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==Availability==
==Availability==
4chan deletes old threads, so the SCP-173 submission was deleted shortly after it was posted. 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</ref> However, 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][https://www.reddit.com/r/SCP/comments/7ljipw/can_someone_get_me_the_original_x_thread_for_173/][https://www.reddit.com/r/SCP/comments/8gpt4k/does_scp173_actually_predate_the_weeping_angels/?st=jjdeu46h&sh=6ff1706e]</ref> Several archives such as the Yotsuba Society, the Chanarchive and many /x/ thread dumps stored on the Internet Archive were searched for the psot without success.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/SCP/comments/8gpt4k/does_scp173_actually_predate_the_weeping_angels/dye9zgn</ref>
4chan deletes old threads, so the SCP-173 submission was deleted shortly after it was posted. 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</ref> However, 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][https://www.reddit.com/r/SCP/comments/7ljipw/can_someone_get_me_the_original_x_thread_for_173/][https://www.reddit.com/r/SCP/comments/8gpt4k/does_scp173_actually_predate_the_weeping_angels/?st=jjdeu46h&sh=6ff1706e]</ref> Several archives such as the Yotsuba Society, the Chanarchive and many /x/ thread dumps stored on the Internet Archive were searched for the psot without success.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/SCP/comments/8gpt4k/does_scp173_actually_predate_the_weeping_angels/dye9zgn</ref>
==Details known about the original post==
The oldest surviving text of SCP-173 was psoted on June 22, 2007 at 12:33 PM Greenwhich Mean Time.
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 01:14, 9 July 2018

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A 2008 repost of the original SCP-173 post.

Status: Lost

The original SCP-173 post is a 2007 4chan post that lead to the creation of the SCP Foundation.

Background

SCP-173 was a creepypasta posted to the /x/ forum of 4chan in 2007.[1] 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.[1]

Availability

4chan deletes old threads, so the SCP-173 submission was deleted shortly after it was posted. The text and image used in the post were saved, and can currently be viewed on the SCP Foundation Wikidot website.[2] However, many members of the SCP Foundation community and fandom have tried to find the original post or information about it.[3] Several archives such as the Yotsuba Society, the Chanarchive and many /x/ thread dumps stored on the Internet Archive were searched for the psot without success.[4]

Details known about the original post

The oldest surviving text of SCP-173 was psoted on June 22, 2007 at 12:33 PM Greenwhich Mean Time.

References