Jack F. said:

I think put simply, TAPS are common plumbers/people, and lack any significant intelligence. For instance, the episode where tango forgot the mouse to the computer, and said that he would be unable to operate or record any footage that evening.

Despite that he borrowed one from the residence owner, thereby fixing the problem of inability mouse click, he could have easily used the keyboard if he had the slightest bit of computer knowledge, which I personally would expect from someone operating a multi-DVR central station. Arrow keys for movement, tab key for sub-item selection, space bar for toggle, return for left click, context button for right click menu… it's all there, and certainly the most basic of knowledge of a computer.

 

They are completely incompetent, and though that could explain the inconsistencies in evidence, I find it hard to believe that such a consistency of inconsistency could be attainable by complete idiots.. perhaps I give the unintelligent too much credit?

 

Personally, my opinion is that clearly a producer and set of editors are behind the curtain, pulling the strings. It is the key that matches the lock, so to speak.

Even if this episode, 07e03, is infact recorded without the producer's team, there are still editors and a producer, the one's that slap the cheesy music in background muting all potential audio from being heard properly by audience. Honestly… Complete silence with the evidence they find would scare me turd-less, so they fail not only one-fold but two. SO Frustrating…

 

Edit #5, last one:: lot's of typos sorry. First post here, i just had to speak out… am so fed up with the ghost hunters "charade", for lack of better description.

Your whole post is great, but something you said especially stands out.

Jason and Grant's attitudes and procedures are almost the antithesis of scientists.  Neither of them seems to know anything about scientific research and in fact IMO they have an actual disdain for it.  For years, I seem to have noticed that Jason in particular has something against people who have a higher education than what he has attained.  In other words, college grads or formal tech training and similar members often suffered from his barbs and eventually ended up getting booted. 

Of course, higher education is not necessary in a field that has no parameters and no specified methodology and I don't want to imply that anyone without a degree doesn't cut it.  I'm only referring to my own theory about noticing this about GH-your mention of them being ordinary plumbers who just happened to make it big time is spot on.  And it shows.

And my question remains:  IF they were truly into finding evidence, why don't they submit what they have managed to catch to outside audio/visual specialists who have no particular interest in the paranormal?  Getting experts' opinions would go a long way towards validating what they have found.  And it wouldn't automatically mean that, say, a video can be debunked by someone working in that profession.  There have been many instances where no logical explanation has been found–doesn't mean it's paranormal but would lend credibility both to them and their evidence.  But all these years and they still refuse to share their supposed evidence.  No wonder so many find them to be a joke and contribute absolutely nothing to the study of the unknown.

Revenant said:

Is this the episode in which they find some hair and have it tested and it turns out to be rope? 

Yep, this is the one.

Hair is definitely more scary than rope because ….um…. it was once attached to a human. Humans and parts thereof make better ghosts than rope. Yeah that's it.

Amy has been jumping the gun morer and morer lately, as was seen in the boat part of this episode with EMF that wasn't there. If she keeps doing this we may have to include her in the drinking game!