Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Paranormal/Archive1

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[edit] Userboxes

You should see about adding the parnormal user boxes to the Interest Userboxes list. SkeezerPumba 21:38, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Could'nt find anything, and there is a userbox WAR going on. Martial Law 09:01, 2 April 2006 (UTC) :)
How will the userbox war effect us? Mahogany-wanna chat?
It won't. It's only going against "polemical or divisive" templates. A small userbox for a wikiproject will not be polemical or divisive.--Toffile 20:36, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] New category proposal

I think Wikipedia could use an all-purpose category for non-fiction writers who have specialized in paranormal and anomalous phenomena (eg, Jerome Clark, Troy Taylor, Loren Coleman, Jerry D. Coleman, William R. Corliss...), but I'm not sure what we should name it. Would "Fortean writers" be okay? Zagalejo 05:11, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

That sounds good Mahogany-wanna chat?

[edit] Radio shows

I've located these radio shows:

Coast To Coast AM
Jeff Rense's radio show. Martial Law 23:03, 5 April 2006 (UTC) :)
Websites are www.coasttocoastam.com and www.rense.com. Both radio shows deal with UFOs, aliens, and other paranormal related material. The Coast to Coast AM radio show is currently seeking guests to discuss all manner of bizarre and paranormal related matter. Martial Law 23:47, 7 April 2006 (UTC) :)
Yeah, they'll let anyone on those shows. Be careful about using them as a source; they've promoted a lot of known/suspected hoaxers. (Still entertaining, though.) Zagalejo 14:07, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
Not exactly. Art Bell and George Noory has tossed personnel, one for being incoherent. Martial Law 01:03, 12 April 2006 (UTC) :)
There hardly peer review, but they are the "pulse" of the paranormal community. ---J.Smith 17:50, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Online source of Radio shows....

The following is a website to "Psi Talk". This is Psi Talk homepage, which is about locating radio shows and/or stations that handle paranormal matters without the "Giggle Factor", officially sanctioned ridicule, that sort of thing. Martial Law 08:21, 9 April 2006 (UTC) :)
Only problem is that the site allows spam, such as the usual mess seen on TV commercials, to come to YOU. Martial Law 08:24, 9 April 2006 (UTC) :)
Also, watch for those "You have WON" scams. Do NOT mess with these @ all, unless you want a virus. Site itself is OK, the "Spam" is NOT. Use caution. Martial Law 08:29, 9 April 2006 (UTC) :)

[edit] Convert to a WikiProject?

As I replied to User:Martial Law on WP:VPM, I suggest that you convert this into a WikiProject because your goal is to improve articles pertaining to a certain subject (in this case paranormal topics). Therefore, you should read the directions on WP:PJ, including how to set up and advertise a WikiProject. Of course, I would also recommend that if you do convert this into a Wikiproject, that you rename it to the standard "Wikipedia:WikiProject projectname" title. Thanks. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 04:51, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

I'll start on it but will need some help Mahogany-wanna chat?Can I help with anything? Zagalejo 00:56, 13 April 2006 (UTC)Yes if you want to just do it being that I'm doing other things at the moment but I'll get around to it. Mahogany-wanna chat?

All done!!! Mahogany-wanna chat?

[edit] Help

I'm doing some redesigning. Feel free to revert anything I do or rearrange it in any way, as these are only friendly suggestions. --DanielCD 02:31, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

I suggest a slight name change: Wikipedia:Wikiproject Paranormal-related Article Watch. --DanielCD 02:56, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Need a WikiProject Banner

Need a WikiProject Banner, maybe one with a UFO or a Grey Alien ? Martial Law 02:24, 14 April 2006 (UTC) :)

  • Made one. Based it off of the congress wikiproject's banner. We can make it better looking as we go along. ---J.Smith 18:26, 14 April 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Similar project, don't re-invent the wheel

We are all aware of Wikipedia:WikiProject Rational Skepticism, are we not, a similar project? Seems a waste to reinvent the wheel.

dino 22:36, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

No. It is not. This is more open to paranormal matters w/o the insults, (Found a article in which UFO witnesses , investigators were called "UFO Fanatics". Tossed that abusive comment out for being "POV-Skeptic" and is a insult to those telling the truth. "Fanatic" implies that the person is crazy.) and abuse that is initiated by the US govt. upon UFO/Alien witnesses, investigators in these protocol: The Robertson Panel, Project Grudge, related protocol. I was in Fouke, Arkansas long ago, investigating the Fouke Bigfoot Incident when some idiot wanted to shoot me IF I was a "Skeptic". What happened is that on some major media, the skeptics flat out said that these people were lying, ignorant, drunken hillbillies. Martial Law 07:11, 16 April 2006 (UTC) :)
I agree with Martial Law Mahogany-wanna chat?
I think the two projects have overlapping "territory" but vastly different goals. We want to expand the coverage of paranormal article whereas WP:RS is more about expanding the "criticism" type sections. We ain't here to replace or compete with you guys... we just have a slightly different outlook on things. ---J.Smith 17:21, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Paranormal news"

If the "Paranormal news" section has a wiki-purpose, it needs to be made more clear. Tuf-Kat 03:12, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

It has and does. The first item is about a mainsteam newspaper which has done some UFO stories w/o the disrepect and the "Giggle Factor". Martial Law 08:35, 20 April 2006 (UTC) :)
The newspaper source may have new info for the UFO article. Martial Law 20:18, 20 April 2006 (UTC) :)

[edit] Problem with stubs...

Well, fist of all.. they are all pointing at the depreciated project space. That's easy to fix... I'll work on that latter. Secondly, none of them have categories! I'm not realy sure how to fix that, but there you go. ---J.Smith 18:44, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Well any ideas for different categories, we do have some from the new merged group. A few more will need to be made Mahogany-wanna chat?
I don't realy know anything about the stub-cat layout. ---J.Smith 20:18, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Psychics

I'm jazzed about Sylvia Browne and Edgar Cayce capabilities. My wife is an online tarot reader and we're driving a car that tarot built & we're living in a house that tarot built. Ever since high school I've been intrigued with reading about the paranormal - that's been 40 years, now. The Amazing Randi and the other dishonest debunkers (who call themselves "sceptics") can go hang. Psychism works!! Mabe not for everyone. But, then, not every lawyer, nor every surgeon is competent. - Andrew Homer 19:39, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Sceptics are extremely important. To create better understanding of the unknown believers and sceptics need to work together. Especially in scientific research studies such as EVP. Sceptics demand excellence and we should do nothing less then to oblige. We need to admit when we might be wrong and we need to acknowledge when there might be other explanations. Otherwise, we are no better then crackpots and "they" would be right in naming us so. ---J.Smith 20:17, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
EVP
So many to choose from. •Jim62sch• 23:01, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
Read WP:POINT please.... or if you seriously don't know what one it is, then ask. ---J.Smith 23:32, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
WP:POINT has nought to do with this. In any case, I've responded on your talk page. When you're going to use a link, you should use the correct one. Assuming that the only people who will see this page are those familiar with EVP probably isn't a good idea.
Anyway, I've removed most of the post...take it easy•Jim62sch• 00:01, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
sorry for responding snidely. ---J.Smith 00:05, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
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