Wikipedia:WikiProject Paranormal

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.

More information Paranormal articles by quality and importance, Quality ...

Paranormal articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA			4	7			11
FL				1			1
GA		1	6	22			29
B	8	21	35	81		41	186
C	10	18	65	204		132	429
Start	2	6	53	381		458	900
Stub			6	79		154	239
List	1	4	11	39		11	66
Category					747		747
Disambig					8		8
File					18		18
Project					20		20
Template					22		22
NA				15	174		189
Other					7		7
Assessed	21	50	180	829	996	796	2,872
Unassessed						1	1
Total	21	50	180	829	996	797	2,873
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 8,266			Ω = 4.61

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

• Anomalistics
• Cryptozoology
• Paranormal phenomena
• Paranormal hoaxes and frauds
• Parapsychology
• Fringe science, protoscience, and pseudoscience
• Ufology
• Urban myths and legends
• unexplained disappearances
• Some conspiracy theories
• megaliths 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.

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

This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot (talk · contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged (e.g. {{WikiProject Paranormal}}) or categorized correctly and wait for the next update. See WP:RECOG for configuration options.

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Good article nominees

• 05 Nov 2025 – Archives of the Impossible (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Very Polite Person (t · c); start discussion
• 04 Nov 2025 – Christopher Mellon (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Very Polite Person (t · c); start discussion
• 27 Sep 2025 – Bruce Cathie (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Very Polite Person (t · c); start discussion

Articles to be merged

• 14 Mar 2026 – Rasselbock (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Jackalope by Bearian (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be split

• 26 Jan 2025 – UFO conspiracy theories (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Feoffer (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

• 13 Mar 2026 – Draft:James Koppert (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by JasperMinkey (t · c)
• 05 Mar 2026 – Draft:Haunted Montreal (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Stygianpen (t · c)
• undated – Draft:Crabzilla hoax (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC

• Paranormal articles for deletion:

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	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	Generally Unreliable	Yes	A 2025 RfC found that NewsNation "is generally unreliable for the topic of UFOs or UAPs". (WP:UFONATION)
Nick Pope	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	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	Generally Unreliable	No	A 2025 RfC noted that "compelling arguments against reliability have been made and are unrefuted".
The Debrief (thedebrief.com)	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)

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{{User WikiProject Paranormal alt}}	This user is a member of WikiProject Paranormal.	linked pages

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{{User Paranormal2}}	This user is a member of WikiProject Paranormal, which is dedicated to improving articles on paranormal subjects.	linked pages
{{User Paranormal3}}	This user is a member of WikiProject Paranormal, a project dedicated to improving articles on paranormal subjects.	linked pages
{{User Paranormal4}}	This user is a member of WikiProject Paranormal, a project dedicated to improving articles on paranormal subjects.	linked pages
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