The FandomSCP object class is a part of the SCP FoundationObject classes.
An object class is assigned to all anomalies requiring special containment procedures.A rough indicator of how difficult an object is to contain is the object class.In the universe, object classes are used to identify containment needs, research priority, budgeting, and other considerations.The most important factors in determining an object class are the difficulty and the purpose of its containment.
There are safe-class anomalies that are easily contained.The Foundation has done enough research to know that containment does not require significant resources or that anomalies require a specific and conscious activation.Classifying an SCP as Safe does not mean that it is not a threat.
There are anomalies that need more resources to contain or where containment isn't always reliable.The SCP is insufficiently understood.If an SCP doesn't easily fall into any of the other standard object classes, it's a good bet that the class will be called Euclid.
Due to the inherent unpredictability of an object that can act or think on its own, any SCP that's autonomously, sentient and/or sapient is generally classified as Euclid.
There are anomalies that are difficult to contain consistently or reliably, with containment procedures often being extensive and complex.Without a solid understanding of the anomalies, or lack of technology to counter them, the Foundation can't contain these SCPs.The Keter SCP is simply very difficult or costly to contain and does not mean it is dangerous.
The Foundation uses Thaumiel-class anomalies to contain other SCPs.The existence of Thaumiel-class objects is classified at the highest levels of the Foundation and their locations, functions, and current status are not known to many Foundation personnel.
The anomalies that are neutralized are those that have been deliberately or accidentally destroyed.
Sub-classes are used to supplement the object's primary classification.
There are articles about anomalies that are completely and fully understood to the point where their effects are now explainable by mainstream science.
Narrative classes are object classes that do not fall into any of the above sections.They are usually only used once and used to further the narrative.SCPs should use one of the standard object classes listed here.Some authors choose to introduce exceptions to these rules, but they are rarely done and need to justify their existence and placement.If an object class is used without merit, many site members will downvote it.
Senior staff used to place unwanted articles in a "Wall of Shame" to serve as examples of what not to do.The object class is no longer used.
Decommissioning articles are not done anymore because of the heavy-handed edits made by the staff.The History of the Universe Hub has more historical information about Decommissioned SCPs.
What is the Locked Box Test?An object's most appropriate object class can be determined using the Locked Box Test.It goes like this.
Something that is autonomously, alive, and/orsapient is almost always at least Euclid-class as a special consideration.If you lock a living thing in a box and forget about it, it will eventually suffocate or starve to death, which is not a good outcome.Something that is intelligent could end up being smart enough to outwit its containment procedures and/or stop cooperating with the Foundation's attempts to contain it, making it more dangerous than it otherwise might be.