A society of non-anomalous humans has existed for many years around a staff
How would you "present" this so-called society? Why does the Foundation care? Also, forming a complex society around a staff sounds very unlikely and way too overpowered for the staff itself. Why would readers need to care about this society?
that makes people in its vicinity infertile but makes the area as a whole very suitable for crop production
I understand the duality you're attempting for this staff, but I also feel like including that final part is a bit clunky and unnecessary. Why does this staff do this? Did it just pop out-of-the-blue or did something happen that caused its appearance? Also, how does this staff do this? I know you hint at this later on but remember, the Foundation is still (somewhat) grounded in reality. Can you provide a simple but easy to read description for this anomalous property, as well as why anyone would want to be near it?
being touched by the staff makes any woman generate a biological clone of herself.
Okay… but how? I don't understand why the staff both makes women and men infertile, but then allows for the generation of a clone. Do they just exist or are they birthed? How does this correlate to your "society" unless theres only one cloned woman? (Fallout 3 toys with the idea of a society of one clone too, so you could take a gander at that)
The effects of the staff start to appear after a period of 24 hours.
I appreciate the limitation using a time frame before its anomalies manifest, but I still don't understand what it means. Do women and men simply stop producing sex cells? Do the cells themselves become anomalous? I'm still confused about that premise.
The articles goals should be focused around a cultural description by foundation personnel, some interview logs, minor cultural contradictions.
This is my advice: know your audience. What cultural contradictions are you wanting to present your audience? How will you show them that they exist? How will provide a consensus as to what culture collectively identifies as? (Remember, the concept of "culture" is seen differently by everyone.) You will need a very solid understanding of these questions before you can begin constructing a story based off of it.
A narrative focused around the gradual decay of the group over a long period of time as detailed by their mythology and their plans to use the foundation to try and revert that trend
I believe you are misunderstanding what the Foundation is here for. Trying to promote the reunification of a culture based on an anomaly is not their job. The Foundation isn't here as a "good-feely happy place." They are here for containing anomalies (which in this case doesn't include your society) and protecting the modern world from their existence. I dont see why the Foundation couldn't just give them amnestics and continue securing the staff.
CONCLUSION
I'd have to take a hard pass for this concept. The anomalous properties of the staff are too convoluted and contradictory for what you're trying to achieve in terms of the narrative. My suggestions are as followed:
— Explain what this "society" around the staff is, and why they should be the "focus" of your narrative as opposed to the staff itself. Perhaps the affected persons are in fact anomalous after interacting with the staff? Really, I'd avoid anything that uses "compulsive thoughts" as they would be received poorly for the wiki today.
— Explain the narrative. You don't have to give me an entire story arch, but more than just the framework it will be presented in and your goals. I still don't know what your climax is, or the conclusion you're trying to achieve.
— Know your audience. Take some time to read some of the recently Top Rated pages and see how they use their narratives. I also suggest reading articles that have good world-building surrounding them (I currently do not have any on-hand but if you need help PM me and I can show you some.) Know what you're wanting to get across in your article and strive for that. Make the thing you're wanting to give attention to known. Otherwise readers will think it's too bland or on the nose.
If you need help, please take a look at the following links:
(Popular SCP Foundation Tropes from A-Z)
(How Not to Walk Your Dog: Poor Pacing in the SCP Format)
('Things what do a thing'- An Essay On Anomalies That Are Things That Do A Thing)
(Top Rated SCP Pages. Make sure you dont read anything under 1000 because most of the ones below 1000 aren't "acceptable" in today's SCPs. Remember, a good writer is a good reader!)
Finally, if you do make any changes to this concept, and you wish to continue looking for someone to either review it or greenlight it, I suggest going to this to find a Butterfly Squad member who can review this or greenlight it. You can also PM me if you have any questions or concerns
