SCP Foundation
Ranked 2 of 3 web fiction platforms by recommenders
Free collaborative fiction wiki praised for imaginative, entertaining ideas; critics say its premise weakens story structure and many entries are weak.
Free collaborative fiction wiki praised for imaginative, entertaining ideas; critics say its premise weakens story structure and many entries are weak.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 90%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 9 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Interesting, imaginative, entertaining stories
“Interesting and entertaining, sure. But if you "fully believe" in anything on that website, please try to confirm your reality with observations or lived experience”
Comment from 10 Jan 2026 in “Circumcision classed as possible child abuse in draft CPS document” “It's an extremely interesting project, with some parallels to FOSS.”
Comment from 17 Mar 2026 in “Sci-Fi Short Film "There Is No Antimemetics Division" [video]” “it has some extremely imaginative stuff”
Comment from 10 Apr 2026 in “Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real” Long-time fans with lasting loyalty
“I'm a huge fan of SCP, or at least early day SCP.”
Comment from 7 Apr 2026 in “Book Review: There Is No Antimemetics Division” “Long live the SCP Foundation.”
Comment from 6 Apr 2026 in “Book Review: There Is No Antimemetics Division”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Premise and scope weaken story structure
“the premise does some fairly fundamental damage to what most people would consider the basic structure of a story”
Comment from 17 Mar 2026 in “Sci-Fi Short Film "There Is No Antimemetics Division" [video]” “Scope creep is my main problem with SCP stories.”
Comment from 6 Apr 2026 in “Book Review: There Is No Antimemetics Division”
Other web fiction platforms people recommend
The two most recommended other web fiction platforms, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archive of Our Own (AO3) | 11 | 2 | 85% | 4 | — | Approved |
| SCP FoundationThis page | 9 | 1 | 90% | 4 | — | — |
| Royal Road | 6 | 1 | 86% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
9 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it has some extremely imaginative stuff”
“I'm a huge fan of SCP, or at least early day SCP.”
“Long live the SCP Foundation.”
“Scope creep is my main problem with SCP stories.”
“basically perfect infrastructure for playing in this space”
“It's an extremely interesting project, with some parallels to FOSS.”
“Most of them are (as expected) crap.”
“the premise does some fairly fundamental damage to what most people would consider the basic structure of a story”
“Interesting and entertaining, sure. But if you "fully believe" in anything on that website, please try to confirm your reality with observations or lived experience”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.