What Rules should be in place for Paranormal Investigations

kshiel

Ok so dannys thread has got me thinking about what rules could or should be in place on an investigation in a supposed haunted castle or public building and in a private residental house.........

I think seperate or more detailed rules should be place when it comes to a private resident as its dealing with people who are in general distressed within their own home where as in a haunted castle per say it can be used just to gather information and test theories etc.

So what do people think here or what guidelines do you use?

For me I generally go in as a spiritual aspect to it but that doesn't mean I dont want to see what I put forward tested by the science or specptic side as I see it after all when on a supposed haunted castle its a gathering or at the very least a trying to gather of information that can be looked at in the science region as well as me been able to test or develope myself. Of course this stands to reason in a private resident as well as its vital that the householder see both possible aspects to whats going on.

In a private resident I feel that the known presence of medium can spark in the householder an instant wanting or verge towards it been a spirit.

So for me at least if I was to go into a private resident I would perfer to go in not knowing anything about what is supposed to be going on and two with the house holder not knowing I am one and simply hand over any findings at the first initial stage to who ever is over the investigation.

I think the investigators should be gathering as much information as possible and that includes asking the difficult questions about the mental and psychial state of the householders involved.

Ok so there basic ideas ones so what do other people think.......

6th

I'll reply properly to this tomorrow but I defintaely think contracts should be written up and signed for both residential and non-residential locations.

iamhunted

i dont think there should be universal rules - each group should develop their own line of thought on how to approach an investigation.

Interested to hear 6ths ideas on contracts - these can be awkward as no one contract fits every situation, plus what will the contract say? you can promise by contract not to do certain things, but will mean people wont?

We've been looking at letters of approval from the gards and landowners for derelict/outside locations (so we cant be done for trespassing) but I think you'd have to go for word of mouth agreements with residential as a contract wont help imo.

I think overall common sense should prevail. that should be the guide in dealing with people.

iamhunted

.. though is this more protocol when a medium is involved, rather than just a basic investigation team?

DANNY22XX

protocol is good for any team ,,some have the same ,some has the diffrent but at the end of the day we are all doing the same thing, trying to prove.

kshiel

iamhunted wrote: »

.. though is this more protocol when a medium is involved, rather than just a basic investigation team?

Can you explain this a bit better, I am not sure if I know what you mean?

6th

Rules for an investigation:

No Drinking, No Smoking, No Drugs.

Well start with some basic rules,

No Signing
No Whispering
No Perfume or Aftershave. (but do wash)

Oh and no steak and pepper rolls before the investigation (keep the tummy quiet)

monkeyfudge

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Oh and no steak and pepper rolls before the investigation (keep the tummy quiet)

Christ yes!

Riamfada

No Signing? I dont think my fans will be cool with that :cool:

kshiel

So we all know the basic rules of no this that or the other on an investigation. So what do people who do public investigations do........ what do the people going on these public investigations expect?.......
Are people given a list of rules before they go, are they warned about the dangers, I know I had to sign one saying if I died during the investigation they couldn't be held resposible lol, or if I was caught doing something embarassing like wetting myself or other such acts that the recording still could be aired lol lol.......

What is expected and what is not expected on an investigation by those attending and what rules would they feel should be in place to protect them..

kshiel

kshiel wrote: »

So we all know the basic rules of no this that or the other on an investigation. So what do people who do public investigations do........ what do the people going on these public investigations expect?.......
Are people given a list of rules before they go, are they warned about the dangers, I know I had to sign one saying if I died during the investigation they couldn't be held resposible lol, or if I was caught doing something embarassing like wetting myself or other such acts that the recording still could be aired lol lol.......

What is expected and what is not expected on an investigation by those attending and what rules would they feel should be in place to protect them..

To be honest i dont think they should sign a waver or anything as they property itself should be insured. Unless its ruins or somthing like that. When its comes to being filmed, if somthing was caught on film and a person appears on that film. Who ever is going to show that film needs to get permission from the people who appeared on it, to show the film publicly .

If its for a convention , then i would say yes to sign somthing.

iamhunted

you'd need to sign something if the organisers of the public investigation had no public liability insurance.

iamhunted

kshiel wrote: »

Can you explain this a bit better, I am not sure if I know what you mean?

I was trying to work out if this was about rules of ingvestiagtion per se or rules of investigation when a medium is on the team

kshiel

I was going for the more overall rules and maybe some paticular rules different teams would apply, not only the normal run of No Drinking, smoking etc...... but what way people look at going and the place they are going to and how they come about making the rules to suit each location.