Talk:Missing time

message: I am currently working on expanding this. The article seemed necessary to me because the term is referred to in several other Wikipedia articles. Please edit at will but give me a chance to expand it before speedy-deleting it. Thanks! Mapetite526 17:33, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Still planning to edit this? It needs some major expansion. See my Keep comment below. Thanks! Misty MH (talk) 02:54, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Working

message: Expanding it, I mean. I came here to suggest just that. 
The thing is, the article implies that the only causes of the phenomenon/perception of "missing time" are the ones listed: i.e. the individual is either attributing it to a UFO-related incident, or he/she is lying, or he/she is sick (with "seizures"), and/or under the influence of drugs.
 
Well, no: I for one can remember at least one instance of "missing time" (around 20 minutes or so). 
I don't know how and why it happened, but it did happen: in what felt like a split second (the time it took me t turn around) it was suddenly 20 minutes later than it was when I last looked at the clock (I was expecting a certain event, so I didn't check just one clock but three, including the time displayed by a TV news channel). 
It happened in my very living room, in the middle of the afternoon, while I was standing up, perfectly healthy in all aspects (including my IQ), with no alcohol or drugs in my house, let alone my body. And BTW, I didn't even know that such phenomena are often related to UFO abductions (in which I don't even believe).
I don't usually get "personal" in my comments, but this time I made an exception in order to make it easier to understand my point.
Good luck.  
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.142.126.213 (talk) 02:06, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Good idea 

message: This article naturally focuses primarily on the relationship between missing time and UFOs/close encounters, but it would seem beneficial to include information about phenomena such as "highway hypnosis." This phenomenon can result in a lack of memory of a certain period of time, but be entirely prosaic and unusual; I'd bet most drivers have experienced it.OrderSponge 22:54, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mundane explanations? 

message: AikiHawkeye (talk) 23:51, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copy edited February 2009 

message: This stub has no scientific basis or proof, and is included for anecdotal reasons, or by contributors with personal research motivations.
I propose deletion. (TresRoque (talk) 20:08, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Proposal for Deletion

message: Why and where does this article need additional citations for verification? What references does it need and how should they be added? Hyacinth (talk) 23:48, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: See my Keep comments above. Thanks. Misty MH (talk) 02:52, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Additional citations

message: The first paragraph seems to imply that there is validity to the connection between missing time and supernatural events. Indeed, it seems to presuppose that supernatural events are a thing: "Missing time is a proposed phenomenon reported by some people in connection with close encounters with UFOs and abduction phenomena. It also can happen in cases of Poltergeists, Time Slips, and Paranormal events."
I think the second sentence should be changed to "Generally, these people also believe that the phenomenon can be caused by poltergeists, time slips and paranormal events". I'm going to go ahead and edit out the incorrect capitalizations and will be glad to edit the sentence further once a small consensus has been reached.
Furthermore, a sentence should be added to the end of the first paragraph that states something like "Currently, there is little to no evidence that suggests a connection between missing time phenomena and supernatural, paranormal, extraterrestrial or other pseudoscientific causes."  JohnnyTopQuark (talk) 03:13, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  First Paragraph Modifications (No Evidence for Supernatural Causes)?