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The '''Scratch Wiki''' is a collaboratively written {{wp|wiki}} available for free that provides information about the [[Scratch]] [[Programming Language|programming language]], its [[Scratch Website|website]], [[Scratch Timeline|history]] and phenomena surrounding it. The wiki is supported by the international Scratch Wiki community, and is mainly edited by [[Scratchers]]. The Scratch Wiki is a popular source of information for the website, [[User Interface|program]], and tutorials, and it continues to grow as [[Scratcher]]s use it as their primary source of information. The Wiki also includes advanced articles for Scratchers around the world to build, share and see.

There are currently [[Special:AllPages|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles]] on the Scratch Wiki.

There have been {{NUMBEROFEDITS}} edits in total on the Scratch Wiki.

There are currently [[Special:ListUsers|{{NUMBEROFUSERS}} users]] registered on the Scratch Wiki.

[[File:Example of Scratch Wiki page.png|thumb|170px|An example of an article on the Scratch Wiki (this article)]]

== History ==
[[File:Old Scratch Wiki Logo.png|left|frame|The old Scratch Wiki logo]]
On December 6th, 2008, LukeTek created the [http://web.archive.org/web/20181201130742/http://scratch.wikia.com/wiki/Scratch_Programming_Wiki Scratch Programming Wiki] on the wiki hosting website Wikia (now called {{wp|Fandom (website)|Fandom}}). It was a normal wiki created by himself; the Scratch Team was not involved at all. He handed the wiki (gave admin privileges) over to JuiceyBox, who later handed the wiki to Lucario621. He advertised the wiki in the [[Miscellaneous (forum)|Miscellaneous forum]] and many people helped contribute to it. However, the articles were of [[project]]s, [[Scratcher|users]] and the like. The wiki was cleaned up, but by then people had lost interest. A few people stayed behind though and the wiki steadily grew.

Eventually, the Scratch Team noticed the wiki. They liked it and wanted to advertise it on the [[Scratch Website]], but they had some concerns: it had advertisements (like other wikis on Wikia), it was not hosted on a scratch.mit.edu domain and there was no way to tell if a user on the wiki was the same user on Scratch. To solve these problems, andresmh, JSO, and Lucario621 created a new Scratch Wiki on June 3, 2010.<ref>[[ar-topic:37179]]</ref> The new wiki was hosted on the [[Scratch]] servers. All three problems were solved: there were no advertisements, it was on a scratch.mit.edu domain, and people would request for an account (which can be done [[Scratch Wiki:Become a contributor|here]]) instead of being able to create one themselves.

=== Server Transfer ===
On February 16{{th}}, 2018, the Scratch Wiki was transferred from its old domain  wiki.scratch.mit.edu to its current domain, {{plain link|1=https://en.scratch-wiki.info|2=en.scratch-wiki.info}}. The original link now redirects to the current domain. As Scratch grew, the Scratch Team had to devote more time to it; consequently, they did not have as much time to manage the Wiki. Therefore, they decided to hand control of the English Scratch Wiki over to the inter-language community. This had a number of advantages:

* The Wiki community would have full control over their own backend. This would mean that extensions would be installed quicker, user rights would be transferred quicker, and blocks would happen quicker.
* The domain would match the domains of Scratch Wikis in several other languages, e.g. nl.scratch-wiki.info for Dutch and fr.scratch-wiki.info for French.
* The upgrade would allow updating all broken extensions currently installed, and would add new features that came with the new MediaWiki version.

The transfer was collaboratively effected<!-- to "effect" something is to cause it to happen; to "affect" something is to somewhat change it --> by colbygk (from the Scratch Team), ErnieParke (long-time Wiki admin), jvvg (long-time Wiki admin), Kenny2scratch (active Wiki user, elected Experienced Wikian immediately prior), MartinWollenweber (sponsor of international Scratch Wikis), and akhof (international Scratch Wiki backend). [[topic:292170|An official statement]] written by Makethebrainhappy was released by the Wiki bureaucrats, admins, and Experienced Wikians after the transfer was confirmed to be working.

{{see also|#Hosting and Administration}}

=== Server Transfer 2 ===
Over the course of December 26{{th}} to 28{{th}}, 2018, the Scratch Wikis (note the plural) were moved between servers.<ref>[[topic:292170]]</ref> No domain changes were made, but the Wiki administration gained far more control over the backend, which was the primary advantage and purpose of the transfer.

The transfer was mostly done by Kenny2scratch, with assistance from MartinWollenweber and akhof.

== How to Become a Contributor ==
{{main|Scratch Wiki:Become a contributor}}
If people could freely create accounts, it would be possible to impersonate other users by creating an account with their username, as well as it being easier to vandalize the wiki. To work around this, Scratchers must request for an account.

To request an account, Scratchers go [[Scratch Wiki:Become a contributor|here]], read the guidelines, then request an account. They will be asked to comment a verification code on a project. This is simply to make sure that they are who they say they are. It is required to read the article on how to request an account before requesting an account.

If an [[Scratch Wiki:Administrators|administrator]] or [[Scratch Wiki:Experienced Wikian|Experienced Wikian]] creates the account (which can take up to several days, but it is often shorter), then the user will be told on their profile by the accepting administrator. The user can then log in with the username and a temporary [[password]] sent to their email.

Not all accounts are created {{-}} administrators and Experienced Wikians or above review all account requests and decide whether or not to create accounts based on their respective requests. They will only accept requests that follow all of the instructions.

People wishing to join the Wiki must fully read and understand everything on it before requesting to become a [[Scratch Wiki Contributors|contributor]].

== Scratch Wikis in Other Languages ==
[[File:scratch-wiki-FAQ logo.png|200px|right|link=http://test.scratch-wiki.info/wiki/International-Scratch-Wiki-FAQ]]
The Scratch Wiki team encourages Scratch communities of other languages to create their own Scratch Wikis.

If the user's native language is not English or the user is interested in foreign languages, they can start a wiki in that language or contribute to an already existing Scratch Wiki in that user's native/interested language. Every editor on the English Scratch Wiki is welcome to help as an [[S:CPND#We need your help: Apply for getting "International Scratch Wiki Coach"|"International Scratch Wiki Coach"]], even if they do not know the target languages for motivating, coaching, and teaching English works.

=== Starting a Scratch Wiki in Another Language ===
Because it is difficult to set up a MediaWiki instance and to establish a community, there is a "Scratch Wiki Incubator" or "Giant Multi-Language Sandbox" at [[:tw:|the Test Scratch Wiki]] and the explanation [[:tw:How-To-Scratch-Wiki How To Scratch Wiki]] to start a Scratch Wiki in a language that does not exist. There is also an international community that can help such users.

==== How to Start ====
[[File:International Scratch Wiki2.png|350px|right]]

* [http://scratch-wiki.info scratch-wiki.info] {{-}} Domain of all International Scratch Wikis
* [[:tw:International-Scratch-Wiki-FAQ]] {{-}} '''FAQ''' about how to create and maintain a Scratch Wiki in another language
* Ask new questions {{-}} [[post:1949818|in this Scratch Forum Thread]]
* [[topic:19841|Translating the wiki]] {{-}} Forum topic about translating the wiki
* [[User:InterwikiBot/International Stats|International Scratch Wikis Stats]] {{-}} Weekly refreshed numbers of edits, articles, active users, and admins.
* [[:tw:Test-Scratch-Wiki:Scratch-Wiki-Watch]] {{-}} Tables about all existing Scratch-Wikis and their users, admins, activities, setup-parameters and so on. <!-- It is very helpful to find this information in foreign-language Wikis if you can't read that language. -->
* [[S:CPND#We need your help: Apply for getting "International Scratch Wiki Coach"|Apply for getting "International Scratch Wiki Coach"]] {{-}} Thread for those who would like to help building international wikis by coaching new international authors

==== Current Test Scratch Wikis ====
* [[:tw:Ita|Italian Scratch Wiki]] ([[:tw:Ita:Test Scratch Wiki Home|about]])
* [[:tw:Spa|Spanish Scratch Wiki]] ([[:tw:Spa:Test Scratch Wiki Home|about]])
* [[:tw:Por|Portuguese Scratch Wiki]] ([[:tw:Por:Test Scratch Wiki Home|about]])
* [[:tw:Tur|Turkish Scratch Wiki]] ([[:tw:Tur:Test Scratch Wiki Home|about]])
* [[:tw:Ben|Bengali Scratch Wiki]] ([[:tw:Ben:Test Scratch Wiki Home|about]])
* [[:tw:Pol|Polish Scratch Wiki]] ([[:tw:Pol:Test Scratch Wiki Home|about]])
* [[:tw:Zho|Chinese Scratch Wiki]] ([[:tw:Zho:Test Scratch Wiki Home|about]])
* [[:tw:Heb|Hebrew Scratch Wiki]] ([[:tw:Heb:Test Scratch Wiki Home|about]])
* [[:tw:Slv|Slovenian Scratch Wiki]] ([[:tw:Slv:Test Scratch Wiki Home|about]])
* [[:tw:Kor|Korean Scratch Wiki]] ([[:tw:Kor:Test Scratch Wiki Home|about]])
* [[:tw:Ara|Arabic Scratch Wiki]] ([[:tw:Ara:Test Scratch Wiki Home|about]])
* [[:tw:Lat|Latin Scratch Wiki]] ([[:tw:Lat:Test Scratch Wiki Home|about]])
* [[:tw:Ukr|Ukrainian Scratch Wiki]] ([[:tw:Ukr:Test Scratch Wiki Home|about]])
* [[:tw:Sqi|Albanian Scratch Wiki]] ([[:tw:Sqi:Test Scratch Wiki Home|about]])
* [[:tw:Hin|Hindi Scratch Wiki]]  ([[:tw:Hin:Test Scratch Wiki Home|about]])
* [[:tw:Guj|Gujarati Scratch Wiki]] ([[:tw:Guj:Test Scratch Wiki Home|about]])
* [[:tw:Ron|Romanian Scratch Wiki]] ([[:tw:Ron:Test Scratch Wiki Home|about]])
* [[:tw:Ces|Czech Scratch Wiki]] ([[:tw:Ces:Test Scratch Wiki Home|about]])
* [[:tw:Slk|Slovak Scratch Wiki]] ([[:tw:Slk:Test Scratch Wiki Home|about]])
* [[:tw:Mlt|Maltese Scratch Wiki]] ([[:tw:Mlt:Test Scratch Wiki Home|about]])
* [[:tw:Fin|Finnish Scratch Wiki]] ([[:tw:Fin:Test Scratch Wiki Home|about]])
* [[:tw:Lit|Lithuanian Scratch Wiki]] ([[:tw:Lit:Test Scratch Wiki Home|about]])

=== German ===
{{main|DACH-Scratch Wiki}}
[[File:German Scratch-Wiki-Logo.png|right|frame|Logo of the [[DACH-Scratch Wiki]]]]
The first of these international "sister-projects" was the DACH-Scratch Wiki in German that was started in February 2012 and has an active community from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It has 977 articles (as of August 2024).

==== Hosting and Administration ====
As of April 2022 all Scratch Wikis, including the original English Scratch Wiki, are connected and all hosted on the same web server. When it was first started, the DACH Scratch Wiki was hosted separately from the English Scratch Wiki which then was hosted at MIT, because the [[Scratch Team]] advised the founding Scratchers from Germany to start independently. Years later, the German Scratch Wiki Community helped many other international Scratch Wikis to start and provided them all with hosting. Because of this, the Scratch Team asked the admins of the DACH Scratch Wiki if they would also like to host the original English Scratch Wiki, so that the international Wiki community could take more responsibility of itself, and many issues that the MIT Scratch Team had no capacity to care for, could be solved. Trusting in the community of international admins, who promised to provide strong help with the administration work, the DACH Scratch Wiki admins accepted. The resulting [[#Server Transfer|Server Transfer]] in February 2018 and the development of the international Scratch Wikis in the following years demonstrated that this worked quite well.

=== Russian ===
[[File:RussianScratchWikiLogo.png|right|frame|Logo of the Russian Scratch Wiki]]
The [[:ru:Заглавная страница|Russian Scratch Wiki]] (Скретч Вики) was created on March 16{{th}}, 2014 on Wikia.<ref>[[:ru:Обсуждение Скретч Вики:Портал сообщества#Создана русская Скретч Вики]]</ref><ref>http://ru.scratch.wikia.com/wiki/Служебная:WikiStats {{dead link}}</ref><ref>http://ru.scratch.wikia.com</ref> On August 10{{th}}, 2014, the wiki was moved to Besaba, a free hoster, and clean MediaWiki.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20141025154457/http://scratch-wiki.besaba.com/%D0%93%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0_%D0%A1%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%87_%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8</ref>
In March of 2015, the Russian wiki was moved again to the DACH Scratch Wiki web server due to problems with Besaba.<ref>[[:de:Benutzer Diskussion:Dimon4ezzz#Hello???]]</ref>

It currently has 435 articles (as of August 2024).

The official Scratch account for the Russian Scratch Wiki can be accessed [[users:Scratch_Wiki_RU|here]].

=== Indonesian ===
[[File:Indo-Scratch Wiki Logo.PNG|right|frame|Logo of the Indonesian Scratch Wiki]]
The Indonesian Scratch Wiki (Scratch Indo Wiki) was the third international wiki to be made. The idea for an Indonesian Scratch Wiki was discussed in 2013, but it did not have enough contributors to be created until 2014.<ref>[[topic:12655]]</ref>

With help and assistance from the DACH Wiki team, the [[:id:Halaman Utama|Indonesian Scratch Wiki]] was created on September 5th, 2014.<ref>http://scratch-indo.info</ref> Its first article was about [[backdrop]]s and can be viewed [[:id:Latar|here]]. The Indonesian Scratch Wiki is also known as Indo-Scratch-Wiki (short for Indonesian Scratch Wiki) and Scratch-Indo-Wiki (as related to Indonesian grammar rules whereas the adjectives are after the nouns). It currently has 152 articles (as of August 2024).

The official Scratch account for Scratch-Indo-Wiki can be accessed [[users:Scratch-Indo-Wiki|here]]. The wiki is located at [[:id:|id.scratch-wiki.info]].

=== Japanese ===
[[File:Japanese Scratch-Wiki Logo.png|right|frame|Logo of the Japanese Scratch Wiki]]
The [[:ja:|Japanese Scratch Wiki]] (Scratch Wiki Japan) started in March 2015 after a user applied for it in the [[topic:19841|Scratch Wiki in Your Native Language]] topic.<ref>[[post:863444]]</ref> The DACH-Scratch-Wiki Team later answered and accepted the application.<ref>[[post:872386]]</ref> It has 1,191 articles (as of August 2024).

Its logo was created by shuprogram and posted [[post:1061384|here]].

=== Hungarian ===
[[File:Hungarian Wiki.png|right|frame|Logo of the Hungarian Scratch Wiki]]
The [[:hu:|Hungarian Scratch Wiki]] was started on September 10th, 2015. It has 105 articles (as of August 2024).

=== Dutch ===
[[File:Dutch Wiki.png|right|thumb|Logo of the Dutch Scratch Wiki|150px]]

The [[:nl:|Dutch Scratch Wiki]] (not to be confused with the ''Deutsch'', DACH or German wiki) was started in September 2015. It has 36 articles (as of August 2024).

=== French ===
[[File:Fr Wiki Logo.png|right|frame|The logo of the French Scratch Wiki.]]
The [[:fr:Accueil|French Scratch Wiki]] was started as a [[:tw:|Test Scratch Wiki]] on November 7, 2015, and became an independent wiki on October 4, 2016. It has 736 articles (as of August 2024).

==April Fools==
{{main|April Fool's Day#Wiki (since 2014)}}
{{see also|Scratch Wiki:April Fools}}
Every April Fool's Day, since 2014, the Scratch Wiki revamps many articles into satirical articles joking about either the subject of the article or Scratch itself.

==See Also==
* [[Scratch]]

==External Links==
* [[wikipedia:Scratch (programming language)#Scratch Wiki|Scratch Wiki on Wikipedia]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200803100359/https://muffintech.org/blog/id/10/ A blog post by ErnieParke about the server transfer]

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