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 ..
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“Does The Black Moon Howl?” is a memetic catchphrase & community shibboleth both in-universe and out-of-universe 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 ..
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 definitely one of the most influential members of the old wiki, yet has been buried in the dustbin of history. Looking through many of his posts on the old discussion pages, it is obvious he was very influential, and was well known by DrGears, Kain, and FritzWillie. His 001 proposal was one of ..
“Sometimes I can be bitter and insensitive regarding my assessments of SCPs, but before you throw glass bottles at me over TCP/IP, please remember that I do not intend my comments to be taken personally and that I am simply trying to improve the quality of the SCP wiki as a whole.” — Proxtown Proxtown ..
Epic Phail Spy was an early SCP author active during the EditThis era of the SCP Wiki. Historically, they are known for SCP-018, and their work on DrGears SCP-682. Epic Phail Spy was also involved in the early organization of SCPs, and pushed for quality over quantity.[1]https://archive.ph/TzVOS#selection-8799.0-8817.2[2]https://archive.ph/xQdvZ#selection-1415.0-1441.174[3]https://archive.ph/xQdvZ#selection-1447.0-1447.144 EditThis Archived logs of recent changes to the ..
The WikiDot Blackout of 2022, also known as The Great WikiDot Outage of 2022, was an interruption in WikiDot services beginning on May 19, 2022. It was the longest WikiDot outage known to date and arrested all activity on all major containment fiction platforms for its duration, as well as third-party applications, such as the ..
“001 needs to make you question reality.”[1]https://archive.vn/dIUWj#selection-16176.0-16251.7 The first slot, also commonly known as a 001 entry, is the the first entry on a containment fiction series list. Most 001s aspire to explore/explain the origins of the containment organization, be large-scope pieces of lore, and/or be exceptionally classified in-universe, available to top credentials only. The 001 ..