The following is an interview taken place between pixelatedHarmony and SCP author Tanhony.

 

When you were writing SCP-5000, how did you approach the containment procedures?

Tanhony: They weren’t really my focus to be perfectly honest. I figured i’d go for something short and unassuming for them, like just putting them in a locker or something.

At what point in the writing process did you finish writing the containment procedures?

Tanhony: I generally write in the same order people read it, so they were the first thing I did.

What is your philosophical approach to writing containment procedures?

Tanhony: Truth be told, I don’t really enjoy writing them. But I try to use them as a hook to make the reader wonder about what’s going on.

Why do you think it is that you don’t enjoy them?

Tanhony: I’m not sure really. It depends on the kind of article. If it’s something simple I have trouble to [find more to say] after one or two sentences. Otherwise I’m okay.

Do you think the containment procedures are important as a writer, or as a reader?

Tanhony: Really depends on the article.

How do you mean?

Tanhony: Sometimes the containment procedures are there just because they are a part of the format instead of being an important part of the story being told.

Has your approach to containment procedures changed since you first joined the site?

Tanhony: Not really.

Do you think they matter in the grand scheme of things?

Tanhony: Yeah, like I said, even if I don’t like writing them they’re an important part of the format.

Without looking any up, can you think of any examples of containment procedures done well?

Tanhony: Hm, not that I can think of.