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Editorial
As some of you may know, I got to run the 11th Annual Art Exchange alongside J Dune,
PlaguePJP, and
psychicprogrammer. I won't lie, it was a little stressful, but seeing everyone be so happy with their gifts made up for it. I'm glad I was able to continue this lovely little site tradition. However, we couldn't have done it this year without the pinch hitters!
In case you didn't know, pinch hitters are people who sign up to create more than one gift in the event someone's gifter drops out or can't make their own gift for whatever reason. This year there were more dropouts than usual, so we had to get a bunch of pinch hitters on the job. As a special thank you, I would like to take this opportunity to invite them to plug an article they enjoy!
Let's see em, pinch hitters!
SynthPanda_ plugs In A New Light, and says:
A short, personal tale about being lost, with help from Waltz.
FLOORBOARDS plugs Where Would You Like To Go? , and says:
I doodle myself on the water tower, a silver-grey feline against the prison-white pallet. The sun sets over my margins.
Nykacolaquantum does not match any existing user name plugs Yggdrasil's Surveyor and says:
A pet project of mine that emphasizes fleshing out the Foundation multiverse, the wonders and perils that come with traveling through it, and a different take on an underrated series 1 skip, open for anyone to contribute!
UraniumEmpire plugs Tears and Bone and says:
Was it all planned, or was the Scarlet Fool's misery a matter of serendipity? Could he have done anything to mitigate his fate? Were the Scarlet Fool's words so ugly as to warrant such revenge? Or was his torment simply an expression of the unspoken hierarchy?
Harmacy plugs MTF Theta 90 Hub Page and says:
Right Angles, Life in Mobile Task Force Theta-90" has been an ongoing series since 2014, featuring a foundation task force as they tackle anomalous geometry in the field. The characters are compelling, and their interactions are realistic and relatable. If you're looking for action-packed stories about mathematics with a fair bit of slice-of-life shenanigans, this is the series for you!
Doctor Cimmerian plugs SCP-2343 and says:
You know, there was a moment years ago when I thought this would actually become higher rated than SCP-343.
Mr Carbon plugs Four Years Later and says:
When I became active again after a four-year absence, I decided my modestly successful MTF Theta-90 series should resume with a similar time skip — hence, "Four Years Later." Except there wasn't any fanfare and I posted it without really plugging it. So hardly anyone read it. Which is a shame, as it's my favorite entry in the series thus far. I hope you like it.
J Dune plugs SCP-6345 and says:
A fun little article about luchadores and skeletons that never seemed to capture a whole lot of attention. I’m still very happy with it, and I’d appreciate it if you gave it a read!
HarryBlank plugs SCP-7840 and says:
The heartwarming story of a marionette who wants to become a real boy, blood and guts and gristle and all.
Uncle Nicolini plugs Taking Care of the Kids and says:
I received this gift for the 2019 Art Exchange and it's been a personal favorite of mine ever since then. It's about Jude and Faeowynn going on a hike and talking about being adults and trans. It's truly wonderful,
kinchtheknifeblade is probably my favorite author and receiving this as a gift from her floored me. I hope you give it a read.
BattleblockB0ss plugs Gamers Against War and says:
This is the first tale I've produced that I feel totally satisfied with! I like the dialogue and others seemed to as well. It's also the first Gamers Against Weed article for a while.
LOVEMARGINAL plugs Testing the Margins and says:
As somebody who forms strong emotional attachments to fictional characters, I love seeing foundation staff getting to be human and relatable. As a lesbian, I love watching hot foundation women be gal pals. The tale I got for AE was perfect for me in so many ways, so if you don't mind longform too much, I strongly encourage you to experience it for yourself.
Rounderhouse plugs Mountainous Essophysics and says:
An incredibly tightly-written tale that manages to make statistical finance, that most banal of subjects, strange and beautiful and fascinating — all under the shadow of Mount Inequality.
- By Uncle Nicolini
January 6th
INTCON has been announced!
Great news for fans of collaboration this new year!
The SCP-INT Wiki has announced a brand new contest to start off 2023; The International Collaboration Contest!
Banner by Al_W0onder's
The contest's theme is simple; write about collaboration between two branches of the Foundation alongside a friend from another language branch. Both parties must represent different language branches of the Foundation in order for this to be considered for the contest and as an INT SCP. If you're interested in participating, head on down to the INT Discord chat and seek out a partner within! There are sure to be many people interested in collaborating from across many branches, so you will probably find a partner quickly.
Submission of entries to the contest will open on the 30th of January 2023 at 0 UTC, and close a week later at 0 UTC on the 6th of February 2023. Voting will end two weeks later on February 20th, at which point the winners will be announced. The winners will be the three articles with the highest number of votes, and these articles will be featured on the main page of the International Translation Archive.
- By Uncle Nicolini
Features Last Month
Top Articles of the Month
Ratings of course do not mean everything, but they are representative of what people happened to like seeing at the time. With this in mind, the following are the top-rated works last month, so if by some chance you haven't encountered them yet, be sure to check them out!
Top-Rated SCP
SCP-005-J by Moonhorse96: DO NOT LET O5 COMMAND SEE THIS
I know the goal of the Overseers is to oversee everything within the Foundation. But sometimes even we are better left in the dark. Trust me. This is something you should avert your eyes from. Really.
Front Page Features
Every month, an article is selected from each of the three common article types: SCP, Tale, and Group of Interest Format. These three articles are displayed on the front page for the month to bring further recognition to them.
If you would like to view the previous front page features, you can view the archive for the SCPs here, the archive for the Tales here, and the archive for the GoI Formats here!
SCP Article
SCP-6373 by J Dune: Stage Blight
Counseling is available as a part of post-viewing debriefing; personnel are expected to be repulsed.
Tale
Voices Carry: Part One by GlassAutomaton
Spider checked the scale of the map again - no, the room was still seven meters across.
GoI-Format
Critter Profile: Chel! by EthanHanson
Yep. I've been checking and it looks like we're missing some of Chel's documentation.
Reviewers' Spotlights
Works are featured on the site’s front page as part of the Reviewers’ Spotlight, which acknowledges the time and effort spent by forum reviewers helping other authors develop and edit and their works for the mainsite. Each month, community members are encouraged to nominate forum reviewers who have been both particularly helpful and active. Members of the Forum Criticism Team will then discuss the nominations, and select four prominent reviewers to choose the month’s Reviewers’ Spotlight front-page features.
If you would like to view previous spotlights, you can view the archive for them here!
1st of December
SCP-7028 by AriadnesThread [Featured by cdithink]
What we protect at this Site is at its core information; information that people can and will kill to get their hands on.
8th of December
SCP-7550 by Merehrab [Featured by Fireknight]
Once someone joins this campaign, they are transported to an unknown location.
15th of December
SCP-4867 by Tufto [Featured by OriTiefling]
SCP-4867 is a universal constant, having existed since the formation of matter itself.
22nd of December
AN INTRODUCTION TO COUNTERABSTRACTIONAL PHASE-TRANSITIONS IN NUMBER THEORY OR, THE SET OF ALL NUMBERS WHICH MIGHT BE BEARS by GwenWinterheart [Featured by Fish^12]
However, it has always been the firm opinion of the HPCD that where there is a bear, there may possibly be lions and/or tigers in addition.
SCP Data & Trends
All the goings-on of the site condensed into bite-sized takeaways! Is there a statistic or figure you would be interested in knowing? Let us know and we can feature it next time!
Art Exchange Gifter Data
Make sure to right-click to open to view it more clearly!
Like before, we are still renovating this section. It will likely be a couple months, but we will soon have a nice little stats section here. In the meantime, please enjoy our monthly chart.
- By Data Analysis Team
New Content this Month
There is a multitude of wonderful works that are posted to the Wiki every month whether they be SCP articles, Tales, GoI Formats, Art pages, Author Pages, Essays, and more! Below, we have all of the creations for this month listed out by week and type (except for art pages, we did that earlier!) We have added little emojis next to articles that qualify to add some additional content. Below we have listed out the emojis we use and what they mean. Be sure to give them a look!
🤝 = Co-authored works - It is always interesting to see the dynamics of how people work together!
💯 = Articles rated at +100 and higher - These are articles that have seen success and should be celebrated for it!
📈 = SCP articles rated under +30 and Tales and GoI Formats rated under +20 - Let's show these a little love!
Week of December 1st
SCP Articles
- 📈 SCP-7525- Written by sortie.
- 📈 SCP-369-FR- Written by Aloices.
- 💯 SCP-7727- Written by Uncle Nicolini.
- 💯 SCP-005-J- Written by Moonhorse96.
Tales
- 🤝 Human - Written by Ralliston and Trotskyeet.
- 📈 Enter The Spire - Written by MarcusLCrassus.
- 📈 Holiday Surprise - Written by Chickadee42.
GoI Formats
N/A
Miscellaneous Pages
N/A
Week of December 4th
SCP Articles
- SCP-7936- Written by Nagiros.
- 📈 SCP-ZH-968- Written by Edward_Knave.
- 📈 SCP-7122- Written by Dr Emil J Svensson.
- 📈 SCP-7505- Written by Amytato.
- SCP-6587- Written by Dr Leonerd.
- 📈 SCP-7988- Written by guiness11.
- SCP-7220- Written by Mooagain .
- 📈 SCP-7063- Written by Onyx117.
- 📈 SCP-7917- Written by NDHeckfire.
- 📈 SCP-7359- Written by Mister_Toasty.
- 📈 SCP-7114- Written by tingfeng1999.
- SCP-7503- Written by Kilerpoyo.
- 📈 SCP-7377- Written by Zer0Ne0phyte .
Tales
- Mountainous Essophysics - Written by LORDXVNV.
- 📈 The Enlightened Children - Written by WarriorofChaos.
- 📈 Magic Mom and the Blue Star Men - Written by StrangerSwing.
- The Graduating Class of Site 58 - Written by OriTiefling.
- The Arcana Institute Of Xerophylla - Written by LORDXVNV.
GoI Formats
- 📈 The Erysichthon Model - Written by Alzin Cdag.
Miscellaneous Pages
- 🤝 Integration Program Hub - Written by PlaguePJP and J Dune.
- Trintavon's very very boring author page It's Dr Trintavon's Author Page!
Week of December 11th
SCP Articles
- SCP-6562- Written by NDHeckfire.
- SCP-7225- Written by Doctor Fullham.
- 🤝 SCP-7330- Written by GremlinGroup and HarryBlank.
- 📈 SCP-PL-259- Written by Zygard.
- 🤝 SCP-7703- Written by DodoDevil and Rounderhouse.
- SCP-7556- Written by OzzyLizard.
- 📈 SCP-6734- Written by BitOddInnit.
- SCP-7677- Written by TheyCallMeTim.
Tales
- 📈 Empty Minded. - Written by DrTrucchio.
- Juniper Castel Has Guests Over For Tea - Written by GwenWinterheart.
- Personnel Spotlight: Site-19, F&B Director - Written by JayKillbam.
- 📈 Christmas In Killarney - Written by BitOddInnit.
- 📈 The Beach - Part I - Written by Its a Bad Idea.
- 📈 A Day Like Any Other - Written by DrowningDutchman.
- Totally Not: A Christmas Story - Written by Marcelles_Raynes.
- Alex Thorley's Christmas Special - Written by FLOORBOARDS.
GoI Formats
- 📈 Quite Enough Time - Written by BitOddInnit.
Miscellaneous Pages
- Secure Facility Dossier: Site-12 - Written by arthcymro.
- 🤝 Fire Suppression Department Hub - Written by Uncle Nicolini and UraniumEmpire.
- Secure Facility Dossier: Area-14 - Written by Kothardarastrix.
- Devil's Advocate Hub - Written by GlassAutomaton.
- Translations Policy - Written by Jerden.
Week of December 18th
SCP Articles
- SCP-6793- Written by Billith.
- 📈 SCP-7054- Written by PapaGelatin.
- 📈 SCP-7093- Written by azurediamond.
- 📈 SCP-019-J- Written by DrReference.
- 📈 SCP-7317- Written by Guezma.
- 📈 SCP-7659- Written by DrApricus.
- 📈 SCP-7722- Written by WormAlmighty.
- SCP-7922- Written by daveyoufool.
Tales
- Sol Invictus - Written by Fantem.
- 📈 The Masked Carolers - Written by RealSurrealSir.
- 📈 Santa Claus Procedures: Part 1 - Written by Zal Cryptid.
- Kawasaki Kyoko Is Afraid Of Drowning - Written by GwenWinterheart.
- The Holiday Special - Written by Ralliston.
- Multiplying Time Alleyways in the 1960s - Written by Tufto.
- 📈 Two Houses, Both Alike In Dignity - Written by Rhineriver.
- 📈 I Know, I Know, I Know - Written by Celeste Etoile.
GoI Formats
- Project Proposal 2007-012: "A Life Well Lived" - Written by LORDXVNV.
- 📈 Project Proposal 2024-878: "Die Gedanken sind frei" - Written by ThePaperMask.
Miscellaneous Pages
- ACS Icon Catalogue - Written by hakr14.
- Alzin Cdag's Barber Shop and Hair Salon It's Alzin Cdag's Author Page!
- Classifications, Guides, and Icons by Billith created by Billith.
- 'Pataphysics Department Artworks created by Olicus.
- 2521 Stickers First Round created by la kanro.
Week of December 25th
SCP Articles
- 📈 SCP-7924- Written by Expert Mint.
- 📈 SCP-7061- Written by Nykacolaquantum.
- 📈 SCP-3810- Written by UraniumEmpire.
- 📈 SCP-3822- Written by AvocadoMilk.
- SCP-7227- Written by Dr Trintavon.
- 📈 SCP-7349- Written by Jack Ike.
- 📈 SCP-6505- Written by arthcymro.
- 📈 SCP-7877- Written by J T K C.
- 📈 SCP-7537- Written by Penton.
Tales
- Come Home for Zwistmas - Written by HarryBlank.
- 📈 Inverse Precognition - Written by Nykacolaquantum.
- 📈 The Great Omniscient Caper - Written by swordlover87.
- A Very Otamatone Christmas - Written by SYTYCFanon.
- 📈 Not Alone - Written by BitOddInnit.
- 📈 17 Phoenix Street - Written by DrDapper.
- 📈 Audio Excerpts Recovered from the Durandal's Internal Database - Written by ThatGuyThatTime.
- 📈 Oh, Ombre Rouge - Written by Nyelo.
- 📈 A Taste For Sore Eyes - Written by winkwonkboi.
- 📈 Down in the river… - Written by FLOORBOARDS.
- 📈 The Alpha-9 Holiday Special - Written by Kothardarastrix.
- 📈 A Taste of Theft - Written by Ethagon.
- Faeowynn Wilson's First Tamalada - Written by Uncle Nicolini.
- 📈 The Ballad Of Soup Dog - Written by Mr Carbon.
- 📈 Goliath Activation 000078 - Written by Mr Carbon.
- 📈 Testing the Margins - Written by HarryBlank.
- 📈 Come Inside of My Heart - Written by basirskipreader.
- Alex Thorley Goes on a Blind Date - Written by IronShears.
GoI Formats
- Finding Avalon - Written by Fortanono.
- Questions And Answers On Our Shared Faith - Written by stormbreath.
- 📈 SPC-1810: ONYX TEMPEST - Written by Attila the Pun.
Miscellaneous Pages
- 2022 Survey Results - Written by Staff.
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