This is the draft that me and my co-author Zyn had created. It is the second tab. Ignore the first, third, and fourth tabs or I will be disappointed in you.
"It is currently theorized that SCP-XXXX's anomalous properties activate upon being held by a human"
Please read the footnote that accompanies the word "theorized".
Special Containment Procedures: Simple and concise. Not really much to say here, as they're a relatively short part of the whole thing.
Description: The object gets a lot of implied character, for example, the mention of food being transformed into fruits provides an intimate touch, reminiscent of a father cutting fruit for his son.
Given that it says the composition of objects affected by SCP-X remains the same, it'd be weird suddenly seeing a book turn into an origami toy train, or a tablet morph into a very sharp building block.
The part about it working best for "an individual between six to twelve years of age" is good foreshadowing of its backstory.
However, a wall-affixed hand-drawn picture portraying two stick-figure individuals with bow ties holding hands was marked on the bottom with the words "He didn't want to take the wand" followed by a date.
Interviews with the cemetery staff thus far have failed to provide further information on Mr. Sharp and his family, save for a single employee referring to Skylar Sharp as "the little boy with the bow tie".
Overall, I'd upvote in its current form. Good work.
As I am fairly aware that Zyn would like to know "Up or Down vote", as it is, I would downvote the article. But let me elaborate on the draft.
It is currently theorized that SCP-XXXX's anomalous properties activate upon being held by a human.
I also find this odd, but for different reasons. Worded like this, it is implying there are cases whereby the SCP does not need a human to be activated. But I assume that it is supposed to work only when humans hold it, although it does not always work (as Zyn mentioned in chat).
If it consistently works when a human holds it, then it would not be "theorised".
Regarding the diary entries, it is rather boring to read through. I know the spelling errors are intentional, but the quantity of errors make it a chore to go through and a rather forced attempt at backstory. I think you may consider to scale down the entries to one or two.
SCP-XXXX has intermittently failed to manifest any anomalous properties when handled by certain test subjects. As of current data, SCP-XXXX's highest number of successful object transformations (though notably, SCP-XXXX has never demonstrated a 100% success rate with any test subject to date) result when the rod is handled by an individual between six to twelve years of age.
I find this part rather interesting. Are there any underlying factors behind successful use of the SCP? Did the Foundation have some remote idea on the factors? Are there adults who can use the SCP? Are there children who can't use the SCP? I think test logs can be used for this article, to both show a bit of the anomaly's effects and show the factors that allow one to use the SCP?
And consider this food for thought. What if the father can use the SCP perfectly, but not the son (for some reason)? And the son does not understand why his father gave him a fancy-looking rod that does nothing in his hands.
Regarding the Wondertainment connection, it does not feel strong and the article can still function without it. Therefore, I would recommend to either remove it or strengthen the loose name-dropping.
Regarding the recovery, why would Fondation agents decide that this unclaimed item to be worth their time? As far as I can tell from the recovery, it was just an unclaimed item than an anomalous item. Did that agent observe the wand's anomalous properties?
Changes have been made to reflect this advice. Thanks!