GoblinCon

On this day two years ago, SCP-5257 began experiencing some tech issues. Due to these issues, site staff had to lock it down to where an article could not take its place. Following this occurrence, four more SCP slots fell victim to this glitch. From this point forward, these slots became known as "Slot Goblins".

Well, these glitches have subsided and the slots are now officially free to be used. To celebrate, we're holding GoblinCon as a competition to fill these five slot goblins! To do so, each slot will be given its own theme and you will have seven days to write an SCP article for exactly one of those themes of your choice. Let GoblinCon commence!

So what's the gimmick here? Well, in honor of deletions being the cause of slot goblins — there can only be one! Any article that fails to win the contest (and be granted one of the formerly goblined slots) will be wiped away from the wiki! It's a battle royale, and only the last article standing will survive!

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Well, okay, when we say "wiped away from the wiki", we mean unlisted for two weeks. We won't actually be deleting the articles (unless an author asks), but we'll be hiding them to get the ambiance as if we had and preserve upvotes/comments. At the end of the two week period, talk to a staff member and we'll relist your article into an open SCP slot.

Slot Goblins, Themes, and Winners:

3775 - Class of '76: A Wild Party

5257 - Glitches: A Crappy Idea

6467 - Fantasy Goblins: Boblin the Goblin

6109 - Battle Royale: Melitzah

6183 - Deletions: B L A C K B O X

Important Dates:

Announcement: May 12^th, 2023, 12:01 AM Eastern Time
Posting Opens: May 19^th, 2023, 12:01 AM Eastern Time
Posting Closes: May 25^th, 2023, 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Results Decided: June 2^nd, 2023, 12:01 AM Eastern Time
Articles Relisted: June 16^th, 2023

Entries:

Entries will appear here after the posting period begins on May 19^th, 2022, 12:01 AM Eastern Time

SCP-3775 - Class of '76

SCP-7876 by MrBonesWildRide
SCP-7423 by Ethagon
SCP-7674 by basirskipreader
SCP-3775 by Kothardarastrix
SCP-7576 by LORDXVNV
SCP-7415 by CowscantgoMoo
SCP-7873 by FlyPurgatorio
SCP-7695 by Zer0Ne0phyte

SCP-5257 - Glitch

SCP-5257 by Doctor Cimmerian
SCP-7749 by Rhineriver
SCP-7351 by WhoIsCthulhu
SCP-7596 by PlaguePJP
SCP-7626 by Anky swallow
SCP-7230 by TroutMaskReplica
SCP-7226 by Mew-ltiverse
SCP-5257-EX by Harmacy

SCP-6467 - Fantasy Goblin

SCP-7535 by Zenobiyl
SCP-7672 by Ralliston
SCP-7178 by Calibold
SCP-6467 by Uncle Nicolini
SCP-6945 by SYTYCFanon
SCP-7480 by Fish^12
SCP-6796 by arthcymro
SCP-7131 by Sobek109

SCP-6109 - Battle Royale

SCP-7083 by Arclund
SCP-6109 by FLOORBOARDS
SCP-7209 by ThatGuyThatTime
SCP-7965 by Trintavon

SCP-6183 - Deletions

SCP-7173 by HarryBlank
SCP-7183 by IndustryStandard
SCP-7818 by The_Spider_Queen
SCP-7309 by typoenjoyer
SCP-7968 by UncannyClown276
SCP-6183 by Billith
SCP-7374 by OriTiefling
SCP-7792 by NielleiN

Final Results

SCP-6183 by Billith
SCP-5257 by Doctor Cimmerian
SCP-3775 by Kothardarastrix
SCP-7173 by HarryBlank
SCP-6467 by Uncle Nicolini
SCP-7309 by typoenjoyer
SCP-7596 by PlaguePJP
SCP-5257-EX by Harmacy
SCP-7480 by Fish^12
SCP-7209 by ThatGuyThatTime
SCP-7374 by OriTiefling
SCP-6109 by FLOORBOARDS
SCP-7672 by Ralliston
SCP-7626 by Anky swallow
SCP-7576 by LORDXVNV
SCP-7873 by FlyPurgatorio
SCP-6945 by SYTYCFanon
SCP-7749 by Rhineriver
SCP-7695 by Zer0Ne0phyte
SCP-7178 by Calibold
SCP-7183 by IndustryStandard
SCP-7535 by Zenobiyl
SCP-7876 by MrBonesWildRide
SCP-7674 by basirskipreader
SCP-7226 by Mew-ltiverse
SCP-7423 by Ethagon
SCP-7230 by TroutMaskReplica
SCP-7792 by NielleiN
SCP-6796 by arthcymro
SCP-7131 by Sobek109
SCP-7818 by The_Spider_Queen
SCP-7965 by Trintavon
SCP-7351 by WhoIsCthulhu
SCP-7415 by CowscantgoMoo
SCP-7968 by UncannyClown276
SCP-7083 by Arclund

Congratulations to Billith for winning Goblincon with their entry, SCP-6183!

Entry Instructions:

This contest is a little bit different, so read carefully!

1. Post your entry to the site with the url 'goblincon-XXXX-[yourusername]' with the slot you are entering for in place of XXXX and your site user name in place of [yourusername]. You should give the article a title in the format of 'SCP-XXXX - YOUR TITLE'.

For example, if I (stormbreath) was submitting my article "Kirk Lonwood Community College" to the Class of '76 theme, my article would have the url 'goblincon-3775-stormbreath' and the title 'SCP-3775 - Kirk Lonwood Community College'.

2. Add the tag "goblincon2023" to your entry so it shows up on this page.

3. Add the corresponding theme tag for whichever theme you are interested in. The following are the available theme tags:

"_goblin-76" for SCP-3775
"_goblin-glitch" for SCP-5257
"_goblin-goblin" for SCP-6467
"_goblin-royale" for SCP-6109
"_goblin-deletions" for SCP-6183

— Do not post before posting opens; this will result in a disqualification! —

Tagging:

As previously stated, adding the tag "goblincon2023" to your entry will cause it to show up on this page and you will need to add your theme tag so we know which theme you are theme you wish to enter. We encourage you to also tag your entries yourself if you feel comfortable with doing so. To make the whole process smoother, we have Laymen's Tagging Guide and a list of all current tags. Please make sure to consult these when self-tagging, they're great resources!

— Do not add the "scp" tag yourself! This must be performed by a member of the tagging team! —

If you have any questions, feel free to ask anyone in the tagging subteam for assistance, either via Wikidot PM or on MAST's official Discord server.

Rules:

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

Only one entry is allowed per user and you are only allowed to choose one of the five themes. Collaborations are allowed, but that will count as the one entry for all collaborators. Collaborations must be under a single theme.

Pre-existing drafts are not allowed. All entries should be brand new in origin.

Edits are allowed while the posting period is ongoing. After the posting period is closed, edits that change the article's content significantly will no longer be permitted. SPaG edits are allowed, as are cases approved by the contest marshalls.

Articles can not be submitted anonymously for this contest due to time constraints regarding the short posting period.

Winners will be determined by vote count. There will be first-place winners for each theme, as well as a Grand Prize Winner for the entry with the highest overall vote count. The first-place winners will have their articles moved to their corresponding "slot-goblin" slots as their prize. The Grand Prize Winner will have an article of their choice featured on the front page.

Contest entries will undergo normal deletion processes.

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 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.

The contest marshals for this contest are stormbreath, Modulum, Naepic and WhiteGuard. As stated above, if you have questions concerning the contest, feel free to reach out to them or another Community Outreach team member. 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.