.
GvYoutube Talk Contribs 02:21, 23 January 2026 (UTC)

I guess no, because our Wiki is based off Mediawiki, which doesn't secretly illegally harvest our data for AI training without permision and they still comply with COPPA and GDPR. Edit 25 jan 2026: Whops, wrong info...

Scratchtheguy1 (talk | contributions) 07:08, 23 January 2026 (UTC)

If a page is made, it would most likely be about controversies and misconceptions. Firstly, COPPA does not apply to nonprofit organisations. Secondly, using "your data" (mainly Scratch projects) for AI training is not only not illegal, but potentially a better alternative than to using commercial third-party AI tools which would not respect your privacy. Those tools can be used for things such as filtering content in projects-- which has never existed in the 19 years this website has, and should!

Mrsrec (talk | contribs) 08:26, 23 January 2026 (UTC)

New redirect?

Resolved ^{(since an unknown date)}

For Scratch Wiki:Guidelines, maybe a new redirect named "Wiki Guidelines" and "Scratch Wiki Guidelines" after all it is quicker to type as the main link has a colon and not everyone is going to know the shortcut feature, like wannabe scratch wiki editors or new editors.
ENDYOURENITE (talk | contribs) 21:04, 25 January 2026 (UTC)

Yeah I'll make it...

ENDYOURENITE (talk | contribs) 11:39, 1 February 2026 (UTC)

New archive?

Resolved ^{(since an unknown date)}

This is getting pretty long now, there's like 105 (well 106 if we include this discussion) discussions by now, which is well above average and the last archive (last archive has 81 discussions), also many discussions has since been resolved.
ENDYOURENITE (talk | contribs) 21:19, 25 January 2026 (UTC)

Scratch Team

Could the Scratch team please acknowledge that I'm an administrator on the German wiki?

I'm already getting warnings because I tell new editors they can log in with a username and password since I created the user account for the wiki.

Am I no longer allowed to tell new wiki editors this?

This is incredibly demotivating!

Couldn't I also be allowed to send the same message to multiple users in succession?

Does it really have to be made so artificially difficult for a wiki administrator?
Lichtrebell (talk | contribs) 13:24, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

@Lichtrebell: Don't worry, this is not just you. Myself and the rest of the English wiki administration also received many warnings in the past for the same reason. We contacted the Scratch Team and they did something to ensure our messages stopped getting flagged as spam. This has mostly fixed the problem for us. I presume since your messages aren't the same as ours they're still getting flagged—the best course of action is to (respectfully) contact the Scratch Team directly and let them know about what's happening.

bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 18:50, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

Question about a category

Resolved ^{(since Already creared)}

What is this category supposed to be about and why doesn't it exist but has pages? Just double checking for any reasons to create this category
ENDYOURENITE (talk | contribs) 00:28, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

@ENDYOURENITE It is an automatically-added category that came out of the box with MediaWiki. Per the description, it is automatically added for pages that contain "an image whose size contains an extra px suffix, like 100pxpx."

jvvg (talk | contribs) 01:01, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

@Jvvg So.... Should it be created or left alone?

ENDYOURENITE (talk | contribs) 17:02, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

Will our Scratch Wiki accounts be safe after AI worst update in Scratch?

I'm scared, what if someone's or mine accounts are blocked/locked/deleted with projects still avaiable (Yes, I've seen deleted user's projects shared remaining) affect the wiki?
Scratchtheguy1 (talk | contributions) 20:11, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

@Scratchtheguy1 I'm not sure what you're asking here? If you want your projects taken down, you can always demand it with the GDPR (as far as I'm aware, the ST will respect the request even if you are not an EU citizen).

Gdxfor (talk | contribs) 20:41, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

No, @Gdxfor, I have fixed the meaning!

Scratchtheguy1 (talk | contributions) 20:59, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

Hello, @Gdxfor, where are you?

Scratchtheguy1 (talk | contributions) 15:01, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

@Scratchtheguy1 Your account "being safe" is not a question we can actually give an answer to since you never actually defined what "safe" means. Safe from what exactly? Our privacy policy has not changed, and we remain compliant with all relevant data privacy laws. We also are not implementing, nor do we have any plans to implement, AI features on the Wiki.

jvvg (talk | contribs) 18:55, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

I have added better context @jvvg!

Scratchtheguy1 (talk | contributions) 18:59, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

How do you go on a user talk before the account exists?

Resolved ^{(since an unknown date)}

I don't get it, how do you talk to someone even though they don't exist???
ENDYOURENITE (talk | contribs) 23:26, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

@ENDYOURENITEYou might see in Recent Changes that their account has been created, but their user page does not exist.

When you see a user creation log in Recent Changes, click the (talk) button next to the user’s name that appears there. Hope this is clear now.
-StayBoy-|talk| 603 contribs | Scratch 01:35, 31 January 2026 (UTC)

@ENDYOURENITE Also you can search of the user by writing this code User talk:Name of the user you are searching .

Caution: Please do not write anything on the talk page of the user if the user is not registered on Scratch Wiki

-StayBoy-|talk| 603 contribs | Scratch 01:48, 31 January 2026 (UTC) Ohh.
ENDYOURENITE (talk | contribs) 12:36, 31 January 2026 (UTC)

Should I make "Nano gets grounded" redirect to Nano?

I'm questioning why does nano gets grounded eixsts.
Scratchtheguy1 (talk | contributions) 17:14, 31 January 2026 (UTC)

I'm not sure what do you mean by the page exists because Nano gets grounded does not exist, but either way:

No, it just seems to be an unofficial joke. I don't think you can't make a redirect because of a unofficial joke that has no impact

ENDYOURENITE (talk | contribs) 12:19, 1 February 2026 (UTC)

Should I create a page called Scratch help centre?

They though, that it will be a good idea to make some good pages obsolete. I feel, that the Support centre wesbite is not user gen content, related to Scratch and it meets the needed criteria for a new page.
Scratchtheguy1 (talk | contributions) 12:09, 1 February 2026 (UTC)

i keep getting 'You've exceeded your rate limit. Please wait some time and try again.'

i keep getting You've exceeded your rate limit. Please wait some time and try again. even though i have waited for some time. (2-3 mins)
CaptFrIEdshrimp (talk | contribs) 19:14, 1 February 2026 (UTC)

Wow, @CaptFrIEdshrimp I thought I was the only one

Wolf8334 (talk | contribs) 12:42, 11 February 2026 (UTC)

New Template Image Proposal

I propose this for the new Template:Hidden block template image, as the current one is just a bin, which may look like the block is deleted, even though it's not. This image is juat a transparent block with an eye crossed out, showing its hidden. What do you all think?
ENDYOURENITE (talk | contribs) 13:39, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

How can I make a countdown and days since date time?

I want to know how to do these.
Scratchtheguy1 (talk | contributions) 18:22, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

As in Scratch or Scratch Wiki?

ENDYOURENITE (talk | contribs) 07:36, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

What, @ENDYOURENITE?

Scratchtheguy1 (talk | contributions) 16:08, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

@Scratchtheguy1 As in where you wanna make it? Scratch or Scratch Wiki?

ENDYOURENITE (talk | contribs) 16:24, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

Scratch Wiki

Scratchtheguy1 (talk | contributions) 21:30, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

Now time to archive?

Resolved ^{(since an unknown date)}

There is a bold text "Time to archive!".
Scratchtheguy1 (talk | contributions) 16:15, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

I already said time to archive a few discussions up (Discussion 106*)

ENDYOURENITE (talk | contribs) 16:22, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

Delete and rename

File embending 2.0 url must have it's 2 of it's last images deleted, because they were duplicates and rename the file to "REALMOST_EMBEND_2.0_IMAGE_EVER".
Scratchtheguy1 (talk | contributions) 21:39, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

Why Kaj mentions were abused in the wiki?

This probably ruined the April Fools pages, including some I've created. And can interwikies with april fools pages still mention kaj or not?
Scratchtheguy1 (talk | contributions) 21:50, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

How to search the Community Portal archives?

The very first thing the Community Portal says to do is search the archives to see if a question has been asked before. However, the "Search this talk page and its archives" button at the top of this page currently searches all pages on the wiki instead of the archives. This makes searching the archives much more cumbersome and tiring than it should be.

While asking some of the same questions over and over again and getting one-on-one responses from other editors is nice, I think being able to search these archives for answers would be enormously useful. Could this problem be fixed in the near future? Are there any ways around it, besides searching all 121 archives with Ctrl+F? Thanks!

On the technical side of things, I tried seeing what was wrong with the archive search bar. Its wikitext looks like this:

<inputbox>
type=search
prefix=Scratch Wiki talk:Community Portal#
ns5=1
width=60
searchbuttonlabel=Search this talk page and its archives
</inputbox>

It uses a MediaWiki extension, InputBox, and is clearly intended to search the archives judging from prefix. However, the extension's documentation for the argument states:

Note this only works with certain search back-ends, currently only Extension:CirrusSearch. Defaults to empty string (search all pages).

This means the search backend currently in use by the Scratch Wiki may not support searching by prefix. It is possible this worked in the past, perhaps prior to the Scratch Wiki moving domains or some other server update, but I do not know enough about the wiki's history to say that confidently, and have no idea how this would go unnoticed for so long; it is possible this is simply a recent issue no one reported yet. Ironically, one cannot search the Community Portal archives to see if this has been brought up before.

I'm not very experienced with wiki stuff, so how to best resolve this is beyond me.
Endless-Ocean (talk | contribs) 04:12, 8 February 2026 (UTC)

Add a ¨pages needed to be edited¨ and a pages needed to be added section

i bet this will make pages a lot more faster and gives more stuff that new wiki contributors! hmm... this is my 2nd signature? Cool! wait, can i upload images onto here?? 14:35, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Please add your signature
What do you define as pages need to be edited?
How would they detect the page?

ENDYOURENITE (talk | contribs) 11:26, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

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