Ways to do things that have been shown to be more useful than others. The norm by which other practices are measured. Please note that the ATransC Collective was established for community editing of Best Practices, but due to lack of participation, the Collective has been closed and all draft practices are now maintained here.
Also at atransc.org/control-recorder/ These practices are recommendations provided under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial- Alike 3.0 Unported License Sponsor(s) Tom Butler, Cindy Heinen Abstract It is easy to record environmental sounds that are natural, but that sometimes sound like EVP. The problem is finding a way to guard against mistaking ambient or normal sounds as being paranormal. … Read more
Also at atransc.org/peer-review-or-vetting/ These practices are recommendations provided under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial- Alike 3.0 Unported License Sponsor Initiated by Tom Butler. Other editors include: Abstract It has been shown that expectations of the observer can have an influence on what that observer experiences. This observer effect is enhanced when the person insists that one thing … Read more
Also see Open Letter to Paranormalists: Limits of science, trust and responsibility These practices are recommendations provided under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial- Alike 3.0 Unported License Abstract A panel is proposed to monitor research protocols and final reports for reasonableness of conclusions and research ethics to assure ethical treatment of research subjects and protect the greater … Read more
Also at https://atranscatransc.org/classifying-phenomena/ These practices are recommendations provided under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial- Alike 3.0 Unported License Introduction to Classifying Phenomena A common dilemma in the study of some forms of transcommunication is classifying phenomena examples of phenomena that are perhaps not as paranormal as others. For instance, video-loop Instrumental TransCommunication (ITC) sometimes produces convincing likenesses of … Read more
Also at atransc.org/the-scientific-method-and-itc/ These practices are recommendations provided under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial- Alike 3.0 Unported License Trans-etheric phenomena are thought to manifest as a subjective action causing an objective reaction. What is considered the scientific method by mainstream society is an ordered process of assessing what is known, developing a theory and conducting experiments … Read more
Also at https://atransc.org/being-a-good-witness/ These practices are recommendations provided under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial- Alike 3.0 Unported License Also, See Failure to Replicate Fallacy, Survival-Related Media Review and Rating and Peer Reviewed Online Journals Abstract A technical report intended for publication is considered more credible if it has been subjected to peer review. peer review is considered and intended … Read more