SCP-314 (“Motion-Seeking Blade”) represents one of the early SCP articles that originated on 4chan’s /x/ board.[1]https://archive.ph/jmVa6#selection-5257.34-5257.48[2]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-314 The object was subsequently transferred to EditThis, and then to WikiDot, where it currently remains, albeit in a substantially rewritten form.[3]http://web.archive.org/web/20080412092156/http://www.editthis.info/scp_wiki/SCP-314[4]http://scpclassic.wikidot.com/scp-314[5]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-314 In its initial conceptualization, the anomaly was described as an object whose shape transformed rapidly while generally maintaining ..
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The Society for Containment Fiction (SCF) is a loose social group within the containment fiction space founded by pixelatedHarmony. It functions as a hub for cross-community discussion and related projects. The founder has described the community as “a group of people studying the genre that includes SCP, RPC, the Backrooms, the Liminal Archives, and others ..
SCP-529 is an early SCP posted to /x/ in thread # 446341, on January 19, 2008.[1]https://archive.ph/jmVa6[2]https://archive.ph/jmVa6#selection-8225.10-8225.23 It is arguably the most important early SCP from 4chan besides SCP-173. It was posted to the EditThis by an anonymous user a day after its creation on January 20, 2008. [3]http://web.archive.org/web/20080409210737/http://editthis.info/scp_wiki/SCP_Series[4]http://web.archive.org/web/20080410120644/http://www.editthis.info/scp_wiki/SCP-529[5]http://web.archive.org/web/20080422032211/http://www.editthis.info/scp_wiki/?title=SCP-529&action=history Its author is unknown. It has been ..
The initial SCP-519 was an early SCP posted to 4chan’s /x/ board that foreshadowed many traits for the genre of containment fiction. It was posted in thread #446184 on January 19, 2008.[1]https://archive.ph/aHUf5 As collection of SCPs didn’t begin until a later thread, SCP-519 was among many early entries that were not reposted in subsequent threads, and ..
SCP-256 is an early SCP from /x/ threads on 4chan which has survived to the present day on the WikiDot iteration of the SCP series.[1]https://archive.ph/QNbYp#selection-5605.94-5605.109[2]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-256 It was first posted to thread #448755, and later given the title “Trapped in the Typewriter”. It is the first use of the well-known SCP Wiki shibboleth “Does the Black Moon ..
“Does The Black Moon Howl?” is a dual-universal memetic catchphrase & community shibboleth at the SCP Wiki that is commonly associated with elevated ranks and security clearances. The phrase is seen in numerous SCPs, mostly as the signal initiation of a code or passphrase, to which authors vary the given answer.[1]https://archive.vn/z2Kfl The phrase’s meaning is ..
Note: This article is about a previous SCP entry that no longer occupies the numerical designation (“non-viable”). The first SCP-176 was an early SCP entry that introduced numerous lasting elements to the SCP format and lore. It was posted to 4chan’s /x/ board in thread # 444231.[1]https://archive.ph/LZKOU#selection-3987.10-3987.26 It is notable in the history of containment ..
Note: This article is about a previous SCP entry that no longer occupies the numerical designation (“non-viable”). SCP-086 (“The Whispering Tetrahedron”) was an early SCP article about a tetrahedron that emits whispers.[1]https://archive.ph/yvU6m#selection-153.1675-153.1689 It was one of the first SCP attempts on 4chan’s /x/, and is the second-oldest known SCP article that survived to EditThis.[2]https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12EXIW0xxqp8d0skHEB3fy1hexuil69ZwuWLQ726gBkg/edit#gid=0 It ..
“Continuity is just what I’m trying to fix here.” — Lofwyr[1]https://archive.ph/QNbYp#selection-3523.0-3553.160 Lofwyr was an early containment fiction participant and organizer, active on 4chan’s /x/ and EditThis. They are known for transferring early SCP entries from /x/ to the EditThis Wiki,[2]https://archive.ph/QNbYp#selection-4642.1-4823.7[3]https://archive.ph/QNbYp#selection-6949.0-6979.330[4]https://archive.ph/QNbYp#selection-7478.1-7775.43 and for writing initial guidelines in order to establish standardization and continuity for the SCP ..
Eberstrom was an early containment fiction author, active on 4chan’s /x/, the SCP Wiki EditThis, and the SCP Wiki WikiDot circa 2008. They are most known for their SCP-001, which was one of the first SCP-001 proposals. They are also the author of SCP-147, the initial SCP-402, and SCP-695. [1]https://web.archive.org/web/20080518020028/http://editthis.info/scp_wiki/User:Eberstrom Post-EditThis works include SCP-368, the ..