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SCP Foundation Trope Page:

@Stormthorn (360) I suppose people want to put their stories in a place where it will be more likely to be seen than in an obscure place where it will be difficult to find them.

Anyways, here's what the SCP-F says about those who do exactly that:

http://www.scp-wiki.net/mackenzie-stereotypes#toc6

"Named for the character from Futurama, a Bender is someone who, after failing repeatedly to successfully contribute to the SCP Wiki, decides to create their own offshoot site (with or without blackjack and hookers) and invites everyone else to join and contribute to it.

The SCP community is one with a long, storied history, built on the shoulders of administrators and staff who are not only great writers, but who are dedicated to keeping the site running smoothly. It takes a lot of effort to keep the system going, so it should go without saying that someone who is too impatient to meet said standards stands little chance of making an offshoot work. Most of these crash within weeks if not days, as the people involved decide it's not worth the effort."

That said, I do find the SCP-F staff too elitist. Here's an example:

http://www.scp-wiki.net/forum/t-96481/scp-237

One guy calmly explains with reasonable arguments how he thinks an article could be improved. One staff member dismisses his suggestions, and another one berates him in an extremely rude tone that would had given him an instant ban if he wasn't a staff member. The first guy replies him, telling him he knows quite a bit about the subject in discussion, then he gets banned, while the second staff member, who had been the first one to use a rude tone, goes free. The first staff member and a third one side with the second staff member, and tell the first guy he should work on his attitude, calling him a noob, and reject any suggestion, saying: "I'd appreciate no further discussion (coming from an admin, consider this Word of God)".

If that isn't elitism, I don't know what it is. Sometimes you must open your mind for suggestions. One can't always be right.

edited 16th Sep '13 9:27:44 PM by morenohijazo

 
So, something funny happened this week on Northampton, England, or in SCP words:

BREACH ALERT, SCP-993 is visible and able to be recorded by people of all ages, this is not a drill, I repeat, THIS IS NOT A DRILL.

I'm kidding of course, but it would be funny if somebody decided to add this real life event to the story in the wiki, if the staff members aren't too busy being jerks as they apparently are.

edited 19th Sep '13 11:13:59 AM by Dream_Huntress

You know, we're living in a society! We're supposed to act in a civilized way!
 378 Geth Knight, Thu, 19th Sep '13 1:57:56 PM from St.Charles, Missouri Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Well, the tone for the quote wouldn't have fit with the site.

Addition: They aren't being elitist. Agent Bob started off with little tact. And it looked as if he was being the elitist one with his response.

You have a point about 'hikkikomori', but it's so new, would a scientific researcher (not involved specifically in Japanese studies) really use it? And 'moe', whether in Japanese or English, is definitely slang, it would be better to use a long description or translation. I really feel the descriptions of SC Ps should be written so the maximum audience can understand them - 'Schadenfreude' is an internationally accepted term, 'hikkikomori' and 'moe' are too new, and overly relegated to the 'geek' community. Using them really detracts from the seriousness of the pag

This just sounds like he's not being respectful.

edited 19th Sep '13 2:07:30 PM by GethKnight

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 379 Santos L Halper, Thu, 19th Sep '13 2:05:33 PM from The Canterlot of the North
A Gentlecolt and a Bard
[up][up][up]

That was back in 2009, way before the modern site etiquette came in. I think Konny was later banned for being a Jerkass.
Belted plaid and mane sae braw,
Bonny Pony, Skyland Pony,
Have yet been at Canterlot,
Bonny Pony, Skyland Pony?
 380 The Nth Troper, Sat, 21st Sep '13 6:02:17 PM from Lawndale High A.V. Club
[up] This was pretty much the reason Fishmonger was banned, but IIRC Kondracki was just stripped of admin rights.

My impression from reading a lot of the feedback pages is they're not jerks unless and until you are, and I've seen members reprimanded for such things. They have very strict standards, which is a big part of why it's been so consistently good. Still, YMMV and so forth.

edited 21st Sep '13 6:03:55 PM by TheNthTroper

 381 Santos L Halper, Sun, 13th Oct '13 7:33:30 PM from The Canterlot of the North
A Gentlecolt and a Bard
I'm trying to join the Foundation, but I can't sign in with my Wikidot account (you need a Wikidot account to join the site). What should I do?
Belted plaid and mane sae braw,
Bonny Pony, Skyland Pony,
Have yet been at Canterlot,
Bonny Pony, Skyland Pony?

If you don't feel like reading it, the password is Purple Rain. Just put that in and you'll be fine.
 
 383 Teraus, Thu, 17th Oct '13 3:51:59 PM from The Origin of Dreams
Awesome Lightning Mantra
Hey, folks. It's my first time posting here. I'm amazed that I hadn't discovered the Foundation earlier...

I have some ideas for SC Ps, so I just applied.

I even have an idea for 001, but it will probably never be accepted unless I change the number, lol.

edited 17th Oct '13 3:54:07 PM by Teraus

"You cannot judge a system if your judgement is determined by the system."
 384 d Roy, Mon, 4th Nov '13 7:48:17 AM Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
SCP-504 is one of the funniest thing I ever read! [lol]

I probably should stay away from it. I will probably get canned pretty soon.

I wonder how fast would that one make it. [lol]

 385 Squeakythemaster, Tue, 5th Nov '13 1:05:23 PM from Somewhere in the U of K
Where there's will. There's a claim.
Is it me, or did Bobble's picture change once? Like there was one time where the picture was him really close to the screen as opposed to him just standing there.
"I'll fight you anytime, except on the toilet"
Checking the page history, I can't see it. I think you may have just seen a fan image and imagined it.
 
 387 Santos L Halper, Sat, 9th Nov '13 9:01:49 PM from The Canterlot of the North
A Gentlecolt and a Bard
As it turns out, the problem was with Firefox, not with my account. Logging in on Chrome works perfectly.
Belted plaid and mane sae braw,
Bonny Pony, Skyland Pony,
Have yet been at Canterlot,
Bonny Pony, Skyland Pony?
 388 Ninety, Sun, 5th Jan '14 12:54:36 PM from Land of Quakes and Hills Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
Absolutely no relation to NLK
A question. Is there any interest in adding a small summary of each SCP's characteristics on the character page, rather than just the tropes that apply? Because the SCP site itself only includes names, and sometimes I wish for a quick way to see what is each one without having to read the full article.
math792d: "If there was a tagline to the Aesir beyond 'war never changes, ' it would be 'alcohol was involved.'"
I would like to say I developed a new-found hatred of SCP-231. The thing just goes "The SCP Foundation has convicts rape* a child near death constantly because of reasons".

  • lets not kid ourselves, they don't use convicted sex offenders to tickle someone.

edited 5th Jan '14 10:13:47 PM by spidersinyoureyes

@Nintey

On it.

 391 Geth Knight, Mon, 6th Jan '14 5:58:49 AM from St.Charles, Missouri Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
231 doesn't really say what it does. It leaves it up to the reader to fill the gaps, if the reader wants to say that D-Class tickles, then for the reader, D-Class tickles.
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 392 Ninety, Mon, 6th Jan '14 6:22:44 AM from Land of Quakes and Hills Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
Absolutely no relation to NLK
I thought there was some explicit WOG that whatever Procedure Montauk is, it's not rape. But worse.
math792d: "If there was a tagline to the Aesir beyond 'war never changes, ' it would be 'alcohol was involved.'"
True I suppose

Say, to change the topic, does anyone think the scp foundation is secretly all run by Chester A. Bum?

edited 6th Jan '14 7:21:19 AM by Spidersinyoureyes

What?
I want to include an event where the SCP Foundation makes contact with the protagonists of my work via space time rift.

One question though:

  • Is the SCP up for inter-dimensional diplomacy even if it would serve their interests?

Also don't worry about me making the Foundation into a major player, I don't want to be seen as co-opt too much of this collaborative mythos into my own work.

 395 Archereon, Mon, 27th Jan '14 5:52:48 AM from Everywhere.
Ave Imperator
The only form of inter-dimensional diplomacy the SCP foundation is interested in is a Mutually Assured Destruction scenario that prevents the other dimension from threatening the quote on quote "normalcy" of their own.

Remember, while the foundation is arguably a Necessary Evil, they're still very, very evil.

edited 27th Jan '14 5:57:23 AM by Archereon

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 396 sebbymoran, Mon, 27th Jan '14 7:03:20 AM from Winterfell Relationship Status: Love is an open door
The Lobster
owo
I am not without mercy
What?
Ok so the relationship operates around respecting the borders.

No policing each other's territory unless granted explicit permission. Stays true to the character right?

 398 Archereon, Mon, 27th Jan '14 7:46:33 AM from Everywhere.
Ave Imperator
Make sure you mention the foundation has plans to destroy the entire dimension (possibly via a deliberately seeded memetic kill agent) in case they invade or something like that. Note also that the GOC would flat out just try to nuke it from the get go.

edited 27th Jan '14 7:53:14 AM by Archereon

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 399 Ninety, Mon, 27th Jan '14 8:25:52 AM from Land of Quakes and Hills Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
Absolutely no relation to NLK
Hey, anybody read the Buried Giant SCP?
math792d: "If there was a tagline to the Aesir beyond 'war never changes, ' it would be 'alcohol was involved.'"
What?
Ok so now that the diplomacy issue has been resolved to that of cold non-interference, would the Foundation be willing to provide oversight (and only oversight) on the construction of vaults and prisons at the request of my protagonists?

My world has its own share of strange objects and individuals, with the only difference is that it most of them are public knowledge. Foundation remains clandestine even in this world.

edited 27th Jan '14 9:34:57 AM by Worlder

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