SCP Foundation - Creepypasta with roid rage - now ITT: SCP fans

[BirdUp]

Read what exactly?

the points i made which ill repeat for the tenth time
you can't give an SCP a narrative without writing a novella in addendums because essentially all you can do with the format is describe the height, width and weight of something — it's only good for people who want to read a cool monster someone made, not the beats of a story
SCP writers are trying to give them narratives but find they can't without huge addendums in relatively normal prose
people are sperging out like A&H posters because i said "coolness" is useless in a narrative

 

[Flaming Insignias]

the points i made which ill repeat for the tenth time
you can't give an SCP a narrative without writing a novella in addendums because essentially all you can do with the format is describe the height, width and weight of something — it's only good for people who want to read a cool monster someone made, not the beats of a story
SCP writers are trying to give them narratives but find they can't without huge addendums in relatively normal prose
people are sperging out like A&H posters because i said "coolness" is useless in a narrative

I feel that you are severely underplaying the simple merit of the site's database writing style in creating interesting articles. It's a very Lovecraftian style of horror where you give the reader just enough to have a basic understanding of the subject while still leaving them dreading what exactly it is and why is acts as it does. We don't need to know where 682 comes from or why it is so hard to destroy, we just need to know that it is functionally indestructible, cannot be permanently contained due to said endurance, and hates humanity, and the mind fills in the rest. Interview and test logs help to expand said information by giving some insight into a Scip's behaviors and thoughts, but relying entirely on them spoils the mystery that makes the structure work.

 

[BirdUp]

we just need to know that it is functionally indestructible, cannot be permanently contained due to said endurance, and hates humanity, and the mind fills in the rest

i'm not saying they can't create mystery and let people's minds fill in the blanks, but writers are treating them like they're stories while they're nothing more than a plot device for scenarios that haven't been written down — they rely on the reader to make the stories up

 

[The Demon Pimp of Razgriz]

i'm not saying they can't create mystery and let people's minds fill in the blanks, but writers are treating them like they're stories while they're nothing more than a plot device for scenarios that haven't been written down — they rely on the reader to make the stories up

I feel like short stories, sonnets, and poems would just baffle you.

 

[Mexican_Wizard_711]

i'm not saying they can't create mystery and let people's minds fill in the blanks, but writers are treating them like they're stories while they're nothing more than a plot device for scenarios that haven't been written down — they rely on the reader to make the stories up

@bird.up not posting like a autistic monkey: challenge impossible

Are you saying that SCP Writers shouldn't turn SCP articles into short stories since the format doesn't support it? Good we agree, so why are you screeching

 

[ABE LINN COHN]

@bird.up not posting like a autistic monkey: challenge impossible

Are you saying that SCP Writers shouldn't turn SCP articles into short stories since the format doesn't support it? Good we agree, so why are you screeching

I think he's essentially saying he doesn't like the SCP format. Which, fair enough, to each their own, but that begs the question: if he doesn't like the format why is he seeking out stories that use it? Why not just look elsewhere? Why not just say "I don't like this format" and move on?

 

[and 128 others]

>Wishing death upon someone for criticizing your work
I probably shouldn't be asking this, but just how cruel and petty are these people?

They can't be wrong because they are progressive. That's how the thinking goes.

What the everloving fuck was that? It’s a 4 minute running joke of a nude Connor accidentally showing his dick and getting into inappropriate situations with Foundation staff, with about 95% of them aroused at the sight of his penis. Wasn’t the Foundation a professional organization instead of an awful sex comedy from the early 2000s?

This is basically a great metaphor for the site itself.

 

[FILTH Tourist]

I think he's essentially saying he doesn't like the SCP format. Which, fair enough, to each their own, but that begs the question: if he doesn't like the format why is he seeking out stories that use it? Why not just look elsewhere? Why not just say "I don't like this format" and move on?

The same reason as everyone else who writes SCPs but ignores the format: A Large Audiance and Brand Recognition. You can write your shitty horror short story on a website dedicated to them, but they will not get much eyes on them. With SCP you will get loads of people reading it and if it gets popular then you will have youtubers doing dramatic readings of them too.

 

[BirdUp]

Why not just look elsewhere?

You can write your shitty horror short story on a website dedicated to them, but they will not get much eyes on them.

essentially this
also i get bored and check the RPC site occasionally because some SCP novellas are written well despite being out-of-place

I feel like short stories, sonnets, and poems would just baffle you.

poems and sonnets don't need to follow the rules of storytelling so they're often pretentious but short stories are great

 

[FILTH Tourist]

essentially this
also i get bored and check the RPC site occasionally because some SCP novellas are written well despite being out-of-place

The SCP novellas are fine when they are tucked into the tales section where they belong. The problem is when writers for the main articles ignore the format and clinical tone so it can accommodate their knock off lovecraftian epic.

 

[Lone Star]

They can't be wrong because they are progressive. That's how the thinking goes.

It will never stop being a bit disturbing how inhuman people like this are. They'll do and say just about anything and then try to argue that they're the actual good guys and what they did was the right thing, even if it's setting a sack of kittens on fire or some shit.

 

[Niggergante]

https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-7354

So I was listening to a video talking about this.
First, I like the hazard diamond approach the newer scps have at the top. Very appropriate for the former.
Second, it feels like the author just wanted to write about a bunch of monsters but couldn't think of a reason to have them besides some spawning pool. Actually that sounds like Pacific Rim but less entertaining and with more made up words that we're supposed to take seriously.

 

[Niggergante]

The SCP novellas are fine when they are tucked into the tales section where they belong. The problem is when writers for the main articles ignore the format and clinical tone so it can accommodate their knock off lovecraftian epic.

Couldn't have put it better myself.

 

[BirdUp]

I like the hazard diamond approach the newer scps have at the top.

reminds me of the fire diamond
the system looks kinda autistic though and i think itd be better to streamline it into two classes for containability and harmfulness like what RPC did, just for making it read better

 

[Niggergante]

reminds me of the fire diamond
the system looks kinda autistic though and i think itd be better to streamline it into two classes for containability and harmfulness like what RPC did, just for making it read better

Yeah that's what I meant. I know reactivity was a factor on there and I just generalized it accidentally. And yes it does look incredibly autistic because there's a whole lot of symbols you just need to know rather than "4 is worse than 3" and so on. As for the RPC approach, that's a hell of a lot easier to remember than whatever is going on here.

If you're going to explain it why have the diamond there too?

 

[ABE LINN COHN]

What the fuck is Truculent

 

[Toolbox]

What the fuck is Truculent

To the right of Trogulence

 

[VargReallyDidNothingWrong]

What the fuck is Truculent

I sperged out about this shit half a year ago but a lot of this crap really comes off like a 15 year old who finally discovered a thesaurus and now makes his English papers chock full of 10 dollar words just because he can

 

[FILTH Tourist]

If you're going to explain it why have the diamond there too?

Because the diamond symbols don't really explain themselves well. But why bother explaining it if you are going to be using terms like keneq and trunqulent? Under the original rating system, a casual who stumbled in can quickly grasp the basics of what Keter, Euclid, and Safe means from a few articles. Now, are people expected to do homework and read up on all their bullshit terms and symbols before starting articles?

RPC has it right, 3 containment tiers and a color coded lethality meter to hopefully break the "Keter = OP killer" mindset. It is just supposed to be a quick glance to set the tone of the article, not spoil the whole thing.

I sperged out about this shit half a year ago but a lot of this crap really comes off like a 15 year old who finally discovered a thesaurus and now makes his English papers chock full of 10 dollar words just because he can

It just shows that the people behind this are all theater and writing majors who never had to look at an academic article in their life. They mistake jargon and accurate terms for fancy words for the sake of fancy words. So they sprinkle it in to make the article seem like it was written by a scientist, even when it has an opposite effect. Personally for me, SCPs that feature "historical" articles always rub me thr wrong way and makes it clear that the person writing it never read primary sources that wasn't poems or old plays.

 

[Niggergante]

Because the diamond symbols don't really explain themselves well. But why bother explaining it if you are going to be using terms like keneq and trunqulent? Under the original rating system, a casual who stumbled in can quickly grasp the basics of what Keter, Euclid, and Safe means from a few articles. Now, are people expected to do homework and read up on all their bullshit terms and symbols before starting articles?

RPC has it right, 3 containment tiers and a color coded lethality meter to hopefully break the "Keter = OP killer" mindset. It is just supposed to be a quick glance to set the tone of the article, not spoil the whole thing.


It just shows that the people behind this are all theater and writing majors who never had to look at an academic article in their life. They mistake jargon and accurate terms for fancy words for the sake of fancy words. So they sprinkle it in to make the article seem like it was written by a scientist, even when it has an opposite effect. Personally for me, SCPs that feature "historical" articles always rub me thr wrong way and makes it clear that the person writing it never read primary sources that wasn't poems or old plays.

What do you mean by historical articles? The only one I can think of offhand was that Ronald Reagan VHS tape.