 So if you ever thought when you looked at an SCP author that maybe they know better about what they're doing in all facets of life Just because they're a good writer Well, if you think anything close to that you're wrong and let's talk about why Shut up. So this isn't super common I don't think but there's enough people out there and I've run into them more than once that believe that SCP authors are somehow inherently better than everyone else. I want to be clear There is a distinction here. SCP authors are good at understanding how to get something to survive on the SCP wiki But outside of that that's where your fandom should stop and I run into this all the time myself And it's slightly annoying ultimately if you hold an SCP author up to be some sort of a idol to Worship then what you're doing is is you're placing them a tier above yourself Anyone can write for the SCP wiki. It's not even very difficult All you really need is a good understanding of the English language a little self-awareness and the ability to take Criticism from other people and turn it into something good And I see this come up with a lot of SCP authors and sometimes it's just so many who only has one article getting held up to be like Oh my god, you did it. You're finally one of them But that's the thing it isn't any different just because you finally wrote an article for the wiki And that's another reason why it could be unhealthy because then someone finally gets their article to stick and they're like nothing really changed This is everything I was wanting and now it's nothing different And that's really the problem with hero worshipping anyone. This isn't just about SCP Oh, this is about anyone who like writers of any kind Directors actors singers Anybody who creates content for a lot of people is bound to pick up a lot of fans and fans are fine When you stop treating people like people and start treating them like an ideal You're basically short changing yourself and you're short changing them. I guess the basic message here is this Stop treating SCP authorship like it's anything other than an ability to help you understand How to write articles for the SCP wiki the SCP wiki is not the be all end all of your life Or at least it shouldn't be and just because you finally got to this point where you wrote something for the wiki Doesn't mean that your life is gonna be any better. It's gonna be exactly the same as it was yesterday Only you will have something published on the wiki. Somebody quoted me something recently from somebody else Just basically said that since I was an established author on the wiki that everyone was looking up to me and something I had done let them down like I'm responsible for the way they look at me And it's important for me to be cognizant of these sorts of things I'm not inadvertently manipulating somebody into doing what I want but on the other hand It's not my responsibility to understand how you view me or any other author You need to learn to treat people like people and requests like requests and if I do something you don't like I'm not letting you down because I shouldn't be an ideal you aspire to except for you know authoring I think there's a problem where people want to tie in their sense of self-worth to the things They like and by extension sometimes tying that self-worth into the people who create the things that they like and perhaps It's a very natural thing to do and honestly what we deal with on the scp wiki is significantly smaller than I'm sure what a lot of people have to deal with on Grander scales, but at the same time the individual behavior is just as toxic even if it's smaller and in some senses There's less barriers between authors and fans So at the same time it can be more immediate, but anyway, that's the basic message here Don't treat scp authors as anything other than experts on how to get things to stick on the wiki Anything else is unsubstantiated by evidence That's it. If you want to support my content you can join my patreon at patreon.com Ford slash de-samaritan just like everybody on this list here pledge a dollar pledge $5 pledge 10 or 20 Either way, it'll help support this content and make sure more keeps getting made links as always will be in the description below Thanks for watching