Comments on: Why Can’t We All Just Get Along? http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/2010/02/08/why-cant-we-all-just-get-along/ A travel blog for restless spirits ~ Providing a passport to real haunted places & paranormal tourism for ghost enthusiasts Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:42:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Courtney Mroch http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/2010/02/08/why-cant-we-all-just-get-along/comment-page-1/#comment-4833 Courtney Mroch Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:23:50 +0000 http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/?p=3225#comment-4833 WOW! What a compliment! THANKS GARY! You just made my day! And you know, Gary, those people back in the day expected NOTHING! They did it for the sheer love/passion. The people thinking they'll get famous, rich, or what have you? Boggles my mind. (But people do that for everything I guess. They see a craze and jump on it. Not too long ago flipping houses was the thing. Look how that turned out!!) WOW! What a compliment! THANKS GARY! You just made my day!

And you know, Gary, those people back in the day expected NOTHING! They did it for the sheer love/passion. The people thinking they’ll get famous, rich, or what have you? Boggles my mind. (But people do that for everything I guess. They see a craze and jump on it. Not too long ago flipping houses was the thing. Look how that turned out!!)

]]> By: Gary P http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/2010/02/08/why-cant-we-all-just-get-along/comment-page-1/#comment-4828 Gary P Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:42:37 +0000 http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/?p=3225#comment-4828 Good article! I should start following your lead on writing articles, you pick good topics to write about! ;) As others have stated, you hit it on the head. The field is flooded with too many greedy people hoping to make a buck, while not too many years back, people were who were already originally interested in the paranormal worked together for the collective good of forwarding the field. The funniest part (from my perspective) is how some of these groups are pining for a spot in a TV show and do not realize the TV paranormal craze is dying. They are going to be left out in the cold sooner than later. Good article! I should start following your lead on writing articles, you pick good topics to write about! ;)

As others have stated, you hit it on the head. The field is flooded with too many greedy people hoping to make a buck, while not too many years back, people were who were already originally interested in the paranormal worked together for the collective good of forwarding the field. The funniest part (from my perspective) is how some of these groups are pining for a spot in a TV show and do not realize the TV paranormal craze is dying. They are going to be left out in the cold sooner than later.

]]> By: Courtney Mroch http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/2010/02/08/why-cant-we-all-just-get-along/comment-page-1/#comment-4826 Courtney Mroch Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:38:45 +0000 http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/?p=3225#comment-4826 Steve: That's NUTS! That is EXACTLY the kind of thing I'm so, so, so shocked to hear happening, To me that just seems insane. For what? I just can't see acting that way. Guess I was just raised better than I realize! Autumnforest: Okay, between you and the waiter who carded me at Olive Garden the other day the dating game...what are you kidding me? I don't know if you meant to flatter me...but BINGO! You did! Of course I'm old enough to remember the Dating Game. GREAT analogy. And I like your mission about helping to dispel "old world superstitions." Amazig how many persist to this day! Julie: THANKS! Oh and those celeb reality shows...don't even get me started! Of course I can't remember now who I saw the other day was going to have one, but I truly almost barfed. Enough already! ATrue: The jealousy thing turns me off faster than anything. I'm gone in a flash if I see it. I haven't listened to too many of the blog talk radio shows, but it's funny you mention them: I'm going to write a post today about one. And YOU ARE THE WINNER! I was wondering if anyone would get that reference! I'm stunned you were there though during all that. That was some crazy scary stuff --and I was just watching on TV! Man, do you have the good stories to tell! Steve: That’s NUTS! That is EXACTLY the kind of thing I’m so, so, so shocked to hear happening, To me that just seems insane. For what? I just can’t see acting that way. Guess I was just raised better than I realize!

Autumnforest: Okay, between you and the waiter who carded me at Olive Garden the other day the dating game…what are you kidding me? I don’t know if you meant to flatter me…but BINGO! You did! Of course I’m old enough to remember the Dating Game. GREAT analogy. And I like your mission about helping to dispel “old world superstitions.” Amazig how many persist to this day!

Julie: THANKS! Oh and those celeb reality shows…don’t even get me started! Of course I can’t remember now who I saw the other day was going to have one, but I truly almost barfed. Enough already!

ATrue: The jealousy thing turns me off faster than anything. I’m gone in a flash if I see it. I haven’t listened to too many of the blog talk radio shows, but it’s funny you mention them: I’m going to write a post today about one.

And YOU ARE THE WINNER! I was wondering if anyone would get that reference! I’m stunned you were there though during all that. That was some crazy scary stuff –and I was just watching on TV! Man, do you have the good stories to tell!

]]> By: Atrueoriginall http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/2010/02/08/why-cant-we-all-just-get-along/comment-page-1/#comment-4825 Atrueoriginall Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:52:59 +0000 http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/?p=3225#comment-4825 I've seen more than my share of what you're talking about here. When I do, I click out and usually never go back. There is a lot of jealousy in the realm of the paranormal and ghost hunting teams do not share info. If you want a real taste of what you're talking about, listen to some of the paranormal blog talk shows some day. Your title: Rodney King - what do I win lol kidding I was there during the riots after the police were acquitted on the Rodney King case. That was a very scary week for us. I’ve seen more than my share of what you’re talking about here. When I do, I click out and usually never go back. There is a lot of jealousy in the realm of the paranormal and ghost hunting teams do not share info.

If you want a real taste of what you’re talking about, listen to some of the paranormal blog talk shows some day.

Your title: Rodney King – what do I win lol kidding
I was there during the riots after the police were acquitted on the Rodney King case. That was a very scary week for us.

]]> By: Julie http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/2010/02/08/why-cant-we-all-just-get-along/comment-page-1/#comment-4824 Julie Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:12:21 +0000 http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/?p=3225#comment-4824 What a great post.....kudos! I can not believe how many celeb wannabes are doing reality shows these days. You can go channel surfing and find one on practically every channel. It's like that with ghost hunting shows too. What a great post…..kudos! I can not believe how many celeb wannabes are doing reality shows these days. You can go channel surfing and find one on practically every channel. It’s like that with ghost hunting shows too.

]]> By: autumnforest http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/2010/02/08/why-cant-we-all-just-get-along/comment-page-1/#comment-4823 autumnforest Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:57:36 +0000 http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/?p=3225#comment-4823 Yup, you hit in perfectly! The field has gotten inundated. Here's an example. Remember "The Dating Game"? (you may be too young). Cute and adorable girls and gals (some of them hopeful actors and actresses) asking questions, picking a date. It was the ultimate beginning of dating reality shows. Flash forward 40 years and you have stinky, nasty, overacting, obnoxious, and grotesque young people desperate for attention doing anything to be on tv for a few minutes. This is kind of where ghost hunting shows are going--people have to have a little step up on the others by being more obnoxious, disrespectful, loud, and aggressive. From an investigator's point of view, I have to say that I grew up in a haunted house and the way it was handled not only helped me to understand the crazy phenomenon, but to appreciate it. If I can do that for other people and get rid of the old-world superstitious attitudes about hauntings--that's all I want. I wouldn't do a show unless I had absolute control over the methods and techniques and no production company would put up with that--they couldn't guarantee personalities and "events." Fantastic post! Extremely insightful and well thought out. Yup, you hit in perfectly! The field has gotten inundated. Here’s an example. Remember “The Dating Game”? (you may be too young). Cute and adorable girls and gals (some of them hopeful actors and actresses) asking questions, picking a date. It was the ultimate beginning of dating reality shows. Flash forward 40 years and you have stinky, nasty, overacting, obnoxious, and grotesque young people desperate for attention doing anything to be on tv for a few minutes. This is kind of where ghost hunting shows are going–people have to have a little step up on the others by being more obnoxious, disrespectful, loud, and aggressive. From an investigator’s point of view, I have to say that I grew up in a haunted house and the way it was handled not only helped me to understand the crazy phenomenon, but to appreciate it. If I can do that for other people and get rid of the old-world superstitious attitudes about hauntings–that’s all I want. I wouldn’t do a show unless I had absolute control over the methods and techniques and no production company would put up with that–they couldn’t guarantee personalities and “events.” Fantastic post! Extremely insightful and well thought out.

]]> By: Steve http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/2010/02/08/why-cant-we-all-just-get-along/comment-page-1/#comment-4822 Steve Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:42:14 +0000 http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/?p=3225#comment-4822 I have to agree, there is a few more stories on our forum. One was when a group went to a haunted Inn and got contacted by another about "getting close to their territory" and another more recent about a group upset over a name being used. You hit it on the head I think, greed. Now everyone thinks there can ghost hunt and become famous. I doesn't work that way and it is becoming detrimental. If a group is really interested in finding good evidence and more importantly helping families then it only makes since to work together. I have to agree, there is a few more stories on our forum. One was when a group went to a haunted Inn and got contacted by another about “getting close to their territory” and another more recent about a group upset over a name being used.

You hit it on the head I think, greed. Now everyone thinks there can ghost hunt and become famous. I doesn’t work that way and it is becoming detrimental.

If a group is really interested in finding good evidence and more importantly helping families then it only makes since to work together.

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