Eng:Requests (forum)

The Requests Forum is a forum in the Scratch Forums where Scratchers can request various items for use in their projects and open 'shops' for requests.

What the Forum Contains
The Requests forum contains two types of topics: Requests for an object to be made, and a sort of shop where Scratchers can request items.

Requesting Items
Many Scratchers would like a sprite, sound, and other items for use in their projects, but they do not have them. They can post a topic in the Requests forum, and a Scratcher can give them the item(s) they want.

Request Shops
Some users, skilled in various locations, create a topic where other Scratchers can place requests of a certain genre - these range from smileys to sprites.

History
Forum topics for requests have moved from forum to forum over time. During the first days of Scratch, requests were usually placed in the Show and Tell forum. Later, the Inspiration and More forum was created, and the requests moved to that forum. In January 2010 the Community Moderators and the Scratch Team decided to split up the old Inspiration and More forum into 4 new forums: Collaboration, Requests, Project Ideas and Miscellaneous this gave request topics a whole forum to themselves. The largest shop currently is MakeTheBrainHappy's Shop, created by Makethebrainhappy, which was also the largest forum for a couple of weeks.

Example Request/Response
Here is an example of a request a Scratcher might find in the forum:

''Hello! I am making a platformer, and I need some music. Can anybody make me some? I would like it to be upbeat and happy! Thanks! :)''

Here is an example of someone replying to a post:

''Hi! I would love to help you! I made some music that Scratchers can use in a project, you can use that music! Hope this Helps!''

Example Request Shop Post/Responses
Here is an example of somebody opening a Request Shop:

''Hello Scratchers! Welcome to my request shop! I would love to help you, I make music and vector sprites. Feel free to post a request down below! :D''

Here is an example of someone making a request in a request shop:

''Hi! I need a vector sprite of a bunny eating a carrot, I would happy if you could make it for me! Thanks! :)''

The owner of the shop might reply like this:

''I would be happy to make you the bunny! What color(s) do you need it in, and how soon do you need it? Thanks!''

The requester and the owner of the shop would communicate until the product is done, often regarding details of the product. When both the owner and the requester are happy with the end-product, the request is considered complete.