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CLASSIC CON

My old friend.

It's been 18 years since we last spoke. Time has certainly led us towards different stations in life, but I am not so far away that I have forgotten you. I can only hope that you haven't forgotten me either.

Do you still remember what we were like back then? How we sat together in that tiny control room, shoving one body after another into that shit-infested cell, as if a statue were some god we had to satiate? How we spent days placing objects inside that machine, recording pages and pages of useless tests, pretending that our pleasures were based on science? Or how, at the end of every month, we would line up all our little jailbirds against a wall and splatter their brains across the pockmarked concrete? Do you remember why we did that in the first place? I certainly don't. But oh, how much fun we had…

Of course, these things don't last forever. We had to grow up eventually. I remember kowtowing to presidents and generals and all sorts of faces demanding we justify ourselves to them and be held accountable — that we let ourselves be scrutinized by busybodies and know-nothings. So I started telling them stories. I told them how we were a necessary evil, a bulwark against darkness, the applied hand of science cutting a scalpel into the heart of the unknown and forcing method into madness. Cold, not cruel — that was the narrative, the lie that they bought. We reaped the benefits thoroughly, and eventually, we outgrew the need for something as small as a government. We were given everything. Yet still, we wanted more.

With nothing left of this world to take, we had to build upwards. We placed our stakes across the stars — etched our lines across the stones of time and space — until all of creation was made proper to our vision. We killed our gods and our authors and ourselves many, many times over. We became lovers and fated enemies and victims and strangers to one another. We bid farewell to our better angels and watched them choke to death. Don't you remember? I remember standing over the heavens, stretched thin by my own hands, admiring the full breadth of our absurdity. And only then, did I ask myself: what is this? What are we doing? None of this makes any sense.

I see it clearly now, the exact mistake I've made. In trying to become everything, I made us nothing. The world I laid at our feet — there's nothing holding it together but the suspension of our disbelief. Our empire is built on sand, and it's only by the grace of our stubborn delusion that it remains upright. But we've been good liars, haven't we? Why should we stop now? I hope you understand what I'm asking of you.

The Foundation must believe that it is in control, just as much as the public needs the fiction of a coherent and rational world. It is a walking corpse, marching senselessly through trodden sand as if its heart hasn't stopped beating, as if its bones haven't turned to dust, and as if the war it fights for hasn't already been lost. We cannot disabuse it of the notion that it's still alive — that it still means something. The status quo must go on forever, beyond all reason and virtue, until it is cornered by inevitability and gunned down like a dog.

I won't allow anything less than that.

And I know you won't either. So keep writing.

My regards,
The Administrator

ACHIEVEMENTS:

A list of optional achievements. Complete any of them for minor recognition after the contest ends. Feel free to claim any of them after posting your article. Will be updated throughout the contest period.

+ SHOW ACHIEVEMENTS

ENTRIES:

Congratulations to all the entrants! Here are the top 3.

FIRST PLACE: SCP-8557 - Again, Narcissus? by local lesbian commie

SECOND PLACE: SCP-8411 - Paper Birch Trail by Dino--Draws

THIRD PLACE: SCP-9599 - Modern Comfort by PlaguePJP

If you've claimed an achievement, DM syuzhet to claim it!

Place	Entry	Author	Rating	Achievements
#1	SCP-8557 - Again, Narcissus?	local lesbian commie	326	TOTAL WINNER
#2	SCP-8411 - Paper Birch Trail	Dino--Draws	296	TOTAL WINNER
#3	SCP-9599 - Modern Comfort	PlaguePJP	222
#4	SCP-8975 - Domestic Abyss	HarryBlank	209	TOTAL WINNER
#5	SCP-8513 - Without Parole	Doctor Cimmerian	206	PERFECTION, AMNESIAC, ORIGINAL (218 words)
#6	SCP-8490 - Necrophobia: Charnel	S D Locke	178	AMNESIAC, NEGATIVE
#7	SCP-5315 - "Boneyard"	TroutMaskReplica	168
#8	SCP–8958 - Your Huddled Masses	Jezixo	152	AVARICE (999 words)
#9	SCP-8345 - Euclidean Superpredator	Rounderhouse	146
#10	SCP-8329 - Prize People	J Dune	144	NEGATIVE
#11	SCP-7563 - My Work Consumes Me	DrEverettMann	136	BLIND
#12	SCP-8955 - No Good Deed	Queerious	135
#13	SCP-7914 - The Sculpture - The Head	Aftokrator	126	ECHO
#14	SCP-8242 - Help	Placeholder McD	125	PERFECTION
#15	SCP-8294 - The Burnhouses	Slowdive	124	BLIND
#16	SCP-8463 - Lookin' into that big empty	GravelEnthusiast	124	AMNESIAC
#17	SCP-8204 - Department Recovered From The Marianas Trench	MontagueETC	123
#18	SCP-8177 - Eight of Swords	softseal does not match any existing user name	115	BLIND, SKEPTIC
#19	SCP-8766 - I Know Your Secret	atypica	107	ECHO
#20	SCP-8805 - Sixteen Missing in Pennsylvania	Dysadron	106
#21	SCP-8616 - Damnation Pelican	LORDXVNV	104
#22	SCP-8226 - In sheep's clothing	Guaire	102	PERFECTION, AMNESIAC
#23	SCP-7823 - MOONLANDING	sprawlingstar	102
#24	SCP-8303 - Terrasite	battlecruiser12	102
#25	SCP-8705 - Swallowed By The Deep	DrBleep	101	AVARICE (997 words)
#26	SCP-5125 - The Gourmand	PoufyPoufson	94
#27	SCP-8502 - Hamster	Trotskyeet	91
#28	SCP-7687 - Overflowing	BlazingPie	91	ORIGINAL (232 words), AMNESIAC
#29	SCP-8772 - The Screed	Ralliston	89
#30	SCP-7743 - Keep Your Voice Down	Billith	89	THE BLIND, THE AMNESIAC, THE AVARICE (999 words)
#31	SCP-8376 - Hand Me The Shovel, You're Going In	mothmanUXO	85	ORIGINAL (173 words), MODESTY
#32	SCP-8323 - One Step Forwards. Two Steps Back.	OnlineOpossum	81	AVARICE (994 words), BLIND, AMNESIAC
#33	SCP-8865 - Elephant In The Room	adanaist	77
#34	SCP-7482 - Artificial Omnipresence	AstralNavigator	77
#35	SCP-8706 - A World Without Angels	Uncannyon	76	PERFECTION, AMNESIAC, NEGATIVE, SKEPTIC, ECHO
#36	SCP-8637 - I have no heart and I must live.	zoempaws	76	PERFECTION, FORTUNE, ORIGINAL (208 words)
#37	SCP-8812 - Today Me, Tomorrow You	djkaktus	75
#38	SCP-7758 - Leviticus 20:2	IronShears	75
#39	SCP-8313 - The Christian Jubilee	DS al Coda	73
#40	SCP-8965 - We're calling you to ask you to rest	DFAstillo91	73	AMNESIAC, BLIND
#41	SCP-8409 - o monsuta ala. kulupu li lon.	typoenjoyer	72	BLIND
#42	SCP-7653 - A Force of Judgement	stellyfins	69	ECHO
#43	SCP-7256 - Horse Manoeuvres	Animal Hospital	69	AMNESIAC
#44	SCP-8893 - With Apologies To Zoë Quinn	Uncle Nicolini	69
#45	SCP-8515 - The Corpse of Dr. Franklin Brollis and The Thing That Lives Inside It	PeppersGhost	67
#46	SCP-8407 - Lonely White Fog	Cubeseer	66	AMNESIAC
#47	SCP-8494 - The House That We Built	Calibold	66
#48	SCP-8974 - William is all over the place	ProblemPal	65	BLIND
#49	SCP-8489 - Two Left Feet on the Mezzanine	Rhineriver	64
#50	SCP-8159 - Backmasked Record	PinkHatPinkJeans	64	PERFECTION
#51	SCP-8921 - Baby toys for sale	winkwonkboi	63
#52	SCP-8707 - Flesh of the Swine	Iszth	63
#53	SCP-8491 - The Bleeding Tree	Harmacy	63	HOOK
#54	SCP-8432 - Staredown	Liryn	62
#55	SCP-8266 - All their eyes	Felixou	62
#56	SCP-8553 - Wunderkind	Cerastes	61
#57	SCP-7683 - 電気によって…… \| denki ni yotte…	JackalRelated	60	NEGATIVE, AMNESIAC, FORTUNE
#58	SCP-8498 - Knock Knock	Spider_Jaws	59	PERFECTION
#59	SCP-8742 - Deep Drown	Fishish	57
#60	SCP-8678 - Red Handprints	Anorrack	57
#61	SCP-8714 - Raven of the Slain	Kilerpoyo	56	PERFECTION
#62	SCP-7581 - Wish Upon A Star	xexnoncores	56
#63	SCP-8301 - Commital	JakdragonX	55
#64	SCP-8547 - Center Of the Universe	radian628	54
#65	SCP-8183 - Smooth Moves	Lightning Helix	53	PERFECTION
#66	SCP-8719 - Be Not Afraid	Tsercele	52	PERFECTION, ORIGINAL (231 words), AMNESIAC, SKEPTIC
#67	SCP-8229 - Learned Helplessness	flembus does not match any existing user name	51
#68	SCP-8549 - Til Death Do Us Part	TealQuacks	50
#69	SCP-8640 - Mr. Disappear	FrankEntropy	45	SKEPTIC, AMNESIAC
#70	SCP-8951 - We'll Forget	tuerto does not match any existing user name	45	NEGATIVE
#71	SCP-8948 - When is a House Not a Home?	Cyvstvi	44	AVARICE (999 words)
#72	SCP-7608 - And Then is Heard No More	AstersQuill	44
#73	SCP-8544 - Cookie Cutting	biiin	44
#74	SCP-8908 - i wished for better mornings and instead you gave me worse nights	Utylike	43
#75	SCP-8964 - A Dog Isn't Just For Christmas	xpossum	43	PERFECTION
#76	SCP-8315 - No Fault Found with the SFMR	JunosGone	42
#77	SCP-8187 - Precursive, Recursive, Post-Mortem Photography	KatyaStrangelove	42
#78	SCP-8441 - Vampire Spruce	rottingraisins	42
#79	SCP-7957 - Nothing Will Come of Nothing	Gabriel Kero	42	PERFECTION, AMNESIAC, NEGATIVE, SKEPTIC, ECHO
#80	SCP-8475 - The Joke's on You	ic3bro	41
#81	SCP-8295 - Cold Iron	UNCGriffin	40
#82	SCP-8252 - Earnt	Westrin	40
#83	SCP-8933 - The Hebdomad Witch	Its a Bad Idea	39
#84	SCP-8393 - In Threes	Dexanote	39
#85	SCP-5649 - Blind Oblivion	ubergoober	39
#86	SCP-7615 - ZVEZDOPARK	Letova	39
#87	SCP-8564 - Peace is Our Profession	esther619	39
#88	SCP-8328 - No Big Deal	Kothardarastrix	39	PERFECTION
#89	SCP-8828 - Our Lungs	Some Reference	38
#90	SCP-8614 - The Coffin	Prismal	37
#91	SCP-7631 - Your Next Sip	Anyar	37
#92	SCP-8552 - Bed Bugs Bite	Rakkran	37
#93	SCP-8340 - The Scary Vore	A Random Day	35
#94	SCP-8365 - blood and tears	smlt	33
#95	SCP-8458 - Broiler Hens	kingofmice	33
#96	SCP-8453 - The Wall's Whispers	TopDownUnder	32
#97	SCP-8973 - Autopsy Report	Jasiu06	31
#98	SCP-8468 - …I drive a Chevrolet movie theater.	Crow-Cat	30	AMNESIAC
#99	SCP-8363 - Snake Oil	Dr Lerche	30
#100	SCP-8366 - Venom Jar	IAmTheOoga	29
#101	SCP-8215 - Crevasse	WhoIsCthulhu	29
#102	SCP-8208 - The Dolphin Catcher	TheChunk	28
#103	SCP-8862 - Dog Pile	Aleph-Null	28
#104	SCP-8923 - You Like Jazz?	DoctorDevin	28	NEGATIVE
#105	SCP-7561 - Tongue Stealers	P4TR1CK07	28
#106	SCP-8532 - Sudden Event	redredred	27
#107	SCP-8806 - Everyone's Secret Miracle	Sonderance	26
#108	SCP-8153 - A Dysfunctional Function	mxsinister	26
#109	SCP-7849 - This Is A Test. It Is Only A Test.	arthcymro	26
#110	SCP-8949 - Dead and Buried	Gunpowdr	26
#111	SCP-8371 - God(?) in the Machine	Matthgeek	25
#112	SCP-8429 - Mr.	Jack Ike	21
#113	SCP-8545 - Universally Erotic Drawing	ratking666	21
#114	SCP-8809 - Smugglers	Dudley Threatt	21
#115	SCP-8931 - Bleach	Cathy Autumn	20
#116	SCP-8163 - Fragments	Heck_Tech	20
#117	SCP-8509 - 'Cause I'm A Man	Hexon555	19
#118	SCP-8803 - The Wrong Side of the Bed	OrbeezTertius	19	PERFECTION
#119	SCP-8454 - Drain Clog	GeminidStrix	18
#120	SCP-8367 - Penny For Your Thoughts	KeniMations	17
#121	SCP-7762 - Helsing's Angels	kilgrave_lovejoy	17
#122	SCP-8326 - He Walks Ahead	TboneBerryhill	16
#123	SCP-8570 - Any Means Necessary	nova_break	16
#124	SCP-7546 - Escapism	mspufferfish	15
#125	SCP-7583 - Every Girl is a Doll	Sinking_Otter	15
#126	SCP-8289 - Introduction to Undefined Behavior	sortie	15
#127	SCP-8738 - Prion Arterial Synthesis	DiexC	15
#128	SCP-8258 - Positive Reinforcement	Yuumtah	14
#129	SCP-8578 - Pain's Pithos	Doctor Zurvan	14
#130	SCP-8248 - Words Of The Father	DewOnTheGrass	14
#131	SCP-8330 - Salivatory Slugs	Ayers	14	PERFECTION, ORIGINAL (228 words), AMNESIAC, FORTUNE
#132	SCP-8462 - Bladeswitch	switchitea	13
#133	SCP-8398 - Lonely Cancerian Siren	frozenFoxB	12
#134	SCP-8873 - Lament of the Land	fairydoctor	10
#135	SCP-7862 - Meat's Vengeance	XHAWK77X	8
#136	SCP-8373	Rhys Tanner	8
#137	SCP-8244 - Officers at the Door / Can't Be Trusted No More	Thopter	8
#138	SCP-8466 - Zombie	V4Vernacular	8
#139	SCP-7659 - The Workplace Crab Bucket	Dr Moned	7
#140	SCP-8606 - Warm Veil	Sylvelight	7
#141	SCP-8267 - Area-85	Inertia_comrade	6
#142	SCP-7564 - Impossible Exposure	Resolver	5
#143	SCP-8625 - A Little Peek	Larntech	5
#144	SCP-8379	Logarithmika	4
#145	SCP-7649 - The Mystery of Storage Unit-07	Comrade Waldo	4
#146	SCP-8292 - A Cure for Stress	Detective_O 1	2
#147	SCP-8279 - "The Screaming"	Zera27	0
#148	SCP-8589 - End of an Era.	cwazzycwafter	0
#149	SCP-8395 - And I Saw Right Through Her	Dr Frodmaer does not match any existing user name	-1
#150	SCP-8636 - Silent Sorrow, Masked Mourn	Heartless Echo	-2
#151	SCP-7429 - Who Rocks the Pool?	RavenSpawn	-4
#152	SCP-8287 - Unnatural Selection	N1ght_Scribe	-4
#153	SCP-8521 - The Past is Fully Present	LorenZo V	-4
#154	SCP-8283 - Man in the Mirror	AnomalySource	-4
#155	SCP-8621 - Always a Little Faster	Hikarinu	-6

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+ Archived rules

- Archived rules

RULES:

SCPs only.
1000 words maximum.
- Not counting source code or any out-of-universe article elements.
- Word-count will be determined using WordCounter.net
No CSS.
- Any kind of formatting that alters the appearance of your article in a major and inordinate way not expected in a normal SCP article is prohibited. This is up to the discretion of the contest organizers.
- No modules outside of the rating module, wikiwalk, licenseboxes, the page preview component, the info module component and the standard image block.
  - Generally, any module that provides out-of-universe utility and doesn't drastically alter the appearance or content of the page is permitted. Ask the contest organizers for specific exceptions.
- Common formatting elements like blockquotes, tables, and collapsibles are allowed.
  - Authors can use up to 3 images in their article without question. Articles that use more than that must consult with the contest organizers for permission. Please keep Rule 4 in mind when adding images to your article.
  - No audio or video elements are permitted.
  - No HTML blocks are permitted.
- You may use the Classic Theme if you wish.
- The Pride Logo component is also permitted.
No format screws.
- This rule is entirely subjective and up to the interpretation of the contest organizers. Please consult with us if you have any questions.
Theme is Horror.

Tag your entries with classiccon2025 after posting.

STANDARD RULES:

1. Be kind to others. Unsporting conduct will not be tolerated and can lead to disqualification of your own entry.

2. Voting should be based on the merits of the article alone, not whether or not you believe it deserves to win the contest. Voting on a piece based on your desire to see it win or lose the contest is grounds for disqualification.

3. Only one entry is allowed per user. Collaborations are allowed, but that will count as the one entry for all collaborators.

4. Pre-existing drafts are allowed, so long as they have never been posted to the wiki.

5. You are permitted to edit your article, but not wholly replace it. Although you are allowed to add and remove sections to your article, ultimately the central idea of your article should remain the same. This also means that any edits that would comprehensively replace or overwrite your original work will be prohibited. The only edits allowed after the posting period are minor ones. If unsure over whether an edit would violate these terms, please consult a contest marshal.

6. Blurbs added to your entry for display on this hub can not exceed 240 characters in length, or otherwise take up excessive amount of space.

7. Contest entries will undergo normal deletion processes.

8. 'Horror' shall be interpreted very broadly. So long as you can explain how your work relates to Horror as a concept, in any interpretation, it'll likely be accepted. The theme is here to inspire, not constrain. If you're not sure if it'll count, feel free to ask one of the contest marshals listed below.

9. There will be no extensions. Edit: if wikidot continues to fail consistently throughout the contest, an extension may be considered.

10. Any usage of banned AI-generated content, as defined by Section II.7 of the Site Rules, is prohibited. Attempts to circumvent this ban will result in a contest ban and forwarded to the Disciplinary Team.

11. Any contestant who takes unusual and/or negative actions to increase their vote total, or decrease that of their competitors, will be disqualified for the involved contest and potentially banned from further contests with the possibility of further disciplinary action being taken depending upon the act in question. Examples of shenanigans include, but are in not limited to:

Downvoting all of your competitors' work within minutes of posting.
Spamming other users with messages concerning your work.
Spurring Malicious Upvoting/Downvoting, whether on your work or anyone else's.

12. The contest marshals for the Classic Contest are Naepic, syuzhet, psychicprogrammer, and Modulum.

As stated above, if you have questions concerning the contest, feel free to reach out to them or another Community Outreach team member. We also encourage you to join the Official SCP Discord if you need any questions answered in a timely manner.

The contest marshals will have the ability to disqualify entries for violations of the above-listed rules, egregiously poor sportsmanship not otherwise enumerated, or failure to fit the theme. All decisions are appealable to the contest marshals.

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