Bright Works Proposal Draft: Near Total Removal

Near Total Removal

What is This?

This proposal focuses on the fact that the SCP Wiki still has content created by a known abuser, and has chosen to remove almost every aspect of the works they created on the wiki. Specifically, this proposal would unlist¹ all of Bright's² pages, with the most harmful works being left empty, instead redirecting to an updated version of the Bright List deletion note. This prioritizes removing Bright from the wiki, while supporting contextual information, so that we can acknowledge the harm caused.

This proposal balances removing Bright from the SCP Wiki, without pushing it under a rug. By redirecting to the note, we are able to explain the harm caused and frame why we chose to remove the pages.

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What Issues Does This Proposal Address?

Issue: Harmful Works Authored By Bright

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Details: Bright used their works and the fame gained thereby to manipulate their victims. The works continue to amplify Bright's visibility simply by existing. Even in the author's absence from the site, these works might still lead vulnerable persons to interact with Bright.

All Bright works are inherently harmful as a result of their role in perpetuating Bright's legacy and influence. The reason why works are classified as 'Harmful', 'Ambiguously Harmful', or 'Non-Overtly Harmful' is based on the literal content of each work. Works classified as Harmful are works that were considered to have the most harmful content, notably content involving harmful portrayals of subjects such as sexual assault, the degradation of woman, abuse of minors, and the normalization of abuse and control — all of which was used to manipulate victims. Ambiguously Harmful Works refer to pages that contain content that is to a lesser-degree as harmful as outright Harmful works, or could be read as not overtly harmful. Non-Overtly Harmful Works are works where the content has no apparent issues. There is no such thing as a Bright page that is non-harmful. All of Bright's pages perpetuated their influence and reach.

Resolution: If this proposal is chosen, the following steps would be required to resolve this issue: For each harmful page, a staff member with Mod Tools (OS+) would need to move the page to the unlisted category.³ For each newly cleared slug, a staff member would need to create a page, redirecting to the Bright Note page; this way, people visiting pages that once contained Bright's works will understand what happened to them and why they were removed instead of being left in the dark when they attempt to visit them.

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This is Resolved When: This issue would be considered resolved when all harmful pages have been unlisted, and the URL slugs redirected to the Bright Note.

Issue: Bright's Co-Authored Page(s)

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Details: Of the 63 pages authored by Bright, only one was a collaboration with another wiki author, that being SCP-902. As this page does not contain any material deemed harmful by staff and was written in part by another author, removing this page entirely would raise additional questions about staff's ability to unilaterally delete an author's work if it does not break any existing rules.
Resolution: If this proposal is chosen, the following steps would be required to resolve this issue: 'AdminBright' would be removed from the page's metadata and the licensebox and replaced with 'TheDuckMan.'⁴

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This is Resolved When: This issue will be considered resolved when 'AdminBright' has been removed from the page's licensebox and metadata, and replaced with 'TheDuckMan.'

Issue: The Slots

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Details: The question of what to do with slots that formerly contained Bright's work has a simple answer. It would be possible to allow the slots to be filled via regular site procedures; however many believe that particularly harmful slots should not be replaced and should instead hold a redirect to an updated version of the Bright List page, or have their own disclaimers. For the purposes of this proposal, what is done with the former slots will depend on whether the article in question was deemed to have 'harmful' or 'ambiguous' content.
Resolution: If this proposal is chosen, the following steps would be required to resolve this issue: All slots which contain articles deemed 'harmful' or 'ambiguous' by staff will be unlisted, and redirect to the Bright List Page. An updated version of the Bright List page will be created to better cover the problems with the content, the real life harm caused by the author and content, and the failure of staff to act promptly on this issue. All slots which contain articles found not to have harmful content will have their articles unlisted, and the slots will be released per standard deletion process

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This is Resolved When:
The Bright List page has been suitably updated, all articles selected for unlisting have been unlisted, all slots formerly containing 'harmful' or 'ambiguous' pages have been replaced with redirects to the Bright Note, and all 'non-harmful' slots have been released such that another user can write an article with them.

Issue: Off-Site Reaction

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Details: When the Bright List was initially removed, there was a sizeable reaction from part of the offsite community which took issue with the action. Some individuals were simply confused by why such a large page had been deleted, as not everyone is informed about Bright's conduct and how it relates to their on-site work, while other individuals disagreed with any action being taken to remove Bright's influence from the site. Because staff was caught off-guard by the initial action taken, they were not immediately prepared to release a statement on the issue, causing unnecessary stress for staff and non-staff members of the community alike.
Resolution: If this proposal is chosen, the following steps would be required to resolve this issue: A statement would be written in advance of any actions taken, to explain why staff took said actions. Community Outreach would be made aware of any changes being made, and would help draft the written statement, and this statement would be posted publicly when this proposal has been enacted

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This is Resolved When: The issue will be considered resolved when the proposal has been drafted prior to any action being taken, and is posted once action is taken.

Issue: Ambiguously Harmful Works Authored by Bright

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Details: Of the 63 pages that were authored by Bright, 15 of them were found to contain ambiguously harmful content. In this case, 'Ambiguously Harmful' means that the works contain content that either relates to/reinforces the predatory behavior that led to Bright's AHT ban, or attempts to normalize said content.
Resolution: If this proposal is chosen, the following steps would be required to resolve this issue: For each ambiguously harmful page, a staff member with Mod Tools (OS+) would need to move the page to the unlisted category; this will make the page unviewable to non-staff while still retaining evidence of Bright's harm. For each newly cleared slug, a staff member would need to create a page, redirecting to the Bright Note page; this way, people visiting pages that once contained Bright's works will understand what happened to them and why they were removed instead of being left in the dark when they attempt to visit them.

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This is Resolved When: This issue would be considered resolved when all ambiguously harmful pages have been unlisted, and the URL slugs redirected to the Bright Note.

Issue: Non-Overtly Harmful Works Authored by Bright⁵

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Details: Of the 63 pages that were authored by Bright, 27 of them were found to only contain non-overtly harmful content. Despite being non-harmful in a vacuum, these works still contribute to the impact and reach of Bright on the wiki. Out of these 27, two present unique problems which would prevent them from being unlisted: the SCP-2000 Contest Hub, which is important to site history; and SCP-902, which is coauthored.
Resolution:
For SCP-902, a staff member with Mod Tools (OS+) would need to re-attribute the page from 'AdminBright' to 'TheDuckMan' (Bright's original username). This makes it clear that Bright does not hold any position of authority on the SCP Wiki, while maintaining attribution to remain compliant with the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. For the SCP-2000 Contest Hub, a staff member with Mod Tools (OS+) would need to re-attribute the page to 'Staff'. Bright's contributions to this page are minimal enough that attribution is unnecessary. Of note, in recent years, staff has been reattributing site pages to "Staff" for consistency regardless of which user originally posted it, so this action is well-precedented. For each remaining non-overtly harmful page, a staff member with Mod Tools (OS+) would need to move the page to the unlisted category; this will make the page unviewable to non-staff while still retaining evidence of Bright's harm. For the now-open non-overtly harmful SCP slots, staff may, at their discretion, release them in a staggered manner, so as to prevent a rush of authors from claiming them immediately. As these works' contents themselves are unrelated to Bright's predatory behavior, linking them to the Bright note is unnecessary.

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This is Resolved When: This issue will be resolved when ALL of the following are true: SCP-902's 'AdminBright' attribution has been changed to 'TheDuckMan', the SCP-2000 Contest Hub has been reattributed to 'Staff', all remaining non-overtly harmful articles have been unlisted and all SCP slots that once contained non-overtly harmful pages have been released, such that another author can fill that slot with a new SCP.

Issue: Bright's Contributions to Series

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Details: When Bright's works are removed, this will cause issues for series/canons that contained Bright's works — plot holes and dead links will proliferate. As such, series/canon runners should be aware that Bright's works are being removed so that they have time to write them out of their series/canons.
Resolution: For each series/canon to which Bright has contributed, the runner(s) of that series/canon will be contacted, informing them of this proposal, allowing them to respond in advance (by removing dead links and rewriting plot holes etc).

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This is Resolved When: All runners of series/canons, to which Bright has contributed to, have been contacted.

Issue: Off-Site Works that Backlink to Bright's Pages / Slot Shock

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Details: Many off-site communities link to Bright's works. Since this proposal unlists nearly all of these works, then if nothing else were done after that, none of these links would work as intended. As a result, off-site users who encounter these links and click on them will see empty pages and will be confused as to why they're gone, which might lead them to research information about Bright's works on their own, potentially encountering pro-Bright sources first and opening them up to potential harm as a result.
Resolution: For each newly cleared page slug from a harmful or ambiguously harmful Bright work, a staff member would need to create a page, redirecting to the Bright Note page; this way, users that visit pages that once contained harmful or ambiguously harmful Bright works will learn of the context behind why they were removed instead of just being confused as to why they were removed. The Bright Note page would need to be updated with new information to reflect the actions undertaken by this proposal and Bright's misconduct. This would be done to reduce confusion in users wondering what happened to Bright's works, and also to protect vulnerable users who might attempt to contact Bright.

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This is Resolved When: This will be resolved when ALL of the following are true: All harmful or ambiguously harmful Bright works have been replaced with redirects to the Bright Note page and the Bright Note page has been suitably updated.

Issue: Supplementary Pages

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Details: There are a few supplement pages authored by Bright which would need to be handled.
Resolution: Document 050 will be unlisted by a staff member with Mod Tools (OS+), as it is a supplement of SCP-050, which will be unlisted. Nothing will need to be done with SCP-902's supplement, as SCP-902 is co-authored. It can remain as-is.

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This is Resolved When: Document 050 is unlisted.

Issue: Handling Bright's Harm

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Details: The priority with the Bright Works project is to mitigate the harm that Bright has caused and avoid the harm they could cause in the future. In particular, both Bright's status as an influential author on the Wiki and the harmful content of their works granted them influence, allowing them to more effectively find, entice, and prey on victims. This means that the continued existence of Bright's works on the wiki contributes to the harm Bright causes.
Resolution: As this proposal would remove nearly all of Bright's works from the wiki, with the remaining two works obfuscating (SCP-902) or removing (SCP-2000 Contest Hub) Bright's attribution, this proposal would effectively remove Bright's presence from the wiki. As a result, the SCP Wiki would no longer be platforming Bright's predatory behavior.

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This is Resolved When: All other issues are resolved.

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What Pages are Addressed by This Proposal?

Content Warnings: The following list features mentions of pedophilia, sexual abuse, beastiality and grooming throughout.

Show Full List?

For this proposal, we are prioritizing removing Bright's presence on the SCP Wiki. In that vein, this proposal would remove all pages that were authored by Bright, with the two following exceptions:

Page	What is Being Done?	Rationale for Inaction
SCP-902	As the page is co-authored, it will not be unlisted. Instead, the attribution for Bright will be updated to 'TheDuckMan', a username that still attributes them, without overly being Bright.	This page, while authored by Bright, contains no potentially harmful content. Additionally, as it is co-authored, we did not want to violate the coauthor's authorial will, and therefore, elected to leave this on the wiki.
SCP-2000 Contest Hub	This page will not be unlisted, as it is the hub for the SCP-2000 contest. Therefore, we plan to reattribute the page to 'Staff'.	This page has no content on it that was directly created by Bright, beyond creating the page initially with the text 'Entries for the number 2000 contest! Add your link here.'. Given that, and the significance of the page, we have elected to reattribute it to Staff instead of unlisting.

The remaining pages that were authored by Bright will be unlisted. A full list is included below, with context for the problem pages.

Page	What is Being Done?	Rationale for Action
SCP-029	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	This page was considered harmful due to the inclusion of an underage girl who is unable to be clothed.
SCP-050	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be released, as it does not contain harmful content, ambiguous or overt.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, nor is it ambiguous. however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
SCP-161	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be released, as it does not contain harmful content, ambiguous or overt.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, nor is it ambiguous. however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
SCP-321	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be released, as it does not contain harmful content, ambiguous or overt.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, nor is it ambiguous. however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
SCP-528	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be released, as it does not contain harmful content, ambiguous or overt.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, nor is it ambiguous. however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
SCP-573	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	This page was considered harmful as it is focused on mind control of and violence towards pre-pubescent children, written to enable a harmful tale by the author.
SCP-590	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	This piece was considered harmful as it focuses on abuse of an underage boy, dehumanizing and overtly appearing as an abuse fantasy.
SCP-627	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be released, as it does not contain harmful content, ambiguous or overt.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, nor is it ambiguous. however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
SCP-693	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page was considered potentially harmful, due to the implied rape using the anomaly.
SCP-721	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be released, as it does not contain harmful content, ambiguous or overt.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, nor is it ambiguous. however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
SCP-834	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be released, as it does not contain harmful content, ambiguous or overt.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, nor is it ambiguous. however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
SCP-894	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	This page was considered ambiguously harmful due to it containing implied rape using the anomaly, restriction of the victim's bodily control, and having connections to SCP-1004, 'Factory Porn'.
SCP-963	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	This page is harmful throughout, and serves as the basis of Bright's continued works surrounding the forced possession fetish material that followed.
SCP-1004	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page is harmful throughout, including implications that humans are naturally accepting of illegal and otherwise harmful pornography, normalizing it. It details how individuals become interested in "scatology play, the torture and murder of living beings, bestiality, pedophilia, and combinations of the previous", in life as well as in porn.
SCP-1337	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be released, as it does not contain harmful content, ambiguous or overt.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, nor is it ambiguous. however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
SCP-1590	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page is considered harmful, as it focuses on unpleasant vignettes, with implied pedophilia and beastiality.
SCP-1777	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be released, as it does not contain harmful content, ambiguous or overt.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, nor is it ambiguous. however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
SCP-2976	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page is harmful, given the focus on a sexist misogynistic sex dungeon that is recreated by those impacted by the anomaly. Additionally, it overtly explores "introducing women to the story purely for the pleasure of the protagonist."
SCP-100-J	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page is harmful, as it mocks real deleted or decommissioned articles, and can be considered as violating site rules.
SCP-5555-J	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page is harmful given the inclusion of sexual assault by proxy, generalized sexualization and misogyny, for the sake of 'humor'.
12 Tales About A Factory	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be released, as it does not contain harmful content, ambiguous or overt.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, nor is it ambiguous. however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
An Evening With Bright	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page is harmful due to pedophilia, grooming, directly referencing Bright's sex life, and otherwise attempting to 'deify' Bright, in and out of universe.
Annon	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page is harmful given mentions of sex with underage women being normalized, and ambiguous harassment of junior staff.
Blind Date	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page is harmful given the focus on the 'Bright Family', pointless sex references, beastiality, and Jack Bright grooming people to join his 'family'.
Code Brown	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page is harmful due to the dehumanization of an intellectually disabled character, and overt acknowledgement of silence surrounding the harm Bright caused.
Ecce Perago	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	This page is harmful given the multiple characters in eternally prepubescent bodies (15 and 13), and an attempt to seem like any implications by Bright regarding child molestations were unintentional.
Games Reality Benders Play	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page is harmful given the focus on an old man vaguely acting like a sexual predator to a young girl (239) throughout, with overt sex references in relation to said child.
Here There Be	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page is harmful due to the fact that, despite being focused on the Factory, it turns into a story about a man having sex in a brothel, interrupted by zombie sex workers, as well as minorly featuring desecration of a corpse.
Intermission 2	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be released, as it does not contain harmful content, ambiguous or overt.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, nor is it ambiguous. however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
In The End: Don't Go To Heaven Where The Angels Fry	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, despite references to the author's love of pornography. However, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
In The End: Elite	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be released, as it does not contain harmful content, ambiguous or overt.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, nor is it ambiguous. however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
In The End: Europe	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be released, as it does not contain harmful content, ambiguous or overt.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, nor is it ambiguous. however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
In The End: Fiat Lux	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, despite being about a little girl who can control men's minds, before immediately killing her. However, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
In The End: Monkey Business	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, beyond a connection to SCP-894. However, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
In The End: Rawhide	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be released, as it does not contain harmful content, ambiguous or overt.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, nor is it ambiguous. however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
In The End: We Dare Not Go A Hunting	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be released, as it does not contain harmful content, ambiguous or overt.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, nor is it ambiguous. however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
"I Quit."	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be released, as it does not contain harmful content, ambiguous or overt.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, nor is it ambiguous. however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
Jack of Clubs	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page is harmful throughout, given POV references to rape, questionable consent, impregnation, predating on women, women as natural prey animals, and bestiality.
Jack of Diamonds	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page is harmful throughout, given casual rape references, predation on women, abuse of trust, using them for pleasure and procreation, and extremely explicit sexual content.
Mary Sue Who	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page is harmful , given it is meant to be a parody of teenage Mary Sue fanfiction. It idealizes the body of a 17 year old girl; sexualizes her interactions with adults; has her in continued romantic affairs with older staff; makes her half-dragon and implies her genitals are scaled; implies oral sex; has Able impregnate her; discusses how her favourite lover is Dr. Bright, who is a monkey that doesn't get to have sex with her, and must settle for groping; as well as the Senior Staff collude to murder her, and making jokes about how everybody sometimes has sex with underage women
Nothing To See Here	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page is harmful given the focus on children in sexual situations, implied rape and the 'Bright Family's' sexual proclivities.
Origin of Clef	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
Quality Family Time	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page is harmful given the mentions of beastiality, child predation, and incest throughout, all normalized.
R.I.P.	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page is harmful given the sexual content and veiled references to pedophilia.
SCP-001:O5	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page is harmful due to the explicit and implied pedophilia, and rape.
Senior Staff Shenanigans	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, despite featuring weird cultural stereotypes and sexualized humor. However, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
Snippets From The Serpent	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, despite being reminiscent of the author's more harmful works. However, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
Story To Be Named Later	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, despite featuring homophobic language and vague misogyny. However, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
Tale of 13	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be released, as it does not contain harmful content, ambiguous or overt.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, nor is it ambiguous. however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
Tales From The Bright Side 1	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
Tales From The Bright Side Chapter 1.5	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be released, as it does not contain harmful content, ambiguous or overt.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, nor is it ambiguous. however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
The Aftermath: But Here's What Really Happened	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be released, as it does not contain harmful content, ambiguous or overt.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, nor is it ambiguous. however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
The Self Insert	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page is harmful given the inclusion of a fictionalized version of the author's masturbation and pornography tastes being discussed, implications towards said self insert watching child pornography, bestiality, torture or murder for the purpose of masturbation, and overtly glamorizing abuse of power.
untitled1.txt	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be released, as it does not contain harmful content, ambiguous or overt.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, nor is it ambiguous. however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
Visions of A Better World	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be released, as it does not contain harmful content, ambiguous or overt.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, nor is it ambiguous. however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
We're Off To Be The Lizard	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, outside of a continued strange fixation towards other author avatars. However, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
What Is Love?	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	The page is harmful given implied tentacle experiment standing in for ejaculation, children having Oedipus complexes, birthing murderous altered children, and implied sex.
Where Do Story Arcs Go When They Die?	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be released, as it does not contain harmful content, ambiguous or overt.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, nor is it ambiguous. however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
Document 050	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be released, as it does not contain harmful content, ambiguous or overt.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, nor is it ambiguous. however, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
Fragments	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be released, as it does not contain harmful content, ambiguous or overt.	The page does not have inherently harmful content, despite featuring sexual and pedophilic references in the page history. However, in line with the proposal, we are removing all works authored by Bright for totality.
Personnel Director Bright's Personnel File	The page will be unlisted. The URL will be redirected to the Bright Note, with updated text.	This page serves as a platform for a known abuser, and as its existence represents the author, it must be removed. There is no alternative that does not contribute to the curated concept of Bright.

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Step-By-Step Breakdown:

Note: All provided time frames are rough estimates and are subject to change.

1. Pre-removal (Approx 14 days)
   • The canon and series runners of collections which contain right works will be contacted, and given a heads up about the process about to take place
   • An updated version of the Bright List page will be drafted, which will address the problems with the content, the harm done, and detail staff's failure to act promptly on this issue
   • An announcement will be drafted with Community Outreach with then intention of alerting users to the changes being made, and removing any confusion which may arise from the sudden disappearance of Bright's body of work
2. Removal (Approx 1 day)
   • SCP-902 will be reattributed to 'TheDuckMan'
   • The SCP-2000 contest hub will be reattributed to 'Staff'
   • All of Bright's pages, with the exception of SCP-902 and the SCP-2000 contest hub will be unlisted
   • Bright's unlisted pages will recieve a code patch that will prevent non-staff from accessing their content
   • The Bright List page will be edited to display the updated draft of the page
   • Redirects for the noted harmful/ambiguous pages will be instituted
   • The on-site and off-site communities will be made aware of the change

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Why This Solution?:

This proposal removes Bright from the wiki, preventing them from using it to platform their predatory behavior.
Despite having been AHT Banned for several years, Bright still relies on their status within the SCP Wiki community to gain influence, as, even though they are widely disliked in the on-site community, the continued existence and popularity of their works gives the impression to many that they are still an acclaimed author. In addition, a majority of their works on the SCP Wiki contain harmful content that normalizes their predatory behavior. Using this influence, Bright is then able to expand their reach and engage in more widespread predatory behavior. This proposal would remove nearly all works attributed to Bright from the wiki, preventing them from platforming themselves using their presence on the wiki. Of the works that are not removed, one will have Bright's attribution removed and the other will be re-attributed to 'TheDuckMan' (Bright's original username) to obfuscate their presence.

By redirecting Bright's most harmful works to an explanation page, we can address the harm that Bright caused and protect vulnerable users.
Removing Bright's pages carries with it the risk of users being confused when they visit them from links on off-site sources. In the worst case, this could result in them searching for what happened to them, only to find pro-Bright off-site sources. By redirecting Bright's most harmful works to an explanation page that explains the harm caused by Bright and why the pages were removed, users will be protected from harmful narratives that may bring them into Bright's orbit, and will reduce the workload on staff, users, and victims alike who would otherwise have to repeatedly explain the removals to other confused, angry users.

By unlisting Bright's works, making them visible only to staff, we maintain a record of evidence.
Bright's works will be removed from public view, but will still be visible to staff. This way, the posts, comments, and edit histories of the pages will still remain as a record of evidence, in case retaining evidence is necessary in future.

This proposal could be accomplished quickly and with little effort.
Outside of drafting the new explanation pages and the social media posts, all steps of this proposal (unlisting Bright's pages, creating redirects, and reattributing two pages) could be completed relatively quickly.

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Concerns:

Why unlist the pages as opposed to deleting them?
The primary motivation behind the choice to unlist the pages as opposed to full deletion is to preserve proof of authorship, as well as the discussion pages, since they are evidence tied to Bright's AHT case and are examples of Bright's predatory behavior and their attempts to normalize it on-site. Additionally, retaining a copy of the works will allow future staff and community members to have access to a pool of evidence in the event that legal threats, or related action, require proof of the content that was on the wiki in a manner more reliable then an off-site source (as these typically result in the loss of the discussion page).

The wiki would no longer be a 'single source of truth' on Bright's works, potentially leading to users looking for them off-site where there is no context as to the harm they caused.
Removing Bright's works would hurt the wiki's credibility as a 'single source of truth,' and may cause individuals to seek out this content on other fan sites which many not contain the same warnings about why the author of the works is harmful, potentially exposing them to harm. However, maintaining redirects to the Bright list message in the the slugs that contained Bright's most harmful works should help prevent this harm.

Some desirable SCP slots will be freed up for use, resulting in arguments over who can claim them; however, removing Bright's influence is more important.
As articles deemed not to have harmful or harmful content will have their slugs opened up, this could create a rush for community members to claim those slots, which could lead to inter-community issues/arguments. While only 9 of Bright's SCP articles have been found by staff to not contain harmful or questionable content, 7 of those slots are in Series 1, a Series who's slots are usually considered particularly desirable. However, removing any authorship-conferred legitimacy Bright has on the site is more important than arguments about who gets to claim what slot.

Broken backlinks will be created. However, this is less important than removing Bright's influence.
Mass-unlisting Brights pages will create many broken backlinks, however, due to the content and history of these articles, removing them is more important than preserving those backlinks. This issue could also feasibly be addressed by further effort on a later date.

Given the popularity of Bright's works off-site, this proposal will not accommodate them. However, this is less important than removing Bright's influence from the site.
This proposal does not accommodate off-site fans, given the relative popularity of Bright's works there compared to on-site. As our priority is harm reduction, and harm reduction requires we remove Bright's works from the site, removing these pages is more important than preventing the inter-community issues that may result from the removal of these pages. Additionally, staff will be working with Community Outreach to draft an announcement about the changes taking place, which will hopefully prevent some of this conflict.

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Final Summary:

Nearly all of Bright's works will be removed from the SCP Wiki. This will be accomplished by unlisting them, which will make them impossible for regular users to see, while still allowing staff to view them as a record of evidence. The only exceptions are SCP-902, whose attribution will change from 'AdminBright' to 'TheDuckMan' (Bright's original username); and the SCP-2000 Contest Hub, which will be re-attributed to 'Staff'.

After being unlisted, all works marked as 'harmful' or 'ambiguous' will be replaced with redirects to an updated version of the Bright List Deletion Message; all remaining unlisted works will have their slots freed up so that other users can replace them. In addition, CO will announce the removals and the reasoning for them on social media.

Work for specific staff teams:

• Technical Team
  • Implement code for replacing all instances of 'AdminBright' with 'TheDuckMan'.
• Community Outreach
  • Prepare and eventually post statements on social media about the removal of Bright's works and the reasoning for doing so;
  • Support AHT in updating the Bright List Deletion Message.
• Anti-Harassment Team
  • Update the Bright List Deletion Message.
• Ambassadors:
  • Advising INT about which pages have been deleted and why.

Footnotes

1. Unlisting is functionally considered the same as total deletion. The reason why unlisting is used rather than outright total deletion is to preserve a staff record of the pages in case retaining evidence is necessary in future. Unlisted works will not be accessible to readers.

2. For clarity, "Bright", the user, refers to the Wikidot user "AdminBright". Despite their username implying as such, they are not an administrator of the SCP Wiki and were permanently banned from the site in 2022. We will be referring to them as "Bright" rather than "AdminBright" to avoid any confusion regarding this.

3. Unlisting was chosen over deletion, so that the comments would be preserved and proof would not be erased, it would just no longer be accessible.

4. TheDuckMan was Bright's username before they changed it to "AdminBright." As of January 2026, their username on the SCP Wiki was changed to display as "TheDuckMan" to make it clear that they are not an administrator of the site and reduce the risk of users associating them with the mythologized character of "Dr. Bright". While Bright was an administrator of the site at one point, they were stripped of their staff privileges and permanently AHT banned from the SCP Wiki and all official spaces in 2022. We will be referring to this user as "Bright" in all proposals to make it clear who we are talking about, while not giving the incorrect impression that they hold any level of authority anymore.

5. All Bright works are inherently harmful as a result of their role in perpetuating Bright's legacy and influence. The reason why works are classified as 'Harmful', 'Ambiguously Harmful', or 'Non-Overtly Harmful' is based on the literal content of each work. Works classified as Harmful are works that were considered to have the most harmful content, notably content involving harmful portrayals of subjects such as sexual assault, the degradation of woman, abuse of minors, and the normalization of abuse and control — all of which was used to manipulate victims. Ambiguously Harmful Works refer to pages that contain content that is to a lesser-degree as harmful as outright Harmful works, or could be read as not overtly harmful. Non-Overtly Harmful Works are works where the content has no apparent issues. There is no such thing as a Bright page that is non-harmful. All of Bright's pages perpetuated their influence and reach.