Special Content Project

Special Content Project (SCP)

In terms of PsychonautWiki content development, a Special Content Project (or SCP) refers to any kind of strategy or initiative meant to identify and improve parts of the site that are agreed to be lacking or needing urgent attention over an extended timescale. They are designed to draw attention to parts of the Wiki that are being actively worked on as well as increase the chances of community involvement and encourage readers to becoming active participants and contributors.

Active SCPs

• Project C-PSY' - Project Lead Clarity. If you'd like to contribute, please click this link.

Purpose and Organization

An SCP can be thought of as strategic project of creating, revising organizing, or expanding on the informative and educational content available on the Wiki (i.e. making sure it is in accordance with its guidelines and values of the community) to optimize the speed in which the content is developed and refined.

SCPs are typically organized by administrators or scholars, who oversee the project in terms of identifying the tactics and resources that are needed and having a clear and focused sense on what to improve, ideally drawing and coordinating the effort with those who decide to volunteer after seeing the active project development panels. SCPs must have an easily identifiable project lead who takes on primary responsibility for the project and acts as its interface to greater site content development initiatives (such as increasing the scientific rigor and grounding of our claims).

Panels

All SCPs will have their own custom panel that denotes the page is under active development and therefore does not currently reflect the standards of the Wiki.

Organization and Protocols

Before an SCP can be officially approved and initiated, one must first meet these requirements:

1. Create a an issue on our JIRA To-Do List) under the "Special Content Project" board
2. Create a PsychonautWiki page (see the page for Project C-PSY for an example.
3. Design a panel from the template (search for Template: Project C-SPY Announce, copy it, then search for Template: Project X, create a new page, copy the contents and modify)

Common Types of Request for Help

• Ask community to de-wikirip content, both content wise as well as in the citations
• Make yourself available in case anyone with expertise stumbles across it that ends up with an improved page :)
• Ask for sources, relevant claims, thingsstuff of that nature.
• Plenty of others I can't think of right now.

Cross-References

• Google (i.e. search "xxx drug site:bluelight.org" for better results)
• Wikipedia
• Erowid
• PubMed Database
• PubChem Database (Useful for chemistry sections and SubstanceBox naming)
• [https://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar (Don't forget the Chrome/Firefox extension as well!)
• Bluelight Wiki
• Tripsit

Forums

• Bluelight Forum
• Drugs-Forum

Common Tools

• Dedicated Browser (e.g. separate install of Google Chrome or Firefox with dedicated book marks and folders)
• Sci-Hub (Use DOI codes or titles to get past paywalls for direct access to PDFs)
• Sci-Hub Links extension (converts DOI links to Sci-Hub links automatically)
• High-Quality Headphones or Sound System
• Mendeley Software
• Armodafinil
• L-Theanine
• Chamomile

Subjective effects

• Feelings of self-design
• Thought acceleration
• Time distortion - A perceived increase of time can be attributed to the dopaminergic properties of this substance.
• Ego inflation

Focus enhancement Immersion enhancement Motivation enhancement Multiple thought streams Novelty enhancement Personal meaning enhancement Thought acceleration Thought connectivity Thought organization Wakefulness Stamina enhancement Cognitive euphoria Unity and interconnectedness Existential self-realization Stamina enhancement Appetite suppression

See also

• Responsible use
• Tapering