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// EMAIL SUBJECT: Object Class Revisions 
// Story: Site 16 - The Tartarus Gate 
// by Journeyman 
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TO: All Foundation Personnel
FROM: Director ███, Records and Information Security Administration
SUBJECT: Object Class Revisions

Given the circumstances of Incident Report D875-12, the O5 Council desired an update to the object classes. No, we will not tell you why. Any reports requesting a change back to the original designations will be ignored. Insistence will result in demotion to Level 1. Further insistence will result in demotion to Class D.

No, you will not be missed.

Anomalous: There are certain objects that we collect, but still do not garner any formal SCP designation. Such items are not given the rank out of uselessness, but they serve no functional purpose to the Foundation other than being mildly curious. Occasionally, we will receive an item that will eventually warrant a designation. When this happens, the item is removed from the Anomalous archive.

Neutralized: The most famous among the Foundation is SCP-284-N. These are objects that have no unusual or uncontainable effects. Any former SCP should have a note stating the reason for the declassification and what object class it was.

Ex. SCP-XXXX-N

Decommissioned: Whether through termination orders or lack of valid reasons to expend time and resources, the Foundation must sometimes destroy an SCP. Objects classified as decommissioned receive a decommissioned suffix.

Ex. SCP-XXXX-D

Explained: Any SCP that we have figured out beyond any reasonable doubt. We obtain items of interest that we do not understand all the time, but we occasionally discover the how behind the why. If an SCP is Explained, we know how it works.

Ex. SCP-XXXX-EX

Safe: A “Safe” item or subject is something that can be safely and reliably contained if the proper procedures are followed to the letter. That does not mean that Safe designations are harmless, it means we can safely contain it.

Safe protocols are often simple, maybe even short. These procedures are expected to succeed in case of mishandling, unlike the more involved “Keter” class designation.

Euclid: Euclid SCPs cannot be predicted or explained by any known means. Sometimes subjects may be friendly towards the Foundation, but more often than not, they display a degree of hostility to us or life. It is difficult, if not impossible, to understand the full nature and makeup of a Euclid SCP. 

All Euclid-class objects and subjects should have meticulous and precise containment protocols. Unlike Safe-class objects, such precautions are necessary and pose a grave threat if they fail. Procedures are often in place because we do not yet know the exact nature of the item in question.

Keter: This class is reserved for items or subjects that display extreme hostility to all known life and are extremely difficult to contain. Containment procedures are often extensive and redundant in order to minimize the threat, but extreme diligence is still required. Keter-class procedures must be followed to the letter at all times, lest the contained SCP inflict devastating harm on the people, environment, or the world itself. A mere desire for destruction is not enough to be considered Keter; the subject must have the will and/or ability to carry out such extreme damage and harm.





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