Template talk:Paranormal
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This template is meant to link up main articles related to paranormal beliefs. It may be a good idea to remain minimalistic here. Please don't spam. --Nealparr (talk to me) 07:49, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Scope
How does this template work in terms of the preexisting Template:Parapsychology? Which entries belong in one, which belong in the other, which belong in both? -Verdatum (talk) 15:06, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
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- Parapsychology has a narrow scope of phenomena they study (See: Parapsychology#Scope), and avoid many topics that are paranormal (paranormal having a broader definition which includes phenomena not explained by science). This may help [1].
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- Also, while the parapsychology nav should include many obscure articles related to parapsychology, there's just way too many when it comes to Category:Paranormal. I'm hoping this template can be minimalistic and cover highly notable topics or topics that are categories unto themselves, for example Ghosts, Forteana and Parapsychology. All of those are encompassing of many topics.
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- There may be some duplicate entries between the paranormal sidebar and the parapsychology footer, but it's not as redundant as it may seem. If you look at psychology, they have both a sidebar and footer covering the same information in both.
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- I didn't want this navbox to be obtrusive, so I made it where it could be collapsed and not compete with other templates or infoboxes. That's why it's a sidebar versus footer bar. It can be tucked away in a "See also" or "Further reading" section and not dominate the page.
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- I'm still working out which articles to include and which articles are too narrow, with the intent of being minimalistic. It's a work in progress. --Nealparr (talk to me) 18:27, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
