The Smithman e-fits - are the McCanns less than happy with them?

[Alfred R Jones]

Dormant implies a significant slowing down.  It hasn't.

But interestingly - the one time it wasn't dormant (under your definition) was when it came to the Crimewatch photos.  Quickly on, quickly off. 

And Alfred, you may wish to pass this advice on to the webmaster if you know him.  This is the top ranking site for Madeleine:



Plus, as I demonstrated, the current Facebook site is starting to evolve into a missing persons site alongside the appeals for Madeleine.  I completely understand why that is.  The McCanns are trying to do good.  The most important hub remains the OFM website.

I don't know the webmaster.  Perhaps you could send him an e-mail yourself pointing out his or her failings?

[Gadfly2.1]

I'm sure the findmadeleine site gets a lot of traffic. They would be neglecting a valuable resource if they were to allow it go completely dormant. Also, how many updates per year would we expect given that most has already been said?

Regarding the 7 facebook posts of smithman efits. All were made over a few days around mid October 2013 and nothing since that I can see. To break it down smithman efits were posted 3 times on 19th Oct, 3 times on 15 Oct and 1 time on 12th Oct. Nada since then I can see... I see the watch video button....

I'm not pointing these facts to create doubt - I'm pointing them because they are facts. How anyone chooses to interpret that information is up to them. However, bear in mind that Smithman may well have been eliminated. Is there an SY/Operation Grange page anywhere where the Smith efits are also displayed as that may be somewhat interesting? I can't find them on the crimewatch website btw.

That is a fair point.  Smithman may well have been eliminated.  In that case, it's interesting to see that the McCanns may well be out of the loop that I think Brietta was stating that they were in... Because if they were in the loop, then I'm sure that they would wish for the public's focus to be on identifying the unidentified... such as Barcelona woman... and as such, they would surely have taken down the Crimewatch images from the facebook site so that the public can see the wood through the trees.  But since we don't know who operates that site, maybe the McCanns are too busy to deal with these details.

[mercury]

Who's to say they aren't?

No one but its highly improbable IMO

[mercury]

I'm not worried.  Perhaps it simply comes down to the fact that Mr Smith claimed the man he saw might be Gerry which rather called into question the reliability of his recall?  I must admit it would make me question his judgment if I were in the McCanns' shoes, knowing that it wasn't Gerry he saw.

Well, quite, IF you were Gerry and IF you knew it wasn't you...only HE knows this, but you are digressing. The issue at hand was why hide / not publicise the efits in the first place...are you suggesting it might be "because" Gerry was potentially implicated by Smith originally? If it wasn't him it wasn't him. And why bypass the chance of soneone recognising the man in the efits...after all, no stone unturned, etc etc

[Alfred R Jones]

I'm sure the findmadeleine site gets a lot of traffic. They would be neglecting a valuable resource if they were to allow it go completely dormant. Also, how many updates per year would we expect given that most has already been said and the only recent news other then libel trials is Crimewatch?

Regarding the 7 facebook posts of smithman efits. All were made over a few days around mid October 2013 and nothing since that I can see. To break it down smithman efits were posted 3 times on 19th Oct, 3 times on 15 Oct and 1 time on 12th Oct. Nada since then I can see... I see the watch video button....

I'm not pointing out these facts to create doubt - I'm pointing them out because they are facts. How anyone chooses to interpret that information is up to them. However, bear in mind that Smithman may well have been eliminated. Is there an SY/Operation Grange page anywhere where the Smith efits are also displayed as that may be somewhat interesting? I can't find them on the crimewatch website btw.

More facts: The Smithman e-fits were the FB cover pic for a whole month between mid-October and mid-November.  No one made the McCanns use the e-fits in this way.  They chose to.  They are the ONLY e-fits to have been featured on the FB page.  The Smithman e-fits do not feature on either the Op Grange or the Crimewatch pages either as far as I can see.

[Alice Purjorick]

Maybe there is a general winding down of interest.
Six months ago if one Googled McCann there would be something about Madeleine McCann on the first page. Now the first link is toward the bottom of the second page and that is only to the continuing DT story.

According to the stats I can lay my hands on 90% of UK households have internet access but there are only 24 million face book accounts in UK and I guess the bulk of those are teenagers with the potential of two or three accounts per household. I guess it makes sense to concentrate on the media with the lesser outreach though.

[Alfred R Jones]

No one but its highly improbable IMO

What's highly improbable?

[Alfred R Jones]

Maybe there is a general winding down of interest.
Six months ago if one Googled McCann there would be something about Madeleine McCann on the first page. Now the first link is toward the bottom of the second page and that is only to the continuing DT story.

According to the stats I can lay my hands on 90% of UK households have internet access but there are only 24 million face book accounts in UK and I guess the bulk of those are teenagers with the potential of two or three accounts per household. I guess it makes sense to concentrate on the media with the lesser outreach though.

It shows how out of touch you are.  Facebook is shunned by most teenagers now, it's the preferred social media site of old fogies these days.

[mercury]

Maybe there is a general winding down of interest.
Six months ago if one Googled McCann there would be something about Madeleine McCann on the first page. Now the first link is toward the bottom of the second page and that is only to the continuing DT story.

Of course interest is going to be dwindled amongst the general population,except for all us obstinates, obsessives, and "seekers of troof" as we are often slagged off for :)

[Alfred R Jones]

It would be improbable to say they are all out there actively looking for her but I see nothing improbable in the idea that if she and her age progression picture are kept fresh in their minds that this increases the likelihood that she may one day be spotted somewhere (if she is still alive that is).

[mercury]

i think posters need to see this thread, it seems it has all been said before

http://miscarriageofjustice.co/index.php?topic=2794.0

[G-Unit]

I imagine another point is that the website is more likely to be under the control of the McCanns. The Facebook page is perhaps run by supporters? I don't actually know, perhaps someone else does?

[Alfred R Jones]

I imagine another point is that the website is more likely to be under the control of the McCanns. The Facebook page is perhaps run by supporters? I don't actually know, perhaps someone else does?

Ask Faithlilly, she knows all about it.

[mercury]

I imagine another point is that the website is more likely to be under the control of the McCanns. The Facebook page is perhaps run by supporters? I don't actually know, perhaps someone else does?

of course it is under the control of the Mccanns, they always "control"
no one knows who actually runs it , the "webmaster" lol, the one who tells readers we dont care what you think about childcare.

[faithlilly]

Ask Faithlilly, she knows all about it.

I know very little beyond that the webmistress defers to Miss Healey when asked a question and that she is very bad at propaganda.