SCP Foundation

Introduction

So, you want to be a member of the SCP Wiki. Before you do that, there's a few things we expect all users of the site to know, and the process to join is a little less intuitive than you'd initially expect. This guide will hopefully make both aspects as clear as can be.

What Should You Know

Everything on the Site Rules and relevant sections of Required Reading

There's a good number of rules that site members are expected to follow when interacting with the wiki, and we'll outline some of the more important rules here:

• Don't be a Dick. Rule Zero of the Wiki. Don't be an asshole to your fellow site members, including but not limited to - harassment, personal targeting, racism, homophobia, transphobia, telling people "your article sucks balls" without explaining why it sucks balls, telling people "your article sucks balls" in general because I'm sure there's better ways you can phrase that, vandalism, spam, the list goes on. There are thousands of different, colorful ways of being an absolute annoyance to your fellow users. Don't do those.
• Don't Vandalize. Mentioned it above, but to elaborate, "vandalism" is defined as non-dismissable changes to another person's article without their explicit permission. In a less robotic way, don't make changes to other people's articles beyond fixing a misspelling or broken CSS item without them allowing you to do so beforehand. Adding a missing rating module or changing "chooclate" to "chocolate" is fine. Adding unnecessary elements or changing existing sentences outright is not.
• Don't Roleplay. Not onsite or in your Wikidot profile, at least. Users on the site are expected to not talk like they actually live in the SCP universe. The Foundation is fictional, and participating in the wiki is meant to be out-of-character.
• Don't Use Generative AI. This includes ChatGPT, Midjourney, etc. and it applies to both text and media. See the Site Rules for more information.

Rights Agent Notice

Staff Procedures

The rules of this site and the procedures that govern it are made to help the wiki run smoothly and make the user's experience as comfortable as can be, so it would only make sense for the users to be able to see what happens and have a say in the proceedings.

All non-sensitive staff actions, along with any policy discussions, rule changes, etc, are logged on the 05Command wiki, which is separate from the SCP Wiki. On here you can see most things related to staff's work, including the individual teams' composition, recent changes to the site, internal discussions, and so on and so forth. While normal site members cannot directly comment on 05Command proceedings, we have the Staff Policy Discussion forum category, where all users can comment on said policy discussions as they occur.

Additionally, once you've been active for a while and feel like you can help contribute to the site's functioning, consider signing up to one of the semi-frequent staff recruitment threads on the site forums.

Wiki Membership

Wikidot Is A Platform

The SCP Wiki is hosted on a platform called Wikidot, which houses a number of other wikis: A TI-Basic programming resource, Half-Life mod lists, a comprehensive detailing of every concert Bruce Springsteen has ever done for some reason… Within those stands the SCP Wiki as well, so to join you'll first need to make a Wikidot account, and then apply it for an SCP Wiki membership.

Membership to the SCP Wiki doesn't automatically include membership to any of the wiki's sub-platforms, such as the SCP Sandbox (a place to post Works-in-Progress) and the official chats (self-explanatory), since they're technically separate locations. Joining the sandbox is explained on the sandbox proper, and joining the IRC is explained in the chat guide. Any additional platforms, like Discord, will also have their own sign-up process.

Creating An Account

On the top-right corner of your screen you should see a sign-up/log-in button. If not, go here. Sign up to the platform¹ (if you have any issues with that go to the official chatrooms and ask around), then apply for membership to this wiki by following the instructions in the next tab, titled "Submit Application". You'll see a small section where you can input text, where you're expected to include the sentence, "I will follow site rules and respect community members; I acknowledge that submitting AI-assisted/generated content will result in a permanent ban." Input that sentence, nothing else.

Please note:

• Do not use any email address with numbers in it or any Outlook/Hotmail email address, as there currently exists an issue which causes such emails to delay or not receive their confirmation emails.
• The 'Facebook Integration' offered by Wikidot for account registration is broken and is highly unlikely to ever be fixed, and could lead to issues using or recovering your account. We strongly advise against its use.

Username Policy

The SCP Wiki maintains a policy that dictates what constitutes usernames that are permissible for membership. The policy is as follows:

• No names with profanity, slurs, offensive content or connotations. The final decision on what constitutes offensive content is made at the discretion of Site Staff.
• No self-degrading names. (e.g., iamastupididiot, Shitty Writer, dumb_moron, etc.)
• No names implying official staff positions. (e.g. Staff, Operational Staff, Moderator, Admin, Administrator, etc.)
  • Note that this applies to all users, including all current and former SCP Wiki staff. This policy will be enforced retroactively and without regards to staff tenure. The only exception to this rule is The Administrator , due to the fact that it is an approved sockpuppet which served its purpose, and that if Fritz wanted to (re)join staff he couldn't use it for staff work.
• No names implying specific, unique positions/affiliations in the Foundation or other fictional groups on our website. In addition, no names that are based on pre-established Foundation characters, from works found on the wiki.
  • For example, names containing SCP, Director, D-XXXX, O5-Queen, MTF Captain XXXX or named characters like Clef, Gears, or Kondraki would not be permissible. For a summary of existing characters or entities, please refer to the character tab of the Tech Hub Tag List. (Note: This does not apply to characters which are named after an established user, for that user).
  • Usernames that reference fictional characters not associated with the SCP universe are allowed, so long as you do not intend to roleplay as that character (see our rule against roleplaying).
  • To clarify: you may name yourself things such as Agent Anders, Lieutenant Columbo, God King Skovald, etc., but you may NOT name yourself things such as MTF Alpha-9 Member, DrGearsFan, or SCP-173Enjoyer.
• No names that impersonate or reference notable modern public figures. For example, "DrJoeBiden" is not allowed while "DrJoe" is.
  • Keep in mind that this rule extends to notable community members. For example, you may not name yourself Doctor Gears and have the same profile picture as Dr Gears You may, however, name yourself Dr Clockwork and have a picture of a random scientist as your profile picture.
• If you are unsure of whether or not your username would be in violation of any of our rules, please ask us before making your account on our official Discord or IRC.

The username policy is enforceable both for prospective members, and existing SCP Wiki members; enforcement for existing members is implemented on a case-by-case basis, at such a time when an existing user with a non-permissible username posts a page, or comments on a discussion thread.

Account Requirements

Keep in mind the following rules when creating your Wikidot account and applying to the SCP Wiki:

• Your username must follow our username policy, as listed above.
  • If you've already created your account, to change your name go here, and click on Edit next to your username. You can only change your account's username twice, so be careful.
• You must be at least 18. This website contains mature themes and discussions, and we expect members to behave in a mature and adult-like manner. All members are expected to be at least 18 years old, and to have reached the age of majority within the nations of which they live. There are no exceptions to this rule, ever.
• You may only have one account per person, and one person per account. No alts, no account sharing.
• Please note that membership in various sites/communities which have had adversarial relationships with our own is cause for an application to be declined or for membership to the SCP wiki to be revoked.

Our platform comes with many of its own quirks and glitches, but we work with what we have. It is important to remember that if something doesn't work right, you're likely not the first person to discover this issue, and the chatrooms will almost certainly help you deal with the problem.

Make sure you've created a Wikidot account with a name that complies with our username policy, as explained in the previous tab.

There's an entry code in the previous tab. Copy that sentence and paste it into the application box below; do not include anything else in your application. Do it carefully — multiple consecutive incorrect applications will result in a one-year maturity ban.

By submitting an application below, you are agreeing that you meet the age requirement and will follow the rules of this site. You are also agreeing that you have read the Rights Agent Notice, and agree to the terms listed under it.

• yes

  I confirm that I have read the Site Rules and Rights Agent Notice, and meet the minimum age requirement.

  You need to have a Wikidot.com account and be signed to apply for membership.

  Sign in if you already have a Wikidot.com account

  or

  Create a new account it is worth it and is free

After applying, please allow 2-3 days to allow us to accept or deny your application. If we take longer than that, check your app status on this page. Your app may have been accepted or denied without you getting a message.

If that is not the case, then please ask us to check your app in help chat (#site17) or Discord.

When you get in:

• Please introduce yourself in one of this month's introduction threads. (Writer/reader/explorer, you choose!) You can find the introduction threads at this link. Please do not make a new thread for your intro, just comment on the existing ones!
• If you want any advice, resources, or recommendations on where to start, check out the monthly Getting Started Questions thread in the same forum!
• Wikidot does not have a built-in notification system, so you will not be alerted when people respond to your forum posts or articles. If you'd rather not manually keep track of your posts, you can register your Wikidot account with a custom notification service created by a few SCP users.
• Feel free to delete the accepted application from your messages if you like, as it won't affect your membership on the Wiki.

If you got denied:

Make sure you included the correct entry code and nothing else. Make sure your username, profile picture, and profile "about" sections aren't offensive and comply with our rules for usernames. If you've properly done both of those, then it was probably a glitch. If not, fix it before reapplying.

To reapply, you'll need to go here, and delete the old application before reapplying. You need to click on the denied application before the option to delete it will appear.

Confused?

If you have any questions, you can ask staff in our help chat (#site17) or our Discord.