Note: I combined parts 2 and 3 because they are fairly short. Part 2: The Time of the Raid… Or Was There One? December 7-10 was a scary time. Fear seemed to be rampant, and people were going in and out of “lockdown,” which means that all comments on people’s accounts were turned off and projects were unshared. Those who didn’t know about the supposed raid were swiftly warned and encouraged to enter lockdown. I stayed mostly online during that time to see how everyone was doing. I mostly chatted with my friends in a secret chatroom studio. I was so scared the accounts of my friends and for my own account. I didn’t want anyone to lose precious work. As a Christian, I prayed for my friends during the raid. I prayed that God would protect their accounts from being deleted. I also prayed that if any of their accounts were deleted, they would handle it with godly grace and strength. I did all of that every day from December 7-10. And I waited. I prepared for the worst and hoped for the best. Around December 11, I would know the truth after what seemed to be an eternity, despite it only being 4 days (including the first day, December 7.) Part 3: Recovery is below! Part 3: Recovery After around December 10, things seemed to calm down. Most people were out of lockdown mode by December 11, and none of my friends’ accounts were gone. They were all still there and able to chat with me. To my relief, my account also survived. Not only that, but I was so happy that I praised God when the raid panic died. When people reshared their projects and turned their comments back on, I felt safe again. I also learned the truth about the raid. Scratch was never hacked, which is what many people believed would happen on December 7. However, there was spamming on some people’s profile comments. Thankfully, me and most of my friends had their comments turned off, so they never got any spam. Their accounts were safe from harm and danger. Nowadays, everyone has recovered from December 7. It’s now just a bad memory for those who were around to experience it. All the panic is gone, and everyone is calm and happy again. I had never before been so thankful to have a safe Scratch account as I was after December 7, 2024. And that, reader, is the conclusion of the Biography of a Young Scratcher. At least, for the story of the December 7 raid. Maybe I’ll make one about another event in my Scratch history… After all, there was the time I joined Scratch. That’s pretty important. There was also the time I was accidentally responsible for the redesign of an OC. Maybe I’ll write about that event…
