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The Scratch Wiki is a wiki about anything related to Scratch; created by Scratchers, and for Scratchers.
There are currently 578 articles on the Scratch Wiki.
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History
On December 6, 2008, LukeTek created the Scratch Programming Wiki, a normal wiki created solely by himself; the Scratch Team were not involved at all. He handed the wiki (gave admin privileges) over to JuiceyBox, who later handed the wiki to Lucario621. Lucario621 advertised the wiki in the Miscellaneous forum, and many people helped contribute to it. However, the articles were of projects, 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 saw the wiki. They liked it and wanted to advertise it on the Scratch Website, but they had some concerns: it had advertisements, it wasn't in 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, hosted on the Scratch servers.What the wiki is
This is a wiki which currently has 578 articles, and all have something to do with Scratch. The wiki is a very useful source of information about anything Scratch-related. It has a dedicated team of editors that anybody can join. The wiki stays up to date with everything that is happening with the world of Scratch.
Many Scratchers go to the wiki first when they want information or help. The wiki continues to grow, and more and more users are using it as their primary source of information.
How to become a contributor
- Main page: 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. To work around this, Scratchers must request for an account.
To request an account, Scratchers go here and request for an account. Their Scratch username and password must be submitted, along with a message on why they should have an account.
If the administrators create the account (can take up to several days, but it is often shorter), then the user will be told on one of their projects by an administrator. The user should then go here to get their Wiki password.
Not all accounts are created — administrators review all account requests, and decide whether to create the account. Having no projects will dramatically decrease the chance of a user getting a Wiki account, as will not giving a reason, or giving an extremely brief reason. One's reason should explain why they think one should get an account, what experience they have and any other information if the user wishes. The reason, the correctness of grammar and spelling in a user's reason, and the amount of experience a user has, all go into deciding whether an account is created.