Today is Friday the 13th, and, consequently, my birthday. I wanted to go over the event from which the stigma of unluckiness stems for this day.

On October 13th, 1307, Pope_Clement V had the ‘Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Solomonici’ or Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon otherwise known as the Knights Templar, executed because the king Phillip IV of France owed them a huge amount of money. He did this in such a way that they most of the knights were executed in the same day. The French throne had a lot of political pull with the Pope and had wanted the knights removed as a political force that could challenge both the church, and the throne. The order, having existed for more then 300 years, was suddenly wiped out overnight. There are legends of survivors, and treasures, but we are just here about Friday the 13th. They existed for longer then the USA has existed. Just think about that. Now, that, my friends, is the origin of the bad luck.

On my birthday, June 13th, I have usually had a good day, and 13 is my lucky number. I wish you all a good friday the 13th. Just don’t piss off France, and the Pope.

Yes, we have a new activity for everyone to enjoy. Team based trivia on the chat channel. Our “Orb_Bot” channel robot, has the trivia game set up and ready to be used by anyone who wants to play.

There’s over 3000 paranormal and non-paranormal questions loaded and ready for everyone to enjoy.

Games are played whenever a moderator is around to activate the game. So, join the channel and join the fun.

I have heard a lot of talk this year about Ghost Hunters producing scientific proof of the existence of ghosts. I would say that this is not only a wrong statement, but its impossible with today’s science. Now, don’t get me wrong, I am a staunch supporter of the Ghost Hunters show. The problem isn’t with them, it’s with the use of the words “Scientific Proof”. Scientific proof is gathered via means of the scientific method, and this is just not practical or possible with today’s methods and science. What is possible is the gathering of empirical data. Empirical evidence is qualitative in nature, and isn’t something easily expressed in numbers, as opposed to quantitative type data. As with most sciences, empirical data is the beginning of the process. First you gather empirical evidence, and share it with colleagues. Then you further the science to the point where scientific method can be applied and then you show the quantitative proof of your science. Only then will the scientific commuting take our evidence seriously.

I already believe there is enough empirical evidence for the existence of the afterlife.  It is time to move the science along so we can get the scientific proof we need.   Who is with me?

This has nothing to do with GhostHunters Chat, but I felt it would be interesting news anyway.

As shown on the news, there’s fires in several places in my area. Most were suspected to be arson. The rest are just a result of the fires spreading by the dry conditions here and the wind. I even drove through an area that was blazing, I drove through a wall of smoke while passing through to my friend’s house since he’s closer to the fires. I was prepared to evacuate him if needed, but he decided to stay home for now.

The interesting part of all this is that pieces of burned plants were falling from the sky when I was down in the area close to the fires. There was also some people complaining of breathing the smoke, but naturally they stayed to watch anyway. I left to go back into a store I needed to go to anyway, the air conditions were better in the store, my lungs were already starting to feel the effects of the smoke.

Unfortunately, there’s no rain forcasted and the conditions here are still very dry. My house is in no danger currently, so I’m not concerned about my house. However, my friend lives in the area where the fires were dangerously close. At my friend’s place, we could see helicopters with those special water buckets making trips back and forth, dumping water where they could.

Overall, it’s been an interesting experience, not a positive one, but it’s not everyday you see much of the county someone lives in on fire in several locations.

On May 15, 2008 at 7:35 am, Maeanna will be leaving the Ark-La-Tex area to go home to Salem, Massachusetts for a much needed vacation. She will be surprising her mom after not being with her for 6 years. She also has not seen her siblings in 13 years. All this is possible due to her childhood sweetheart, Paul, whom she has not seen since their senior year of high school, 28 years ago. They have a very full schedule planned each day, and it has been stated that if Paul has his way, she will not be returning to the Ark-La-Tex. Updates will be on the way as she will be keeping Greylady updated on her vacation.

I’d like to thank Maeanna for sharing this information with us and giving something new to post here.

Yeah, no updates. Nobody is writing and I don’t have anything to say since I’ve been away from the channel mostly. So, if anyone has something to say, send it to me. You can send it via StarChat’s MemoServ or leave it in PM to me, I’m usually logged in as “Lloyd`away”. Additionally, email can be sent to me at webmaster@ghosthunters-chat.com .

After some considering and dealing with lack of staff, liability issues, security problems in dealing with minors, the teen channel has been cancelled.

As part of the work being done to bring this new channel to being accessable, we’re looking for experienced and knowledgeable moderators. Any moderator who applies will need at least some previous IRC experience with being a moderator.

The channel owner, myself, will need to do a phone interview for all applicants, in addition to an online application form. The online application is being worked on right now. It’s preferred that all applying moderators be at least 18 yrs old. However, we’re considering offering some teenage moderators to help bridge the generation gap. However, any teenage moderator will need to send a parental permission agreement. This is to protect the channel owner, it’s operators and the teenage moderator.

Keep in mind that the channel owner has invited law enforcement to visit this channel to help protect guests from potential predators. Anyone with a questionable legal history should keep this in mind and avoid the channel.

Anyone interested in being a moderator may send an email to:
webmaster@ghosthunters-chat.com
We will let you know when the online application goes online.

No, we haven’t been ignoring the need for a branch off channel for the younger Ghost Hunters fans.

Select staff members of the existing #GhostHunters chat channel are working on opening a new chat channel for teens who aren’t allowed on the existing chat channel due to channel rules. We’re currently working on the channel rules and a chat interface specifically for the new channel. Additionally, we’re interested in making it as safe as we can for our younger fans, which takes some planning and careful screening of moderators for the new channel.

For those who are interested, here’s the April schedule for Ghost Hunters:

Wednesday, April 2, 2008
04/02/2008 07:00 PM Ghost Hunters (S2 Back 9) Grey Lady Haunting
04/02/2008 08:00 PM Ghost Hunters Theater/ Firehouse Haunting
04/02/2008 09:00 PM Ghost Hunters Season 4 Ghostly Bounty Hunter
04/02/2008 11:00 PM Ghost Hunters Season 4 Ghostly Bounty Hunter

Wednesday, April 9, 2008
04/09/2008 07:00 PM Ghost Hunters Shadowy Figure
04/09/2008 08:00 PM Ghost Hunters NY Museum/ CT Lighthouse
04/09/2008 09:00 PM Ghost Hunters Season 4 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
04/09/2008 11:00 PM Ghost Hunters Season 4 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Wednesday, April 16, 2008
04/16/2008 07:00 PM Ghost Hunters Haunted Sanatorium
04/16/2008 08:00 PM Ghost Hunters Child Haunting/ Sutcliffe House
04/16/2008 09:00 PM Ghost Hunters Season 4 Ghostly Conversation
04/16/2008 11:00 PM Ghost Hunters Season 4 Ghostly Conversation

Wednesday, April 23, 2008
04/23/2008 07:00 PM Ghost Hunters Ghostly Child
04/23/2008 08:00 PM Ghost Hunters Astor Mansion/ NJ Affiliate
04/23/2008 09:00 PM Ghost Hunters Season 4 Spirits Of The Old West
04/23/2008 11:00 PM Ghost Hunters Season 4 Spirits Of The Old West

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
04/30/2008 07:00 PM Ghost Hunters Tombstone
04/30/2008 08:00 PM Ghost Hunters Winchester House/ Queen Mary
04/30/2008 09:00 PM Ghost Hunters Season 4 Lunatic Asylum
04/30/2008 11:00 PM Ghost Hunters Season 4 Lunatic Asylum