What counts as having happened in the SCP Metaverse universe, which source wins when two disagree, and how material from the SCP Wiki may be used. It applies Article 9 of the SCP Metaverse Charter.
1. Sources, strongest first
| Rank | Source | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rulings by the Creators | "SCP-0012 was never breached; INC-2026-004 is a cover story." |
| 2 | Official canon in the repository (canon/) |
Sites, core anomalies and groups the games are built on |
| 3 | Events run by the Creators or Game Masters | A breach event at Site-02, as the Game Master ruled it |
| 4 | Published Archive and Ledger files | Anomaly files, incident reports, test transcripts |
| 5 | Roleplay that happened in a scene | What characters did on the server or in a place |
| 6 | Posts | A researcher's notes |
A lower source never overrules a higher one. When two sources of the same rank disagree, the newer one stands unless it was written without knowing of the older one, in which case the Creators decide.
2. Not canon
- Chat outside the story, drafts, files in review, and hidden or withdrawn files.
- Anything that breaks the Community Rules or the Roleplay Rules, even if it happened in a scene.
- Material from the SCP Wiki or anywhere else, until it is adapted into SCP Metaverse as Section 4 sets out.
3. Changing canon
- Only the Creators may retcon: declare that something did not happen or happened differently.
- A retcon is announced in #announcements with what changed and why, and affected files are revised or withdrawn under Foundation Directive 003. Nothing is deleted.
- A faction's records may be wrong on purpose. A false file is still the faction's real record; the truth is decided by the Creators and can be revealed in the story.
4. Using the SCP Wiki
The SCP Wiki's content is licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. SCP Metaverse may use it under that licence.
- Original work is preferred. A new anomaly written for SCP Metaverse gets a number from the Archivists and is marked original.
- An anomaly adapted from the SCP Wiki keeps its credit: the original article, its authors and a link, shown on the file wherever it appears, on the web, in Roblox and on Discord.
- An adapted file is itself CC BY-SA 3.0. Say so on the file.
- Copying an article wholesale is not allowed; adapt it to SCP Metaverse's sites, people and events.
- Images from the SCP Wiki carry their own licences. Check each before use; when unsure, do not use it.
- Famous anomalies (SCP-173, SCP-096 and the like) are used only with the Creators' approval, so the universe does not become a list of borrowed monsters.
5. The games
- A Roblox place is canon for what happens in it, at rank 5, unless a Game Master ran it as an event.
- Anomalies in a place match their Archive file. Developers and the file's author agree on changes before either is published.
Revisions
| Revision | Date | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | ████-██-██ | █████ █████. |