Did the moving door have any relevance to Madeleine's disappearance?

[Martina]

The other point that's worth making, that I don't think anyone has yet, is that as the eldest child, Madeleine probably could use the child gates and probably had it drummed in too her not to leave them open.

I don't dismiss woke and wandered cause everything was closed after her.

...but of course it was perfectly safe to leave these children alone and unattended in the flat.

[Cariad]

...but of copurse it was perfectly safe to leave these children alone and unattended in the flat.

How anyone could think that is beyond me.

[pegasus]

Amongst the many risks of leaving a child home alone is attempted burglary.

Only one low wattage light on,.
No sign or sound or motion of people inside.
Complete silence when listening at window and door
Possibly an adult seen turning off all lights except one and leaving.
No answer to a final-check precautionary knock (IMO) on the door
The burglar concludes: "no-one is home, it is safe to commence gaining entry"

[Mr Gray]

How anyone could think that is beyond me.

is flying in an aircraft safe...in 50 years of butlins style babylistening...not one serious incident ..until now...safer than flying

[slartibartfast]

is flying in an aircraft safe...in 50 years of butlins style babylistening...not one serious incident ..until now...safer than flying

They weren't in Butlins were they. They were in a resort complex that didn't offer a listening service.

[pegasus]

is flying in an aircraft safe...in 50 years of butlins style babylistening...not one serious incident ..until now...safer than flying

Who here would trust a child listening service which allows drinking on duty?
No holiday resort would allow it.

[pegasus]

The other point that's worth making, that I don't think anyone has yet, is that as the eldest child, Madeleine probably could use the child gates and probably had it drummed in too her not to leave them open.
I don't dismiss woke and wandered cause everything was closed after her.

Another possibility is hiding (I read past cases)

[John]

I think if Madeleine was going to leave the apartment and seek out her parents she would have done so on the Tuesday night when according to the resident upstairs she cried and called daddy for over an hour. 

[pegasus]

I think if Madeleine was going to leave the apartment and seek out her parents she would have done so on the Tuesday night when according to the resident upstairs she cried and called daddy for over an hour.

Good point. IMO the child did not leave the property.