No. 20129 - Anonymous - February 15th, 2012 - 9:47 PM

Yes

No. 20130 - Goet Incubus - February 16th, 2012 - 2:31 AM

I'd certainly be interested, but I don't know if I'd have the time to contribute much.

There's also a potential problem with articles being peer-reviewed in a field where very little can be empirically proven: the "experts" brought in to peer-review may not be experts at all, but people with powerful or interesting personalities, and very quickly it could become a clique of people who use their editorial power to say what is and is not legitimate fields for study.

It's a great idea, though, so I don't mean to discourage you in the least.

No. 20132 - Anonymous - February 16th, 2012 - 5:58 AM

To be honest, if I'm looking for a good spook I usually go browsing on wikipedia. There's a real problem defining between 'real occult' and 'pseudo-occult', and wikipedia gets it all because it tolerates them both. An academic journal would require academic resources, something that can be in short supply.

I mean, if you really want to go ahead do it, but most people won't like to see all their favorite fears and horrors suddenly debunked by an academic know-it-all. A better project would be to approach some ufo-hunters or something and document their experiences as a wiki. At least on that ground people would view your work positively and respect your efforts, and you'll get involved with something you like.

No. 20162 - Anonymous - March 4th, 2012 - 3:44 PM

this sounds wonderful, i will help to the best of my ability. however i would like to know how you plan on organizing it.

i would like to see it be fairly neutral as well to some degree so it does not state only views that oppose or support a topic. in other words, add both to fully collect all information as well as questions left to be answered.