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I try to justify all my downvotes, and I downvoted this piece. I'll explain my reasoning below:

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Usually my go to for good stuff is to say “good shit, +1.” I’m going to go a bit more in depth with this one. This is a good piece. The research shows and is evident at every step along the way, and I can respect that immensely. Is there a narrative arc? Not so much. Is this a piece that was gunning for a narrative arc? I don’t think so. I found the enjoyment from this piece to be solely rooted in the interest and process of doing a tremendously thorough deep dive into something we consistently make brief: containment. It’s a wonderful injection of realism for fiction that, at times, forgets that appearing to be a scientific document is more than just ‘typing stiff.’

There’s enjoyment to be had in these divergences in style. The claim this is “nothing more than a research paper” is inaccurate and dismissive. Stuff like this has a more than welcome place on the wiki. Good shit, +1

This was excellently written from an academic perspective and honestly that skill is commendable. Shit isn't easy, and I would know. This is the kind of writing that led to me writing SCPs in the first place, after all.

That being said, I'm finding myself very much in the same camp as gee here. This wasn't entertaining. I didn't enjoy reading, it didn't grab my attention, and I wouldn't voluntarily read this again. I don't think it's a good fit for the site, hence my downvote.

Let me be clear, this is good writing, but know that it's not a thing that I personally will likely ever enjoy.

Since Veied said everything I was thinking better, I'll just say this: I absolutely adore this and I wish we had a hundred more of these.

Great work +1

That's… different. Unique and as far as I recall, one of a kind. It is well-written, and it for sure deserves +1.
EDIT: We should consider making a whole series of things like those… I would for sure love an academic record of SCP-096 or (don't kill me for saying it) SCP-682.

Wikipedia as a source? What madness is this?
Regardless, I appreciate that someone is looking at how an older skip could be better contained.
+1

This is by far the most dry and uninteresting thing I have read on this site.

yo, did you just write a research paper on an SCP? like… an actual one?

+1 for trying something completely different, at least to my knowledge. are there any other "academic paper" type entries on this site? i can't think of any off the top of my head.