Welcome to the official SCP Foundation Wiki 2021 Community Survey results!
Demographic Information
How old are you?
Response | # of Responses | % | % of Last Year |
---|---|---|---|
15-19 | 2300 | 45.97% | 49.04% |
20-29 | 1192 | 23.83% | N/A |
30-39 | 205 | 4.1% | N/A |
40-49 | 48 | 0.96% | 0.99% |
50-59 | 17 | 0.34% | 0.27% |
60+ | 18 | 0.36% | 0.13% |
<15 | 732 | 14.63% | 17.26% |
Prefer not to say | 491 | 9.81% | 8.28% |
Response | # of Responses | % | # of Last Year | % of last year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 3414 | 68.24% | 4029 | 73.83% |
Agender | 94 | 1.88% | 56 | 1.03% |
Prefer not to say | 197 | 3.94% | 211.0 | 3.87% |
Female | 663 | 13.25% | 651 | 11.93% |
Other | 96 | 1.92% | 65 | 1.19% |
Non-binary | 368 | 7.36% | 322 | 5.90% |
Genderfluid | 171 | 3.42% | 123 | 2.25% |
Do you identify as transgender?
Response | # of Responses | % | % of Last Year |
---|---|---|---|
Did not respond | 5 | 0.1% | 1.89% |
No | 3955 | 79.13% | 89.86% |
Prefer not to say | 299 | 5.98% | N/A |
Yes | 744 | 14.89% | 10.18% |
Response | # of Responses | % | % of Last Year |
---|---|---|---|
Afrikaans | 8 | 0.16% | 0.22% |
American Sign Language | 14 | 0.28% | 0.29% |
Arabic | 57 | 1.14% | 1.06% |
Armenian | 27 | 0.54% | 0.37% |
Bahasa indonesian | 6 | 0.12% | 0.86% |
Bulgarian | 9 | 0.18% | 0.29% |
Catalan | 3 | 0.06% | 0.15% |
Chinese (Cantonese) | 21 | 0.42% | 0.57% |
Chinese (Mandarin) | 39 | 0.78% | 0.97% |
Chinese (other dialect) | 3 | 0.06% | 0.05% |
Chinese (Shanghainese) | 2 | 0.04% | 0.04% |
Croatian | 10 | 0.2% | 0.26% |
Czech | 24 | 0.48% | 0.6% |
Danish | 20 | 0.4% | 0.46% |
Dutch | 64 | 1.28% | 0.93% |
English | 3490 | 69.76% | 75.3% |
Estonian | 5 | 0.1% | 0.24% |
Filipino | 37 | 0.74% | 1.1% |
Finnish | 16 | 0.32% | 0.59% |
French | 87 | 1.74% | 1.85% |
German | 121 | 2.42% | 2.82% |
Greek | 15 | 0.3% | 0.59% |
Hebrew | 16 | 0.32% | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 16 | 0.32% | 0.46% |
Italian | 58 | 1.16% | 1.14% |
Japanese | 14 | 0.28% | 0.64% |
Korean | 12 | 0.24% | 0.4% |
Latvian | 4 | 0.08% | 0.07% |
Lithuanian | 5 | 0.1% | 0.24% |
Malay | 15 | 0.3% | 0.31% |
Marathi | 4 | 0.08% | 0.11% |
Norwegian | 17 | 0.34% | 0.4% |
Other | 163 | 3.26% | 3.24% |
Polish | 90 | 1.8% | 1.32% |
Portuguese | 107 | 2.14% | 2.2% |
Romanian | 27 | 0.54% | 0.84% |
Russian | 50 | 1.0% | 4.65% |
Serbian | 11 | 0.22% | 0.35% |
Slovak | 8 | 0.16% | 0.31% |
Slovene | 3 | 0.06% | 0.15% |
Spanish | 198 | 3.96% | 4.6% |
Tagalog | 9 | 0.18% | 0.2% |
Thai | 8 | 0.16% | 0.31% |
Turkish | 32 | 0.64% | 0.75% |
Ukranian | 7 | 0.14% | 0.59% |
Vietnamese | 51 | 1.02% | 1.23% |
What country do you live in?
Response | # of Responses | % | % of Last Year |
---|---|---|---|
Argentina | 38 | 0.76% | 0.57% |
Australia | 140 | 2.8% | 3.08% |
Austria | 15 | 0.3% | 0.26% |
Belarus | 1 | 0.02% | 0.2% |
Belgium | 16 | 0.32% | 0.3% |
Bolivia | 1 | 0.02% | 0.07% |
Brazil | 92 | 1.84% | 1.85% |
Bulgaria | 7 | 0.14% | 0.24% |
Canada | 319 | 6.38% | 5.2% |
Chile | 23 | 0.46% | 0.39% |
China | 23 | 0.46% | 0.24% |
Colombia | 18 | 0.36% | 0.18% |
Costa Rica | 3 | 0.06% | 0.07% |
Croatia | 12 | 0.24% | 0.2% |
Czech Republic | 26 | 0.52% | 0.55% |
Denmark | 23 | 0.46% | 0.39% |
Ecuador | 4 | 0.08% | 0.07% |
El Salvador | 3 | 0.06% | 0.07% |
England | 285 | 5.7% | 5.9% |
Estonia | 6 | 0.12% | 0.07% |
Finland | 21 | 0.42% | 0.5% |
France | 60 | 1.2% | 0.89% |
Germany | 121 | 2.42% | 2.2% |
Greece | 15 | 0.3% | 0.42% |
Hong Kong | 23 | 0.46% | 0.31% |
Hungary | 12 | 0.24% | 0.37% |
Iceland | 6 | 0.12% | 0.15% |
India | 58 | 1.16% | 0.96% |
Indonesia | 11 | 0.22% | 0.92% |
Iraq | 7 | 0.14% | 0.13% |
Ireland (Northern Ireland) | 12 | 0.24% | 0.37% |
Ireland (Republic of Ireland) | 32 | 0.64% | 0.68% |
Israel | 20 | 0.4% | 0.41% |
Italy | 60 | 1.2% | 0.96% |
Japan | 12 | 0.24% | 0.26% |
Latvia | 6 | 0.12% | 0.07% |
Lithuania | 6 | 0.12% | 0.15% |
Malaysia | 32 | 0.64% | 0.48% |
Mexico | 47 | 0.94% | 0.72% |
Netherlands | 58 | 1.16% | 0.7% |
New Zealand | 26 | 0.52% | 0.74% |
Norway | 18 | 0.36% | 0.33% |
Other | 193 | 3.86% | 2.51% |
Pakistan | 1 | 0.02% | 0.04% |
Peru | 8 | 0.16% | 0.26% |
Philippines | 80 | 1.6% | 1.37% |
Poland | 83 | 1.66% | 1.11% |
Portugal | 16 | 0.32% | 0.35% |
Puerto Rico | 6 | 0.12% | 0.06% |
Romania | 29 | 0.58% | 0.76% |
Russia | 33 | 0.66% | 3.28% |
Scotland | 40 | 0.8% | 0.65% |
Serbia | 9 | 0.18% | 0.31% |
Singapore | 39 | 0.78% | 0.61% |
Slovakia | 13 | 0.26% | 0.24% |
Slovenia | 3 | 0.06% | 0.09% |
South Africa | 14 | 0.28% | 0.24% |
South Korea | 9 | 0.18% | 0.2% |
Spain | 52 | 1.04% | 0.65% |
Sri Lanka | 1 | 0.02% | 0.09% |
Sudan | 1 | 0.02% | 0.02% |
Sweden | 55 | 1.1% | 0.85% |
Switzerland | 12 | 0.24% | 0.18% |
Taiwan | 5 | 0.1% | 0.07% |
Thailand | 10 | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Turkey | 39 | 0.78% | 0.59% |
Ukraine | 13 | 0.26% | 0.59% |
United States of America | 2453 | 49.03% | 50.26% |
Venezuela | 3 | 0.06% | 0.04% |
Vietnam | 52 | 1.04% | 1.07% |
Wales | 13 | 0.26% | 0.3% |
Wiki Usage Responses
Response | # of Responses | % | % of Last Year |
---|---|---|---|
No | 2867 | 57.31% | 55.63% |
Yes | 2136 | 42.69% | 44.37% |
Which of the following wikis do you read, follow, or use?
Response | # of Responses | % | # of Last Year | % of last year |
---|---|---|---|---|
English Wiki (The original) | 4807 | 96.08% | 5230 | 95.84% |
The Wanderer's Library | 1227 | 24.53% | 752 | 13.78% |
SCP-INT (International Translation Archive) | 714 | 14.27% | 721 | 13.21% |
Other | 250 | 5.00% | 215 | 3.94% |
Spanish Wiki | 159 | 3.18% | 129 | 2.36% |
French Wiki | 126 | 2.52% | 94 | 1.72% |
German Wiki | 103 | 2.06% | 83 | 1.52% |
Russian Wiki | 97 | 1.94% | 249 | 4.56% |
Japanese Wiki | 87 | 1.74% | 100 | 1.83% |
Polish Wiki | 82 | 1.64% | 58 | 1.06% |
Portuguese Wiki | 75 | 1.50% | 72 | 1.32% |
Simplified Chinese Wiki | 68 | 1.36% | 42 | 0.77% |
Italian Wiki | 64 | 1.28% | 57 | 1.04% |
Vietnamese Wiki | 64 | 1.28% | nan | nan% |
Korean Wiki | 46 | 0.92% | 26 | 0.48% |
Czech Wiki | 44 | 0.88% | 35 | 0.64% |
Traditional Chinese Wiki | 43 | 0.86% | 30 | 0.55% |
Ukrainian Wiki | 35 | 0.70% | 45 | 0.82% |
Thai Wiki | 30 | 0.60% | 15 | 0.27% |
A similar question was asked on the 2022 SCP Foundation International Translation Archive Survey. The results from that have been included below for reference.
Response | # of Responses | % |
---|---|---|
EN (English) | 568 | 64.5 |
INT (International Translation Archive) | 236 | 26.8 |
None | 104 | 11.8 |
JP (Japanese) | 50 | 5.7 |
ES (Spanish) | 49 | 5.6 |
PT (Portuguese) | 38 | 4.3 |
FR (French) | 35 | 4.0 |
Unofficial Branch | 35 | 4.0 |
VN (Vietnamese) | 31 | 3.5 |
CN (Chinese) | 26 | 3.0 |
IT (Italian) | 25 | 2.8 |
DE (German) | 20 | 2.3 |
ZH-TR (Traditional Chinese) | 16 | 1.8 |
PL (Polish) | 15 | 1.7 |
RU (Russian) | 12 | 1.4 |
KO (Korean) | 11 | 1.2 |
CS (Czech) | 7 | 0.8 |
UA (Ukrainian) | 5 | 0.6 |
TH (Thai) | 3 | 0.3 |
Total Respondents | 881 | 100 |
Which of the following do you regularly do on the SCP Wiki?
Response | # of Responses | % |
---|---|---|
Read articles on this wiki | 4807 | 96.08% |
Vote on articles you read | 996 | 19.91% |
Other | 387 | 7.74% |
Comment on articles | 383 | 7.66% |
Write articles for this wiki | 365 | 7.30% |
Provide critique or feedback to articles and drafts | 215 | 4.30% |
Chat in the official chatroom of the wiki (#site19) | 203 | 4.06% |
Comment on general forums/non-page specific forums or threads | 191 | 3.82% |
Create and post other kind of content (such as artwork or music etc) | 158 | 3.16% |
Translate articles from one wiki to other language wikis or the INT Archives. | 109 | 2.18% |
Attend the official Seminars and Workshops | 57 | 1.14% |
Chat in the official chatroom of the wiki, #site19 | 1 | 0.02% |
How did you discover the SCP Foundation?
Response | # of Responses | % | # of Last Year | % of last year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Youtube (SCP Reading channels) | 1626 | 32.50% | 1796 | 32.91% |
Youtube (other channel) | 1489 | 29.76% | 1575 | 28.86% |
one of the SCP games | 1422 | 28.42% | 1657 | 30.36% |
Referred by someone you know | 1070 | 21.39% | 1183 | 21.68% |
Youtube (Markiplier's channel) | 1032 | 20.63% | 1092 | 20.01% |
Other | 693 | 13.85% | 708 | 12.97% |
SCP reference in another game or game mod | 673 | 13.45% | 706 | 12.94% |
651 | 13.01% | 691 | 12.66% | |
Creepypasta site or blog | 524 | 10.47% | 509 | 9.33% |
Saw some fanart or fanfic elsewhere | 439 | 8.77% | 417 | 7.64% |
TikTok | 386 | 7.72% | nan | nan% |
Accidental result when searching for something else | 380 | 7.60% | 452 | 8.28% |
Wikipedia | 275 | 5.50% | 255 | 4.67% |
/x/ or another imageboard | 222 | 4.44% | 226 | 4.14% |
Youtube (Tat's Top Video's channel) | 201 | 4.02% | 248 | 4.54% |
TV Tropes | 172 | 3.44% | 155 | 2.84% |
171 | 3.42% | 132 | 2.42% | |
Tumblr | 139 | 2.78% | 113 | 2.07% |
DeviantArt | 130 | 2.60% | 116 | 2.13% |
Article on a gaming site | 124 | 2.48% | 88 | 1.61% |
Something Awful | 97 | 1.94% | 67 | 1.23% |
Facebook/Meta | 74 | 1.48% | nan | nan% |
Yogscast/Yogpod | 56 | 1.12% | 43 | 0.79% |
NicoNico | 23 | 0.46% | 19 | 0.35% |
Cracked.com | 22 | 0.44% | 16 | 0.29% |
Rigveda | 15 | 0.30% | 6 | 0.11% |
StumbleUpon | nan | nan% | 145 | 2.66% |
Facepunch | nan | nan% | 27 | 0.49% |
nan | nan% | 117 | 2.14% |
How long have you known about the SCP Foundation Wiki?
Response | # of Responses | % | % of Last Year |
---|---|---|---|
1-2 years | 756 | 15.18% | 19.29% |
2-3 years | 817 | 16.41% | 17.05% |
3-4 years | 665 | 13.36% | 12.08% |
4-5 years | 584 | 11.73% | 9.31% |
5-6 years | 387 | 7.77% | 6.88% |
6-12 months | 350 | 7.03% | 10.3% |
6-7 years | 242 | 4.86% | 4.71% |
7-8 years | 213 | 4.28% | 3.81% |
8-9 years | 138 | 2.77% | 2.35% |
9-10 years | 161 | 3.23% | 1.97% |
<6 months | 410 | 8.23% | 9.21% |
>10 years | 256 | 5.14% | 3.03% |
Did not respond | 24 | 0.48% | 0.37% |
Staff Initiative Responses
Response | # of Responses | % | % of Last Year |
---|---|---|---|
1.0 | 65 | 1.34% | 1.46% |
2.0 | 214 | 4.43% | 4.84% |
3.0 | 1482 | 30.65% | 31.27% |
4.0 | 1965 | 40.63% | 41.49% |
5.0 | 1110 | 22.95% | 20.94% |
Did not respond | 167 | 3.45% | 3.53% |
Recent navigation changes have been implemented on the wiki, such as the links on the topbar and sidebar. Do you feel navigating the site is easier than it was before?
Response | # of Responses | % |
---|---|---|
1.0 | 110 | 2.20% |
2.0 | 333 | 6.66% |
3.0 | 1446 | 28.90% |
4.0 | 1618 | 32.34% |
5.0 | 1302 | 26.02% |
194 | 3.88% |
Recent changes have affected how the front page featured articles are selected. How do you feel about the featured articles on average?
Response | # of Responses | % |
---|---|---|
1.0 | 52 | 1.04% |
2.0 | 190 | 3.80% |
3.0 | 1991 | 39.80% |
4.0 | 1580 | 31.58% |
5.0 | 942 | 18.83% |
248 | 4.96% |
Content Discovery
Response | # of Responses | % |
---|---|---|
1.0 | 125 | 2.50% |
2.0 | 655 | 13.09% |
3.0 | 1375 | 27.48% |
4.0 | 1305 | 26.08% |
5.0 | 1327 | 26.52% |
216 | 4.32% |
What genre of tales would you like to see more of?
Response | # of Responses | % |
---|---|---|
Horror | 3078 | 61.52% |
Action/Adventure | 2563 | 51.23% |
Creepypasta | 2219 | 44.35% |
Comedy | 2010 | 40.18% |
Slice of Life | 1299 | 25.96% |
LGBTQ+ Focused | 1074 | 21.47% |
Drama | 1030 | 20.59% |
Other | 881 | 17.61% |
Flash Fiction | 781 | 15.61% |
Romance | 602 | 12.03% |
270 | 5.40% |
Response | # of Responses | % | # of Last Year | % of Last Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1040 | 20.79% | 827 | 15.15% |
<5 | 1784 | 35.66% | 1748 | 32.03% |
5-10 | 1116 | 22.31% | 1473 | 26.99% |
10-15 | 399 | 7.98% | 521 | 9.55% |
15-20 | 179 | 3.58% | 225 | 4.12% |
20+ | 401 | 8.02% | 617 | 11.31% |
84 | 1.68% | 46 | 0.84% |
Roughly how many SCPs have you read in the last month?
Response | # of Responses | % |
---|---|---|
0 | 291 | 5.82% |
<5 | 859 | 17.17% |
5-10 | 1191 | 23.81% |
10-15 | 832 | 16.63% |
15-20 | 539 | 10.77% |
20+ | 1248 | 24.95% |
43 | 0.86% |
Community Interaction
Which of the following would encourage you to post reviews of authors' work?
Response | # of Responses | % |
---|---|---|
No response | 510 | 8.35% |
Attending a seminar on giving constructive feedback | 789 | 12.92% |
Priority for reviews of your own work | 610 | 9.99% |
Opportunity to choose front page features | 872 | 14.28% |
Opportunity for green light privileges | 970 | 15.89% |
None of the above | 2354 | 38.56% |
How would you feel about artwork being displayed on the front page?
Response | # of Responses | % |
---|---|---|
No response | 138 | 2.76% |
Only contest winners | 1125 | 22.49% |
Monthly | 3488 | 69.72% |
Never | 252 | 5.04% |
Response | # of Responses |
---|---|
Official Subreddit | 2552 |
Official Twitter Account | 1237 |
Official TikTok Account | 849 |
Official Instagram Account | 687 |
Official SCP-INT Discord | 466 |
Official Discord for any other foreign language branch | 354 |
Official Twitch Account | 286 |
Official Facebook Page | 276 |
Which of the following do you regularly do on any official SCP Social media account or page?
Response | # of Responses | % |
---|---|---|
No response | 1165 | 13.23% |
Post artwork or any other kind of content that you’ve found | 134 | 1.52% |
Read posts | 3625 | 41.17% |
Vote/favorite/mark support through a built-in function | 1238 | 14.06% |
Respond to official announcements | 261 | 2.96% |
Vote, favorite, or mark support through a built-in function | 1 | 0.01% |
Create posts | 305 | 3.46% |
Roleplay on another site (e.g. Twitter/TikTok/Tumblr/Discord/etc) | 344 | 3.91% |
Post artwork or any other kind of content you’ve created | 260 | 2.95% |
Comment on posts | 1045 | 11.87% |
Reblog/retweet/crosspost posts | 428 | 4.86% |
Response | # of Responses | % | # of Last Year | % of last year |
---|---|---|---|---|
More Tales | 1659 | 13.34% | 1674.0 | 12.96% |
No response | 1110 | 8.92% | 1367.0 | 10.59% |
More Translated/Foreign work | 843 | 6.78% | 842.0 | 6.52% |
More GOI Format articles | 1017 | 8.18% | 947.0 | 7.33% |
More classic articles | 1197 | 9.62% | 1259.0 | 9.75% |
More Fanart | 1825 | 14.67% | 1785.0 | 13.82% |
More new articles | 2047 | 16.45% | 2188.0 | 16.94% |
More SCPs | 2742 | 22.04% | 2852.0 | 22.08% |
What kind of content in general do you want to see featured LESS on post-based SCP Social Media accounts? (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr)
Response | # of Responses | % | # of Last Year | % of last year |
---|---|---|---|---|
No response | 2768 | 48.45% | 3118.0 | 50.30% |
Less classic articles | 748 | 13.09% | 747.0 | 12.05% |
Less SCPs | 167 | 2.92% | 152.0 | 2.45% |
Less GOI Format articles | 540 | 9.45% | 556.0 | 8.97% |
Less new articles | 226 | 3.96% | 196.0 | 3.16% |
Less Fanart | 477 | 8.35% | 568.0 | 9.16% |
Less Translated/Foreign work | 400 | 7.00% | 452.0 | 7.29% |
Less Tales | 387 | 6.77% | 410.0 | 6.61% |
Response | # of Responses | % | % of Last Year |
---|---|---|---|
Did not respond | 1092 | 27.92% | 35.07% |
No | 601 | 15.37% | 16.14% |
Yes | 3310 | 84.63% | 83.86% |
Would you like to see more creator spotlights or AMAs on the social media platforms?
Response | # of Responses | % | % of Last Year |
---|---|---|---|
Did not respond | 1098 | 28.12% | 35.88% |
No | 533 | 13.65% | 13.94% |
Yes | 3372 | 86.35% | 86.06% |
If you think something(s) about the wiki can be improved, what category does it fall under?
Response | # of Responses | % | # of Last Year | % of last year |
---|---|---|---|---|
No response | 1451 | 20.43% | 1624.0 | 16.11% |
The voting system/I want x/10 or x/5 ratings other than low/high number ratings | 632 | 8.90% | 629.0 | 6.24% |
The theme/color scheme/visual elements | 1598 | 22.50% | 1859.0 | 18.44% |
The host site/wikidot itself | 1056 | 14.87% | 1086.0 | 10.77% |
I hold issue with article content (Gore/violence/adult content/etc) | 123 | 1.73% | 175.0 | 1.74% |
The author listing method | 653 | 9.19% | 591.0 | 5.86% |
The layout and listing methods (how to find articles etc.) | 1589 | 22.37% | 1796.0 | 17.82% |
How do you feel about the wiki staff and the way they run the wiki?
Response | # of Responses | % | % of Last Year |
---|---|---|---|
1.0 | 42 | 0.97% | 1.55% |
2.0 | 116 | 2.67% | 3.1% |
3.0 | 932 | 21.48% | 20.26% |
4.0 | 1754 | 40.43% | 40.66% |
5.0 | 1494 | 34.44% | 34.43% |
Did not respond | 665 | 15.33% | 15.98% |
Response | # of Responses | % | % of Last Year |
---|---|---|---|
1.0 | 61 | 1.42% | 1.36% |
2.0 | 211 | 4.91% | 5.22% |
3.0 | 964 | 22.43% | 23.71% |
4.0 | 1416 | 32.95% | 33.72% |
5.0 | 1645 | 38.28% | 35.99% |
Did not respond | 706 | 16.43% | 17.73% |
How welcoming/accepting do you find the offsite/outer-fandom community?
Response | # of Responses | % | % of Last Year |
---|---|---|---|
1.0 | 66 | 1.54% | 1.4% |
2.0 | 196 | 4.58% | 5.0% |
3.0 | 1142 | 26.69% | 28.56% |
4.0 | 1557 | 36.4% | 36.35% |
5.0 | 1317 | 30.79% | 28.69% |
Did not respond | 725 | 16.95% | 19.07% |
Open-ended questions
We have considered your concerns about the open-ended questions and will be incorporating what we can into future surveys. Future editions of the community survey will contain assessments of accessibility, ease of writing for the site, staff opinions, and demographics, pending approval and review. We will be hosting additional surveys throughout the year as follow-ups and to provide more timely responses to your concerns. Many of the open-ended questions received were similar to comments addressed in the recent suggestions and complaints survey.
We intend on hosting the next survey towards the end of the year. Stay tuned.