lolFoundation

 

“It’s one thing for an addenda to portray Foundation personnel as displaying human emotion and weakness, it’s another thing entirely if what’s implied is incompetence and lack of control to the point of ridiculousness that makes the reader question if such people would really be hired in the first place.” — Zyn, 2012[1]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-77965/scp-038#post-1830643

lolFoundation is a name retroactively given to the predominant writing style of the SCP Foundation Wiki, seen as early as 2009 and culminating in 2015, that is focused on the antics of the Senior Staff characters, and a lighthearted, irreverent tone. Both SCP-format containment fiction and tales taking place within the SCP universe can be considered lolFoundation, as well as any GoI format in theory used to write lolFoundation-styled content. A hub exists of collected lolFoundation material on the Wiki with the same name, as well as a dedicated tag.[2]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/lolfoundation-hub-page[3]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/system:page-tags/tag/lolfoundation#pages

Definition

The lolFoundation concept has been extensively defined across multiple texts within the SCP Wiki ecosystem. The term’s canonical hub self-characterizes as “a world without logic” and “a Foundation that has failed without knowing, where inmates run the asylum,” establishing its fundamental departure from conventional narrative strictures.[4]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/lolfoundation-hub-page

The “Glossary of Terms” (2013) codifies lolFoundation as “a derogatory term for additions to a SCP article that imply seriously unprofessional conduct among Foundation personnel,” further noting its historical trajectory from “acceptable humor” to being “reviled by modern standards.”[5]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/mackenzie-glossary This definitional evolution continued with a 2015 characterization emphasizing institutional incompetence and personnel eccentricity.[6]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1082291/lolfoundation#post-2205910

Community consensus regarding identifying characteristics emerges in the taxonomic observation that lolFoundation typically incorporates “SCP based pranks,” the phrase “Keter duty,” “gratuitous crosstesting,” and “cartoonish/fanfic-esque reductions” of established characters.[7]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1082291/lolfoundation#post-2206202 This perspective is reinforced in the “Cliches And You” essay, which specifically identifies “humorous addenda talking about some shenanigan the staff did” as fundamental to the category, while noting its contemporary reception as making “the Foundation look stupid and unprofessional” and functioning as a “big tone-breaker.”[8]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/cliches-and-you-an-educational-film

Additional commentary includes the 2013 assertion that lolFoundation “makes the Foundation look terribly unprofessional for the sake of humor,”[9]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-625071/lolfoundation#post-1711542 and a contemporaneous characterization emphasizing “unprofessional, stupid, or dangerous behavior by Foundation personnel in an attempt to be funny.”[10]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-625071/lolfoundation#post-1711544

 

Style and Rules

The “lolFoundation” literary tradition exhibits distinct structural and thematic elements: exaggerated characterization including authorial self-representation, deliberate portrayal of institutional impropriety for comedic effect, punitive consequences administered by authority figures, and interactive narrative techniques that challenge conventional diegetic boundaries. During its peak prevalence (2009-2010), practitioners frequently engaged in extratextual role-assumption, manifesting their fictional counterparts in forum communications. Contemporary iterations of this style often incorporate established character archetypes from the formative period.[11]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/why-clef-hates-cupcakes[12]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-4444[13]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-5004

The genre’s subversive approach to narrative immersion facilitates natural integration with metatextual constructs and pataphysical concepts.[14]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/metafiction[15]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-6747 The canonical hub establishes three primary interpretive frameworks: (1) institutional governance by reality-altering entities suffering cognitive distortion, (2) fundamental reality reconfiguration normalizing anomalous phenomena, and (3) organizational captivity within an altered perceptual paradigm. Notably, despite its comedic orientation, lolFoundation compositions typically eschew the “-J” designation conventionally applied to humorous SCP entries.[16]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/lolfoundation-hub-page

 

Origins

lolFoundation’s chronological origin coincides with the SCP Wiki’s inception, with identifiable antecedents emerging in 2008-2009 through the practice of decommissioning narratives facilitated by author avatar characters. This stylistic approach achieved formal recognition in 2015 with the establishment of a dedicated hub page.[17]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/lolfoundation-hub-page

“The History of the Universe: Part Two” documents that this period emerged as a response to problematic early entries, and a precursor to protocolized article deletions, with site administrator intervention initiating a transformative narrative process. The pivotal “Termination Order” (December 2008), alternatively known as the “War of the Doctors,” established a precedent wherein substandard articles were eliminated through increasingly elaborate narratives (“Decommissions”), simultaneously introducing the foundational character archetypes that would define subsequent Foundation mythology.[18]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/history-of-the-universe-part-two

This decommissioning methodology paralleled contemporary deletion protocols, requiring staff identification of low-rated content and community consensus before implementation. These narratives progressively escalated in narrative complexity and implausibility, from computer viruses to “giant metal fists,” culminating in what is characterized as the genre’s most excessive example, “Duke till Dawn.”[19]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/history-of-the-universe-part-two

 

Content

The SCP Wiki’s official taxonomy identifies thirty-one entries specifically tagged as “lolFoundation,” with tales constituting the majority of this categorized content.[20]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/system:page-tags/tag/lolfoundation However, numerous additional works that exhibit characteristic “lolFoundation” elements despite lacking formal classification. Notable examples include “Payday,” “Document 050,” “Metafiction,” and “Duke ‘Till Dawn,” which, while not officially designated, are widely recognized within the community as representative of this stylistic approach.[21]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/payday[22]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/document-050https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/metafiction))[23]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/duke-till-dawn

Characters

The “lolFoundation” period is characterized by narrative frameworks centered on recurring protagonists rather than anomalous phenomena. This era witnessed the genesis of the canonical author avatar archetypes—Doctors Clef, Bright, Gears, and Rights, alongside Kain Pathos Crow—who would become foundational figures in subsequent Foundation mythology. Concurrently, the institutional depiction underwent significant tonal modification, featuring cavalier treatment of D-Class personnel as expendable resources and the normalization of euphemistic terminology such as “Keter Duty” to denote fatal containment protocol assignments. These elements collectively represent a substantial departure from the clinical detachment that would later define the Foundation’s conventional portrayal.

Reception & Legacy

The lolFoundation era’s decline was precipitated by evolving community standards regarding narrative tone and stylistic preferences. Contemporary discourse demonstrates this evolution; certain humorous elements were characterized as immersion-breaking liabilities that potentially deterred reader engagement.[24]e.g., https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-638140/mutagenic-animal-crackers This perspective represents the shifting consensus, though not without nostalgic counterpoints.[25]e.g., https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1576691/lolfoundation#post-2446676

“Duke till Dawn” emerged as a pivotal inflection point in the community’s self-regulation, with its narrative excesses—particularly Dr. Kondraki’s implausible interaction with SCP-682—prompting administrative introspection. DrClef’s subsequent analysis framed this period as an inadvertent subversion of the site’s original purpose, observing that “in our efforts to get rid of mary sue SCPs, we only succeeded in created mary sue researchers.” This realization catalyzed deliberate institutional recalibration, with moderation efforts instituted to restore narrative gravity, despite resistance from certain influential community members who advocated maintaining the established humorous orientation.[26]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/history-of-the-universe-part-two

The institutional recalibration following prominent administrative disciplinary actions—notably the expulsion of Kondraki and Fishmonger—coupled with the systematic elimination of whimsical content during the Mass Edit, precipitated a deliberate stylistic pivot away from lolFoundation toward narratives emphasizing psychological horror. This period coincided with the establishment of the site’s critical reputation and the ascendancy of horror as the predominant generic framework.[27]http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-164862/disciplinary-kondraki[28]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/history-of-the-universe-part-three[29]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/history-of-the-universe-part-two

Linguistic analysis of community discourse reveals persistent efforts to expunge residual stylistic elements, exemplified by Pig_Catapult’s 2012 initiative to eliminate the phrase “Keter Duty” from the corpus. Contemporary criticism increasingly characterized such elements as undermining narrative immersion, with RhettStarlin identifying “unprofessional or idiotic behavior by foundation personnel” as particularly disruptive to suspension of disbelief.[30]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/search:site/q/%22keter%20duty%22

Documentation demonstrates consistent editorial intervention through 2017, particularly within collaborative texts such as Experiment Log 914, where entries continued to be removed for being “unprofessional or overly silly.”[31]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-3567614 Aelanna’s foundational “Dr. Mackenzie’s Common Pitfalls” codified specific proscribed patterns, including punitive threats for item misuse, pranks, or security violations, noting such elements “imply that the Foundation is full of idiots or pranksters willing to threaten the safety of all humanity.”[32]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/mackenzie-pitfalls#toc29

Despite this institutional rejection, the stylistic elements introduced during this period maintained influence within the broader fictional ecosystem, with occasional deliberate appropriation for specific narrative purposes. The period’s significance is in facilitating the site’s generic expansion beyond strict horror toward what some scholars classify as “New Weird” literature.[33]https://www.containmentfiction.net/wiki/lordstonefish-interview Internal debate persists regarding the categorical dismissal of such content, with one user asserting “there is such a thing as good lolFoundation, rare as it may be,” while thedeadlymoose identified “definitional drift” wherein “people refer to any humorous stuff as LolFoundation.”[34]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-625071/lolfoundation#post-1711552

 

Resurrection Canon

The Resurrection Canon represents a formalized attempt to reinvigorate early stylistic elements synonymous with lolFoundation while applying contemporary narrative standards. Established on March 30, 2015, this curated collection incorporates works from 2014 onward and explicitly recommends prior lolFoundation compositions as prerequisite reading, with hub content often presented through authorial self-insertions.[35]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/resurrection

The conceptual underpinnings of this initiative derive from its predecessor, “Classical Revival,” which aimed to “hearken back to the old, pre-Mass Edit days of the site, but with more modern sensibilities” while depicting “a Foundation [that is] smaller, more tightly-knit, and in some ways both more outrageous and more reasonable than the usual.”[36]https://web.archive.org/web/20220603000923/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/classicalrevivalindex This project’s creation was partly motivated by external fandom interest in established narrative elements and character-driven storytelling.

Dr. Clef’s 2015 commentary provides critical contextual framework, identifying “Duke Till Dawn” and the dissolution of the “Wanderlust” canon as pivotal moments when the community “completely lost track of what it was supposed to be about: the SCPs themselves” and was “heading towards becoming the personal playgrounds for author avatars.”[37]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2260193 The subsequent stylistic reorientation is characterized as necessary institutional maturation, while contemporary developments—notably Series III and various thematic contests—are presented as evidence of enhanced narrative sophistication justifying reconsideration of previously abandoned approaches.

This initiative generated significant controversy, with prominent contributors such as Kalinin characterizing it as “a centrally-planned attempt to drive the site culture towards a specific style of storytelling” that carried “a certain imprimatur of official policy” due to its implementation by “old guard, high-ranking staff.”[38]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2260505 Contemporary discourse regarding the initiative’s relationship to emergent neo-lolFoundation (2018) aesthetics remains contested (see “neo-lolFoundation”, below), with author Ihp identifying the Resurrection Canon as its originating point, while pixelatedHarmony distinguishes between the two, characterizing neo-lolFoundation as “forward looking, not past looking” while acknowledging the canon’s role in rehabilitating author avatar characters within contemporary narrative frameworks.[39]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-15049534/7000contestplaguepjp#post-5497151[40]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96IYbDAmu1s

 

Neo-lolFoundation (2018- )

Neo-lolFoundation, alternatively termed “neololfoundation,” constitutes a literary movement within SCP Foundation fiction characterized by several distinctive elements: author self-insertion, self-referential narrative techniques, meta-oriented prose, camp-style humor that sacrifices in-universe verisimilitude, low-brow comedic elements, portrayal of Foundation personnel as negligent and incompetent, and extensive wordplay intended to create an atmosphere of eccentricity. This movement primarily manifests in Series 6, 7, and 8 articles.[41]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/on-guard-43-hub

The movement deliberately bends or breaks in-universe characterization, particularly regarding the O5 Council, to facilitate humor. Its comedic approach relies heavily on profanities, capitalized textual speech, community-specific jokes, and sexual innuendo. Neo-lolFoundation practitioners demonstrate reluctance to employ the -J designation, instead preferring to integrate out-of-character humor into mainlist articles, thereby diminishing the distinction between joke entries and standard content.[42]e.g. https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-76804/scp-294#post-1951539[43]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-76804/scp-294#post-2082149

Thematically, the movement features ostentatious characterization, vulgar language, references to internet meme culture, emphasis on visual production value, and prioritization of audience satisfaction over adherence to containment fiction conventions. Its prose typically employs simplified sentence construction, author marketability, and accessibility-focused composition.[44]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/djkaktus[45]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/plaguepjp[46]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/rounderhouse-s-author-page A defining compositional strategy involves constructing narratives solely to deliver a pun-based title, exemplifying the movement’s reliance on bathos—the abrupt transition from serious to comedic elements—to subvert reader expectations and generate humor through stylistic incongruity.

The movement shares numerous characteristics with its predecessor, lolFoundation, including: comedic portrayal of Senior Staff/O5 Council members, irreverent tonality, unprofessional conduct among Foundation personnel, depiction of the Foundation as cartoonish and ineffectual, fan-fiction-esque characterizations of established figures such as Dr. Clef and Dr. Bright, humorous addenda documenting inappropriate or hazardous behavior, excessive popular culture references, anti-humor, disciplinary actions as comedic devices, and ambiguity regarding in-universe versus out-of-universe content.[47]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/on-guard-43-hub

Neo-lolFoundation articles frequently incorporate memetic elements through accessible puns, one-line joke stingers, and whimsical terminology. These elements are strategically positioned to establish rudimentary reader connection and provide simplified, humorous takeaways. Comment sections of such articles typically contain brief responses that reference or repeat these installed buzzwords, often formatted as “[buzzword/phrase] +1,” which represents the intended outcome of these memetic inclusions.[48]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQeM_aXRB1k (See “milk+1“.)

The sustained momentum and institutional influence of neo-lolFoundation has arguably facilitated the production and acceptance of minimally-developed, humor-oriented “Tale” submissions functioning exclusively as contemporaneous meta-ironic commentary addressing the SCP Wiki community’s internal developments and social controversies.[49]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/i-bright-list This phenomenon demonstrates the movement’s capacity to reshape content standards and acceptance parameters within the broader SCP Wiki ecosystem, enabling previously non-conforming compositions to achieve publication status through association with established stylistic trends.

The movement’s first generation practitioners include authors djkaktus and Rounderhouse, while the second generation comprises J Dune, PlaguePJP, DodoDevil, Placeholder McDoctorate, JakDragonX, HarryBlank, CaliBold (also known as Calibri_Bold), and various collaborators within their creative networks.[50]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/on-guard-43-hub The movement distinctively replaces the larger-than-life Senior Staff characters of classical lolFoundation with author self-inserts who function as primary subjects or protagonists. Examples include Placeholder McDoctorate’s “Doctor McDoctorate,” HarryBlank’s “Dr. Harold R. Blank,” djkaktus’s “Jean Karlyle Aktus,” and PlaguePJP’s “Director Paul Lague.” Neo-lolFoundation extends this self-insertion practice to include author-specific CSS themes.[51]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/theme:placestyle[52]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/theme:blankstyle

Examples

  • SCP-6238‘s buzzword is the proper name “Scronkle”, which is given in-universe to a non-anomalous human. SCP-6238’s discussion (at the time of writing) features 28 replies, 19 of which include the buzzword, at least twice being repeating verbatim, alongside an upvote.
  • SCP-7320 features two buzzphrases, “Sticky Jesus” and “Let it rip” as comedic devices. This comment section features comments simply repeating the memetic vectors with “+1”.
  • SCP-SQYD-J‘s comment section features numerous variants of the memetic kaomoji “くコ:彡”, often with the addition of “+1”.
  • Fishish’s Proposal (-J)‘s comment section is largely the repetition of the word “nose” in varying degrees, accompanied by “+1”.
  • SCP-6121‘s comment section is commonly a repetition of the memetic device, an owl who says “HOOT HOOT MOTHER FUCKER.”

Criticism

Critics of neo-lolFoundation suggest that the movement’s appeal targets audiences who are easily impressed, lamenting that appreciation for such works stems not from literary merit but from strategic deployment of memetic elements designed to trigger reader response.[53]https://www.conficmagazine.com/post/is-it-okay-for-scp-articles-to-get-attention-they-wouldn-t-normally-get-because-of-a-podcast[54]https://www.conficmagazine.com/post/from-being-copied-to-copying-neo-lolfoundation-the-mcu-and-the-grinding-of-gears

Members of the SCP Wiki who employ this term have attempted to differentiate their writing approach from a purportedly humorless “cold not cruel” philosophy that portrays the Foundation as devoid of levity. Critics would counter that this characterization constitutes a strawman argument, asserting that the movement’s defining characteristic lies not in the mere presence of humor but in the deliberate compromises authors make regarding the Foundation’s established character and format in order to incorporate humor —contexts where such elements would typically disrupt suspension of disbelief.[55]https://youtu.be/K-iXbtZWLy8?list=PLVsqiZhnL5BaOmNQTx0WMfD7V7kdvbvLX&t=9327

 

History

The SCP Wiki experienced a notable stylistic evolution beginning in 2017, characterized by increased frequency and popularity of elements reminiscent of lolFoundation, with particular emphasis on incorporating humor into mainlist entries outside the traditional -J designation. Neo-lolFoundation emerged as a prominent thematic current throughout Series VI, VII, and VIII, developing concurrently with the proliferation and endorsement of meme culture on the platform.[56]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/memecon-unofficial The movement arguably reached its artistic maturity and commercial zenith during the SCP-7000 contest of 2022.

2017

The emergence of neo-lolFoundation can be tracked through methodical examination of long-running comment sections such as Experiment Log 914. Meme-based submissions began appearing in this experiment log during 2017-2018, though staff intervention initially prevented their inclusion.[57]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-2924751[58]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-5723138/fragment:experiment-log-914-002#post-3778711, “milk” In August 2017, an entry note was specifically removed with “LOLFoundation” cited as the justification.[59]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-3576991, “Skateboard Wheel”

This decision prompted community resistance. One member argued that despite criticism of lolFoundation, it represented “a hallmark of an earlier time on the site” and suggested that open collaborations on early-era articles were appropriate venues for such content. They further contended that pruning should target low-effort entries rather than stylistic choices reflecting “the lighthearted bumbling side of the SCPF” that continued to appeal to new users.[60]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-3577090 Another contributor reinforced this position, stating that pieces like 914 “demands creativity, not to be held to the same rigid standards we’d see in articles today.”[61]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-3577109

Following these objections, the lolFoundation note was reinstated and curation practices were relaxed.[62]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-3577193 Nevertheless, contributors remained cautious about including lolFoundation-style material for fear of removal.[63]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-3729697

A significant shift occurred in May 2018 when staff permitted biological testing for an SCP-914 experiment—a practice forbidden since the log’s 2008 inception—with the narrative including disciplinary action against the responsible doctor, echoing a common lolFoundation trope.[64]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-5723138/fragment:experiment-log-914-002#post-3790355[65]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-1597994 Subsequent entries featuring O5 Command approval for special testing protocols were later incorporated.[66]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-5723138/fragment:experiment-log-914-002#post-3955223 That same month, the 914 logs curator commented on an author’s submission: “Lol, you would be so fired if you tried that in-universe, you know that right? Good test though.”[67]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-5723138/fragment:experiment-log-914-002#post-3816815

Standards against lolFoundation elements persisted throughout 2018, with entries depicting reckless or unprofessional behavior continuing to face removal.[68]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-3740436, “Tea”[69]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-5723138/fragment:experiment-log-914-002#post-3786166, “LEGO”[70]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-5723138/fragment:experiment-log-914-002#post-3964346, “Water bottle” A September 2018 entry was rejected for being “way, way too goofy” and portraying the Foundation with excessive incompetence, including security policy lapses, unsupervised access to SCP-914, improper use of anesthetics, quarantine protocol violations, and inappropriate O5 Council involvement—elements described as “a huge deterrent for a lot of readers.”[71]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-5723138/fragment:experiment-log-914-002#post-3974067 Another entry faced rejection in October due to over-reliance on pop culture references and external sources deemed implausible within the Foundation universe.[72]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-5723138/fragment:experiment-log-914-002#post-4027839, contrast with SCP-7400

The transition from anti-lolFoundation sentiment to neo-lolFoundation acceptance is exemplified by a February 2023 comment acknowledging the appeal of the previously criticized approach: “Despite some of the obvious lolFoundation moments leaking through, it’s been a really pleasant read because of the colorful characters such as Dr. Veritas, Prof. Wren, MT Johnson, Dr. Nukea, Researcher Darby, etc.” The commenter further noted that these characters “feel like one big, wacky, dysfunctional family” and asserted that “The Foundation doesn’t have to be cold and unfeeling 24/7!”[73]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-5947430

SCP-4444

A significant resurgence of lolFoundation stylistic elements began in 2018 with the publication of djkaktus’ entry for the SCP-4000 contest, “Bush v. Gore.”[74]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-4444 This article achieved second place in the competition and garnered widespread popularity within the community. The narrative prominently featured exaggerated characterizations of established SCP Foundation Wiki personas commonly associated with lolFoundation works, while introducing elements of frivolity into the highest echelons of the fictional SCP Foundation’s organizational structure and official proceedings.

djkaktus is asked in chat whether the lolFoundation tag would be fitting for what came to be SCP-4444.

During discussions about the article, djkaktus was suggested to and contemplated applying the lolFoundation tag to SCP-4444. However, this proposal was ultimately rejected following arguments that such categorization would diminish the narrative’s impact by associating it with a historically outdated and generally disfavored approach to containment fiction writing.

While not strictly classified as neo-lolFoundation, SCP-4444 incorporated lolFoundation elements fused with contemporary stylistic approaches and humor. The work would subsequently exert considerable influence on emerging authors within the SCP Wiki community, who further established this compositional school, introducing heightened degrees of comedic intent and effect in their contributions.

SCP-5004

The neo-lolFoundation movement continued to develop and found purchase with the voting community’s preferences. djkaktus’ next contest entry for the SCP-5000 contest, “MEGALOMANIA”, further cemented lolFoundation-inspired humor while expanding its appeal to a broader audience, as had been done in the SCP-4000 contest.[75]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-5004 However, this iteration featured cruder, more exaggerated comedic elements that generated significant resistance within the community.

Critical responses highlighted concerns about the article’s approach. Users questioned whether incorporating references to pop culture and current events with “wacky and quirky” elements constituted an “amazing skip worthy of 5000.”[76]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4470036 One commentor simply described it as “a ten thousand word shitpost.”[77]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4470013 A Random Day compared it to Family Guy’s Giant Chicken fights, noting it “starts out absurd and funny, loses steam the longer it goes,” but ultimately “drops off at the end because the final plot twist essentially invalidates the joke.”[78]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4470017

The lolFoundation style was explicitly referenced in numerous comments:

  • Wikidot user Koooper expressed ambivalence, stating “this feels too LOLfoundation and random = funny” despite acknowledging it as “a great sequel to 4444.”[79]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4470004
  • Wikidot user amindele questioned why the community continued to “upvote low-effort lolfoundation random humor articles that feel like they were written in 2012 just because they’re by a popular author,” predicting the content would become “unbelievably dated in a year.”[80]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4470052
  • Wikidot user LordGoopy noted disinterest in the “this is too close to lolfoundation” debate,[81]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4470138, Show More, 15 Jan 2020, 22:14, Show Revision
  • Wikidot user Quadruple Stuffed simply described it as “Deliciously lolFoundation.”[82]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4471424
  • Wikidot user and Wiki administrator Jacob Conwell, who found it “pretty amusing” despite being “a little more lolFoundation than I usually care for,”[83]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4471843
  • Wikidot user and Wiki administrator SoullessSingularity, who noted “several lolFoundation moments that I think fell flat.”[84]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4471866
  • Wikidot user Nagrios observed that the article maintained consistency within its established world of “chaotic, lolFoundationy stuff framed in the clinical language of an SCP document,” suggesting the -J designation should be determined by authors since “you can never clearly define a Joke article.”[85]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4471187 Wikidot user Moondoox countered that the article “deserves to be a -j,”[86]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4471440 while Nagrios further defended varied approaches by referencing “the entire lolFoundation period, and lolFoundation canon.”[87]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4473349
  • TheMightyMcB reinforced the site’s “no canon” principle, asserting that “People can write about whatever they want on this site as long as it is received positively” and that “LolFoundation existing on this site does not erase the serious tone of other articles. It just offers an alternative.”[88]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4475167

One particularly comprehensive critique came from Wikidot user planet Jane, who stated the article “perfectly encapsulates everything I dislike about this website,” arguing against “insufferably cloy winky lolrandom humor with a layer of poisonous irony on top” and identifying this style as the “new cliche on this site.”[89]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4471628

This stylistic approach subsequently inspired a new generation of SCP Wiki authors who further developed the school. Most notable among these is Rounderhouse, who ranks among the site’s top authors by total upvotes and who is widely regarded as djkaktus’ student and protégé.[90]https://www.scpper.com/user/4187885 [91]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-13741890/interviewing-icons-rounderhouse#post-4777663[92]https://www.reddit.com/r/SCP/comments/qlwois/hi_im_rounderhouse_26_author_on_the_site_i_wrote/

SCP-5004 may represent the first and most significant neo-lolFoundation article. The subsequent years witnessed the emergence of numerous “Kaktusonian” authors—including Rounderhouse, PlaguePJP, HarryBlank, and J Dune—who continued to advance this compositional direction.

Rounderhouse

Rounderhouse’s literary approach has been characterized by published critics as “clean of confusing or pretentious language, digestible, and easily fits the site format…”[93]https://www.conficmagazine.com/post/spotlight-review-scp-001-anomi-ram From a developmental perspective, Rounderhouse received compositional mentorship from established author djkaktus, who imparted specific techniques and methodological approaches to Rounderhouse’s writing. The mentorship relationship is frequently acknowledged through djkaktus’s humorous references to Rounderhouse as “his son.”[94]https://youtu.be/gfjCX9swz0E?t=985[95]https://archive.ph/vo7sN

While not constituting an exclusive stylistic approach, a significant portion of Rounderhouse’s corpus, particularly his later works, exemplifies the characteristic tonality, organizational structure (such as concluding punchline delivery or introductory meta-textual humor), and philosophical underpinnings associated with neo-lolFoundation.

Example neo-lolFoundation works by Rounderhouse:

  • SCP-6196 opens with an out-of-universe definition accompanied by two humorous lines of dialogue, which would be repeated later in the article proper.
  • SCP-5377 splices SCP Foundation Senior Staff Tilda Moose (thedeadlymoose) with insults and swearing, as well as the inclusion of Frosted Flakes mascot Tony the Tiger.
  • SCP-5929 is about the human race developing from the micturition of an alien life form, and uses a punchline-based ending, with an O5 Council member stating “I just feel like it’d be really awkward, you know?”
  • SCP-5376 is a putrefied corpse that believes it is Evel Knievel, and that induces explosions/self-detonations; numerous interview logs that are emblematic of neo-lolFoundation dialogue.
  • SCP-5149 places a humorous punchline ending in a collapsible, giving a clear demonstration of neo-lolFoundation’s compromises with an in-universe immersion, and preference for an out-of-universe priority informing the structure of the in-universe document.
  • SCP-5983 follows the same formula of SCP-5929, and features a comical casting of an O5 Council vote, as well as a punchline ending from a Council member, insinuating that a nuclear weapon is detonated in reaction to the mundane irritation towards train schedules. (“In my defense, if you’ve ever been on the 8:30 to Broadway, you’d want to nuke something too.”)
  • SCP-4852 casts Senior Staff / lolFoundation inserts such as Dr Tilde Moose, Director Jean Karlyle Aktus, Dr Bright, Dr Clef, Dr Kondraki, Kain Pathos Crow, and the O5 Council in the light-hearted context and profanity of an anomalous event that partially turns a SCP Foundation research wing into a chicken. An invocation of “lolFoundation” is included in the author post.[96]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12806463/scp-4852#post-4423082
  • SCP-4661 casts an aweless Senior Researcher (House) in a grandiose mission to tame a spatiotemporal overlap of Las Vegas and a circle of hell; the researcher’s name is chosen to end on a pun about casino rules.
  • SCP-4513 enacts a textual anomaly that cross-pollinates any two involved documents to result in absurdist-theater prose; the examples involve pop culture references, and numerous innuendos involving the male genitalia, including a final joke about an erection.
  • SCP-5383 features kitsch dialogue with a demon (“Blaagaroth”), an in-universe document that includes the phrase “Downvote without leaving a comment”, and features the O5 Council ineptly attempting to research and enact a purported anomaly which they must commit heinous sins to actualize.

PlaguePJP

PlaguePJP is a WikiDot author maintaining close social affiliations with Rounderhouse and has established himself as the most vocal and prominent advocate of the neo-lolFoundation stylistic approach. PlaguePJP’s literary compositions frequently showcase or revolve around grandiose figures placed within absurdist scenarios. A distinctive characteristic of PlaguePJP’s authorial technique involves the self-referential insertion of his persona into narratives as Site Director Paul Lague, who often functions as the central narrative figure across his works, notably in his SCP-001 proposal.[97]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/plague-s-proposal/offset/1

PlaguePJP’s compositions consistently demonstrate neo-lolFoundation compositional methodologies and stylistic elements, particularly evident in interview transcripts, such as his distinctive use of typographical emphasis through all-capital lettering.

The terminological designation “neololfoundation” is frequently misattributed to PlaguePJP, who publicly asserted authorial credit for originating the term.[98]https://web.archive.org/web/20220726182808/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-15049534/7000contestplaguepjp

Example neo-lolFoundation works, or works that feature neo-lolFoundation influence, by PlaguePJP include:

  • SCP-6599 – “HOGSLICE”, co-authored by J Dune. A foul-mouthed anomaly who anomalously frequents niche subject internet forums to harass and respond aggressively to mundane discussions and disagreements. The character always types in all-caps text. The article’s humor is well-couched in the Foundation’s clinical character, but breaks this in “Addendum.6599.4: Incident-6599-029”, where a Foundation agent is described as demonstrating “immaturity and character unbecoming of a Foundation Agent.” This character mimics the humorous character of the anomaly, which reaches strained levels of believability that is out-of-character for the Foundation and its operations, for the sake of overt humor. This article was the winner of the SCPD Meme Contest, which was housed on the SCP Wiki.
  • SCP-6592— “The Biz Wiz Experience”. This article portrays a financial market consultant who employs thaumaturgical methods to influence his commercial portfolio while defrauding audiences through investment seminars. The central character frequently communicates using all-capital typography and employs vulgar language as a comedic device, exemplified in utterances such as: “SCP-6592: I don’t know, are you really going to SUCK MY DICK?” Mobile Task Force personnel (Addendum 3) are similarly attributed with crude behavioral traits that convey a sense of bathos.
  • SCP-5595 — “Geoffrey Quincy Harrison the Third: Site Director, Gumball Machine”. This entry documents a confectionery dispenser that communicates exclusively in capitalized text. Character development is primarily achieved through insults, profanity, and sexual innuendo. During documented interactions, initially professional Foundation researchers rapidly descend to engage at the emotional and comedic level of the anomaly.
  • SCP-6542 — Virgin Dairy 2: SECOND CHURNING”. Collaboratively authored with JakdragonX, LORDXVNV, J Dune, Rounderhouse, Tanhony, DarnellJermaine, stephlynch, and Liryn, this article represents a revitalization of the unsuccessful “Milk Jesus” submission that previously occupied this designation. The narrative features Jesus communicating in all-capital typography, whom a Mobile Task Force operative refers to as “Cheesus.”
  • SCP-6596 — “8 Mile: The Beast of Lust and Hatred Born”. This article documents an anomalous skeletal equine entity, characterized as a deity of gluttony and avarice, that compels Foundation personnel to engage in competitive rap performances as components of containment and interactive protocols.
  • SCP-6000-Jay — “The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald”. Co-authored with Limeyy, this submission reproduces verbatim the literary work of identical title and authorship, with the singular exception of one line, which has been substituted with an in-group reference specific to the SCP Wiki community.
  • SCP-6597— “Whale, I’m Boned”. This entry describes a cetacean osseous structure with inscriptions that summons a patron deity of scrimshaw artistry. The entity, designated SCP-6597-1, employs all-capital typography for comedic effect. The Foundation researcher assigned to documentation interviews is portrayed with humorous attributes and demonstrates unprofessional conduct for comedic purposes. Numerous dialogue exchanges contain thinly-veiled sexual innuendos, such as “Freska: Coffee didn’t work this time. I don’t know why. He really liked it last time. He put it on his eternal whale bone!” and “Freska: Yeah. Yeah! YEAH! Whale bone! Two! TWO! Two big beautiful whale bones. Bring ’em to papa.”
  • SCP-3837 — “The Maize Knight”. Co-authored with Tstaffor, this anomaly is documented as an anthropomorphic corn entity that communicates in Shakespearean dialect, self-identifies as “Cornelius the Great, Slayer of Goats,” and utilizes a spoon as a weapon. Its kernels undergo thermal expansion into popcorn when agitated. The Foundation implements therapeutic interventions to address the humanoid’s post-traumatic stress disorder, which stems from “his kind” being consumed by Foundation personnel.
  • SCP-5593 — “Unclogged”. This article documents an entity responsible for hydraulic flooding of a Foundation facility. The anomaly is inadvertently engaged in communication by a medical professional utilizing restroom facilities. Their interaction consists primarily of sarcastic humor and insults, exemplified by exchanges such as: “Entity: Of course, just my luck I end up with the Italians.”
  • SCP-5787 — “Bad Things Happen in Philadelphia”. This entry describes a Philadelphia cheesesteak vendor who demonstrates anomalous specificity regarding linguistic requirements for order placement. Individuals who violate these parameters experience gastrointestinal distress or are subjected to educational reconditioning regarding cheesesteak culinary history and Philadelphia cultural context.
  • SCP-5596 — “The Love Doctor”. This article documents a longcase clock that quantifies individual sexual attractiveness. Subjects receiving inadequate evaluations receive visitations from a humanoid anomaly designated “The Love Doctor,” who provides relationship counseling. The interactions include exchanges such as: “SCP-5596-1: You’d think you’d get a higher rank given how much knob-squeezing you do at home…”
  • SCP-6593 — “Only Cans”. This entry describes an anomalous commercial dispensing unit that functions as a transparent sexual metaphor. The documentation includes utterances such as: “SCP-6593: Fuck, you make me want to dispense something so bad.” and “SCP-6593: Please. Please, just one coin. Just one. I’ve been so good. I’m a whore. I want you to buy something from me.”
  • SCP-001 – Plague’s Proposal — The central anomalous phenomenon in this proposal is an increased frequency of containment failures, with the conceptual development primarily centered on the author’s self-insertion character, Paul Lague, and his conviction regarding the anomaly’s existence. This self-referential character frequently engages in dialogue with O5 Council members and receives promotion to Site Director, establishing an origin narrative. Several of the author’s additional neo-lolFoundation compositions, including SCP-5479, are prominently incorporated. The author employs all-capital typography for numerous characters (including O5 Council members) to convey humorous effect. The communication between senior administrative personnel, including other neo-lolFoundation author self-insertions, demonstrates characteristic bathos through deliberately crass exchanges with high-ranking Foundation officials, as exemplified in dialogue such as “House: Your mother’s ass, One.”

Memecon (2021)

Note: This is a section about Memecon as it relates to neo-lolFoundation. For a more general account, see here.

Memecon constituted an unofficial competitive event hosted on the SCP Wiki, originating from and promoted by administrative personnel of the SCP Declassified Discord server.[99]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/memecon-unofficial The participation guidelines specified that submissions must incorporate “at least one meme as its basis… featured prominently in the article,” and explicitly prohibited the utilization of “-J” or “-EX” classification designations.[100]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/memecon-unofficial[101]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14117486/memecon-unofficial#post-5002075 The competition’s victorious authors, J Dune and PlaguePJP, secured first place with their collaborative work SCP-6599 (“HOGSLICE”). Subsequently, both J Dune and PlaguePJP produced numerous additional compositions exemplifying neo-lolFoundation characteristics.

Within the discussion forum attached to the Memecon hub, multiple participants expressed enthusiastic support for the contest’s thematic framework, while others articulated reservations.[102]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14117486/memecon-unofficial#post-5002046[103]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14117486/memecon-unofficial#post-5002071[104]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14117486/memecon-unofficial#post-5018479[105]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14117486/memecon-unofficial#post-5002870 Among the skeptical voices, WikiDot user and author Ihp commented:

“Call me an old man yelling at a cloud, but I can’t imagine any quality content coming from trying to force memes onto the site.”[106]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14117486/memecon-unofficial#post-5002041

In response, influential author djkaktus articulated a counterposition prioritizing audience enjoyment over traditional quality metrics, emphasizing the wiki’s entertainment function, demographic appeal to younger readers, and the intrinsic value of content that generates joy regardless of conventional literary standards.[107]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14117486/memecon-unofficial#post-5002045 His perspective specifically challenged preconceptions about quality assessment, suggesting that longevity within the community often correlates with decreased concern for rigid quality benchmarks and increased appreciation for content that provides enjoyment across diverse audience segments.

Memecon ultimately generated in excess of 20 contributions to Series VII.[108]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/system:page-tags/tag/memecon2021-unofficial#pages

SCP-7000 Contest

Neo-lolFoundation arguably achieved its zenith of mainstream visibility, public recognition, and commercial viability during the 2022 SCP-7000 competition.[109]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp7000contesthub A substantial proportion of submitted entries exhibited neo-lolFoundation premises or stylistic elements,[110]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/7000contestsherfcalibold[111]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/7000contestfishexponent[112]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/7000contestkothardarastrix[113]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/7000contestjtkc[114]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/7000contestharryblank[115]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/7000contestrhineriver[116]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/7000contestunnahuz[117]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/7000contestraddagher[118]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/7000contestrounderhouse including the contest’s frontrunner and eventual decisive victor, HarryBlank’s “The Loser”. (This quantification excludes PlaguePJP’s submission, “Site-19”, despite the author’s self-categorization of it as Neo-lolFoundation, as it lacks characteristic Neo-lolFoundation elements and merely incorporates established lolFoundation personages.)

Audience commentary and voting trends acknowledged both the pervasiveness and market appeal of this generic approach during this period:[119]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-15046599/7000contestarandomday#post-5514984

“Tight, high-quality writing and humor are a winning recipe for this contest it seems.” — bigslothonmyface

Coinage, Licensing & Use

The term “neo-lolFoundation” was first used by pixelatedHarmony on an episode of the Confic Call-In podcast in January 2022, and was first used abundantly in the SCF Discord server, in blogs, podcasts, and streams.[120]https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVsqiZhnL5BaOmNQTx0WMfD7V7kdvbvLX[121]https://rss.com/podcasts/conficallin/363735/[122]https://web.archive.org/web/20220726184126/https://rss.com/podcasts/conficallin/363735/#[123]https://web.archive.org/web/20220726190114/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14897006/scp-6248[124]https://podcastaddict.com/episode/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.rss.com%2Fconficallin%2F20220409_090411_ef174b0e7414569c1b99b2b550cfd478.mp3&podcastId=3768593[125]https://archive.ph/bkQIV

 

pixelatedHarmony: “There’s been a breakdown of institutional memory, I think that we’re seeing; with the mass influx of new writers and new information. It’s kind of overwhelming the quantity of information able to be put out by the older cadre… I think the new folks are frankly putting out so much that the old guard both can’t keep up or pass on those old lessons, so we’re seeing a lot of the same mistakes of the past coming back and taking new forms.”

Lack of Lepers: “There is a new generation of authors that essentially found their philosophies in something like SCPD, where the purpose is supposed to be a sort of, you know, somebody that ran to their clique and said “booya, look what I posted!”

pixelatedHarmony: “Oh yeah, it’s just for in-jokes and showing off.”

Lack of Lepers: “I call that Meme Lording… djkaktus and rounderhouse are sort of the spear tip for this kind of mentality, that really invites lolFounation back in.”

pixelatedHarmony: “Neo-lolFoundation, that’s what it is. Neo-lolFoundation.”

Lack of Lepers: “Yeah, that’s a perfect way to put it.”

— Season 01, Episode 006: Kalinin’s Legacy & SCP’s Present Tense (52min 17sec), January 2022

 

 

In July 2022, during the SCP-7000 contest, WikiDot user PlaguePJP also claimed to have coined the term.[126]https://web.archive.org/web/20220726182808/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-15049534/7000contestplaguepjp, “+ Random Musings”

 

I’ve noticed a recent trend (one I’ve participated in) of more comedic or lighthearted articles. When people think of the SCP Wiki, most think of horror or the “cold-not-cruel” phrase [sic], which is why I’m happy that any modern authors are subverting that expectation with stories of all genres, and doing so successfully. I think a new term I’ve coined over the past few months works better, “neololFoundation.” This feels much more warranted for these types of articles.

:teemo:

— PlaguePJP

 

SCP Wiki social media influencers TheeSherm and Billith use “neololfoundation” in a popular stream. Notice the highlighted chat comment misattributing the term to WikiDot author PlaguePJP.

Subsequently, prominent influencers within the SCP Wiki community began disseminating the term to their respective audiences to describe mainlist SCP articles that compromised verisimilitude by incorporating out-of-character humor incongruous with the Foundation’s established tone and format. [127]https://youtu.be/RpSMG-jLhoE?t=17312[128]https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1557469792

In August 2022, “Neololfoundation” was added as an official term to the SCP Wiki’s Glossary of Terms.[129]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/glossary-of-terms, rev.77, archive

Other Authors & Examples

Joke Articles/Tales

Despite representing a terminological inexactitude—as neo-lolFoundation partially concerns the deliberate and meta-ironic subversion of the -J classification itself—the designation can apply to -J articles that denote purportedly substandard, highly memetic, pun-oriented, and insider-reference-dependent humorous compositions on the Wiki. These entries typically manifest as concise, simplistic and/or unrefined works exhibiting minimal compositional effort, substantial detachment from or complete independence of the SCP Foundation contextual framework, irony-based anti-humor stylistic approaches, and frequent engagement with internet meme culture.[130]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14583537

Examples of neo-lolFoundation -Js and joke tales include:

Contrasting Style to Past -Js

A joke article can be categorized as neo-lolFoundation if it is simple, features writing minimally or not at all, has little to no relevancy to the context of the in-universe SCP Foundation, requires minimal energy/time expenditure, and also does not have any additional meaning, framing, or conceptual extension from its nominal, intentional joke. While “low-effort” -Js have always existed, neo-lolFoundation joke articles are differentiable in that past efforts generally featured a more composed and substantive framing that underlay or overarched the context of the simplicity.

For example:

  • SCP-___-J (2012) exemplifies a composition characterized by brevity, simplicity, rudimentary construction, minimal developmental investment, and limited demonstration of literary proficiency; however, it maintains operational coherence within established parameters of in-universe verisimilitude and employs compositional procrastination as a metafictional humorous framework, thereby establishing a secondary, more substantively reinforced stratum of conceptual sophistication.
  • Unfinished Business Part III (2012), despite consisting of only two lines, distinguishes itself from neo-lolFoundation works through its function as a meta-ironic placeholder within a larger narrative series by the author rather than as a stand-alone piece. Unlike neo-lolFoundation compositions, this tale acknowledges authorial limitations while embedding itself within established SCP canonical frameworks through its “Am I Cool Yet?” reference. This transforms its superficial minimalism into sophisticated meta-commentary on creative incompletion and artistic legitimacy, rather than pursuing irreverence and humor as its primary objective. Despite these observations, it would not be incorrect to regard Unfinished Business Part III as an article that presaged neo-lolFoundation by about six years.
  • SCP-309-J (2018) exhibits qualities of brevity, simplicity, rudimentary construction, minimal developmental investment, irreverence toward established in-universe considerations, anti-humor orientation, and a pronounced memetic element; however, its comedic efficacy derives from its unintentional creation circumstances, thereby establishing a broader contextual framework that transcends its superficial compositional limitations.

 

Various Quotes

From Resurrection Cannon discussion:

 

“Some of the older stuff was highly OTT and would not hold up to today’s standards, granted. As I understand it, that was why there was a big push to get away from it, which eventually led to the higher level writing on the site today.” — HotCocoaNerd[131]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2260545

When I first came to the site, it was smack-dab in the middle of the “golden age” DrClef alludes to above. I read a lot as a lurker, and enjoyed the cross-links, the avatars, and the bits of silly mixed in with the darkness.

I got busy with life, and lost track of the site for a while. I came back after Fish pulled his disappearing act, much to my confusion, and saw the radical change in site culture that resulted. We lost something there, and while it didn’t kill the site for me, it wounded it severely.

Words cannot describe how happy I am to see some of the more immersive elements, what others would call “silly” or “lolFoundation”, come back, even in a limited form.—Mistbourne[132]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2260293

“I completely missed “The Golden Age” coming in. For me, the SCP was a sandbox of imagination when I first started and the old articles were more or less pushed aside and barely referenced. In fact, it was almost taboo to reference them it seems. Some unspoken rule that you shouldn’t mess with the scriptures.

I am glad this is happening. It’s a chance for people to discover our roots. I have no idea how successful this will be, but I do welcome it as an opportunity to dig into the SCP history and style that’s been nearly forgotten.” — LurkD[133]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2260388

“The first time I came to the site, ‘lolfoundation’ was in full swing. I loved it. I ate it up. I did not have terribly good taste at the time.

I grew up, both as a person and a writer. I recognized everything that was terrible about the old guard, as many have, but y’know, it still kind of held a special place in my heart, as many terrible things do. I mean, one of my favorite movies is Super Mario Bros. That says a lot about me, I feel.

As a writer, I can appreciate a good deconstruction. A good ribbing of the tropes and cliches makes for good storytelling, if done well. But, as somebody probably said, the reason you tear something down is so you can build it up better.” — GG Crono[134]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2260543

“This feels to me like a reunion tour in 2015 for an old musical group that hadn’t been active in decades. It’d probably be great for the writers and the fans who enjoy it and want to see more, but I find myself agreeing very heavily with Kalinin’s sentiments.”—AndarielHalo[135]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2260648

“I much prefer the highest duty of staff to be maintaining the integrity and quality of the site. I feel that by and large, that is exactly what has happened in the site’s maturity. But we still have holdouts whose avatars and bygone fictional adventures seem far more important to them than the actual evolution and support of the site. The days when maintenance of author avatars held precedence above all was tiresome and juvenile—this has the potential to become a slicker version of just that phenomenon.

The voting button is meant to be egalitarian, but I contend that reliving the wackiness of bygone days and characters will lead to bandwagoning. “Look! Clef wrote something where Clef has adventures! If I upvote, I’m part of the hijinks!” Those hijinks appeal to the lowest common denominator. And we wonder why we get dozens of equally juvenile submissions weekly?” — Mulciber[136]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2260702

“One of the most common criticisms of the SCP I see on the internet communities I frequent, and one which I frequently try to refute, is that the community is a circle-jerky hugbox, where voting blocs of ‘popular’ writers use their influence to push through content with little real creative value. To some degree, this is obviously false, but when I see a tale series like this it feels like a massive step in the wrong direction. Had this canon not attracted the big names it had I wouldn’t object, but under the circumstances this is a return to the ‘golden age’ for all the wrong reasons.

SCP writing should be able to stand alone without well-established characters because at heart the SCP isn’t about people, it’s about science and its relation to society, about the human mind trying and, generally speaking, failing to come to terms with a universe it can never understand. Turning this core concept into a character-driven urban fantasy series that’s closer to urban fantasy than science fiction is just a colossal waste.” — Von Pincier[137]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2261109

The approach being taken is, in my book, the right way to blend the old character-driven style (the Senior Staff Avatars) and the new levels of quality…

That said, the naysayers have a place here too. They’re the Foundation’s shield against this turning into a nostalgic circle-jerk. The best thing I can say is that everyone should vote based on the merits of the piece, and whether or not it grabs you – exactly as the rules call for. For heaven’s sake, don’t vote on a knee-jerk reaction to the thought of Staff endorsement, use of Author Avatars, or even the use of SCP objects as benefits to the Foundation rather than needing to be contained at all costs.

Somewhere between the “Season One” (E: Early Years) wackiness and “Season Three” (E: Modern-Day) seriousness, there has to be a middle ground. Maybe this is it, or maybe this will crash and burn. Either way, strap in, because it promises to be a hell of a ride.

— Mistbourne[138]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2260745

“This series, by revisiting the early works and tying them to a resurgence in “goofy avatar fun” will further hinder their evaluation as *separate works*—not just the product of an era that some seem anxious to relive through a personally incomprehensible lens of value.” — Mulciber[139]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2260746

“For as long as this creates good content, I don’t mind your reasons, authors. But please, do not forget the Series III spirit; Sci-Fi-ish, high-end articles with metric tonnes of feeling, wonders and mysteries that contain adult storylines and a serious approach to the wacky-and-weird that can be found all throughout this site, not only in the early installment weirdness of the pre-Senior Staff Era and the Senior Staff Era proper.

As Pincier mentions up in this thread, SCP writing should stand alone without characters, because SCP items are documentation that does not necessarily include characters.1 It rides on many other things, and the failure of science in face of anomalies, as well as the glories or monumental flaws of human nature are central to the background of the whole thing. Not the Staff conducting it all.

I mean, sure, there will always be characters in our tales and people who, in-universe, write and occasionally feature in that documentation, but we don’t push those humorous impressions-of-people to the extents that Duke ‘Til Dawn did, with a single insane researcher basically razing a Site as collateral, for instance. Are they cool? Sure. Are they realistic? Not even close to that. Are they enjoyable? Eeeeeh… well, sure, if they are very well written and not written for the author and the author’s clique of like-minded authors.

The SCP Foundation is large enough to house more than one writing tradition, I know, but this fear of a “return of the Golden Age” that goes into waking territory is, in my opinion, highly justified. The Foundation is large enough, yes; but please, don’t steer it into a territory where Series III authors cannot write anything but re-Golden Age material without seeing it languish in the “meh, not what I came here to read, let’s read new, cool Staff tales!” territory forever. Why would an author post in a site where nobody is interested in their work anyways? It is a highly justified fear… because this community is star-ridden, and often star-driven.” — Dr Reach[140]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2261131

“I think the fact of the matter is the group of people involved in Resurrection, collectively, are to a certain extent tastemakers. Their status as members of the administration, or prolific writers, or old guard, or making a splash on discussion pages (I suppose I am or have been all of those to some extent) suggest to people (not just newbies or outsiders) that what they say is worth listening to, and when they start saying that a particular style or theme is a good thing to do or a nice thing to read, well, they must have a point, no? It’s not rational, it goes against our value of voting by the content of the article, it’s also something that we must live with.

By posting these tales and the hub, by expressing enthusiasm for the endeavor, by explaining the reasoning and motivation for it, and by making statements on the nature of the site, the leaders of this canon are exercising influence over the perception of what material is appropriate for the site. Besides the obvious effect of altering the site’s content (beyond what they themselves post), this also has the effect of placing more pressure on the people who disagree with it. I think the SCP wiki community is capable of making things more difficult or unpleasant for people who vocally or less-than-respectfully go against the grain, which is both a double-edged sword and nothing special. The point being that by posting Resurrection, by posting about it, and by posting about the nature of the site, some big names around here are affecting both site content and the particulars of community dynamics.

We have to ask ourselves, then: to what degree is the quality of the site’s material independent of this consensus? I think that we can agree that the community can have bad opinions — any one of you who has been here long enough has gotten the sensation that your dislike of a particular article is not just a failure to appreciate it, but due to the article itself not being good, and then seen the rest of the site upvote and compliment it for reasons that you do not feel are valid. I think the same applies to greater trends in the site culture, but fewer people are conscious of it: we’ve seen some element or style of writing become fashionable that we don’t feel is conducive towards making good articles, and we’ve seen consensus understandings of elements of the setting emerge that could just be so much better. I think that the readership, in most cases/on the whole, tends towards having pretty good taste, but only through numbers, not because their being the majority grants them this opinion…  If a direction the site takes is good, we don’t have to ignore who’s responsible, but I don’t think that that’s grounds for rejecting it. If it’s bad, then we should push against it no matter whether it has a “face”.

Everyone who like Resurrection — celebrate. I don’t think the project is going to come to a halt at this point, so you/we get to reap the sweet tales that come out of it. Everyone who doesn’t — continue criticizing it. You won’t make the site worse by providing good criticisms, regardless of whether you actually turn this project into what you want. Encourage and promote articles that exemplify what you want to see in the site. Maybe even write some of your own. No matter what direction the site trends, our greatest asset will be a diversity of styles and content, and it’s up to everyone to provide that.”

—Communism Will Win/Scantron/Akumeoy[141]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2261297

“This whole debate going on is a bit… Ridiculous. People are free-will things, they do as they wish. Simply a bunch of High level Staff making a canon involving Golden-Age ideas will not fundementally change anything. The way I see it is, if people have ideas about adding to this canon they will, if they don’t they wont. This idea wont bleed into the third series, any more than other canons do. That being said I absolutely love it so far, and feel the its got a bright future ahead. Keep it up! Hope it stays alive for a long time.” — Agent Lenodardo[142]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2263565

“Here’s the thing: I like the idea behind Resurrection because it broadens my world in terms of where to take my writing. Do I want it bleeding over in my SCPs? No. Fuck no. I actively dislike the idea behind Resurrection making its way into my actual scips. Am I only going to write Resurrection stuff now? No. Fuck no. I have all sorts of tale ideas, and only some of them fit into that canon… I just like writing, and this gave me a creative spark. There’s nothing more to it.” — Crayne[143]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2266465

 

 

On SCP-6263

“I’m not sure how this isn’t a Joke SCP. It has a setup and a punchline. There’s nothing a -J has that this doesn’t have.” — Vincent Van Gone[144]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14384416/scp-6263#post-5155854

“No, if it was a -J it would be a man going “this joke SCP isn’t a real SCP” which would be fucking unintelligible, thanks! What you mean to say is “You shouldn’t have posted this at all.” — HarryBlank[145]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14384416/scp-6263#post-5155842

“Really, though, it should be a -J. I don’t think it’d be unintelligible at all. And I don’t just say that because it’s funny and silly, but because the exchange at the end and apparent falsity of the anomaly indicate the lack of competence that’s usually the domain of the joke Foundation.” — Kothardarastrix[146]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14384416/scp-6263#post-5155918

(In reply and defense:)

“I think that would be dumb” –HarryBlank[147]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14384416/scp-6263#post-5155921

On SCP-6453

“I’m very tired of articles where the O5 council are a bunch of cartoon characters doing ridiculous bullshit to appease an anomaly. I can believe the Konami code for sin, because they have a vested interest in not going to Hell. I can even buy distributing Jesus-milk around the world because it’s the only feasible means of containment. But it’s patently ridiculous that the thirteen most powerful people on the planet would pretend to like biweekly boxes of yeti shit instead of just terminating the damn shit yeti. This is like those series one self-inserts that got Xboxes in their containment chambers because you wouldn’t like them when they’re angry, but somehow even more ridiculous…

…

Get your pitchforks and torches ready, because I think this – if it must exist at all – ought to be a joke article. This isn’t a thing I say lightly; I was a defender of the amogus SCPs, and still am. But the only seriousness to be had in this article is the low-brow shock “horror” of the aforementioned shit porn. Everything else was the O5 council and the foundation as a whole being put through a toilet humor comedy routine. I don’t like seeing the Foundation humiliated this way, because it’s silly and (apparently mostly just in my opinion) unrealistic when taking place outside a designated silly canon like a joke article. And despite this article’s seeming attempts to the contrary (unless I’ve misread authorial intent, a real possibility) I do not sympathize with the shit yeti. It should feel bad, because it’s a degenerate shit yeti that thinks dumping boxes of shit on politicians is art. That’s groan-inducingly ridiculous. No one would laugh at or feel sorry for a human who dumps boxes of diseased shit on people’s heads.

And most of all, I’m really frustrated that nobody else seems to feel this way. It’s baffling.” — Kothardarastrix[148]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14469961/scp-6453#post-5193210[149]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14469961/scp-6453#post-5193375

Various

 

“Me and Harmony coined the term neo-lolFoundation to explain the growing trend… that makes explicit compromises with the premise of the artform in order to be kind of stupid…. PlaguePJP doesn’t really understand what neo-lolFoundation is according to [their] statement, the term is not used correctly here. [The article] is not neo-lolFoundation, not even close, because it doesn’t render the Foundation as an incompetent organization so that someone can laugh about it. There is none of that here. This [SCP] just happens to be kinda funny. There’s a difference between kinda being funny and being neo-lolFoundation. That distinction is lost on PlaguePJP.” — Lack of Lepers, on SCP-6248

“I don’t like this. I think it’s too lolFoundation – style.”[150]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12806463/scp-4852#post-4423966 — AgentAX, 2019

“Part of Site-19 growing chicke legs and making a run for it is probably not that weird by Bright-Clef-Kaktus standards, so… I’ll allow it even if it could fit in better as a -J or lolFoundation (But really? I don’t think anybody cares)”[151]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12806463/scp-4852#post-4426376 — Zapperr459, 2019

“I’m on the anti-lolfoundation boat, even when it’s “toned down”. I don’t mind articles with the senior avatars, but that’s when they act like real people would. But I enjoyed this, a lot. And why would I read SCP if not to enjoy myself? Whether it’s horror, psychological, or comedy, entertainment is entertainment and the website has catered different genres for a while now. Some SCPs have a serious tone and are there for the overall experience rather than “fun” fun, but I honestly don’t mind reading some silly stuff once in a while, and it’s not like one article is gonna bring down the overall tone of the site that has almost 5000 skips.”[152]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12806463/scp-4852#post-4428588 — augmentedspartan, on SCP-4852

“I know LolFondation is frowned upon, but I’m honestly glad we can take a moment to be silly from time to time. It’s, what, 5 out of 1000 skips? Not exactly the end of the site. And hey, Kondraki’s back. That’s… A bomb waiting to go off, be careful with that”[153]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12806463/scp-4852#post-4436583 — Sana Naryon, 2019

“The characters feel rote, and mostly one note. I think the worst offender here is probably Clef, who has a grand total of 4-5 lines, and none of his dialogue or actions really feel Clefish. Bright is alright. Crow is adequate. But everyone else feels criminally underused, and their interactions less zany/insane than they really should be in this kind of lolfoundation situation. In other words, the piece goes too far while simultaneously doesn’t go far enough into the mind-boggling insanity to fit into the absurdity. Instead it feels like an underdeveloped -J and because of that I have to down-vote.”[154]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12806463/scp-4852#post-4440548 — DrBleep on SCP-4852

“The work is offensively primitive, literally consisting of a shitty joke about farting cows. The SCP wiki should seriously consider amending its publication procedures.” — Comrade Xander, on SCP-5665

“this is a funny little comedy piece i wanted to push out as fast as possible. lolfoundation ain’t for everyone and a lot of pieces don’t do it for me, but i hope you enjoy this one. “[155]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12806463/scp-4852#post-4423082 — Rounderhouse, on SCP-4852

“A bunch of gags one after the other, none of them funny or even making much sense in any regards. I don’t also see any kind of internal consistency to the SCP. Whatever possibly interesting concept you have here is spoiled by dialog that is eyeroll-worthy, an execution that highlights the least interesting aspects of the purported anomaly, and a punchline that wouldn’t be out of place in the lolFoundation canon. The article beats a dead horse over and over again, and not even in a way that would have it loop around to being funny.”[156]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14033678/scp-5383#post-5170881 — Decibelles, on SCP-5383

 

“There’s definitely less of an emphasis on clinical language, which I actually like as that was all a weird sham anyway, but at the cost of precision. I often feel like, some authors aside, people don’t really do much specific research much any more, stuff feels based on stereotypes and can be quite generic.” –LordStoneFish[157]https://www.containmentfiction.net/wiki/lordstonefish-interview/

“Nobody cared about this article in the context of everything that isn’t writing, and that’s depressing.” — Furret/WarOnSound[158]https://www.conficmagazine.com/post/is-it-okay-for-scp-articles-to-get-attention-they-wouldn-t-normally-get-because-of-a-podcast

“We wanted to highlight the fact that you can be funny, irreverent, and silly on the mainlist and not be Neo-lolFoundation. Neo-lolFoundation’s humor is a very specific kind of humor that breaks in-universe believability and character in order to make room for a joke. These are usually pretty horrible jokes to boot. Bad writing breaks character in order to make way for itself. Good writing finds ways to make jokes in-character. It’s like leaving a blooper reel in the last minutes of latter episodes of Breaking Bad, because the tired veterans who knew what they were doing ran out of fucks to give, leaving the youngest of the crew to freely think it would be hilarious.” — Lack of Lepers Blog[159]https://archive.ph/5MHz9#selection-707.1-719.243

“NeoLolFoundation was already a thing circa 2015. It was called “Resurrection”, and I wasn’t a fan then either. Admittedly, I’ve softened on it since, because after talking with people involved, I saw what it was trying to do. This has some of the same problems Resurrection did at its outset— shallow interpretations of characters that were shallow by default, and relying on name-dropping said characters to prop up a weak and unfocused story.” – Ihp, on a known Neo-lolFoundation author’s SCP[160]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-15049534/7000contestplaguepjp#post-5497151

“lol lets make spcs about memes!!! do one about mudkipz rofl
Go to hell, we’re trying to come up with a few that DON’T fail spectacularly”[161]https://archive.vn/dIUWj#selection-21386.0-21437.181 — anonymous 4chan user in April 2008

 

Trivia

  • SCP-530 “Carl the Variable Dog” — an early SCP written on /x/ that attempts to be a direct counterpart to SCP-529 “Josie the Cat” — may be the fist lolFounation article. It ends with a “fart joke” that many regard as excessively lolFoundation and that is specifically discouraged against in the site’s writing guide (as of 2017).[162]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-122809/scp-530[163]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-122809/scp-530#post-3588938
  • In Mackenzie’s Glossary, the definition for Keter Duty references lolFoundation:[164]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/mackenzie-glossary ‘”Keter duty” — In-universe threats to demote personnel to Class D or otherwise assigning them to dangerous Keter-class objects as a form of punishment. Considered a type of LOLFoundation and usually highly disliked.’”
  • The first recorded use of the phrase “Keter Duty” on the SCP Wiki is SCP-113, which was posted in September 2009. (The use of “Keter Duty” has since been removed; Rev.20)[165]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-113[166]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-443524#post-1376161
  • Arguably the first lolFoundation article was the initial SCP-497, on 4chan’s /x/ board in 2008.[167]https://archive.ph/jmVa6#selection-9983.30-9983.44
  • Users of international branches of the SCP Wiki react negatively to neo-lolFoundation articles.[168]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-13132005/scp-5665#post-5047939
  • WikiDot user and former Administrator Decibelles was cited on 05 Command in a non-disc record for their comments on Rounderhouse’s SCP-5383, a neo-lolFoundation article.[169]http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-14459742/non-disc-record-decibelles, archive In their initial comment they reference “a punchline that wouldn’t be out of place in the lolFoundation canon”.[170]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14033678/scp-5383#post-5170881
  • Aesthetics following the lolFoundation and neo-lolFoundation eras can be see in comment sections on numerous SCP articles, such as the Experiment Logs 914. These show early lolFoundation influence, a reaction against the style from 2012-2018, and a return to neo-lolFoundation circa 2018.[171]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-2491268[172]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-1589487[173]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-1589633[174]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-1597994
  • The primary staff curator of Experiment Logs 914 during the rise of neo-lolFoundation had a self-insert character (“Dr. Veritas”) that would regularly appear in-universe in the logs, and be a recurring character for new entries.[175]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/fragment:experiment-log-914-002[176]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-5723138/fragment:experiment-log-914-002#post-3885487[177]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-5723138/fragment:experiment-log-914-002#post-4001756
  • The use of Wikidot users as author avatars has been historically attributed to Fishmonger.
  • (Currently) there are only two SCP articles with the official lolFoundation tag: SCP-3621 “Best Intentions” by DrMagnus; SCP-6747 “CHAOS THEORY” by Azamo, Placeholder McD, Ralliston, and stephlynch.[178]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/system:page-tags/tag/lolfoundation
  • Document 050 (“To The Cleverest,” 2009) represents one of the earliest examples of collaborative fiction within the SCP Foundation community that typifies the “lolFoundation” aesthetic. The document’s stated purpose—”to prank the previous holder of 050 in a particularly clever manner”—established a framework for recurring character appearances and reinforced a less serious institutional characterization. The document underwent significant editorial modifications over time, with its revision history documenting its evolution from its original presentation.[179]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-134088/document-050) “neololFoundation” is used ironically by those to whom it is sometimes … Continue reading[180]https://web.archive.org/web/20220727214941/https://mobile.twitter.com/Calibri_Bold/status/1552344887097364480?cxt=HHwWgMCoxefchIsrAAAA[181]https://web.archive.org/web/20220729144035/https://twitter.com/ROUNDERHOUSE/status/1552487467063853056?s=20&t=LLoVAemxu3NsYtl7PYpgGA[182]https://archive.ph/LYPsG[183]https://archive.ph/Rjnvs[184]https://web.archive.org/web/20220726182808/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-15049534/7000contestplaguepjp[185]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-15049534/7000contestplaguepjp#post-5496122[186]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-15049534/7000contestplaguepjp#post-5496130
  • A video contrasting lolFoundation with neo-lolFoundation was made by pixelatedHarmony on July 28, 2022 to address new-onset popularity in the term.[187]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96IYbDAmu1s[188]https://archive.ph/HtlkB
  • SCP-5004 is the second-most controversial SCP by total votes currently on the SCP Wiki, per the controversy index.
  • The “Stark-Lord Test,” introduced by Confic Magazine, represents a critical analytical framework for examining neo-lolFoundation dialogue patterns. This evaluative method demonstrates how neo-lolFoundation dialogue, particularly conversations involving high-ranking Foundation personnel such as the O5 Council, can be reduced to caricatures resembling Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) protagonists—specifically Tony Stark and Star-Lord, two characters known for their quippy, irreverent communication styles. To apply the test, one takes representative dialogue from neo-lolFoundation articles and imagines it spoken by either of these MCU characters; if the lines seem natural in their voices, this indicates the presence of what critics identify as formulaic “bathos”—the jarring juxtaposition of serious situations with inappropriately casual or humorous responses. The test highlights criticisms that neo-lolFoundation has adopted MCU-style dialogue techniques characterized by predictable humor patterns, snarky characterization, and an emphasis on quick, accessible quips over more nuanced character development.[189]https://www.conficmagazine.com/post/from-being-copied-to-copying-neo-lolfoundation-the-mcu-and-the-grinding-of-gears
  • In August 2022, during the voting period for the SCP-7000 contest, the “Featured SCP” displayed on the SCP Wiki’s homepage was SCP-6599 “HOGSLICE,” selected by PlaguePJP (the article’s co-author) and Voiiiii.[190]http://web.archive.org/web/20220809200046/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/ This article underwent modification during this timeframe to incorporate hyperlinks to both authors’ SCP-7000 submissions.[191]http://web.archive.org/web/20220810170054/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-6599
  • A SCP Wiki forum discourse initiated in March 2022, entitled “Low-Quality Joke Articles,” examines and deliberates the emergent characteristics and broadening recognition of neo-lolFoundation as it applied to “-J” articles.[192]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14583537, archive
  • In commenting on their foray into the style, an author of a neo-lolFoundation joke tale writes: “I am very disappointed in everyone, myself most of all. I’ve become what I swore to destroy. Why did I do this? To quote myself: “I just don’t think ‘let’s see what the smallest possible amount of effort is’ is a valid genre of comedy.” Well, now we know.”[193]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14589711/i-a-polar-bear-covering-my-nose-in-a-snowstorm[194]https://archive.ph/Y7cWu
  • TroyL’s “Unfinished Business III” can be considered the first overt example presaging the neo-lolFoundation revival of lolFoundation. It’s comments even feature the “milk +1” memetic response emblematic of neo-lolFoundation articles.[195]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-467920/unfinished-business-iii#post-1522108
  • In the comment section for “Unfinished Business III”, one user writes: “I love this article and all, but I have a feeling that keeping it around would set a bad precedent for future writers who look at this and say “Haha, yeah! I guess pages with jokes like this ARE okay!”.”[196]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-467920/unfinished-business-iii#post-1597064
  • Not unlike many later neo-lolFoundation tales, “Unfinished Business III” was posted for April Fool’s Day as a joke.[197]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-467920/unfinished-business-iii#post-1614451
  • TroyL on “Unfinished Business III”, and the reaction to it: “As for this page… seriously, guys. If you hate it that much, I’ll delete it, but it’s just a silly joke, and it’s not linked to from anywhere, as far as I know. I don’t know how you even found this page to be upset with it. And if you don’t get it, then go back to the page and [Ctrl]+[A], then you can hate it even more.”[198]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-467920/unfinished-business-iii#post-1614451 (The [Ctrl]+[A] was because the “Am I Cool Yet?” text was initially invisible on the page; TroyL later changed this to make the anart component more apparent.)
  • TroyL’s “Unfinished Business III”—generated as one user termed it—”massive amounts of butthurt “[199]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-467920/unfinished-business-iii#post-1890419
  • In 2017, Wikidot user Westrin’s initial commenet on “Unfinished Business III” was “This was funny for a while, but it got stale after a while, imo -1”. Two years later in 2019 Westrin modified the comment to say: “Dunno what old me was on about, this is great, +1”.[200]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-467920/unfinished-business-iii#post-2773542 Neo-lolFoundation had begun in the interim.

References

References
↑1 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-77965/scp-038#post-1830643
↑2, ↑4, ↑16, ↑17 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/lolfoundation-hub-page
↑3 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/system:page-tags/tag/lolfoundation#pages
↑5, ↑164 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/mackenzie-glossary
↑6 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1082291/lolfoundation#post-2205910
↑7 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1082291/lolfoundation#post-2206202
↑8 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/cliches-and-you-an-educational-film
↑9 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-625071/lolfoundation#post-1711542
↑10 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-625071/lolfoundation#post-1711544
↑11 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/why-clef-hates-cupcakes
↑12, ↑74 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-4444
↑13, ↑75 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-5004
↑14 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/metafiction
↑15 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-6747
↑18, ↑19, ↑26, ↑29 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/history-of-the-universe-part-two
↑20, ↑178 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/system:page-tags/tag/lolfoundation
↑21 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/payday
↑22 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/document-050
↑23 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/duke-till-dawn
↑24 e.g., https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-638140/mutagenic-animal-crackers
↑25 e.g., https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1576691/lolfoundation#post-2446676
↑27 http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-164862/disciplinary-kondraki
↑28 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/history-of-the-universe-part-three
↑30 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/search:site/q/%22keter%20duty%22
↑31 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-3567614
↑32 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/mackenzie-pitfalls#toc29
↑33 https://www.containmentfiction.net/wiki/lordstonefish-interview
↑34 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-625071/lolfoundation#post-1711552
↑35 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/resurrection
↑36 https://web.archive.org/web/20220603000923/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/classicalrevivalindex
↑37 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2260193
↑38 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2260505
↑39, ↑160 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-15049534/7000contestplaguepjp#post-5497151
↑40, ↑187 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96IYbDAmu1s
↑41, ↑47, ↑50 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/on-guard-43-hub
↑42 e.g. https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-76804/scp-294#post-1951539
↑43 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-76804/scp-294#post-2082149
↑44 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/djkaktus
↑45 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/plaguepjp
↑46 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/rounderhouse-s-author-page
↑48 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQeM_aXRB1k
↑49 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/i-bright-list
↑51 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/theme:placestyle
↑52 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/theme:blankstyle
↑53, ↑158 https://www.conficmagazine.com/post/is-it-okay-for-scp-articles-to-get-attention-they-wouldn-t-normally-get-because-of-a-podcast
↑54, ↑189 https://www.conficmagazine.com/post/from-being-copied-to-copying-neo-lolfoundation-the-mcu-and-the-grinding-of-gears
↑55 https://youtu.be/K-iXbtZWLy8?list=PLVsqiZhnL5BaOmNQTx0WMfD7V7kdvbvLX&t=9327
↑56, ↑99, ↑100 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/memecon-unofficial
↑57 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-2924751
↑58 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-5723138/fragment:experiment-log-914-002#post-3778711, “milk”
↑59 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-3576991, “Skateboard Wheel”
↑60 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-3577090
↑61 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-3577109
↑62 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-3577193
↑63 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-3729697
↑64 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-5723138/fragment:experiment-log-914-002#post-3790355
↑65, ↑174 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-1597994
↑66 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-5723138/fragment:experiment-log-914-002#post-3955223
↑67 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-5723138/fragment:experiment-log-914-002#post-3816815
↑68 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-3740436, “Tea”
↑69 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-5723138/fragment:experiment-log-914-002#post-3786166, “LEGO”
↑70 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-5723138/fragment:experiment-log-914-002#post-3964346, “Water bottle”
↑71 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-5723138/fragment:experiment-log-914-002#post-3974067
↑72 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-5723138/fragment:experiment-log-914-002#post-4027839, contrast with SCP-7400
↑73 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-5947430
↑76 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4470036
↑77 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4470013
↑78 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4470017
↑79 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4470004
↑80 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4470052
↑81 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4470138, Show More, 15 Jan 2020, 22:14, Show Revision
↑82 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4471424
↑83 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4471843
↑84 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4471866
↑85 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4471187
↑86 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4471440
↑87 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4473349
↑88 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4475167
↑89 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12935125/scp-5004#post-4471628
↑90 https://www.scpper.com/user/4187885
↑91 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-13741890/interviewing-icons-rounderhouse#post-4777663
↑92 https://www.reddit.com/r/SCP/comments/qlwois/hi_im_rounderhouse_26_author_on_the_site_i_wrote/
↑93 https://www.conficmagazine.com/post/spotlight-review-scp-001-anomi-ram
↑94 https://youtu.be/gfjCX9swz0E?t=985
↑95 https://archive.ph/vo7sN
↑96, ↑155 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12806463/scp-4852#post-4423082
↑97 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/plague-s-proposal/offset/1
↑98, ↑184 https://web.archive.org/web/20220726182808/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-15049534/7000contestplaguepjp
↑101 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14117486/memecon-unofficial#post-5002075
↑102 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14117486/memecon-unofficial#post-5002046
↑103 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14117486/memecon-unofficial#post-5002071
↑104 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14117486/memecon-unofficial#post-5018479
↑105 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14117486/memecon-unofficial#post-5002870
↑106 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14117486/memecon-unofficial#post-5002041
↑107 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14117486/memecon-unofficial#post-5002045
↑108 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/system:page-tags/tag/memecon2021-unofficial#pages
↑109 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp7000contesthub
↑110 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/7000contestsherfcalibold
↑111 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/7000contestfishexponent
↑112 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/7000contestkothardarastrix
↑113 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/7000contestjtkc
↑114 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/7000contestharryblank
↑115 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/7000contestrhineriver
↑116 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/7000contestunnahuz
↑117 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/7000contestraddagher
↑118 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/7000contestrounderhouse
↑119 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-15046599/7000contestarandomday#post-5514984
↑120 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVsqiZhnL5BaOmNQTx0WMfD7V7kdvbvLX
↑121 https://rss.com/podcasts/conficallin/363735/
↑122 https://web.archive.org/web/20220726184126/https://rss.com/podcasts/conficallin/363735/#
↑123 https://web.archive.org/web/20220726190114/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14897006/scp-6248
↑124 https://podcastaddict.com/episode/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.rss.com%2Fconficallin%2F20220409_090411_ef174b0e7414569c1b99b2b550cfd478.mp3&podcastId=3768593
↑125 https://archive.ph/bkQIV
↑126 https://web.archive.org/web/20220726182808/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-15049534/7000contestplaguepjp, “+ Random Musings”
↑127 https://youtu.be/RpSMG-jLhoE?t=17312
↑128 https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1557469792
↑129 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/glossary-of-terms, rev.77, archive
↑130 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14583537
↑131 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2260545
↑132 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2260293
↑133 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2260388
↑134 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2260543
↑135 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2260648
↑136 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2260702
↑137 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2261109
↑138 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2260745
↑139 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2260746
↑140 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2261131
↑141 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2261297
↑142 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2263565
↑143 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-1160346/resurrection#post-2266465
↑144 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14384416/scp-6263#post-5155854
↑145 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14384416/scp-6263#post-5155842
↑146 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14384416/scp-6263#post-5155918
↑147 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14384416/scp-6263#post-5155921
↑148 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14469961/scp-6453#post-5193210
↑149 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14469961/scp-6453#post-5193375
↑150 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12806463/scp-4852#post-4423966
↑151 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12806463/scp-4852#post-4426376
↑152 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12806463/scp-4852#post-4428588
↑153 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12806463/scp-4852#post-4436583
↑154 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-12806463/scp-4852#post-4440548
↑156, ↑170 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14033678/scp-5383#post-5170881
↑157 https://www.containmentfiction.net/wiki/lordstonefish-interview/
↑159 https://archive.ph/5MHz9#selection-707.1-719.243
↑161 https://archive.vn/dIUWj#selection-21386.0-21437.181
↑162 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-122809/scp-530
↑163 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-122809/scp-530#post-3588938
↑165 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-113
↑166 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-443524#post-1376161
↑167 https://archive.ph/jmVa6#selection-9983.30-9983.44
↑168 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-13132005/scp-5665#post-5047939
↑169 http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-14459742/non-disc-record-decibelles, archive
↑171 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-2491268
↑172 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-1589487
↑173 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-88429/experiment-log-914#post-1589633
↑175 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/fragment:experiment-log-914-002
↑176 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-5723138/fragment:experiment-log-914-002#post-3885487
↑177 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-5723138/fragment:experiment-log-914-002#post-4001756
↑179 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-134088/document-050)
  • “neololFoundation” is used ironically by those to whom it is sometimes attributed.((https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14897006/scp-6248#post-5397334, archive
    • ↑180 https://web.archive.org/web/20220727214941/https://mobile.twitter.com/Calibri_Bold/status/1552344887097364480?cxt=HHwWgMCoxefchIsrAAAA
    ↑181 https://web.archive.org/web/20220729144035/https://twitter.com/ROUNDERHOUSE/status/1552487467063853056?s=20&t=LLoVAemxu3NsYtl7PYpgGA
    ↑182 https://archive.ph/LYPsG
    ↑183 https://archive.ph/Rjnvs
    ↑185 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-15049534/7000contestplaguepjp#post-5496122
    ↑186 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-15049534/7000contestplaguepjp#post-5496130
    ↑188 https://archive.ph/HtlkB
    ↑190 http://web.archive.org/web/20220809200046/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/
    ↑191 http://web.archive.org/web/20220810170054/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-6599
    ↑192 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14583537, archive
    ↑193 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-14589711/i-a-polar-bear-covering-my-nose-in-a-snowstorm
    ↑194 https://archive.ph/Y7cWu
    ↑195 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-467920/unfinished-business-iii#post-1522108
    ↑196 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-467920/unfinished-business-iii#post-1597064
    ↑197, ↑198 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-467920/unfinished-business-iii#post-1614451
    ↑199 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-467920/unfinished-business-iii#post-1890419
    ↑200 https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-467920/unfinished-business-iii#post-2773542