So we are doing it a little differently this year but first some stats.

Out of the 2,662 responses of the survey only 1,195 gave an answer to this question, which is only 45% of the total. I'd like to emphasize the importance of these long form answers and hope to see a better turnout next year.

Of the 1,195 answers, 484 were mostly praise or indifferent/neutral responses. The rest of these results were filtered based on content whether it was trolling, unreadable, or just general ignorance of what SCP is and how it works. The final 711 answers, 27% of total survey entries, that are considered earnest critique are all there for everyone to see. Many were grouped into categories. Some of these are far-fetched and/or frankly impossible, but it's to illustrate the wants and needs of our community at large. If anything, this is just a wishlist so take it with a grain of salt.

Items in blue are technical or design concerns.

are technical or design concerns. Items in green are specifically related to Staff and Staff interactions or duties.

are specifically related to Staff and Staff interactions or duties. Items in orange concern writing content or community standards, which is largely dependent on the authors and commenters on the wiki.

concern writing content or community standards, which is largely dependent on the authors and commenters on the wiki. Items in normal text color don't easily fit into one of the other categories.

Better site layout (Aesthetics) 94 Easier/intuitive site navigation/search 71 Mobile friendly / SCP app 39 Get off Wikidot 23 Put name of SCP in title 16 Previous and Next buttons while browsing 14 Random SCP/Tale doesn't work or takes too long 13 A way to track which SCPs have been read already 11 Clean up forums 5 Tag tales with their SCPs 4 Hide images by default or give the option 4 Display author at bottom of page 3 Sort pages by views or display page views 2 Streamline author communication 2 Ability to upvote/downvote comments 2 Thumbnails of SCP image on lists 2 Notifications for authors when article has been commented on 2 Specific tags page 1 Want a neutral vote option on the rating module 1 Show the site's analytic data 1 Ability to rate articles after a time after joining 1 Individual ranking outside of karma 1 Want nested collapsible 1 Hide author name until after voting 1 Sort tag results by rating 1 Remove votes of inactive users 1 Add a changelog 1 Have the Recently Edited Page show the page ratings 1

Less restrictions/streamline on membership 23 Less restrictions on submissions/deletions 18 More restrictions on submissions 13 Better/More staff availability/activity 5 More restrictions on posts/crit 4 More/streamlining bans of disruptive people 4 Less restrictions on posts 4 Discourage staff cliques/attitude 3 Streamline/Expand deletions 3 More restrictions on membership 3 New admins 2 Staff having better attitudes toward crit/community 2 If revoked, don't want to do forms over again 1 Less diversity for diversity's sake 1 Give admins a limited term of service, maybe yearly 1 Need clear leadership 1 Expedite rewrites 1 Less spotlight on staff 1 More enforcement on image copyright 1

More pictures, videos, audio logs, interactivity 34 More SCPs 25 Friendlier atmosphere for all users 16 More/Promote Tales 12 No more Jokes/Crackfic or moved somewhere else 11 Less redaction in articles 10 More crosslinking/correlation 9 More scary SCPs/tales 7 More uniqueness, creativity, openness, or diversity in articles 6 Too much out-of-universe content presented at face value 5 Updating old SCPs 4 Add content for all the GOIs 4 More joke SCPs 4 Add content for all the MTFs 3 More activity/promotion of canons 3 No more object classes outside of Safe, Euclid, Keter, Thaumiel 3 Less edgy for edginess's sake 3 Community atmosphere is too sensitive 3 More lolFoundation 3 More SCP-001 entries 3 Bring back crosstests 2 More dangerous SCPs 2 Emphasize D-class or low level personnel more in SCPs/tales 2 Less pictures 2 Display date, time, and location of skip acquisition/storage 2 Get rid of Heritage List 2 Update Hall of Fame/Heritage 2 Explain the 'why?' for downvotes 2 Use imperial instead of metric or both 2 More Resurrection canon 2 Canonize some joke SCPs 2 Less collapsibles 1 People's attitude towards article length 1 Write canon for the SCP Containment Breach game 1 Less foul language 1 More anomalous events 1 More culturally diverse SCPs 1 More crossover 1 Rules against fandom SCPs 1 Less crosslinking 1 Get rid of Thaumiel class 1 No more author avatars 1 No more SCP-001 entries 1 More pertinent characters 1 Harder sci-fi tone 1

More events/contests 16 More frequency of front page updates 9 Create a page for 'starter SCPs' for new readers/members 9 More internet promotion 8 Move pages instead of deleting them outright 6 Want merch or branding 6 More availability for crit 5 More consistency with SCPverse canon 5 Want an official German translation wiki 4 An SCP internet fanart/video page 3 More friendly crit 3 Introduce a non-member SCP sandbox 2 An SCP games page 2 More community surveys 2 Be less dependent on chat 2 Better crit in general 2 Chronology of in-universe events 2 A guide for writing tales 1 More appreciation for crit 1 Better SCP guide 1 Want official SCP podcast 1 Host a RL meet and greet 1 Less anime memes and more SCP related stuff on tumblr 1 Create a page for minor canons 1 A non-writer account for voting on SCPs only, less application process 1 Want twitter updates on new articles back 1 Make a hard cap at 3000 SCPs and rotate the lowest ones 1 Reach out to off-site fanbase more 1 Less focus on canons 1

Design or Technical There's a large majority clamoring for a new site theme/layout. Most of the comments are a need for something darker, modern, or an immersive look to the site. We have a Nightmode (see below) already in place as per last year's survey. Some think that this just needs to be the standard in default colors rather than white background and black text. Also the use of some graphics or animations to make it flashy were also suggested. A lot of the suggestions also asked for a larger font size, but it was unclear if they meant for mobile or browser. Either of which should be able to increase the font size in settings in some way or another. Search bar and intuitive navigation was also a big hitter in the list of complaints. Some people were not able to find what they are looking for or are overwhelmed from search results. Lastly for the tech side, the mobile users had their say as they wanted a layout that was much more mobile friendly. Things like the 'Random' button taking too long or a 'Next' and 'Previous' button by default for binge reading was also suggested. This I think stems from the limitations of the Wikidot platform and until we can work around (see Usertools) or effectively muster the resources, time, and knowledge of how to move this will be an ongoing concern. TL;DR - In the short term, site needs a makeover. Long term, get off wikidot.

Staff and Staff Interactions or Duties Main takeaways is that there are people who find the current membership and submission rules to be rather draconic. There were a lot of suggestions to lower the age limit. There was also a suggestion to somehow make a non-writer account just for voting and not for submitting. Some complaints were targeted toward turnaround time in applications for new members. In contrast, there was another group wanting more restrictions on submissions. Complaints against staff were somewhat centered around availability. A few suggested the rotation of the admin position. Others addressed issues with leadership, selectivity, or accusations of elitism. Things to take into consideration going forward. TL;DR - Want a streamlined path to membership and posting.

Writing Content or Community Standards This one was all over the fucking place. Sheesh. The big one was a demand for more media, whether in the article or fanart. There's certainly an appreciation for the visual here, but not only visual… a good half of these were requests for audio logs as well. So there's for sure an audience out there if you're handy with a mic. The rest of the comments were requests for making more SCPs, more tales, and giving tales the spotlight a bit more. There was also some Crackfic and -J hate, suggesting to move them off site entirely because they drag the site down as a whole, but this was not a huge amount of people. TL;DR - More media. More SCPs. More tales. Some people are too harsh.

Everything Else Obviously, more contests. A lot of people had suggestions for what type of contest they'd like to see. So maybe a contest for a contest theme in the near future. Plenty of people with ideas. People also wanted to see more updates and more frequent featured articles on the front page. Maybe make it bi-monthly or a weekly thing was suggested. Other concerns were our diminishing internet presence is not what it used to be. Maybe need to maybe rethink how we can get ourselves out there more. The other more interesting requests were wanting a separate place for all the deleted articles so they can be viewed. Also folks wanting official merchandise or an actual SCP brand to be formed, but that has been a larger discussion in the past. TL;DR - More contests. Update front page more often.