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Meet the Butterfly Squad!

The Butterfly Squad is a group of individuals (staff, veteran authors, longtime experienced reviewers) dedicated to combing through your ideas and drafts to pick all the nits and make sure your material is looking its Sunday Best before moving forward with the writing process.

Though we all are experts of the basics for what makes a successful site author, we each have our own specializations and skillsets regarding the different kinds of writing you see on the wiki. Using this page, you will hopefully be able to receive crit from a butterfly who is best suited for your particular concept or draft.

GUIDELINES FOR CONTACTING US

εїз Please include a link to a forum thread, not just a sandbox.

εїз Please make sure to read through our individual profiles to find the best critter for you.

εїз If someone doesn't reply promptly, please don't spam their inbox asking why they haven't replied. A lot of us have busy schedules off the site, so if you've been waiting more than a few days for a response, feel free to reach out to another Roster reviewer.

εїз Please make sure your draft or concept is as complete and polished as possible before messaging us.

εїз Forum Crit members may decline to review material when the basics¹ are not met, or for other reasons (such as not being interested in the draft or having real-life commitments/time constraints).

εїз Please be polite! (We're unpaid volunteers here.)

Best of luck, and remember:

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Calibri Bold ~ Callsign: Tardigrade

Junior Staff: MAST
Chat Nick: Calibri_Bold ~ Accepts Crit Requests
Preferred Contact: IRC ONLY. ~ Response Time: Slow
Will Crit: Concepts, but SCP drafts if I have time. Will not crit anything NSFW.
Strengths: Concepts, comedy, intrigue. Anything involving the Foundation destroying an SCP object.
Likes: Author of the Decommissioning Dept., so I enjoy critting pieces related to it. I like pretty much anything lighthearted, or stuff that focuses on action or adventure.

Captain Cold ~ Callsign: Madagascan Sunset Moth

Junior Staff: Community Outreach
Chat Nick: CaptainCold ~ Accepts Crit Requests, evenings EST
Preferred Contact: IRC or Wikidot PM ~ Response Time: Medium, usually within a day or two
Will Crit: Concepts, SCPs, Tales, GoI-Formats, strongest in articles and tales
Strengths: concepts, formating articles, Brainstorming, clinical tone and line by line
Likes: mystery, sci-fi, anomalous buildings or locations.

caspian2 ~ Callsign: Clouded Silver

Concepts and SCP Articles Specialist
Chat Nick: caspian2 ~ Accepts Crit Requests. Note that timezone is GMT +8.
Preferred Contact: Wikidot PM only. ~ Response Time: Fast (within 1-3 days)
Will Crit: Concepts, SCPs, Tales
Strengths: Line-by-line, language errors, narrative structure, overall concepts, mentoring new writers.
Likes: Horror, sci-fi, anything with a coherent narrative.

chiifu ~ Callsign: Gray Fox

Concepts and SCP Articles Specialist
Chat Nick: chiifu ~ Accepts Crit Requests
Preferred Contact: IRC ~ Response Time: Medium
Will Crit: Concepts, SCPs, and Tales
Strengths: Worldbuilding, overall review, emotional impact, themes, brainstorming, characterization, working with newer authors
Likes: Short articles (<2500 words), emotional articles, drama, pieces with strong themes

cybersqyd ~ Callsign: Common Clione (Sea Angel)

Operational Staff: Forum Crit
Chat Nick: cybersqyd ~ Accepts Crit Requests
Preferred Contact: Wikidot PM ~ Response Time: Fast (within ~36 hours)
Will Crit: Concepts, SCPs mostly; open to GoI-formats
Strengths: Line-by-lines; weird technical knowledge, and structural problems too
Likes: Any concept; Short/Medium length SCPs; stuff that's fun, kinda weird or a bit horror-esque

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DarkStuff ~ Callsign: Garden Tiger Moth

Junior Staff: Forum Crit
Chat Nick: DarkStuff ~ Currently not accepting requests, IRL commitments
Preferred Contact: IRC ~ Response Time: Slow — will take about a week to respond
Will Crit: SCPs, Tales, GoI Formats, anything else~!
Strengths: Line-by-lines, characterization, tales, horror (I think), dialogue (I also think). Creator of WWS so will always read those; fairly knowledgeable on Wondertainment.
Likes: Incomprehensible, nonsensical, abstract horror / concepts in general. I also really like cute and wholesome things. I also have different standards for what is considered a "long" or "short" article (all lengths probably fine).

Dr Sage Evergreen ~ Callsign: Black Swallowtail

Concepts Specialist
Chat Nick: DrSageEvergreen ~ Accepts Crit Requests on Friday through Monday.
Preferred Contact: Wikidot PM ~ Response Time: Fast/Medium (Dependent on IRL commitments, mostly within 24-48 hours)
Will Crit: Concepts and Tales
Strengths: Brainstorming, Conciseness, Dialogue, Descriptive details
Likes: Anything involving Exploration logs/Alternate Dimensions/Otherworldly Experiences. Bizarre/Creepy encounters. Wholesome/Emotional Articles.

DrAkimoto ~ Callsign: Red Velvet Ant

Operational Staff: Site Crit
Chat Nick: DrAkimoto ~ Accepts Crit Requests on IRC Only
Preferred Contact: IRC ~ Response Time: Fast
Will Crit: Concepts, Drafts, Tales, some GOI's
Strengths: Narrative development, humor, world-building, clinical tone, brevity, absurd horror
Likes: Short articles (<2000), anything to do with animals, SPC, fridge horror, comedy, good things that do things.

Dyslexion ~ Callsign: Pillbug

Junior Staff: Forum Crit
Chat Nick: Dyslexion ~ Accepts Crit Requests
Preferred Contact: Prefer IRC, Wikidot is also okay ~ Response Time: Medium
Will Crit: Concepts, SCPs and Tales
Strengths: Concepts, New Authors, brainstorming, prose, tone, narrative, brevity
Likes: First attempts, Final Drafts, and everything in between

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F15H35 ~ Callsign: Philippine honey bee (Apis nigrocincta)

Concepts Specialist
Chat Nick: F15H35 ~ Currently not accepting requests at the moment due to IRL activities
Preferred Contact: Wikidot PM ~ Response Time: Fast (occasionally medium or slow on holidays)
Will Crit: Concepts and possibly SCP's and tales if I have time
Strengths: Line by line reviewing, concept key principles, sometimes grammar and plot flaws/inconsistencies in concepts
Likes: Sci-fi, thought provoking concepts, a bit of horror here and there, sometimes emotional articles (patchwork heart bear)

Francis Scalia ~ Callsign: Red Admiral

Concepts Specialist
Chat Nick: Francis ~ Accepts Crit Requests
Preferred Contact: IRC ~ Response Time: Medium
Will Crit: Concepts
Strengths: identifying plot holes and scientific inconsistencies, as well as assisting with clinical tone and general writing advice.
Likes: locational SCPs (3930 is a favorite of mine) as well as SCPs that need some deciphering (like 2719). Happy to review anything someone thinks is worth exploring.

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gee0765 ~ Callsign: Bullet Ant

Moderator: Forum Crit / Site Crit
Chat Nick: Gee0765 ~ Accepts Crit Requests
Preferred Contact: Wikidot PM and IRC are both acceptable. ~ Response Time: Medium
Will Crit: Concepts, SCPs and Tales
Strengths: Concepts, humour and grammar/line-by-line crit.
Likes: Any concepts, short articles (less than 2000 words), humorous articles/Jokes, and exploration-based pieces.

Grigori Karpin ~ Callsign: Ovis canadensis - Big Horned Sheep

SCP Articles and Tales Specialist
Chat Nick: grigorikarpin ~ Accepts Crit Requests. Not available on Fridays after 6pm PST or at all on Saturdays.
Preferred Contact: IRC or Wikidot ~ Response Time: Fast if a short piece (less than 2000 words), Medium if something longer
Will Crit: Concepts, SCPs, tales. Also will review longer pieces, just need more time for it.
Strengths: Story structure, characterization, world building. Focusing on efficiency of story telling.
Likes: Horror, supernatural, historical, intrigue, & character focused pieces.

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Ihp ~ Callsign: Mantidfly

Concepts and Tales Specialist
Chat Nick: ihp ~ Accepts Crit Requests
Preferred Contact: IRC or Wikidot PMs ~ Response Time: Slow
Will Crit: SCPs, Tales, GOI Formats
Strengths: Comedy, character development, brainstorming, dialogue, narrative voice
Likes: Tales, heartwarming and humorous works, competent characters, stories with basis in mythology, stories that attempt to expand on pre-existing and overlooked content on the site.

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Jacob Conwell ~ Callsign: Oregon Swallowtail

Moderator: Wikiwalk Captain, Site Crit Member
Chat Nick: Conwell ~ Accepts Crit Requests when IRL commitments permit. Will decline requests if time is limited.
Preferred Contact: Wikidot PM ~ Response Time: Slow
Will Crit: SCPs, Tales, GoI Formats
Strengths: Characterization, narrative arcs/tale series, plot weaving, Anderson Robotics articles, prose, Those Twisted Pines canon.
Likes: Urban Fantasy and Science Fiction genre anomalies. Three Portlands articles and tales. Short to medium length articles preffered.

JakdragonX ~ Callsign: Common Picture Wing (or Variegated Flutterer)

Concepts Specialist
Chat Nick: Jak ~ Accepts Crit Requests
Preferred Contact: IRC ~ Response Time: Medium
Will Crit: SCP's, Concepts, and Drafts (Maximum of 3000 words, or otherwise responses will be slower)
Strengths: Flushed out concepts, line-by-line, simplistic concepts and complex narratives
Likes: All concepts; Short/Medium (sometimes Larger), cyber-anomalies, meta-articles, character progression, and story-based SCPs.

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KaraKatt ~ Callsign: Discus

Junior Staff: Forum Crit, Site Crit, Licensing, and Community Outreach (Seminars and Collections)
Chat Nick: Karakatt (or Karaphones) ~ Accepts Crit Requests on all days EXCEPT Tuesdays and Thursdays
Preferred Contact: IRC ~ Response Time: Fast on IRC, medium to slow on Wikidot.
Will Crit: All formats, won't really do mysteries.
Strengths: generally line by lines, concepts, and formatting articles.
Likes: short SCPs and tales. I can do anything from sweet, heart warming stories to gruesome and horrifying ones.

Kikaider01 ~ Callsign: Desert Locust

Concepts and SCP Articles Specialist
Chat Nick: Kikaider01 ~ Accepts Crit Requests on MONDAYS ONLY
Preferred Contact: IRC, Wikidot, and PM are all fine. ~ Response Time: Slow
Will Crit: Concepts, SCPs
Strengths: Narrative, thematic links, SPaG
Likes: Sci-Fi, weird anomalies, body horror, dark comedy, cute, heartwarming, psychological, historical SCPs. I also like SCPs inspired by pop culture (if done right and executed very well rather than a direct rip-off.)

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Laneous ~ Callsign: Owl Butterfly

Junior Staff: Forum Crit
Chat Nick: Laneous ~ Accepts Crit Requests
Preferred Contact: Wikidot PM ~ Response Time: Medium
Will Crit: SCPs
Strengths: Clinical tone, brainstorming, narrative structures/story focus, line-by-lines, horror.
Likes: articles that do a lot with simple concepts, Heavily narrative-based pieces, short-form pieces.

Leveritas ~ Callsign: Crimson Spotted Forester

Moderator: Forum Crit/Rewrite
Chat Nick: Leveritas ~ Accepts Crit Requests
Preferred Contact: Wikidot PM ~ Response Time: Long, due to quarantine. Will go back to green after it ends.
Will Crit: SCPs
Strengths: Clinical tone, line-by-line, Containment Procedures, overall concept.
Likes: Narrative, psychological horror, authors who check their grammar before approaching me. Busy with maintaining 914's logs, so send a PM only if you're sure that it's almost ready, or for greenlighting.

LilyFlower ~ Callsign: Buff-Tailed Bumblebee

Moderator: Licensing/Community Outreach
Chat Nick: Lily ~ Accepts Crit Requests
Preferred Contact: Chat PM ~ Response Time: Fast
Will Crit: Ideas, short drafts
Strengths: Biology, short works
Likes: Hard Sci-Fi, weird stuff, body horror, anything with animals.

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Mew-ltiverse ~ Callsign: Extatosoma Tiaratum

Junior Staff: Site Crit
Chat Nick: Site19: Mew-ltiverse | TheCritters Mew-ltwoverse ~ Currently not accepting requests
Preferred Contact: Wikidot PM or IRC ~ Response Time: Medium
Will Crit: Concepts, and occasionally SCP drafts
Strengths: Concepts, sentence structure, SCP universe, concepts surrounding psychology, Internet SCPs
Likes: Historical, Insects, Technology (especially internet), Television/music, Concepts that shouldn’t work but do, wholesome stuff

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N_Aepic_Fael ~ Callsign: House Centipede

Operational Staff: Forum Crit
Chat Nick: naepicfael ~ Accepts Crit Requests
Preferred Contact: IRC ~ Response Time: Fast
Will Crit: SCPs, Tales (occasionally), Concepts
Strengths: giving narrative skeletons for authors to build off on, nitpicking when someone hasn't put in enough effort to make their anomalous properties consistent (i.e. scip can remove property A, which is on a spectrum, but suddenly removes property B, which is an entirely different topic)
Likes: fleshed-out concepts, bizarre/amusing scips, non-horror, mythology-based things

Nagiros ~ Callsign: Fiddler Crab

Junior Staff: Forum Crit / MAST
Chat Nick: nagiros ~ Accepts Crit Requests
Preferred Contact: Discord (on weekdays), IRC, or Wikidot PM ~ Response Time: Fast
Will Crit: Anything
Strengths: Analyzing narrative and characters, keeping critique concise but informative
Likes: Conceptual stuff, layered plots, new ideas

Naveil ~ Callsign: Attacus Atlas Moth

Junior Staff: Forum Crit
Chat Nick: Naveil ~ Accepts Crit Requests
Preferred Contact: IRC ~ Response Time: Slow
Will Crit: SCPs, Tales, Concepts
Strengths: line-by-line critique, article layout, overall feelings, working with newer writers
Likes: Exploration SCPs, strong atmosphere, emotional narratives, lightheartedness

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OCuin ~ Callsign: Red Squirrel

Junior Staff: Community Outreach, Forum Crit
Chat Nick: OCuin ~ Accepts Crit Requests
Preferred Contact: Wikidot PM (IRC okay too!) ~ Response Time: Fast
Will Crit: Concepts, SCPs, and tales
Strengths: Line by line, clinical tone, pacing, narrative structure, and working with newer authors
Likes: Short articles, format screws, New Weird stuff, metaphors, and emotive articles.

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PlaguePJP ~ Callsign: Sea Otter

Concepts and SCP Articles Specialist
Chat Nick: PlaguePJP ~ Not Accepting Requests, IRL commitments
Preferred Contact: IRC and Wikidot PM ~ Response Time: Fast if a short piece (2500 words and less), Medium if longer
Will Crit: Concepts and SCPs
Strengths: Overall critique, help with ideation/where to take a narrative, trimming fat, dialogue, clinical tone, and comedy
Likes: Short/medium length works, weird concepts, comedic SCPs, horror, flash-fiction, and character-focused pieces

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RockTeethMothEyes ~ Callsign: Grease Moth

Moderator: Forum Crit / Vice Captain of Site Crit
Chat Nick: RockTeethMothEyes ~ Accepting PM Requests Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays ONLY.
Preferred Contact: Wikidot PM ~ Response Time: Fast (Estimated response: 1-48 hours)
Will Crit: SCPs, Tales, GoI Formats (Finished Drafts Only)
Strengths: Proofreading, line-by-line crit, fluff removal/condensing
Likes: Absurd concepts, dead things, dark comedy, happy endings, sad endings

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Sonderance ~ Callsign: Ichneumonid Wasp

Concepts and SCP Articles Specialist
Chat Nick: Sonderance ~ Accepts Crit Requests
Preferred Contact: Wikidot PM ~ Response Time: Medium (usually respond within 24-48 hours)
Will Crit: Anything, but does best with concepts and short drafts.
Strengths: Emotional impact of pieces, conciseness/trimming of unnecessary elements, theme
Likes: Anything with a strong overarching theme, an emotionally potent narrative, or a fun hook. I’m also a fan of anything focused on data or math.

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Alces_alces ~ Callsign: Mister Winston

Operational Staff: Forum Crit / Site Crit
Chat Nick: Alces_ ~ Accepts Crit Requests
Preferred Contact: Discord or Wikidot PM ~ Response Time: Medium
Will Crit: SCPs, Tales
Strengths: Any fundamental errors, Picking apart drafts in a systematic manner.
Likes: Dialogue, Short articles

barredowl ~ Callsign: Meadow Fritillary

Junior Staff: Site Crit / Forum Crit
Chat Nick: barredowl ~ Currently not accepting requests - on hiatus
Preferred Contact: IRC ~ Response Time: Fast/Medium
Will Crit: Concepts, SCPs, and GoI Formats
Strengths: Giving clear directions, thorough line-by-lines, pacing, narrative
Likes: Bleak, subtle horror; emotional pieces; comedy; drama

Connor MacWarren ~ Callsign: Poplar Hawk-moth

Concepts and SCP Articles Specialist
Chat Nick: (none yet) ~ Not Accepting Requests: On Hiatus
Preferred Contact: Wikidot PM or Discord (Vessel#3768) ~ Response Time: Medium; depends on length of draft. Not available on weekends.
Will Crit: Concepts and SCP drafts
Strengths: Conceptual critique and narrative presentation. I can also be nitpicky and point out more flaws in drafts to show which bits need more improvement.
Likes: Articles that have an interesting premise, anomalies based off of unique objects that have yet to be seen in any article, short SCPs, weird and creative SCPs, articles that build upon overlooked lore and establish new lore or content for the site, and SCPs that have a Series I flair.

Crashington ~ Callsign: Praying Mantis

Concepts Specialist
Chat Nick: Crashington ~ Currently not accepting requests - IRL commitments
Preferred Contact: Wikidot PM ~ Response Time: Medium
Will Crit: SCPs, concepts
Strengths: Concepts, Fleshing out ideas with potential, Asking questions for the author to answer in the article
Likes: Heart warming, horror and both together. Good things that do a thing, Articles that get to the point fast

fieldstone ~ Callsign: Pipevine Swallowtail

Operational Staff: Forum Crit/Community Outreach
Chat Nick: fieldstone ~ Currently not active on forums.
Preferred Contact: Wikidot PM ~ Response Time: Slow
Will Crit: Tales, SCPs, anything else
Strengths: Story structure, clinical tone
Likes: Horror, surrealist horror, weird horror, noir horror, sci-fi horror, dystopian horror, fantasy horror

LiterallyMechanical ~ Callsign: Hummingbird Moth

SCP Articles and Tales Specialist
Chat Nick: literallymechanical ~ CURRENTLY INACTIVE: IRL COMMITMENTS
Preferred Contact: Wikidot PM ~ Response Time: Medium
Will Crit: SCPs, Tales
Strengths: Heavy focus on plot, narrative, and/or characterization. Most familiar with fantasy and hard science fiction, with a soft spot for Lovecraft. Good for troubleshooting scientific accuracy (or plausible inaccuracy).
Likes: Comedy and/or drama, stuff that gets psychological or emotional. Emphasis on plot and character, narrative structure. Also a sucker for a good genre subversion or interesting use of an old cliché! Bleak nihilism and torture porn are not my thing.

Pedantique ~ Callsign: Summer Azure

Operational Staff: Forum Crit
Chat Nick: Pedantique ~ Not Accepting Crit Requests, IRL commitments
Preferred Contact: Wikidot PM ~ Response Time: Medium
Will Crit: SCPs, Tales, GoI Formats
Strengths: Line-by-line crit, conceptual/narrative review
Likes: General weirdness, drafts medium to long in length

Rounderhouse ~ Callsign: You Figure It Out

Critique Specialist
Chat Nick: Rounderhouse ~ Currently Not Accepting Crit Requests
Preferred Contact: Wikidot PM ~ Response Time: Medium
Will Crit: SCPs, certain GoI formats
Strengths: Comedy, action scenes, location anomalies, clinical tone.
Likes: Abstract articles, off-the-wall concepts and themes, political articles, historical articles, (most) GoI formats, & medium-length SCPs.

Shanor ~ Callsign: Anna's Eighty-Eight

Junior Staff: Forum Crit
Chat Nick: NA ~ Currently not accepting critique requests.
Preferred Contact: Wikidot PM ~ Response Time: Fast (up to 24 hour wait)
Will Crit: SCPs, Tales, GoI Formats
Strengths: Conceptual Critique, newbie articles, narrative and backstory
Likes: Short snappy articles, allegorical articles, story-focused ideas

The Great Hippo ~ Callsign: Glasswing Butterfly

SCP Articles, Tales, and GoI Format Specialist
Chat Nick: Hippo ~ Currently not accepting requests
Preferred Contact: IRC or Wikidot PM ~ Response Time: Slow
Will Crit: SCPs, Tales, GoI Formats
Strengths: Clarity, brevity, tone, and narrative structure; fairly decent with dialogue and characters, too.
Likes: Restraint, verisimilitude, and strong, bold prose. Pieces that achieve a lot with very little.

TheMightyMcB ~ Callsign: Tarantula Hawk

Moderator: Forum Crit, Site Crit, Community Outreach
Chat Nick: TheMightyMcB ~ Accepts Crit Requests (under 2000 words)
Preferred Contact: IRC ~ Response Time: Slow
Will Crit: SCPs, Tales, GoI Formats
Strengths: Brainstorming, line-by-line, scientific literacy, history (especially US), potpourri knowledge, SPaG, clinical tone.
Likes: Short articles, WTF articles, fridge horror, interesting subversions, comedy, psychological/body horror, obscure historical references, accurate science.

tupacofficial ~ Callsign: Madagascar Hissing Cockroach

Junior Staff: Community Outreach, Forum Crit
Chat Nick: tupacofficial ~ Accepts Crit Requests
Preferred Contact: Wikidot PM ~ Response Time: Medium
Will Crit: Drafts (especially tales), sometimes concepts
Strengths: SPaG, brevity, clinical tone, dialogue, pacing
Likes: cosmic horror, existential horror, 20th century history, biology, grimdark (although wholesome articles are welcomed too), surrealism, articles that allow the reader to come to their own conclusions, narratives that focus on one person

Uncle Nicolini ~ Callsign: Common Buckeye

Moderator: Community Outreach / Forum Crit
Chat Nick: unclenicolini ~ Accepts Crit Requests
Preferred Contact: IRC ~ Response Time: Medium
Will Crit: SCPs, Tales, GoI Formats
Strengths: Newbie articles, clinical tone, trainwreck drafts, GoI expert
Likes: Whimsical oddities and bizarre combinations of things