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Welcome to '''WikiProject Paranormal''', a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|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 [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Paranormal|'''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==
# 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.
# 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.
# To provide a scholarly set of terminology to describe the paranormal which is technically, culturally, and contextually accurate. 
# To seek out and apply verifiable mainstream sources to pages within the projects scope with the aim of A) addressing any issues of [[WP:V|verifiability]] and [[WP:RS|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.
# To ensure that each entry approaches its topic from a [[WP:Weight|balanced]] and [[WP:NPOV|neutral]] perspective.
# To ensure that the [[Wikipedia:Notability|notability]] of each topic can be gleaned from its entry, without the need for additional explanation.
# 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.
# To expand project stubs to full entries and to progress full entries to the next level.
# Patrol frequently vandalized pages within the project's scope.

==Scope==
{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Paranormal articles by quality statistics}}
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Subjects covered by this project include (but are not necessarily limited to):

*[[Anomalistics]]
*[[Cryptozoology]]
*[[Paranormal phenomena]]
*Paranormal [[List of hoaxes|hoaxes and frauds]]
*[[Parapsychology]]
*[[Fringe science]], [[protoscience]], and [[pseudoscience]]
*[[Ufology]]
*[[Urban myth|Urban myths and legends]]
*[[unexplained disappearances]]
*Some [[Conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]]
*[[megalith]]s and similar

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===
;High-level article categories
*[[:Category:Paranormal]]
**[[:Category:Bermuda Triangle]]
**[[:Category:Ghosts]]
**[[:Category:Forteana]]
**[[:Category:Paranormal hoaxes]]
**[[:Category:Paranormal investigators]]
**[[:Category:Paranormal places]]
**[[:Category:Paranormal terminology]]
**[[:Category:Unidentified flying objects]]
*[[:Category:Cryptozoology]]
**[[:Category:Cryptids]]
**[[:Category:Cryptozoologists]]

;Stub categories
*[[:Category:Paranormal stubs]]
**[[:Category:Parapsychology stubs]]
**[[:Category:Cryptozoology stubs]]
*[[:Category:Mythology stubs]]

==Recognized content==
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]]''
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===Featured articles===
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*{{icon|FA}} [[:2012 phenomenon]]
*{{icon|FA}} [[:Bruce Castle]]
*{{icon|FA}} [[:Cock Lane ghost]]
*{{icon|FA}} [[:Cottingley Fairies]]
*{{icon|FA}} [[:Drowned God]]
*{{icon|FA}} [[:Ham House]]
*{{icon|FA}} [[:Mary Celeste]]
*{{icon|FA}} [[:Roswell incident]]
*{{icon|FA}} [[:Sisters at Heart]]
*{{icon|FA}} [[:Mary Toft]]
*{{icon|FA}} [[:Xenu]]
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*{{icon|FL}} [[:List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events]]
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===Good articles===
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*{{icon|GA}} [[:Area 51]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Borley Rectory]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Bury St Edmunds witch trials]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Conspiracy Encyclopedia]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Curse of the Colonel]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:F.E.A.R. (video game)]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:William R. Ferguson]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Flight 19]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Flight 105 UFO sighting]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Flying saucer]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Ghost Alley Espresso]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Reportedly haunted locations in Washington, D.C.]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Hollow Moon]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:David Icke]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Death of Elisa Lam]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:T. C. Lethbridge]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Moberly–Jourdain incident]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Montpelier Hill]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Newton House, Llandeilo]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Nibiru cataclysm]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Occult America]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:P.T. (video game)]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Panama Creature]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Piri Reis map]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Suspiria (2018 film)]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:Wow! signal]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:The X-Files (film)]]
*{{icon|GA}} [[:The X-Files]]
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===Featured pictures===
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==[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team]] release version selections==
*[[Reincarnation]]

==To-do ==

*Figure out what to do with old to-do lists...
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**[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Paranormal/To do list short]]
**[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Paranormal/To do list full]]

==Article alerts==
:[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Paranormal/Article alerts]]:
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==Deletion sorting==
* Paranormal [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Deletion_sorting/Paranormal|articles for deletion:]]
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== Membership ==
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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==Templates==

* Paranormal navbar -<br />({{Tl|Paranormal}})

===Stub templates===
* General stub -<br />{{tl|Paranormal-stub}}
* Cryptozooloogy stub -<br />{{tl|Cryptozoology-stub}}, {{tl|Cryptid-stub}}
* Parapsychology stub -<br />{{tl|Para-psych-stub}}
* Mythology stub -<br />{{tl|Myth-stub}}
* {{tl|UFO-stub}}
* {{tl|UFO-bio-stub}}
* {{tl|UFO-book-stub}}

===Boilerplate templates===
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===Infoboxes templates===

* Paranormal terminology -<br />({{Tl|Infobox paranormal term}})
* Cryptids and creatures/entities -<br />({{Tl|Infobox mythical creature}})
* Abductees, contactees, writers, researchers, etc -<br />({{Tl|Infobox person}})
* Paranormal events -<br />({{Tl|Infobox event}})

===Barnstar===

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{{The Paranormal Barnstar|The Paranormal Barnstar, awarded to users who have made a notable contribution to the project}}

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

==See also==
{{Sisterlinks|Paranormal}}
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Directory/Description/WikiProject Paranormal]]
*[[Special:Recentchangeslinked/Category:Paranormal|Recently modified entries]] in Category:Paranormal
*[[Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Paranormal#Final decision]]

===Related WikiProjects===
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Cryptozoology|WikiProject Cryptozoology]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Mythology|WikiProject Mythology]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Occult|WikiProject Occult]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Parapsychology|WikiProject Parapsychology]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Skepticism|WikiProject Skepticism]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Spirituality|WikiProject Spirituality]]

===Tools===
*'''[[tools:~daniel/WikiSense/CategoryIntersect.php|Cat scan]]''' - view recent changes to all articles in a given Category.
*'''[[tools:~daniel/WikiSense/CategoryTree.php|Duesentrieb's category tree]]''' - enhanced Category viewing, easily see parents and subcategories of a Category and the articles in them.

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