On the 22nd of June, 2007, a user by the name of S. S. Walrus (later and more commonly known as Moto42) made the original SCP-173 post onto the /x/ board of 4chan. You can see an archived view of the post here! This was the origin of SCP as we know it. 15 years and almost 7,000 SCP articles later with numerous tales, formats, and other kinds of pages, the SCP Foundation project is still going strong thanks to our vibrant community both on and off the site!
It has been 15 years since the concept behind SCP first started rolling. During that time, so many people have been able to obtain so much enjoyment and creative involvement from this massive collaborative writing project we call the SCP Foundation Wiki. It is our sincere hope on staff that we are all able to see another wonderful 15 years together with such a great community such as yourselves.
Happy birthday, 173!
Special thanks to Lt Flops for the wonderful theme!






