AI Record - cowanaumann

Summary:

Posted page with AI image, potentially has AI-assisted coldposts and sandboxes

AI Record - cowanaumann

Zyn 15 Nov 2025 08:14

Noting that new site member cowanaumann (account age 7 days, site membership 6 days) recently coldposted the following page, which had an AI-generated image: https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/critter-profile-jeremy (inconsistency of lighting/focus, overlarge rat ears, extremely long digits, hind feet almost merged together and too close to tail)

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Critter Profile: Jeremy!
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Overview!
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**Name: Jeremy!**

**Species: //Rattus Rattus// (Black Rat)**

**Primary Caretaker: Gordon Swain Fulton Jr.**

**Diet: Anything edible!**

**Housed: Wilson's Wildlife Centre, Enclosure 18**

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Creature Features!
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Jeremy is the name of our lovable black rat here at Wilson's Wildlife Solutions. He's a bit shy, and he scares easily, but he's sweet if you get to know him. He's always in good health, never needy, and very self-sufficient.

The thing with Jeremy is that he's very tough. So tough, in fact, that he's effectively immortal! He's in great health, too. He never gets sick, so you don't have to worry about getting sick, and he doesn't age, either! He's in his golden years. It's like superman.
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History!
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Jeremy has been here for a dog's age! He was one of our earliest critters. We got him after a horrible tragedy, a house fire. Someone said their rat got out of their house fire unscathed, just ran right through the fire! They figured that, without a home, they couldn't care for him properly, and we would be a better fit for poor Jeremy.

When he first got here, he was very jumpy. Any time someone tried to get close to him, he would shoot straight up a tree! Over time, though, he warmed up to the people he was around the most. He would let them get close to him, and even, rarely, pet him! When he was eating, though, he was very territorial. Nobody could get close to him when he was eating. We think Jeremy thinks we want to steal his food!

Jeremy gets along with just about every animal, given time. We've decided to allow Jeremy to socialize with other rats, so he isn't too lonely. Every animal deserves a friend.
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Special Needs and Accommodations!
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Jeremy is currently housed in Enclosure 18, with a bunch of other black rats. It's easy to tell which one is Jeremy, because his tail is lighter than all the others. He should be given regular human interaction, and fed thrice a day. (He'll eat anything that's edible, but he LOVES french toast.)
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Notes about Jeremy!
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Just because he doesn't NEED to eat, doesn't mean he doesn't get peckish! Don't forget to feed him. His favorite food is french toast.
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Of note, the user likely used AI-assistance in their other works. Compare:

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Jeremy is currently housed in Enclosure 18, with a bunch of other black rats. It's easy to tell which one is Jeremy, because his tail is lighter than all the others. He should be given regular human interaction, and fed thrice a day. (He'll eat anything that's edible, but he LOVES french toast.)

Just because he doesn't NEED to eat, doesn't mean he doesn't get peckish! Don't forget to feed him. His favorite food is french toast.

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https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/uiu-file-1995-321

Evidence suggests that Brine cannot speak verbally. However, he can read and write, as well as communicate in American Sign Language, and interviews that followed utilized the only available doctor who spoke American Sign Language. It is unknown where, how, and from who Brine learned ASL. Theories suggest that these creatures have a social structure similar to bees rather than ants. Requests for comment have been denied by Brine.

Dr. Conhager: Begin Tape. Leaving dead space…

[A moment goes by as Dr. Conhager is silent.]

Dr. Conhager: End dead space. Now, Mister Brine-

[Dr. Brine is seen speaking American Sign Language. Rough translations have been provided.]

Dr. Conhager: Elaborate.

Dr. Brine: Well, anybody in Fort Laundrydale could tell you that L.D. Skipper here wasn't exactly a model father. So, Kind of?

Dr. Conhager: You mean Lauderdale?

[Doctor brine appears visibly tense. He pauses.]

Dr. Brine: No. Laundrydale.

Dr. Conhager: You… You know it's pronounced Lauderdale, yes?

Dr. Brine: You [Expletive omitted] [Expletive omitted] a [Expletive omitted] mother of [Expletive omitted] [Expletive omitted] in [Expletive omitted].

[Dr. Brine remains silent. After a momentary pause, Dr. Conhager speaks.]

Researcher's note: Most of the expletives spoken by Brine were slurs. List omitted for brevity. Following his outburst, Dr. Conhager was severely reprimanded and reassigned. Doctor Conhager has been denied for one week of PTO following this incident, filed under claims of 'mental distress.'

https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/ao-1995

Following this incident, officers were deployed with carrier pigeons, ink, quill, and paper to report on the nature of the beast. The occult properties of the beast were first documented here, causing officers at the scene to shortly drown themselves after finishing their inscriptions. Viewing of the beast has since been restricted, the option available only to officers with clearance levels 4 or higher. They are to be informed of what will happen following observation. Her Majesty is not to view this beast under any circumstances.

Personnel are instructed to keep the location and existence of the beast secret. The coordinates of the beast are not to be approached without prior authorization from at least two (2) senior scribes with proper clearance to authorize expeditions. Personnel are not to draw the beast. Diplomat Officers have been instructed to cast doubt on the existence of the Mariana trench.

I have poured a great deal of effort into my holy beast. It is the most beautiful thing you could ever imagine. The indigo of her carapace is more everlasting than the ocean, her eyes no other could mirror. I simply cannot imagine keeping such a thing to myself.

You, as a monarch, understand the futility of selfishness. I, as a humble clergyman, cannot bear the weight of greed. I cannot covet such a great, holy beast. Why, if you could meet me at the bakery at the western border of noble Yorktown on the seventh of April, precisely noon, I might count myself the most blessed of the clergy.

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Forum comments:

https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-17446040/critter-profile-jeremy#post-7423280 (response to reader comment, "this is very much a nothingburger of an article. we are told about jeremy and his journey in less than three sentences and shown nothing. the arc is blink-and-you-miss-it quick and like i said, doesnt even take up a single paragraph. whats the point of this? whats the story? i dont remember if it was you who i told that all articles on the wiki are stories in one way or another, which is even true of goi formats. the best wws formats, in my opinion as one of the people behind it, come from ordinary people being put in extraordinary situations. what do they do? how do the animals react? what role do the animals play in the story? i recommend reading the following wws articles to get a better idea of what makes for a good wws article: [links removed]")

I don't remember either. I'll re-do this article with an actual story. Sorry.

https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-17444473/uiu-file-1995-321#post-7421851 (post title Hello! I fixed the issues and re-made the page.)

Thank you.

https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-17444473/uiu-file-1995-321#post-7421885 (reply to staffpost, "You may not repost a page that you've already posted unless it's been completely rewritten. (This applies regardless of whether the page was deleted by staff or by its poster.) Which revision in your Sandbox corresponds to your prior posting of this page?")

I do not understand the question. I was not aware of this rule and I apologise. It has not been *completely* rewritten. Does this mean that I must start from scratch?

https://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/cowanuiu <—-current version, and the version on the main-site.

https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-17444473/uiu-file-1995-321#post-7421887

I am not sure. I will simply re-write my article if necessary. It may have been ~45?

https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-17444473/uiu-file-1995-321#post-7421895

Sorry for the inconvenience. I promise i did get crit on this article, but its not very good so I'm going to write something new.

https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-17444473/uiu-file-1995-321#post-7421878 reply to reader comment "this does not address the issues of the previous iteration at all. barely anything has changed except for one or two sentences of filler, in an article already filled with it."

Things have in fact changed. I have fixed grammatical errors and plot holes. I have fixed the issue of lacking a crime. Please advise on what could be done to the current iteration of this article to make it better fit this format. I do not know how to better include crime here but I simply prefer the format to the main foundation format. Please advise.

Of note, the user also has the following sandboxes:

• 7 Nov 2025 - 07:17:37 https://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/testcowan
• 7 Nov 2025 - 09:27:16 https://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/testgoc uses US spellings, "authorized", "neutralized". Revision 7 adds text which does not match user's typing style: "Instances of subject-A seemed entirely unresponsive to coalition staff, and all instances were shortly neutralized. Following neutralization, the coat-pockets of an instance of Subject-A were found to contain subject, which was shortly taken into custody."
• 9 Nov 2025 - 16:30:57 https://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/cowanuiu uses US spellings, "synthesized", "organized", etc. Full draft appears in Revision 1. Most of the text does not match the user's typing style, such as "Originally, to avoid the attention of organizations like the Foundation, Sin Nombre kept their drug trafficking operations relatively small and strictly under the Veil. Under the leadership of the Empty Man, Sin Nombre has grown exponentially powerful and dangerous, defying both governments and international normalcy-protecting organizations."
• 11 Nov 2025 - 06:05:44 http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/cowanuiu2 uses US spellings ("utilized"), full draft appears in creation and there are no edits.
• 11 Nov 2025 - 08:55:07 http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/cowanute uses US spellings ("utilize", "authorized"), full draft appears in Revision 1.
• 11 Nov 2025 - 12:11:25 https://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/uiu2cowan full draft in creation, same as prior two drafts. Later edits replace the second half of page with Lorem ipsum placeholder text.
• 12 Nov 2025 - 06:17:21 https://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/hungrybirdgoc first draft seems to be copy-pasted from an existing page, page is replaced in Revision 1 with partial Lorem ipsum and partial new content. Uses US spellings, "tranquilize", "minimized", etc.
• 12 Nov 2025 - 09:31:07 https://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/lochnetic-pirates full draft in creation, US spellings
• 14 Nov 2025 - 05:31:36 https://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/cetusfreud full draft in creation, no edits, US spellings. "Operatives were, following this discovery, instructed to tranquilize KTE-1995-Cetus-Typhon with specially-designed long-lasting substances."
• 14 Nov 2025 - 08:10:24 https://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/hermagesty1995 again uses another author's existing page content as template in creation, gradually replaces portions of text. Still uses US spellings, "minimized", "authorize", etc.

Permanently banned, PM sent. Queerious and Kufat supporting.

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Re: AI Record - cowanaumann

Zyn 15 Nov 2025 22:38

Noting that user posted in Discord:

I have been banned for AI usage. I have not used AI, and I have not been informed what the offending content is. Please advise.
https://www.wikidot.com/user:info/cowanaumann

Further discussion as follows. Staff responses are in plain text (not quoted):

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Could you please provide the original source for the rodent image you posted?

I found it on google, one moment
I cannot find the exact link but It was something very similar to this. just showed up on image search. I know it was this website and it looks like the same rat.
https://www.petstory.es/otros-animales/roedores/2024/04/04/dia-de-la-rata-5-curiosidades

Okay. Why didn't you cite it properly, and where is the evidence that it's public domain, Creative Commons, or some other compatible license?

I forgot to cite it. It does not say anywhere that it is specific property of anybody's. I will in the future be more careful reading rules.

You've got it backwards. You need specific evidence that something is compatible with our license; the presumption is that it isn't.

Oh. Sorry.
If it helps I can remove the offending image? I dont have any evidence, I thought it went the other way around.

[staff member provided two screenshots of image checkers to scan for AI likelihood. The first result indicated "quite confident that this image, or significant part of it, was created by AI". The second result indicated a 99% likelihood that the image was AI-generated, with GenAI/Stable Diffusion specified.]

Ah. So don't source their images then.
I promise though I had no bad intentions; there are thousands of pictures of rats in the world any other image would have worked fine.

Is there anything else you want to add as part of your ban appeal?

I am sorry.
That will be all.

Staff later noted, "I’d also like to note I went through the user in observer discussions sandboxes and they are all quite suspicious, usually copying in entire thousands of words documents with odd formatting within the first revision, and then changing it to an entirely new thousand word document 5-10 minutes later. As long as some other odd phrasing and wording."

Also, with regards to the swap between UK and US spellings, "Out of everything, this is what makes me super suspicious. It's incredibly weird to swap between the two."

ETA: of note, the user later complained about the decline

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May I ask why?

You didn't present anything that served as mitigation or which suggested an error on the part of staff.

What does mitigation mean? I don't know what you want me to present. My writing is human. You can ask anyone in the server, or look at how many of my drafts took multiple hours to a day to make.
I made a mistake because I couldn't tell a picture was ai.
I'm not trying to come off as hostile, I'm just a bit frustrated, because I'm putting effort into my stuff and it's being refuted as ai, even though it's human.

Your defense amounted to "I didn't know that the picture I plagiarized was AI-generated."

I didn't! I also didn't know how the creative liscense worked, and that's my bad, but according to https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/plagiarism-jurisdiction disciplinary matters are only used during the circumstances of dishonesty. I was open with you guys and did not say anything dishonest, and admitted to my mistake. I could have just removed the image if asked.

You're cherry-picking. The site rules make it clear that posting AI-generated content is an automatic permanent ban.

I'm sorry for using an AI image, and messing up with the image plagarism. it was not intentional. I admit that I was wrong and I am sorry.

You may appeal again one year from today, provided you don't bug staff about your ban in the interim. If you keep this up, your appeal date may be pushed back or your appeal privileges may be revoked.

What about good faith? I honesly didnt know it was ai.
fine okay.

Good faith requires both proper citation and a reasonable belief that the image is compliant with our license and policies.

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It was later brought to staff attention that the user has also repeatedly complained about the decision in the official Discord:

I DIDNT WRITE WITH AI!!!! I USED ONE AI PICTURE* ON ACCIDENT BECAUSE I DIDNT FUCKING KNOW IT WAS AI!!!!
AND I HAVE TO WAIT A WHOLE YEAR??????????
FOR AN APPEAL FOR A THING I DIDN'T DO?????????????????????????????????
NO DUDE I GOTTA WAIT A WHOLE FUCKING YEAR!! I DIDNT EVEN DO ANYTHING!!!
IM BANNED FOR SOMETHING I DIDNT EVEN DO!

I DONT USE FUCKING AI!!! THATS HUMAN WRITING! I PUT MY FUCKING SOUL INTO WRITING ARTICLES BUT OH NO MY GRAMMAR IS WEIRD SO ITS AI!!!!

I hate these fucking mods. I dont even want to write this shit anymore. Fuck kufat and fuck the mod team. Hate this shit man. I'm obviously not going to get unbanned, after I asked politely and all this shit. God. Damn. Kufat is a stupid as mod and this is a stupid ass website. I don't even want to write for this stupid fucking site anymore. I was actually excited, too! But then I get slapped with this shit over a SINGLE IMAGE MISTAKE. And then they blame my writing on AI. This site is near and dear to my heart, yes, and I've always loved the writing, and a lot of these articles are amazing! I love reading them! This shit carried my teen years singlehandedly! But the mods are just assholes. I hate this thing. ONE FUCKING IMAGE. ONE FUCKING AI IMAGE, BY MISTAKE. AND NOW I CANT Write on here anymore. Punishing new writers for stupid mistakes with PERMABANS is not how you should be doing shit, I think. But my opinion isn't shit. I am just going to give up on fucking writing, because if it's so bad it's just GOTTA be ai, then It's not good at all. No point in even writing an scp at this point! An entire year of ban for a small mistake. I dont even care if i dont get unbanned anymore. Fuck this shit.

The appeal was declined; user was informed of the result. Kufat, Zoobeeny, myself voting to decline.

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