Gerry and Kate McCann reveal the reasons why they miss Maddie.

[stephen25000]

There is a 'face' which is put on in public.  Never heard of the good old British "stiff upper lip"?  We used to be renowned for it.  As far as I am concerned the Drs McCann are past masters at it.  Sometimes that mask slips to reveal their suffering.
I think you may have been watching too much lizzie taylor for your own good.

Wrong again.

I don't need other people to make my judgements for me.

[faithlilly]

Poignant, personal messages to their loved ones from the families of missing individuals.
Thanks to Pamalam.

http://www.gerrymccannsblogs.co.uk/MissingPeople_Oct_Nov_2015.htm

[John]

All off topic posts and disingenuous comments have been removed from this thread.

[faithlilly]

All off topic posts and disingenuous comments have been removed from this thread.

Not sure why my post about the lack of personal content in the McCanns list was off topic but hey ho, your forum, your rules John.

[Alfred R Jones]

Nearly 1500 messages of support for the McCanns post about why they miss Madeleine on Facebook in just over 24 hours.  It's good to know there are plenty of decent, warm-hearted people out there who don't prefer to spend all their time on the internet making spiteful comments about the families of missing people.

[John]

Not sure why my post about the lack of personal content in the McCanns list was off topic but hey ho, your forum, your rules John.

This is a difficult subject for some but it should not be viewed as an opportunity to disrespect anyone.  It is not always possible to edit a thread and provide readibility without losing some reasonable content.

[faithlilly]

This is a difficult subject for some but it should not be viewed as an opportunity to disrespect anyone.  It is not always possible to edit a thread and provide readibility without losing some reasonable content.

Not sure that answers my specific question but thank you for the feedback anyway John.

[John]

Nearly 1500 messages of support for the McCanns post about why they miss Madeleine on Facebook in just over 24 hours.  It's good to know there are plenty of decent, warm-hearted people out there who don't prefer to spend all their time on the internet making spiteful comments about the families of missing people.

The McCann Facebook site is heavily censored which renders it a poor indicator of support if that is your point.  You know of course that they had to take down their twitter account (which did not allow censorship) a few days back for the very reason that it attract so much negative comment.

[Alfred R Jones]

The McCann Facebook site is heavily censored which renders it a poor indicator of support if that is your point.  You know of course that they had to take down their twitter account which did not allow censorship for that very reason.

Nonetheless 1500 individuals have left messages of support.  That's quite an impressive number of messages for any facebook post.  It has also attracted over 13,500 "likes" - again, an indicator of substantial support and agreement.  It will mean a lot to the McCanns to know how many people do support them, I'm sure. 

[John]

Nonetheless 1500 individuals have left messages of support.  That's quite an impressive number of messages for any facebook post.  It has also attracted over 13,500 "likes" - again, an indicator of substantial support and agreement.  It will mean a lot to the McCanns to know how many people do support them, I'm sure.

As I stated in my last post,  non supportive comments and dislikes are not recorded due to censorship by the Facebook page account holder.  If they truly wanted to gauge public support then they would open up the page to everyone but you and I know that won't happen because the McCanns dread criticism.

[Alfred R Jones]

As I stated in my last post,  non supportive comments and dislikes are not recorded.

I know that.  So what?

[Alfred R Jones]

Reasons We Miss Madeleine
Her smile
Her laughter
Her eyes
Her dimples
Her sense of humour
Her smartness
Her imitations of people and characters
Her voice, her ‘chat’
Her company
That knowing look
Her singing
Styling her hair
Chasing her round the garden
Sharing her excitement in the run-up to Christmas
Sharing anything
Spoiling her on her birthday
Shopping with her
Going to a cafe with her
Holding her, hugging her, kissing the top of her head
Lying next to her
Our complete family of five
Everything
We miss her
~Gerry and Kate
The photo, taken for the charity Missing People’s Home for Christmas Exhibition, is among 12 pictures of ­families who have missing loved ones.
The exhibition – at The Crypt in London’s St-Martin-in-the-Fields – highlights the plight of thousands of people across Britain who are living in limbo after the disappearance of a family member.

What sort of person would choose to leave a negative comment under a post like that, or select the "dislike" button?

[faithlilly]

Nonetheless 1500 individuals have left messages of support.  That's quite an impressive number of messages for any facebook post.  It has also attracted over 13,500 "likes" - again, an indicator of substantial support and agreement.  It will mean a lot to the McCanns to know how many people do support them, I'm sure.

It is worth noting that when newspapers such as the Mail allow comments many of those criticising the McCanns gain thousands of 'up' arrows.

And as I have said many times before, likes can be bought.

[John]

What sort of person would choose to leave a negative comment under a post like that, or select the "dislike" button?

People are entitled to their own views and opinions Alfred and that is one reason why thousands read this forum every day.   As you well know, the view is still held by many that Madeleine's parents were involved in her disappearance so rightly consider press articles like that in the Mirror with derision.

The only thing which unites most people is the need to find the truth, recover Madeleine and punish the guilty.

[Mr Gray]

The McCann Facebook site is heavily censored which renders it a poor indicator of support if that is your point.  You know of course that they had to take down their twitter account (which did not allow censorship) a few days back for the very reason that it attract so much negative comment.

its a good indicator of the number of people who support them. it only takes a couple of people to cause havoc trolling a twitter account so the taking down of the account is not a good measure of the number of trolls on there