Test-Scratch-Wiki:Become a contributor/Why was my request rejected?

If your Scratch Wiki account request was rejected, you probably received a message similar to the one below: "Your Scratch Wiki account request was rejected because you did not read https://wiki.scratch.mit.edu/wiki/S:CONTRIB prior to submitting your request. If you have any questions, please read https://wiki.scratch.mit.edu/wiki/Scratch_Wiki:Become_a_contributor/Why_was_my_request_rejected%3F for more information."

If your request was rejected and you think you did read the account request instructions or you are still interested in obtaining a Wiki account, this page should help answer your questions.

But I did read the page!
If you received the rejection message above or something similar, you did not follow all of the instructions on that page in your request notes. Generally, when we give that rejection message, the request completely missed several elements on the page, though we still reject requests if they miss any important items. We check that users follow all of the instructions on that page, and we expect users to read the whole page.

What did I miss?
In order to prevent people from taking shortcuts and just fixing one quick thing without reading the page completely, we probably will not say what you missed. Look through the account request instructions and see what items you may not have followed.

Can I appeal this?
No. The decision of the person processing your request is final. You have to submit a new request if you still want an account (see the next section for details).

Can I request again?
Yes, you can submit another request, but you have to wait a bit. It takes one or two weeks for old requests to clear out of the list, so once your request clears out, you can submit a new one.

Why the wait?
We have the wait in for several reasons. First, it prevents users from spamming us with multiple requests. Second, it helps encourage users to make sure they read through the instructions carefully. Third and finally, it allows us to refer to recently rejected requests if necessary.

Why do you use that rejection message?
We use that rejection message to make it clear that the reason we are rejecting the request is the fact that it didn't meet the requirements on the account request instructions.

This seems overly harsh for missing one minor thing
When a user meets almost all of the requirements but the request notes are unclear or otherwise miss one of the less important parts of the instructions, we do what's called a "partial reject". In that case, we ask the user to clarify what they meant and fix mistakes (if applicable), and if they do so, we accept their request.