General discussion about the latest news (not search related)

[Eleanor]

I was shocked ar first by some of the nastiness, but now I understand it's purpose. I've learned a lot about myself too.

I can be nasty.  Not something I like about myself.  In fact it was a bit of a shock to me.  So I do try not to be.

[Eleanor]

I'm not too sure that the police don't already have a handle ... or believe they do ... on what happened on that May night in Luz so many long years ago now.

I think that The Police have a good idea.  The Abduction was all too perfectly planned.

[Mr Gray]

I was shocked ar first by some of the nastiness, but now I understand it's purpose. I've learned a lot about myself too.

I wasn't shocked at the nastiness I have received from some here... I wouldnt say I've learnt anything here... But the debate has been enjoyable

I was shocked at the nastiness directed towards  the mccanns

[Eleanor]

I wasn't shocked at the nastiness I have received from some here... I wouldnt say I've learnt anything here... But the debate has been enjoyable

I was shocked at the nastiness directed crossed a the mccanns

I was shocked by the nastiness I have received, although things are much better now, thanks to a few people whose names I won't mention.  But it isn't all Supporters.

I do my best, and hopefully everyone knows that now.

[Brietta]

I was shocked ar first by some of the nastiness, but now I understand it's purpose. I've learned a lot about myself too.

My grounding on Madeleine's case was on an unregulated comment site on Yahoo.  UK Justice Forum was a breath of fresh air in comparison.
Unlike you I have never been able to fathom the nastiness thrown at Kate and Gerry McCann and any who have a single good word to say about them ... and I don't really wish to plumb those depths particularly as I think it is largely non applicable on this forum.

The nastiness to which I referred isn't really of the visceral type seen on other fora but more the general tone of posts, the sniping and put downs in which we have all indulged from time to time.
I think with a little effort we could all be kinder to each other.

[Eleanor]

My grounding on Madeleine's case was on an unregulated comment site on Yahoo.  UK Justice Forum was a breath of fresh air in comparison.
Unlike you I have never been able to fathom the nastiness thrown at Kate and Gerry McCann and any who have a single good word to say about them ... and I don't really wish to plumb those depths particularly as I think it is largely non applicable on this forum.

The nastiness to which I referred isn't really of the visceral type seen on other fora but more the general tone of posts, the sniping and put downs in which we have all indulged from time to time.
I think with a little effort we could all be kinder to each other.

That would be good.  The likes of you and I don't want to be deleting or editing posts.  The odd nasty comment thrown in at the bottom of a basically good comment.

[Brietta]

I can be nasty.  Not something I like about myself.  In fact it was a bit of a shock to me.  So I do try not to be.

Same goes here ... no self regulation for me though ... John and Admin have have worked hard on making me a better poster if not person  👀

[Eleanor]

Same goes here ... no self regulation for me though ... John and Admin have have worked hard on making me a better poster if not person  👀

#YouToo?

[ShiningInLuz]

Isn't this why we are all here?  I have no pretensions towards solving the case.

No, it isn't why we are all here.

I don't 'socialise' on-line.  That's why I have no Twitter, no Facebook, no Instagram accounts.  I do socialising with real people in real-life situations.

I am on here to find out more about the Madeleine case, start-end. 

Don't get me wrong.  If I were to meet you in person, I would be happy to have a drink with you all.  But not to discuss the case.

For Eleanor, I am interested in life in France, because I have visited for perhaps 7 days in total.  And food banks.  Because we have a tradition in Portugal of buying 'extra' food shopping in Dec/Jan each year, to make sure people less well off have a festive Christmas season as well.  There happens to be a long story behind this, starting around the end of the Medieval period, but this is not a history forum.

For Erngarth, a point I am interested in is her Burns Night menu, because of my interest in cooking.

For CarlyMichelle, I could probe for hours about Australia, which is where I think she lives.  I have real-life friends and relatives in Australia.  I watch A-League footie regularly.  Oddly enough, I have just finished watching a programme about the Bondi Beach lifeguards.  This last bit gave me a tiny sliver of information relevant to Madeleine, despite having nothing to do with her at all.

In the totally unlikely scenario that from the forum we were to group together in person, there's a very small number of people I would invite to my house to discuss Madeleine.  I like cooking.  My kitchen here is pocket handkerchief size.  My dinner table sits 6, so that is myself plus 5 guests.

I have been distanced from one of my guests from this forum, so there is a spare place a-begging. It might well be offered to Misty, who seems quite keen on digging further into the facts.

The forum member currently guaranteed a place is G-Unit, who trawls up relevant facts and information on regular basis.

Outside the forum, there is Anne, who confronts some of my ideas, in a constructive manner.  She forces me to think again.

Please socialise responsibly.  But I am here for one reason only.  Madeleine.

[G-Unit]

I think that The Police have a good idea.  The Abduction was all too perfectly planned.

The McCanns and OG seemed wedded to the abduction theory, but the PJ are as yet unconvinced.

[Mr Gray]

No, it isn't why we are all here.

I don't 'socialise' on-line.  That's why I have no Twitter, no Facebook, no Instagram accounts.  I do socialising with real people in real-life situations.

I am on here to find out more about the Madeleine case, start-end. 

Don't get me wrong.  If I were to meet you in person, I would be happy to have a drink with you all.  But not to discuss the case.

For Eleanor, I am interested in life in France, because I have visited for perhaps 7 days in total.  And food banks.  Because we have a tradition in Portugal of buying 'extra' food shopping in Dec/Jan each year, to make sure people less well off have a festive Christmas season as well.  There happens to be a long story behind this, starting around the end of the Medieval period, but this is not a history forum.

For Erngarth, a point I am interested in is her Burns Night menu, because of my interest in cooking.

For CarlyMichelle, I could probe for hours about Australia, which is where I think she lives.  I have real-life friends and relatives in Australia.  I watch A-League footie regularly.  Oddly enough, I have just finished watching a programme about the Bondi Beach lifeguards.  This last bit gave me a tiny sliver of information relevant to Madeleine, despite having nothing to do with her at all.

In the totally unlikely scenario that from the forum we were to group together in person, there's a very small number of people I would invite to my house to discuss Madeleine.  I like cooking.  My kitchen here is pocket handkerchief size.  My dinner table sits 6, so that is myself plus 5 guests.

I have been distanced from one of my guests from this forum, so there is a spare place a-begging. It might well be offered to Misty, who seems quite keen on digging further into the facts.

The forum member currently guaranteed a place is G-Unit, who trawls up relevant facts and information on regular basis.

Outside the forum, there is Anne, who confronts some of my ideas, in a constructive manner.  She forces me to think again.

Please socialise responsibly.  But I am here for one reason only.  Madeleine.

you are missing a lot by not using facebook....I can still use facebook and socialise with poeple in the real world. How do you keep in touch with family in australia...I use FB.....video phone calls ....photographs ..videos ......messaging to keep in touch with my family in australia and around teh world.....it really is quite marvelous...you are missing a lot.

I fail to see how posters can progress the case...particularly if they dont understand the evidence......as i regularly see....

You say you are here for Madeleine....i think you are wrong if you think you can be any help whatsoever...the best chance we have of finding out what hapenned to Maddie is from the two police forces involved..

[Mr Gray]

The McCanns and OG seemed wedded to the abduction theory, but the PJ are as yet unconvinced.

what do teh PJ think...apart from the fact that there is no evidence against the mccanns

[G-Unit]

I wasn't shocked at the nastiness I have received from some here... I wouldnt say I've learnt anything here... But the debate has been enjoyable

I was shocked at the nastiness directed towards  the mccanns

What goes around comes around; perhaps that's a lesson you should have learned by now.

[Mr Gray]

What goes around comes around; perhaps that's a lesson you should have learned by now.

have the mccanns neen nasty to posters here then,,,,,, my wife has been insulted and she doesnt post...so how does taht work...as far as what goes around...when I suggested that i was banned

[G-Unit]

No, it isn't why we are all here.

I don't 'socialise' on-line.  That's why I have no Twitter, no Facebook, no Instagram accounts.  I do socialising with real people in real-life situations.

I am on here to find out more about the Madeleine case, start-end. 

Don't get me wrong.  If I were to meet you in person, I would be happy to have a drink with you all.  But not to discuss the case.

For Eleanor, I am interested in life in France, because I have visited for perhaps 7 days in total.  And food banks.  Because we have a tradition in Portugal of buying 'extra' food shopping in Dec/Jan each year, to make sure people less well off have a festive Christmas season as well.  There happens to be a long story behind this, starting around the end of the Medieval period, but this is not a history forum.

For Erngarth, a point I am interested in is her Burns Night menu, because of my interest in cooking.

For CarlyMichelle, I could probe for hours about Australia, which is where I think she lives.  I have real-life friends and relatives in Australia.  I watch A-League footie regularly.  Oddly enough, I have just finished watching a programme about the Bondi Beach lifeguards.  This last bit gave me a tiny sliver of information relevant to Madeleine, despite having nothing to do with her at all.

In the totally unlikely scenario that from the forum we were to group together in person, there's a very small number of people I would invite to my house to discuss Madeleine.  I like cooking.  My kitchen here is pocket handkerchief size.  My dinner table sits 6, so that is myself plus 5 guests.

I have been distanced from one of my guests from this forum, so there is a spare place a-begging. It might well be offered to Misty, who seems quite keen on digging further into the facts.

The forum member currently guaranteed a place is G-Unit, who trawls up relevant facts and information on regular basis.

Outside the forum, there is Anne, who confronts some of my ideas, in a constructive manner.  She forces me to think again.

Please socialise responsibly.  But I am here for one reason only.  Madeleine.

Thank you SIL. I think everyone knows my obsession is facts, not opinions. I too value Anne's work, and it's thanks to you that I have a better understanding of Luz. I don't know if you go there now, but it seems to me that the Ocean Club has declined ever since Crossland et al sold it due to a lack if investment in infrastructure and in staff.