Gerry McCann is doing the Virgin London Triathlon to raise money for the Missing Persons Charity.

[Rachel Granada]

Actually over the years I have raised considerable sums for charity through walks and runs, combined with other regular payments.

However, I didn't have the need to broadcast what I've done, I've just got on and done it.

How about you ?

Have you ever raised over £8k for charity in a gruelling triathlon? Until you have, you have no business slagging Gerry McCann off.

I do what I can.  I sell raffle tickets, donate, buy merchandise etc.  And if I could raise even 5% of what Kate and Gerry McCann have raised for MP I would be over the moon.

[stephen25000]

Have you ever raised over £8k for charity in a gruelling triathlon? Until you have, you have no business slagging Gerry McCann off.

I do what I can.  I sell raffle tickets, donate, buy merchandise etc.  And if I could raise even 5% of what Kate and Gerry McCann have raised for MP I would be over the moon.

Tetchy, tetchy. >@@(*&)

[faithlilly]

Have you ever raised nearly £8K for charity single-handed?

No but perhaps that's because I don't have the British media at my beck and call to publicise my fundraising and a rather rich benefactor with who I share a political agenda to fall back on for a hefty donation.

[gilet]

I sometimes wonder what the people posting such nasty snide comments, about the way in which Kate and Gerry have achieved real results in the Marathon and today, the Triathlon and who have raised so much money for a very worthwhile charity, believe people think of their posts.

Do they think that they are thought of as normal? Do they not understand that most people can see that the coordinated rounding up of posters to post their spite on anything which allows them to do so, be it a blog or an online newspaper is both nasty and organised?

Do they not realise how the hateful comments and the snide remarks reflect badly on the poster not on the target?

Do they not realise that the people reading the comments are largely shocked by the nature of them rather than the content and that they are reading about someone who has achieved something worthwhile being abused online?

Somehow I think the blinkers they wear make it very difficult for them to understand the real world.

[Rachel Granada]

Tetchy, tetchy. >@@(*&)

Have you ever done a triathlon and raised 8K for charity, Stephen?

[Rachel Granada]

No but perhaps that's because I don't have the British media at my beck and call to publicise my fundraising and a rather rich benefactor with who I share a political agenda to fall back on for a hefty donation.

Until you have completed a triathlon and raised 8K and counting for charity, you have no business slagging Gerry McCann off.

[Mo Stache]

No but perhaps that's because I don't have the British media at my beck and call to publicise my fundraising and a rather rich benefactor with who I share a political agenda to fall back on for a hefty donation.

It's nice to see him use his contacts to raise money for ALL MISSING PEOPLE. He could have told them to b....r off and leave him be to find his own daughter, but instead he is doing something for ALL MISSING PEOPLE. 

[Rachel Granada]

I sometimes wonder what the people posting such nasty snide comments, about the way in which Kate and Gerry have achieved real results in the Marathon and today, the Triathlon and who have raised so much money for a very worthwhile charity, believe people think of their posts.

Do they think that they are thought of as normal? Do they not understand that most people can see that the coordinated rounding up of posters to post their spite on anything which allows them to do so, be it a blog or an online newspaper is both nasty and organised?

Do they not realise how the hateful comments and the snide remarks reflect badly on the poster not on the target?

Do they not realise that the people reading the comments are largely shocked by the nature of them rather than the content and that they are reading about someone who has achieved something worthwhile being abused online?

Somehow I think the blinkers they wear make it very difficult for them to understand the real world.

Gilet, thankfully the majority of the UK public are decent people, and I would think that they applaud what Kate and Gerry McCann are doing for the MP charity.

Those who choose to hatespam news comment sections just show themselves up for what they are.  They are old hands doing co-ordinated attacks.  The word goes round the hate fora that comments are open on a McCann story and they all pile in.

I think the Leicester Mercury decided to close any McCann related articles to comments for this reason.

[Mo Stache]

Comment is fine.  If you don't believe the abduction, then that's fine - it's your prerogative and your opinion. 

Ripping someone to shreds as they try to raise money for charity is a clear hate-agenda, IMO.

I agree with what you have said. "Ripping someone to shreds as they try to raise money for charity is a clear hate-agenda." 

[Rachel Granada]

It's nice to see him use his contacts to raise money for ALL MISSING PEOPLE. He could have told them to b....r off and leave him be to find his own daughter, but instead he is doing something for ALL MISSING PEOPLE.

  

Gerry McCann is a busy NHS doctor with a young family.  He didn't have to do this triathlon, but he did do it, and raised a great sum for MP.  Like you said Mo, Gerry used his contacts to raise money for all missing people and that is something to be very proud of.

[Redblossom]

Redblossom, if you bothered to spend 5 minutes of your valuable time in actually looking at the "Missing People" charity, and you actually understood what they are doing, you would not make asinine comments like that.   What on earth do you think "Missing People" does, as a charity?

They had a total income us just over £1.9m last year. 

They had 46 full time employees.  I involved in governance, 7 in fundraising, and 38 in the core charitable activities.   

They took 75000 calls for help, reconnected 1051 children and adults with their families, and helped 742 disadvantaged families.  they supported 17000 families where someone had gone missing, to consider thei options.  They provide a missing person helpline, and information sheets. 

The trustees are not paid, and one individual received pay of between £70,000 and £80,000 last year.  THye received 35000 calls from missing children.

It is therefore a very labour intensive charity, with employees and volunteers spending much of their time onthe telephone, or in other contact activities.

So why is it surprising that they spend 75% of their income of salaries to pay people to do the work....

It is very sad to see that you and others here are so utterly  blinded by hate that you can't be bothered to think before posting.

yes thats a point, granted, well done to them apologies

the fact  remains there are so called  charities that fleece the public

[DCI]

Transcribed cover wording:

VILE internet trolls targeted Madeleine McCann's dad as he took part in a gruelling charity triathlon in London yesterday.

The sick posts on his JustGiving webpage were aimed at wrecking Gerry's bid to raise at least £4,000 for charity.

Full story: Page 7.


Total raised£8,016.81
Gift Aid£1,906.50

[sadie]

I sometimes wonder what the people posting such nasty snide comments, about the way in which Kate and Gerry have achieved real results in the Marathon and today, the Triathlon and who have raised so much money for a very worthwhile charity, believe people think of their posts.

Do they think that they are thought of as normal? Do they not understand that most people can see that the coordinated rounding up of posters to post their spite on anything which allows them to do so, be it a blog or an online newspaper is both nasty and organised?

Do they not realise how the hateful comments and the snide remarks reflect badly on the poster not on the target?

Do they not realise that the people reading the comments are largely shocked by the nature of them rather than the content and that they are reading about someone who has achieved something worthwhile being abused online?

Somehow I think the blinkers they wear make it very difficult for them to understand the real world.

If only they knew what the real world thinks of them !!

[stephen25000]

If only they knew what the real world thinks of them !!

Perhaps you should be more concerned with what the real world thinks of the Mccanns, beyond the die-hard supporters.

With just over one  hundred donators it would certainly the Mccanns are losing their shine.

[gilet]

Perhaps you should be more concerned with what the real world thinks of the Mccanns, beyond the die-hard supporters.

With just over one  hundred donators it would certainly the Mccanns are losing their shine.

Star reacts to online McCann Abuse.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/329283/Gerry-McCann-target-of-troll-abuse

Gerry McCann target of troll abuse

VILE internet trolls hit out at Madeleine McCann’s dad for competing in a race to raise funds for missing people
   
By Jerry Lawton/Published 29th July 2013



They posted evil messages on his Just Giving webpage, which the public used to pledge cash for Gerry’s efforts in the London Triathlon yesterday.

The heart specialist, whose daughter vanished from the family’s Portuguese holiday apartment in 2007, raised nearly £8,000 for charity Missing People.

But before Gerry, 45, set out on the 40km cycle, 10km run and 1.5km swim, two trolls posted defamatory comments about him – even though it cost them £2 in donations to leave the messages.

Gerry, who spent weeks training for the event, said after the triathlon: “It was incredibly hard, especially the bike.

   

“What kept me going was the thought of being able to help the charity Missing People support other families living with the very ­different pain of having a missing loved one”
    Gerry McCann

“A huge, huge thank you to everyone who sponsored me.”

The trolls struck three months after another threatened to gun down Gerry’s wife Kate, 45, as she ran the London Marathon in aid of the same charity.

The former GP ignored the threats and raised £21,000 with her run.

Yet more abuse surfaced on Facebook earlier this month after the Met police announced they were opening their own investigation into Maddie’s case.

The probe, led by Det Chief Insp Andy Redwood, has identified 38 potential suspects.

The family’s spokesman Clarence Mitchell described the trolls’ comments on JustGiving as “rude”.

He added: “These people are abusing a charity page.

“The posts are not worthy of any further comment.”

Those reading may wish to dismiss the paper itself as worthless but remember there are 1.4 million readers of this paper daily. Rather more than the dozen or so (+socks) who troll newspapers in a coordinated effort to abuse the McCanns. Editors don't put articles into papers that their readers don't in general agree with. That would be business suicide.