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Welcome to WikiProject Paranormal, a WikiProject that aims to provide a framework for the improvement and organization of articles related to the paranormal, anomalous phenomena and other similar areas. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask us on our discussion page.

Anyone is welcome to join by listing their username on the /Participants page and contributing to the project. Make sure to put our discussion page to your watchlist so you're notified of new discussions. Watchlisting Wikipedia:WikiProject Paranormal/Article alerts and Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Paranormal is also strongly recommended.

Goals

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  1. To provide a concise and accurate record of notable beliefs, organizations, experiments, individuals and events which are associated with the paranormal, including their history, background and their current status.
  2. To provide a framework (including infoboxes, categories, and examples of Best Practice) from within which scholarly entries about the paranormal, and related topics, may be produced.
  3. To provide a scholarly set of terminology to describe the paranormal which is technically, culturally, and contextually accurate.
  4. To seek out and apply verifiable mainstream sources to pages within the projects scope with the aim of A) addressing any issues of verifiability and reliability that have been highlighted in existing entries, and B) ensuring that new entries are of sufficient quality that their verifiability and reliability do not become an issue.
  5. To ensure that each entry approaches its topic from a balanced and neutral perspective.
  6. To ensure that the notability of each topic can be gleaned from its entry, without the need for additional explanation.
  7. To ensure that a clear dividing line is established between reporting the belief in/background of the topic in a scholarly manner, and advocating/denouncing the topic itself.
  8. To expand project stubs to full entries and to progress full entries to the next level.
  9. Patrol frequently vandalized pages within the project's scope.

Scope

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{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Paranormal articles by quality statistics}}

(Assessment log)

Subjects covered by this project include (but are not necessarily limited to):

The beginnings of a list of topics which are covered in reference books directly related to this topic can be found at Wikipedia:WikiProject Paranormal/Encyclopedic articles.

Categories

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High-level article categories
Stub categories

Recognized content

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The following articles fall within the scope of the project and have been noted for their outstanding quality. Project members are encouraged use them as examples of good practice and to note their different writing and organizational styles.

Full list: Wikipedia:WikiProject Paranormal/Recognized content

User:JL-Bot/Project content

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Good articles

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Good article nominees

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Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team release version selections

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To-do

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Article alerts

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Wikipedia:WikiProject Paranormal/Article alerts:

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Deletion sorting

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Project source list

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This section indexes sources frequently cited or discussed in articles related to the project area. It includes both sources that have been discussed in a formal WP:RFC at WP:RSN; as well as others discussed at RSN, here, and elsewhere.

WP:RSN RfCs

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Source Outcome Logged at WP:RSP? Notes
Journal of Scientific Exploration
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Deprecated
 Yes A 2025 RfC found that the Journal of Scientific Exploration has been "credibly accused of publishing pseudoscience, including speculative studies presuming the existence of ghosts and magic, and should be deprecated".
NewsNation
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Generally Unreliable
 Yes A 2025 RfC found that NewsNation "is generally unreliable for the topic of UFOs or UAPs". (WP:UFONATION)
Nick Pope
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Generally Unreliable
 No A 2025 RfC related to Nick Pope's reliability for paranormal topics found that he is generally unreliable for claims by the disclosure movement but "might still be usable for information about" it.
Popular Mechanics
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No Consensus
 Yes Specific to the topic of UFOs / UAPs, a 2025 RfC failed to reach a consensus, however, many editors believed "caution is required in order to avoid citing headlines while articles should be considered on a case-by-case basis, providing attribution where necessary for questionable claims within this topic area".
Richard Dolan
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Generally Unreliable
 No A 2025 RfC noted that "compelling arguments against reliability have been made and are unrefuted".
The Debrief
(thedebrief.com)
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Deprecated
 Yes In a 2025 RfC, there was a "clear and overwhelming consensus that The Debrief and its author Micah Hanks are generally unreliable and deprecated as a fringe source that lacks fact-checking or editorial oversight". (WP:THEDEBRIEF)

Other discussions

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Membership

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To join, sign your name at the /Participants page and add the main page to your watchlist. Members can add the following userboxes to identify themselves as members of the project. A list of members with these userboxes is available at Category:WikiProject Paranormal participants.

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{{User WikiProject Paranormal}}
File:Alien01.svgThis user participates in WikiProject Paranormal.
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{{User WikiProject Paranormal alt}}
This user is a member of WikiProject Paranormal.
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Other
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{{User Paranormal2}}
File:Spirit portal.jpgThis user is a member of WikiProject Paranormal, which is dedicated to improving articles on paranormal subjects.
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{{User Paranormal3}}
File:Pentacle (white).svgThis user is a member of WikiProject Paranormal, a project dedicated to improving articles on paranormal subjects.
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{{User Paranormal4}}
File:Ufibeamup2.svgThis user is a member of WikiProject Paranormal, a project dedicated to improving articles on paranormal subjects.
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{{user paranormal}}
File:Littleghost.svgThis user thinks you're watching them. Watch other paranormal activity at WikiProject Paranormal.
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Templates

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Stub templates

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Boilerplate templates

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Feel free to use these templates where appropriate. Any major changes should be brought up on the template talk page.
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WikiProject iconThis article falls under the scope of WikiProject Paranormal, which aims to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to the paranormal and related topics on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can edit the attached article, help with current tasks, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and discussions.Paranormalwikipedia:WikiProject ParanormalTemplate:WikiProject Paranormalparanormal
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{{blackproject}} - Notice placed on talk pages of articles that discuss black projects — "highly classified military/defense projects, unacknowledged publicly by the government, military personnel, or defense contractors"

Infoboxes templates

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Barnstar

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{{The Paranormal Barnstar}}

File:Paranormal Barnstar.png The Paranormal Barnstar
The Paranormal Barnstar, awarded to users who have made a notable contribution to the project

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The Project Paranormal Barnstar, awarded to users who have made a notable contribution to the project

See also

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Tools

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  • Cat scan - view recent changes to all articles in a given Category.
  • Duesentrieb's category tree - enhanced Category viewing, easily see parents and subcategories of a Category and the articles in them.
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