SCP-048 has been deleted, thereby freeing up it's designation number. Being as this is a low number, and therefore most likely to be among the first read by visitors going down the list, I felt the asking the community it's opinion on how to proceed would be best.
I personally have no strong feelings of high or low numbers. My highest rated entry is SCP-914, who's number was chosen at random. Most people are content to just grab the next available number, and go to work.
With this being one of the first below-100 numbers to be opened in a while, I wanted to see how people wanted to proceed. A contest? Auction? or just left open as normal. I am not advocating any option over the other, just wanting to see the staff's stand and feelings.