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From: campbell@ufomind.com (Glenn Campbell, Las Vegas) Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 17:55:11 -0800 |
The people section of the Ufomind website (www.ufomind.com/people) includes hundreds of link pages for prominent public figures in UFO and paranormal fields. Every day, we receive requests to add new people to the listing -- and reject most of them. This message is intended to explain why. For inclusion in the people section, a person should meet the following general criteria.... A) They should be a proponent, researcher, skeptic, public figure or implicated party in one of the paranormal fields that we cover -- mainly UFOs, parapsychology and conspiracy claims. B) They must be a "prominent figure" in their field, as evidenced by one or more of the following.... 1) Published author of a book on UFO or paranormal topics. (e.g. Stanton Friedman) The book must contain specific claims and significant original material, not just the recycling of other authors' work. 2) Well-known witness in a major case (e.g. Kenneth Arnold). 3) Leader of a major, established paranormal organization or media outlet. (e.g. Walter Andrus) 4) Multiple TV, conference or national radio appearances. (e.g. Georgio Bongiovanni, Art Bell) 5) Author of multiple articles or research papers on paranormal topics. (e.g. Harold Puthoff) 6) Person making extraordinary and well-publicized paranormal claims (e.g. Uri Geller, Bob Lazar). 7) Well-known celebrity or government official making paranormal claims -- even if the claims themselves are minor. (e.g. William Shatner, Jimmy Carter) 8) Government official or entertainment celebrity implicated in the paranormal claims of others -- even if they themselves make no such claims. (e.g. Elvis Presley, Edward Teller) 9) A person who has otherwise generated an unusual amount of controversy or conflict. (e.g. Jack Shulman) C) There must be significant documents by or about this person already available on the web. The documents must come from multiple websites, not just the site controlled by the person themselves. (The Webmaster can waive this requirement for historical figures who became prominent before the advent of the web, or for modern figures who are otherwise well-publicized on TV or in print.) The interpretation of these criteria is solely the judgment of the Webmaster. It is NOT sufficient grounds for inclusion for a person to maintain a paranormal website or mailing list or take an interest in paranormal topics. The person or his claims must be well-known and controversial enough that their credibility is at issue. (In general, if a person or claim is not controversial, it does not belong on Ufomind.) The people pages are intended to provide a forum for links from multiple authors and websites -- both supportive and skeptical of the person or their claims. These pages are not intended to replace a person's own homepage, where only supportive information is expected. The criteria for inclusion of organizations is similar. The organization must be a well-established one with a broad membership base, not simply one created in connection with a website. For more info see http://www.ufomind.com/org/doc/people/philosophy/ Glenn Campbell Ufomind Webmaster +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | UFOMIND MAILING LIST | | Supporting the World's Largest Paranormal Website | | www.ufomind.com Moderator: Glenn Campbell | | | | Archived at: http://www.ufomind.com/misc/ | | Submissions to: ufomind@lists.best.com | | "unsubscribe"/"subsingle" to: ufomind-request@lists.best.com | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ RELEVANCE OF THIS MESSAGE: Ufomind web site Index: Philosophy of the People Pages (#1)
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Created: Sep 24, 1998