As a basic instruction, to create a new concept critique thread, go to the main forum listing: http://www.scp-wiki.net/forum/c-89000/help:ideas-critique and click the "Create a new thread" button.
As of March 2020, all authors seeking conceptual critique must use the following template:
Seeking Greenlights: Put yes or no.
Page Type: SCP Article, Tale, GoI Format, Joke SCP, Site Dossier, Other (specify)
Genre (Optional): Horror, Drama/Emotional, Comedy, Action, History, Other (specify)Page Layout (Optional): How will you structure the page in terms of information presentation, or plot development? If you plan on using a unique format/format screw, describe that here.
Elevator Pitch: What is the basic core idea? Use a bullet point list if necessary.
Central Narrative: Describe the story beats or overarching context/"big picture" for your piece. If there is no story content, put "none". (Note that it is extremely rare for articles without narrative context or worldbuilding content to receive greenlights.)
Hook/Attention-Grabber: What is novel/unique about your premise? What is special about your idea here that will make it stand out among the other works already on the mainsite?
Additional Notes: Note any concerns or particular areas of assistance you would like reviewers to focus on.
HERE IS A COPY-PASTE TEMPLATE YOU CAN USE:
**Seeking Greenlights:** Yes or No
**Page Type:** SCP Article, Tale, GoI Format, Joke SCP, Site Dossier, Other (specify)
**Genre (Optional):** Horror, Drama/Emotional, Comedy, Action, History, Other (specify)
**Page Layout (Optional):**
**Elevator Pitch:**
**Central Narrative:**
**Hook/Attention-Grabber:**
**Additional Notes:**
The combined text of the last four sections1 of the template may not exceed 400 words. Footnotes are counted for this maximum.
For convenience, authors can check wordcount using this site: https://wordcounter.net/
