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Editorial
Hello, some of you may have noticed this month that there has been a Wikidot error preventing people from accessing the SCP main page and some sandboxes. SCP Staff wishes to inform you that this error has been resolved, and pages and sandboxes should be accessible. Please contact staff if you are having any further issues.
- By ParallelPotatoes
The Korean SCP Branch is currently running its Third Annual Blood Drive! This blood drive involves donating blood and sending the blood donor card to the Korean Association For Children with Leukemia & Cancer, which the Korean Branch has partnered with. The first blood drive managed to collect approximately 80,000mL of blood, and the second campaign gathered over 570,000mL of blood! We encourage you to help out and visit a blood donation location near you!
- By ParallelPotatoes
What a long, strange year it's been, hasn't it?
2023 was a relatively quiet year for the wiki, as we did not have a K-con during it, but that doesn't mean there weren't great articles to be found! In this editorial, I, Uncle Nicolini, will lay out 12 of my personal favorite articles, one for each month, in the hopes that you will check them out and enjoy them as well. Without further ado, let's begin!
January
The Nuclear Option started the year out with a bang. With its tight, deliberate, and intense prose, every word is calculated to deliver the maximum effect. At roughly 2,000 words, it's short and packs quite the punch.
February
The Boltmann Ambush is one in the ongoing series of Parawatch True Crime creepypastas. It has just enough verisimilitude to make it seem plausible and the right amount of spooky. What more could someone ask out of a creepypasta?
March
Dr. Anderson's Failing Marriage is a story about a man who's love life has become so routine, he no longer feels any passion about it. But when the Foundation assigns him to work on a new anomaly that could possibly help save his marriage, will he jump on the opportunity? I guess you'll have to read it to find out!
April
SCP-332 is an article about refusing to let go of the past, no matter how stupid it is. The twist at the end is also very unexpected and interesting; a great decision made by the author to illustrate some people's stubbornness in clinging to the past.
May
SCP-7422 is an introspective piece about the nonbinary experience in a world of ones and zeros. It's not your standard SCP article, but the use of prose throughout accentuates the feeling of not quite fitting in. It's also the author's first article; a very strong first showing that leaves me hungry for more.
June
Red Plague Rid You for Learning Me Your Language is a piece about a pathetic man living his pathetic life after being rejected by another man. The prose is excellent throughout and it makes you both feel bad and feel amused at just how much of a failson Jude is. Excellent work all around.
July
Taking The Reinz is a story about an insurance salesman. Doesn't sound interesting, right? Well, you'd be dead wrong there. Taking The Reinz is a thriller full of interesting characters, intrigue, and unusual whimsy that is sure to entice you. Highly recommend giving this goose a gander.
August
Walküre is a complicated piece. It is an anthology about soldiers and deals with trauma, the consequences of war, and war crimes. Overall a very solemn piece with excellent prose throughout.
September
SCP-7165 is a short, comedic article about the miserable love life of Dr. Elstrom, the ice queen of Site-43. It's even got VKTM thrown in for extra laughs! I will say, though, this is made all the funnier knowing the context of Dr. Elstrom's escapades which can be found here. Either way, this is still a fun piece of literature.
October
GRANT REQUEST FOR THE UTILIZATION OF PARIS ARCHITECTURE TO PERFORM A MASS EXORCISM OF THE GHOSTS STILL LINGERING WITHIN THE CITY takes an unbelievably fun premise and cranks it up to 11. Paris is the ghost capital of the world, and Prometheus Labs wants to turn the Eiffel Tower into a neutralizing agent against them. What?! It's like an early-1900's Ghostbusters. Very charming and amusing.
November
SCP-7812 is the epic conclusion to a years-long saga; The Hecatoncheires Cycle. It is interspersed with prose and feels like a well-earned finale. I would honestly recommend reading over the entire series, its excellent! Link here!
December
Critter Profile: Francis! is a weird little article about an even weirder still little gremlin. He's a toon! A toon ghost! It's the perfect mixture of amusing and unsettling; something the author of the piece is very capable of pulling off.
And that's it! What do you think about the list? Do you have your own favorites of the year? Feel free to leave a comment in the discussion page of this edition of the Site News!
- By Uncle Nicolini
Writing Prompts
Site News is bringing you monthly writing prompts! Every month there will be user-submitted prompts to help inspire new pieces. Participation in these prompts is completely optional, and any pages based on the prompts will be featured in the next issue of Site News! If you're interested in submitting a prompt for next Site News, send a wikidot PM to ParallelPotatoes. One prompt submission per person, and up to five prompts will be shown in each edition of Site News.
This month's writing prompts are below!
New Year's Resolution Submitted by winkwonkboi
Most people who write down goals they're going to achieve in the coming year never seem to finish them, and it's about time to break the cycle. Take an unfinished draft you haven't worked on for some time and finally complete it. No more slacking!
Ancient Greece Submitted by Alzin Cdag
Write an article (could be a SCP, tale or GoI format!) set in the ancient Greek myths, but with a Foundation twist! Circe is dado, the Administrator is Zeus, etc.
The following article was inspired by a prompt and written this month!
Papal Bull(sh*t) Written by Edmund Davids
Inspired by "An SCP Article With an Imprimatur" from December 2023's prompts!
If you write an entry inspired by this or a previous month's prompts, feel free to send a wikidot PM to ParallelPotatoes to have it featured in the next Site News! There isn't a time limit on getting prompt submissions featured, so feel free to write for a previous month's prompts as well!1
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-7494 by PlaguePJP: Dale
Identification on SCP-7494’s person (name tags, driver's license, etc) only displays the name "Dale."
Top-Rated Non-SCP
Tactical Theology Hub by Yossipossi, AriadnesThread, and DeadlyBread
Ever since mankind rose from the dust of the Earth, there has been theological warfare.
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-7472 by AnActualCrow and Ralliston: Panopticon V: This Time It's Personal
SCP-7472 is the disappearance of an estimated 40,000-280,000 squirrels in and around Poznań, Poland. Investigation is ongoing.
Tale
We'll Meet Again by riftwqlker
“Every single night, I sees those petals, sees an eye flicker to the side. It’s watching me, I swear.”
GoI-Format
SPC-6985: THE ANTI-SHARK by Crow-Cat
The following are selected examples of SPC-6985 deployment against INEVITABLE Type Deviant Selachians, 3 chosen out of 97 successful missions.
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-7358 by Rab333 [Featured by Mooagain]
SCP-7358 is the corpse of the mythological horse Catalan, ridden by Ștefan cel Mare during his rule of Moldavia.
9th of December
SCP-7819 by Rounderhouse [Featured by YardBirdMe]
If you’ve followed these instructions, you will exit with no issue. If you haven’t, we do not blame you for staying.
17th of December
SCP-7951 by IndustryStandard and PoufyPoufson [Featured by sugarush]
SCP-7951 is the designation for the spontaneous physical manifestation of two coffee mugs within the personal home of Researcher Paul Jones.
25th of December
SCP-7370 by Ferox Numine [Featured by Zoobeeny]
A wrestling ring has been installed in Site-19.
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!
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 charts.
Also, what do YOU want to see in the monthly stats section? Any data you want to know about? Please leave a comment about it in the Discussion page or use this anonymous google form.
- 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!
🌐 = International works - Articles translated from one of our international branches!
💯 = 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-7149- Written by Uncle Nicolini.
- 📈 SCP-7431- Written by CrimsonFripp.
- 📈 SCP-7407- Written by PeanutTheComrade.
- 📈 SCP-7774- Written by HotColes.
- SCP-6356- Written by TroutMaskReplica.
- SCP-8472-EX- Written by OriTiefling.
- 📈 SCP-6384- Written by Jiwoahn.
- 📈 SCP-7736- Written by NDHeckfire.
- 📈 SCP-6829- Written by Baronjoe.
Tales
- 📈 Director Emerald Reynolds' Guide To Containing Reality Using Tetris - Written by Dr Vikki Lost.
- HEDARA'S HERESY / The Six Labours of Saint Hedvig - Written by Rounderhouse.
- 📈 The First Ever Twin Site Secret Santa Gift Exchange - Written by Dr Vikki Lost.
GoI Formats
N/A
Art
- When Day Breaks (Art) - Created by Dr Vikki Lost.
- 📈 SCP-280: "Bad Time?" Me: "Yeah." - Created by Dr Katzbalger.
Miscellaneous Pages
N/A
Week of December 7th
SCP Articles
- SCP-7159- Written by PinkHatPinkJeans.
- 📈🤝🌐 SCP-050-INT- Written by Crow-Cat, Sobek109, J T K C, Eeveellector, and Guaire.
- 📈 SCP-ZH-072- Written by Mang Gwan.
- 📈 SCP-7953- Written by OliverMemphis.
- 📈 SCP-7143- Written by Djoric.
- 📈 SCP-4618-J- Written by AwhRyan.
- 📈🌐 SCP-278-DE- Written by Gramlin. Translated by Karpfisch.
- SCP-9000-J- Written by MisterFrown.
- 📈 SCP-7258- Written by Onyx117.
- SCP-7494- Written by PlaguePJP.
- SCP-7855- Written by DodoDevil.
Tales
- 📈 Gusting - Written by Alzin Cdag.
- 📈 The Lost Star - Written by illusorymoon.
- 📈 I Didn't Forget Pt 10: The Serpent's Hand - Written by XHAWK77X.
- 📈 Mabel Lenora's Guide To Hiding Plurality Through Brain Trauma - Written by Dr Vikki Lost.
GoI Formats
- Critter Profile: Francis! - Written by ratking666.
Art
- Act Your Age (HarryBlank Fanart) - Created by Dr Vikki Lost.
- Sputnik Studios Logo (+ SVG File) - Created by ratking666.
- Marianne Simmons Will Buy A Bagel (Animation) - Created by Dr Vikki Lost.
Miscellaneous Pages
- 🤝Tactical Theology Hub - Written by Yossipossi, AriadnesThread, and DeadlyBread.
- I Didn't Forget Hub - Written by XHAWK77X.
- 📈 Mister_Toasty's Author Page It's Mister_Toasty's Author Page!
- 📈 MisterFrown's Author Page It's MisterFrown's Author Page!
Week of December 14th
SCP Articles
- 📈 SCP-7298- Written by PeanutTheComrade.
- SCP-7566- Written by Gabriel Kero.
- 📈 SCP-7385- Written by L44Yelken.
- 📈 SCP-7716- Written by Mister_Toasty.
- SCP-7783- Written by PoufyPoufson.
- SCP-7688- Written by Penton.
- 📈 SCP-5315- Written by TroutMaskReplica.
- 📈 SCP-5438- Written by NDHeckfire.
- SCP-7604- Written by Sushimi.
- 📈🌐 SCP-1953-KO- Written by Navla. Translated by fluxman.
- 📈 SCP-7239- Written by Edmund Davids.
- SCP-7394- Written by Jack Ike.
Tales
- Fret Not, Dear Heart, Let Not Them Hear - Written by Dino—Draws.
- 📈 Thoughts You Have While Drowning (POEM) - Written by Dr Vikki Lost.
- 📈 The Museum Of Shapes Welcomes You! - Written by Dr Vikki Lost.
GoI Formats
- Carroll #022: The Last Stand - Written by Ralliston.
Art
- 📈 artwork 2022: my first drawing scps - Created by julia P.
- Lillian Lillihammer - Animation - Created by Dr Vikki Lost.
- SCP Logo Nail Art - Created by SunnyDKnight.
- 📈 My Name Is… (SCP-7604 Art) - Created by Dr Vikki Lost.
Miscellaneous Pages
- 📈 Peanut the Comrade's Dossier It's PeanutTheComrade's Author Page!
Week of December 21st
SCP Articles
- 📈 SCP-7212- Written by NDHeckfire.
- 📈 SCP-7543- Written by Mister_Toasty.
- 📈🤝 SCP-7951- Written by IndustryStandard and PoufyPoufson.
- SCP-7558- Written by aismallard.
- SCP-021-J- Written by bigmaleman.
- 📈 SCP-7156- Written by Kufat.
- 📈 SCP-6532- Written by IcePhoenix44.
- 📈 SCP-6674- Written by DL_Baryonyx.
- 📈 SCP-7668- Written by Roufhous.
- 📈 SCP-7072- Written by NDHeckfire.
- 📈 SCP-7437- Written by KingCasper.
Tales
- VILE - Written by TroutMaskReplica.
- 📈 Brings The Hunt - Written by Ethagon.
- Have Yourselves - Written by HarryBlank.
- 📈 Afraid - Written by Angryman22.
- 📈 My Christmas Alone - Written by DrBandana.
- There's a dead thing at the end of the hall. - Written by PeppersGhost.
- 𝙵 𝚁 𝙰 𝙲 𝚃 𝚄 𝚁 𝙴 𝙳 - Written by Rex Atlas.
GoI Formats
N/A
Art
- 📈 gus169's SCP Fanart - Created by gus169.
Miscellaneous Pages
N/A
Week of December 28th
SCP Articles
- 📈 SCP-6459- Written by AstersQuill.
- SCP-7693- Written by ParallelPotatoes.
- 📈 SCP-7803- Written by Rab333.
- SCP-6549- Written by Billith.
- 📈 SCP-7816- Written by winkwonkboi.
- 📈 SCP-7938- Written by VapidPoem.
- 📈 SCP-7386- Written by MetalRavioli.
- 📈 SCP-7659- Written by Big Bad Barry.
- 📈 SCP-7388- Written by Nickthebrick1.
- 📈 SCP-7167- Written by Mr Mcguffin .
- SCP-6634- Written by IronShears.
- 📈 SCP-7807- Written by ESB2109.
- 📈 SCP-6649- Written by Ampyrsand.
- SCP-7363- Written by Pedagon.
- 📈 SCP-7163- Written by Merehrab.
- 📈 SCP-7745- Written by DrRevan.
- 📈 SCP-7392- Written by ProbablyAnomalous.
- 📈 SCP-7655- Written by Aftokrator.
- 📈 SCP-7869- Written by Doctor Tweaker.
- 📈 Screams Of Pain- Written by Dr Fischest.
Tales
- 📈 I went to Hong Shing, and All I Got Was This Radioactive Crystal - Written by newnykacolaquantum.
- Heavy is the Head - Written by cdithink.
- 📈 The Ranger, the Draugr, and the Wyrmling - Written by Anorrack.
- 📈 Nobody Serves Up A Cold Plate Of Whoop Ass - Written by Fish^12.
- 📈 Insurer's Regret - Written by CowscantgoMoo.
- 📈 The Bears - Written by Deadly Bread.
- 📈 Continuous Integration - Written by aismallard.
- 📈 Eight Hours in the ECRG - Written by A Random Day.
- There's Ngo Helping This One - Written by Uncle Nicolini.
- 📈 Coldposter - Written by Gelbsucht_IE.
- 📈 Roll Initiative; or, Dasher Crane Kicks Krampus Into Low Earth Orbit - Written by AstersQuill.
- 📈 A Series of Bad Moves - Written by SynthPanda_.
- 📈 Thou Shalt Not Protest When Thou Take the "L" - Written by The Pighead.
- 📈 Dr. Everwood Eats Shit on a Frozen Sidewalk - Written by HarryBlank.
- 📈 Paper Bag - Written by UNCGriffin.
- Animal Antics - Written by Hikarinu.
- A Baptism of Fire - Written by Ralliston.
- Grimm’s Night at the Bar - Written by ThyGrimmest860.
- Excerpts of Particular Interest From the Galileo Deep-Space Observatory Archives - Written by Ralliston.
- Maga zine - Written by Prismal.
- 📈 Refined to Perfection - Written by Jack Ike.
GoI Formats
N/A
Art
- ALL THAT GLITTERS ISN'T GOLD Holiday Exchange Art - Created by Dino—Draws.
- 📈 Fear of Death - Created by PoufyPoufson.
- 📈 Christmas Industries (Art Exchange) - Created by TroutMaskReplica.
- Kikunai's 2023 art exchange gifts - Created by Kikunai.
- Art Exchange 2023 for A Random Day - Created by Miss Lapis.
- Ratking666's Art Exchange Gift 2023 | Bakuu and Gyggel - Created by ratking666.
- 📈 Agent Basil Sias (Art Exchange) - Created by MasonFlores.
- Neb's 2023 AE Gift - Created by NebulousStar.
- 📈 Art Exchange 2023 | SCP-6759 - Created by MontagueETC.
- SKETCHES MADE BY O5-4 ("THE ANNALIST") DURING HIS VISIT TO SCP-7600 - Created by Diogene_s.
- Welcome to Deer College (Artwork) - Created by Jiwoahn.
- 📈 PiNKpePpER’s December Gallery(the AE gifts/MC&D/Ambrose Restaurant) - Created by PiNKpePpER.
Miscellaneous Pages
- 📈 Agente Shuffle's Author Page It's Agente Shuffle's Author Page!
- 📈 Edmund Davids's Personal File It's Edmund Davids's Author Page!
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