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|title=<center>Original SCP-173 4chan post (posted to /X/ on or before June 22, 2017)</center>
|title=<center>SCP-173 4chan post (posted to /X/ on or before June 22nd, 2017)</center>
|image= Original-173.png
|image= Original SCP-173 v2.PNG
|imagecaption=A 2008 repost of the original SCP-173 post.
|imagecaption=The original post
|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|datefound=08 Oct 2018
|foundby=Jason Scott
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The '''original SCP-173 post''' is a 2007 4chan post that lead to the creation of the SCP Foundation.
The '''original SCP-173 post''' is a 2007 4chan post that leads to the creation of the SCP Foundation, a popular horror writing website. The post was made on June 22nd, 2007, and deleted a few days later. It was lost for over a decade, before being rediscovered in an archive of old 4chan posts by dasMaymay.<ref name=ori>[http://archive.is/QD9UF The original SCP-173 post as well as the entire thread.] Retrieved 08 Oct '18</ref>
 
==Background==
==Background==
SCP-173 was a creepypasta posted to the /x/ forum of 4chan in 2007.<ref name=Wikipedia>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCP_Foundation</ref> The post described the procedures needed to safely contain a paranormal statue that could move and attack people when not looked at. The SCP Foundation, a popular writing website and creepypasta series, originated from the post.<ref name="Wikipedia"/>
SCP-173 was originally a creepypasta posted to the /x/ (paranormal) board of 4chan in 2007. The post described the procedures needed to safely contain a paranormal statue that could move and attack people when not looked at. This sparked a popular community of related horror writing in the same format, known as the SCP Foundation.
 
==Details==
The oldest surviving text of SCP-173 was posted on June 22nd, 2007, at 12:33 PM Greenwich Mean Time (8:33 AM EST).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180111021822/http://z6.invisionfree.com/DeadlandsFreeRunners/ar/t68.htm Archive of the oldest surviving text of SCP-173.] Retrieved 08 Oct '18</ref> The original post was thus made on or before June 22nd, 2007.
 
The author of 173 posted under the username "The U.S.S. Walrus".<ref name=Moto42>[http://www.scp-wiki.net/forum/t-77831/wow-i-never-expected-this#post-230929 SCP Wiki Forum thread that had the original uploader of SCP-173.] Retrieved 09 Jul '18</ref> He initially planned to make a new SCP post every week, but lost internet access for a week and a half and forgot about the SCP Foundation until over a year later.<ref name="Moto42"/> Unfortunately, The U.S.S. Walrus did not re-post the text of SCP-173 in any capacity.
==Significance==
SCP-173 was posted around the same time period as “Blink”, a ''Doctor Who'' episode which aired on June 9th, 2007, and introduced the Weeping Angels. The Weeping Angels are sentient statutes that attack when not looked at, a concept that is very similar to SCP-173. Members of the SCP Foundation claim that the SCP-173 post was made weeks or months before “Blink” aired. However, no physical proof exists to support these claims. The publication date of SCP-173 was in controversy for years, but the original post shows that it was made several weeks after "Blink" first aired.<ref name="ori"/>
 
The text of SCP-173 may have changed over time. The text of the 2008 4chan post, as well as many 2007- early 2008 forum posts, varies from the current text of SCP-173. The original post confirms that the text went through several alterations.<ref name="ori"/>
 
==Availability==
==Availability==
4chan deletes old threads, so the SCP-173 submission was deleted shortly after it was posted.
The original SCP-173 post was made on June 22nd, 2007.<ref name=ori/> 4chan does not save old posts, so any thread that is not externally archived will be automatically deleted. One member of the SCP Foundation Wikidot website estimated that the original post only survived for a few days before being deleted.<ref>[http://www.scp-wiki.net/forum/t-228926/site-history#post-731676 Comment from the SCP Wiki Forums that estimated the availability of the original post.] Retrieved 09 Jul '18</ref> The text and image used in the post were saved, and can currently be viewed on the SCP Foundation Wikidot website.<ref>[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-173 SCP Wiki page on SCP-173.] Retrieved 08 Jul '18</ref> However, the original post was lost. Since 2007, many members of the SCP Foundation community and fandom have tried to find the original post or information about it.<ref>[https://archive.4plebs.org/x/thread/20952047/#20952047 Archive of the 4plebs /x/ thread which asks for information about SCP-173] Retrieved 08 Jul '18</ref><ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/SCP/comments/7ljipw/can_someone_get_me_the_original_x_thread_for_173/ Reddit comment on r/SCP which asks if the user could get him the original thread for SCP-173.] Retrieved 08 Jul '18</ref><ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/SCP/comments/8gpt4k/does_scp173_actually_predate_the_weeping_angels/?st=jjdeu46h&sh=6ff1706e Reddit comment on r/SCP on the topic if SCP-173 predates the "Weeping Angels".] Retrieved 08 Jul '18</ref> Several archives such as the Yotsuba Society, the Chanarchive, and many /x/ thread dumps stored on the Internet Archive were searched for the post without success.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/SCP/comments/8gpt4k/does_scp173_actually_predate_the_weeping_angels/dye9zgn Another Reddit comment on r/SCP on the topic if SCP-173 predated the "Weeping Angels".] Retrieved 09 Jul '18</ref>
 
On October 8th, 2018, Jason Scott of the Internet Archive posted an archive of about 10 million 4chan posts from 2006 to 2008 onto the Internet Archive.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/4chan_threads_archive_10_billion Archive.org link to 10 million 4chan posts, uploaded by Jason Scott.] Retrieved 08 Oct '18</ref> On that day, dasMaymay searched through the archive, found the original thread and posted it to the SCP Foundation subreddit.<ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/SCP/comments/9mkms3/hi_this_should_be_the_first_iteration_of_the/ Reddit post on r/SCP announcing that dasMaymay has found the original SCP-173 post.] Retrieved 08 Oct '18</ref>
 
==External Links==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCP_Foundation Wikipedia page on the SCP Foundation.] Retrieved 09 Jul '18
*[http://archive.is/WmrBb Archived version of the comment from the SCP Wiki Forums that estimated the availability of the original post.] Retrieved 09 Jul '18
*[http://archive.is/3pdt7 Archived version of the Reddit comment on r/SCP which asks if SCP-173 predates the "Weeping Angels".] Retrieved 08 Oct '18
*[http://z6.invisionfree.com/DeadlandsFreeRunners/ar/t68.htm Live version of the oldest surviving text of SCP-173 (Note: The live version contains images that are NSFL).] Retrieved 08 Oct '18
*[http://archive.is/2iEfy Archived version of the SCP Wiki forum thread from user The U.S.S. Walrus.] Retrieved 09 Jul '18
 
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Revision as of 01:18, 16 May 2020

Original SCP-173 v2.PNG

The original post

Status: Found

Date found: 08 Oct 2018

Found by: Jason Scott

The original SCP-173 post is a 2007 4chan post that leads to the creation of the SCP Foundation, a popular horror writing website. The post was made on June 22nd, 2007, and deleted a few days later. It was lost for over a decade, before being rediscovered in an archive of old 4chan posts by dasMaymay.[1]

Background

SCP-173 was originally a creepypasta posted to the /x/ (paranormal) board of 4chan in 2007. The post described the procedures needed to safely contain a paranormal statue that could move and attack people when not looked at. This sparked a popular community of related horror writing in the same format, known as the SCP Foundation.

Details

The oldest surviving text of SCP-173 was posted on June 22nd, 2007, at 12:33 PM Greenwich Mean Time (8:33 AM EST).[2] The original post was thus made on or before June 22nd, 2007.

The author of 173 posted under the username "The U.S.S. Walrus".[3] He initially planned to make a new SCP post every week, but lost internet access for a week and a half and forgot about the SCP Foundation until over a year later.[3] Unfortunately, The U.S.S. Walrus did not re-post the text of SCP-173 in any capacity.

Significance

SCP-173 was posted around the same time period as “Blink”, a Doctor Who episode which aired on June 9th, 2007, and introduced the Weeping Angels. The Weeping Angels are sentient statutes that attack when not looked at, a concept that is very similar to SCP-173. Members of the SCP Foundation claim that the SCP-173 post was made weeks or months before “Blink” aired. However, no physical proof exists to support these claims. The publication date of SCP-173 was in controversy for years, but the original post shows that it was made several weeks after "Blink" first aired.[1]

The text of SCP-173 may have changed over time. The text of the 2008 4chan post, as well as many 2007- early 2008 forum posts, varies from the current text of SCP-173. The original post confirms that the text went through several alterations.[1]

Availability

The original SCP-173 post was made on June 22nd, 2007.[1] 4chan does not save old posts, so any thread that is not externally archived will be automatically deleted. One member of the SCP Foundation Wikidot website estimated that the original post only survived for a few days before being deleted.[4] The text and image used in the post were saved, and can currently be viewed on the SCP Foundation Wikidot website.[5] However, the original post was lost. Since 2007, many members of the SCP Foundation community and fandom have tried to find the original post or information about it.[6][7][8] Several archives such as the Yotsuba Society, the Chanarchive, and many /x/ thread dumps stored on the Internet Archive were searched for the post without success.[9]

On October 8th, 2018, Jason Scott of the Internet Archive posted an archive of about 10 million 4chan posts from 2006 to 2008 onto the Internet Archive.[10] On that day, dasMaymay searched through the archive, found the original thread and posted it to the SCP Foundation subreddit.[11]

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