To let applicants, new members and existing members know additional rules that apply and additional information that may not fit under a specific category but wish for everyone to know.

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Remember we do volunteer work. The idea is to help people better understand their experiences and for us to learn and expand our knowledge in a positive environment. If for some reason you are unhappy with the direction the group is going please address this with the Director. While it is hard to keep everyone happy all the time we will certainly do our best.
IMPORTANT: The protocol on investigations will be to keep all investigators in the investigation location at all times during the course of an investigation. It is not believed that a smaller amount of people in a building is necessary to experience something. Group sizes may be increased to keep larger separations between each other within the location. It is also extremely important that people always feel part of the group and get as much time to investigate as everyone else since in most cases people have traveled a good bit to get to the investigation and are freely giving up their personal time. In a good number of investigation locations there will be other people present other than group members i.e. historical society members, business owners and home owners and since we are there to help them either see if there is paranormal activity at the location or verify and explain possible paranormal activity it is virtually impossible to ask them to leave if they want to be there. It also helps us build relationships with our clients which hopefully makes them more comfortable with us and more comfortable with their situation.
IMPORTANT: Decisions on grouping of people during an investigation are only made by the Director or Co-Director if the Director is not present
During an investigation ALWAYS make sure at least one member in the group you are in has an EMF meter, thermometer, camera and audio recorder before going to your assigned location
If you bring a new piece of equipment on an investigation you must know how to use it prior to the investigation. If you are fumbling around with new equipment because you have not taken the time to learn how to use it prior to bringing it to the investigation you will be asked to put it away until you have a chance to become familiar with using it.
During an investigation NEVER speculate with clients as to what is going on at their location. ALWAYS nicely explain to them that we must first review the collected evidence before we can come to a proper conclusion.
Cell phones can be on during the investigation (for emergency call purposes) but they need to be on vibrate or silent/quiet. If you are receiving excessive calls and disrupt the group you will be asked to either turn off the phone or leave. No exceptions.
Email accounts (ghostnspecter.com ) will be provided for permanent members. These accounts are to used for all group related communications. This is an effort to keep things easier and more straight forward for everyone. If you are unfamiliar how to setup you email account instruction and support will be provided.
So members can set their expectations reasonably investigations are usually not a year around thing. More often than not we find that our busiest periods are August until Halloween and the slowest are November thru February (holidays, the weather, illnesses etc). This may change some but again setting expectation up front is what we are about.
During slow periods members are encouraged to help find investigations for the group, write an article for our upcoming articles section, read up on topics or equipment and just in general try to expand their knowledge and thinking in the area of the paranormal. If members are interested, additional meetings can also be arranged so everyone learns to be comfortable with each other and trust each other.
We will try to hold meetings bi-monthly. It is difficult to get a group of volunteers together on a regular basis with jobs, family etc but it is a necessity that we try to do so in order to keep the group organized and engaged.
Serious arguments between members cannot and will not be tolerated especially at a clients location. If there is a disagreement please get the Director and either all persons involved or one at a time discuss the issue with the Director outside.
If you have a problem with either the Director or another member you are expect to address this issue with the Director in a constructive manner. "He said" She said" issues can result in termination for all parties under certain circumstances including lying and the inability to backup claims with facts. Best thing is always be honest and upfront in all your dealings
ALWAYS disclose whether you intend to attend an investigation outside the group. While we do not frown upon this it should be common courtesy to tell the Director since scheduling issues could come up.
ALWAYS know that dual membership is available should you want to be part of another group as well. This will be handled on a case by case basis.
Above all ALWAYS help the client, learn as much as possible, enjoy and be safe.

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