Bijhan was a contributor to the SCP Foundation community during the EditThis era in 2008. He authored a total of six SCP articles and is documented as one of the early community members active during the platform’s foundational period.[1]https://www.wikidot.com/user:info/bijhan[2]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/bijhan[3]https://web.archive.org/web/20080607024900/http://www.editthis.info/scp_wiki/?title=SCP-112&action=history[4]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/history-of-the-universe-part-one He is remembered despite only one of his SCPs surviving, and his username appears as a character in later collaborative works including “Incident 239-B – Clef-Kondraki.”[5]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/dr-rights-draft-box[6]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/oria-025-117
Bijhan’s works commonly featured Iran.[7]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-77409/new-scp-announcements#post-285453 He authored one of the first three Groups of Interest, the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (or “Iranian Revolutionary Guard” or the “Islamic Revolutionary Guard”, now defunct).[8]https://web.archive.org/web/20080814031427/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/groups-of-interest#toc15 This GoI was later abosrbed into the Office For The Reclamation of Islamic Artifacts (ORIA).[9]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/groups-of-interest#oria.[10]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-98016/the-irg-needs-you
Along with other early figures on the WikiDot such as Dr Gears and Raaxis, Bijhan contributed to numerous discussions advocating for the careful, sustained maintenance of pseudo-documentary credibility. (See Quotes section below.) He rewrote the original “About the SCP Foundation” page, supplementing FritzWillie/The Administrator‘s “A Word From The Administrator”.[11]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/archived:about-the-scp-foundation[12]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-78850/archived:about-the-scp-foundation#post-284814
He returned briefly in June 2009, posting a message about film work and gaming projects.[13]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-163999/holy-poop
Works
Bijhan’s documented activity spans January through October 2008 on both the EditThis platform and WikiDot.
SCP-112 (“Sex Hating Sphere”)
Initially published to EditThis on June 6, 2008.[14]https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12EXIW0xxqp8d0skHEB3fy1hexuil69ZwuWLQ726gBkg/edit?gid=0#gid=0 The article was later preserved as SCP-112-ARC in the WikiDot archives.[15]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-112-arc It was archived at a rating of -5 in 2011.[16]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-76867/scp-112-arc#post-1226690
SCP-139 (“Demon Skull” and later “Possible Skull of the White Div”, Non-Viable)
This was Bijhan’s second SCP and first on the WikiDot platform. It incorporated elements from Persian mythology.[17]http://www.scpwiki.com/forum/t-77095/scp-139-demon-skull[18]http://www.scp-wiki.net/forum/t-77095[19]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-77095/scp-139-demon-skull Forum records show The Administrator (FritzWillie) provided feedback on the article’s research and title.[20]http://www.scpwiki.com/forum/t-77095/scp-139-demon-skull[21]http://www.scp-wiki.net/forum/t-77095[22]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-77095/scp-139-demon-skull The article was deleted in 2009 and replaced with different content under the same number.
SCP-935 (“Ancient Playing Cards”)
An article about ancient playing cards from pre-1700 Germany. User pixelatedHarmony (formerly “Roget/RJB_R”) later rewrote the article completely while retaining the numerical designation.[23]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/dr-rogets-file
SCP-251 (“The Deceptive Snow Globe”)
SCP-251, written in October 2008, is Bijhan’s only surviving (non-ARC’d) SCP.[24]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-251
Trivia
- One of Bijhan’s SCPs was decomissioned, SCP-269-D.[25]https://web.archive.org/web/20110307133908/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/decomm:scp-269-d
- His first SCP, SCP-122, was ported from EditThis to WikiDot by Lt Masipag. Once Bijhan was on the site, he modified the article to include a self-insert to his author avatar. His username in-article linked to his Author Page.[26]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-112-arc, rev.7
- His only surviving SCP, SCP-251, is also the only of his works that didn’t feature his self-insert.[27]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-77409/new-scp-announcements#post-285453
- Bijhan was an Iranian who lived in Seattle, WA.[28]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-76867/scp-112-arc#post-1226648[29]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-97458/seattle-computer-products[30]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-97462/scp-encyclopedia#post-285487[31]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-99165/international-locations#post-291156
- Bijhan’s Author Page was the seventh to be created on the WikiDot.[32]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/page-calendar/date/2008.7 This page, while never highly up-voted, experienced a decline starting in 2019 and reached the negatives in 2021.[33]https://scpper.com/page/1964971 Bijhan’s is one of many negatively-rated Author Pages from this era that are downvoted due to the author having no surviving SCPs on the site.[34]e.g. https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-118828/kulzn-s-personnel-file, https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/dr-gibbons-personnel-file,https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/thekit-s-personnel-file
- His username is invoked as an O5 member in an SCP-001 entry written in 2021 that systematically includes early community figures as major characters.[35]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/rounderhouse-proposal
- Bijhan was a frequenter of http://www.pjj.cc.[36]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-77326/i-am-inspired#post-229270[37]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-81770/scp:the-game#post-248438[38]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-108242/scp-containment-new-scp-rpg
- He is the reason that “SCP-NUMBERLESS: Entropy Reverser” was never ported to the WikiDot.[39]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88443/scp-numberless
- Bijhan may be the second author avatar self-insert in confic/SCP history. He decorated his author page with in-universe lore and frequently inserted himself as a character into his works.[40]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/bijhan
- He started the SCP Encyclopedia thread and discussion.
- Bijhan was an early proponent of an SCP FPS video game, and promoted the idea heavily during his time in the community, numerous years prior to SCP: Containment Breach.[41]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-101939/fps-development-team[42]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-101351/s-c-p-secure-contain-and-protect-fps-game[43]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-163999/holy-poop[44]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-110318/what-genres-work-and-what-genres-don-t[45]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-98875/scp:containment-breech
- He was on WikiDot long before the SCP Wiki. He created a sci-fi story wiki (“First Contact”) in 2007.[46]http://exeyl.wikidot.com/ He also created a “Cross-Franchise Wiki” in 2008.[47]http://crossfranchisecantina.wikidot.com/
- According to History of the Universe, Part I, Bijhan’s GoI “Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution” was “… retconned to the “Office for the Reclamation of Islamic Artifacts” so it wouldn’t be a real world organization.”[48]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/history-of-the-universe-part-one, footnote 9
Quotes
“Hey guys, just found you! Thanks for moving my one big contribution here for me, saved me a heap of trouble!” — Bijhan, on SCP-112(-ARC)[49]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-76867/scp-112-arc
“I think it should be Organization, personally. Foundation is a term used for something funded by private investors. I never really got the sense that these were being written by a corporation or business, but it is organized. Plus the lack of specificity in “Organization” seems to fit the vagueness of the whole shpiel.” — Bijhan, when discussing the proposed names for The Foundation[50]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-76752/foundation-or-organisation#post-228201
“I most certainly did not get into writing stories and such because I thought there was any money in it. But I also wouldn’t be able to stand by, literally starving (couldn’t afford food again today!) while someone else did profit off my work. I’m very proud of my accomplishments, and while I’m completely willing to let anyone use my work, if they’re making profit off my ideas in particular, I’m going to call bullshit. Unless I’m getting a cut. For anything that’s not for a profit, I would love to see if anyone could expand on what I’ve done… I cannot stress this enough. The thought of someone else profiting off of my creative labor has long been an issue with me, leading me to block others’ similar attempts, but if absolutely not a one of us is making a dime and everything goes to those in need, how can you possibly disagree? Keep it free, keep it honest, and do something good for the world!”[51]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-83533/copyright-status#post-248435[52]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-97462/scp-encyclopedia#post-284532
“I’m not so sure, you guys. I’ve always felt that what made the SCP series so scary and awesome wasn’t what you knew about them – it’s what you don’t know about them. The first time I ever read an SCP my reaction was “what the hell is this?! is this real? what the fuck!?” It seems that we’ve all overcome our initial shock, but by getting too in-depth we simply rob people of that same experience. I personally vote no to an emblem. The more odd details like this we add, the more we’re taking away from the grand mystery of it all.”[53]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-89371/foundation-emblem-or-logo#post-260775
“I vote for shrouded in mystery. I understand people wanting to flesh out this world, but this is a world of mystery. It would be like giving a name to the Doctor from Doctor Who, or the Janitor from Scrubs. It’d be akin to giving a full diagram of the Cloverfield monster and a complete explanation of its origins and biology before the beginning of the movie. The quality comes from the lack of detail! Don’t you see guys, what we love so much about this world we’ve made is what we do not understand about it. It exists outside of and beyond us, not within us. Don’t try and quantify something so beautifully nebulous.[54]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-87563/foundation-origins#post-260776
“I think it’s important to weave in as much reality into these stories as possible. The stronger we can make the illusion of reality, the better.”[55]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-97458/seattle-computer-products
“The web of intricate fiction we’ve been weaving here is quite amazing. And I think it’s worthy of becoming literature.”[56]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-97462/scp-encyclopedia
“My proposal to the community is that we set a deadline, perhaps two years, at which time we will condense the contents of this website into a manuscript. The administrators can then submit the manuscript to several book publishers. The book will look like leaked files. The fact that none of our names will be on it will complete the illusion, and people will be scratching their heads and immersing themselves in the SCP universe if for no other reason then to try and figure out what it is.”[57]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-97462/scp-encyclopedia
“The website thing isn’t a bad idea. I’d want to make it so that people had to “hack” it, like the old Aperture Science website (for those who remember it). We can’t just give it away. I vote that the website begin work and we design a commission of veterans and active community members who decide what gets put on or not. While we can’t leave it up to the rabble, we also can’t leave it up to only a few.”[58]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-97462/scp-encyclopedia#post-284443
“We don’t need more wackjobs coming in here mussing up our concerted efforts at collaborative fiction. We should be seeking out talented and committed people, not courting every gawking internetophile who wants to vomit pseudo-creative fanfiction on us.”[59]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-109852/popularity-of-the-site
“I think the general consensus is that we are not here to be popular, and never were. We’re here to create quality co-operative fiction. And anyone who is doing this to seek fame and fortune is wasting their time. And OUR time.”[60]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-109852/popularity-of-the-site
“If the vast majority of us agree that an SCP is a piece of crap, I think our communal voice overpowers the rights of the individual author. I think an SCP’s acceptance should based on a plurality.”[61]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-87976/add-an-avoid-these-cliches-list#post-304508
“… I’ve never forgotten you. The SCPs are still one of my favorite collaborative projects, and I’m so incredibly happy that even though I lost the time and lacked the ability to actually spearhead the video game project, that you all still liked the idea enough to pursue it. I was worried that the time I spent pushing these ideas in this community would be wasted, but you all have done an amazing job taking my contributions and making them not only your own, but better than I could have.”[62]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-163999/holy-poop
References
| ↑1 | https://www.wikidot.com/user:info/bijhan |
|---|---|
| ↑2, ↑40 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/bijhan |
| ↑3 | https://web.archive.org/web/20080607024900/http://www.editthis.info/scp_wiki/?title=SCP-112&action=history |
| ↑4 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/history-of-the-universe-part-one |
| ↑5 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/dr-rights-draft-box |
| ↑6 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/oria-025-117 |
| ↑7, ↑27 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-77409/new-scp-announcements#post-285453 |
| ↑8 | https://web.archive.org/web/20080814031427/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/groups-of-interest#toc15 |
| ↑9 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/groups-of-interest#oria. |
| ↑10 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-98016/the-irg-needs-you |
| ↑11 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/archived:about-the-scp-foundation |
| ↑12 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-78850/archived:about-the-scp-foundation#post-284814 |
| ↑13, ↑43, ↑62 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-163999/holy-poop |
| ↑14 | https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12EXIW0xxqp8d0skHEB3fy1hexuil69ZwuWLQ726gBkg/edit?gid=0#gid=0 |
| ↑15 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-112-arc |
| ↑16 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-76867/scp-112-arc#post-1226690 |
| ↑17, ↑20 | http://www.scpwiki.com/forum/t-77095/scp-139-demon-skull |
| ↑18, ↑21 | http://www.scp-wiki.net/forum/t-77095 |
| ↑19, ↑22 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-77095/scp-139-demon-skull |
| ↑23 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/dr-rogets-file |
| ↑24 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-251 |
| ↑25 | https://web.archive.org/web/20110307133908/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/decomm:scp-269-d |
| ↑26 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-112-arc, rev.7 |
| ↑28 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-76867/scp-112-arc#post-1226648 |
| ↑29, ↑55 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-97458/seattle-computer-products |
| ↑30 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-97462/scp-encyclopedia#post-285487 |
| ↑31 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-99165/international-locations#post-291156 |
| ↑32 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/page-calendar/date/2008.7 |
| ↑33 | https://scpper.com/page/1964971 |
| ↑34 | e.g. https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-118828/kulzn-s-personnel-file, https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/dr-gibbons-personnel-file,https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/thekit-s-personnel-file |
| ↑35 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/rounderhouse-proposal |
| ↑36 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-77326/i-am-inspired#post-229270 |
| ↑37 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-81770/scp:the-game#post-248438 |
| ↑38 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-108242/scp-containment-new-scp-rpg |
| ↑39 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88443/scp-numberless |
| ↑41 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-101939/fps-development-team |
| ↑42 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-101351/s-c-p-secure-contain-and-protect-fps-game |
| ↑44 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-110318/what-genres-work-and-what-genres-don-t |
| ↑45 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-98875/scp:containment-breech |
| ↑46 | http://exeyl.wikidot.com/ |
| ↑47 | http://crossfranchisecantina.wikidot.com/ |
| ↑48 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/history-of-the-universe-part-one, footnote 9 |
| ↑49 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-76867/scp-112-arc |
| ↑50 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-76752/foundation-or-organisation#post-228201 |
| ↑51 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-83533/copyright-status#post-248435 |
| ↑52 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-97462/scp-encyclopedia#post-284532 |
| ↑53 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-89371/foundation-emblem-or-logo#post-260775 |
| ↑54 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-87563/foundation-origins#post-260776 |
| ↑56, ↑57 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-97462/scp-encyclopedia |
| ↑58 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-97462/scp-encyclopedia#post-284443 |
| ↑59, ↑60 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-109852/popularity-of-the-site |
| ↑61 | https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-87976/add-an-avoid-these-cliches-list#post-304508 |