Eng:Suggestions (forum)

The Suggestions forum is a forum in the Scratch Forums where Scratchers can suggest improvements for the next version of Scratch, the website, the forums, and anything in Scratch in general.

What the Forum Contains
Unlike most forums, the Suggestions forum only contains one type of topic suggestions.

Most suggestions fall under these categories:
 * Improvements to the next version of Scratch (e.g. new blocks, a pause button, more tools in the Paint Editor)
 * Improvements to the Scratch Website (e.g. seeing the comment that replied to you, changing how the "What the Community is _________" rows work)
 * Improvements to the Scratch Forums (e.g. changing the forum color, adding more forums, ideas for improving the Sixty-Second Rule)

Scratch Suggestions
In the 1.4 forums, a sticky was made in the Suggestions forum introducing Scratch Suggestions, a place where Scratchers could create suggestions and vote for others. Scratch Suggestions closed soon after the release of Scratch 2.0 for an unknown reason.

Activity
Even though the Suggestions forum only contains one type of topic, it has a large amount of activity many Scratchers are eager to help improve Scratch with their ideas.

Controversy
Some Scratchers wish for the Suggestions forum to be removed because most suggestions aren't accepted by the Scratch Team despite the number of supporters.

Example Request
A suggestion in the forum might look like this:

''Hello! I would like to suggest to the Scratch Team to add a block like'' (current language) ''that senses the language the user is using. it would be really useful for'' if <(current language) = [French]> then say [bonjour] else say [hello] end

Thanks!

Example Response
Here is an example of what a Scratcher might respond to a suggestion like the one above:

''Hi! This is a neat idea, and I have actually needed a block like this! Support!'' A Scratcher who didn't support might say: ''No support. When would it be useful?'' When making a new topic, please explain clearly the functions of your suggestion. If you don't support the suggestion, an explanation of why not would be helpful.