Re: Say hello and introduce yourself here

Mimi Fri 16 Oct 2015, 11:21 am

Blimey - I`ve learnt something new.

I always click on my own name and go in to `statistics`.

**Freedom** Fri 16 Oct 2015, 11:23 am

I actually had forgotten that you can view your own posts that way.

costello Fri 16 Oct 2015, 11:29 am

Mimi wrote:Blimey - I`ve learnt something new.

I always click on my own name and go in to `statistics`.

Ha! Ha! me too Mimi.

Hi Yorkshiregel.

Yorkshiregel Fri 16 Oct 2015, 12:13 pm

Many thanks to all who tried to help and did. I will get there eventually. Smile

Yorkshiregel Fri 16 Oct 2015, 12:18 pm

candyfloss wrote:Welcome Yorkshiregel, I am a bit lost as to what the 'Thingy' is about.

I probably got the wrong thread, (it was in response to someone else' remark about 'what is a 'thingy') but my post was a kind of warning to all to be careful where they 'tread'!

Is this a private thread ie things you write cannot be seen on the internet but only by members of the forum? Or is it an open forum where everything you write is open to the world?

Cannot be too careful these days with all the Mc supporters around with links to Carter Ruck.

**Freedom** Fri 16 Oct 2015, 12:22 pm

This is a members only topic.

This is more for general chat and banter.

We just need to be careful on any topics (whether open to non-members or not) to avoid libellous comments and childish name-calling.

**candyfloss** Fri 16 Oct 2015, 12:27 pm

Freedom wrote:This is a members only topic.

This is more for general chat and banter.

We just need to be careful on any topics (whether open to non-members or not) to avoid libellous comments and childish name-calling.

This topic is open to all including guests.

**Freedom** Fri 16 Oct 2015, 12:32 pm

Oops, sorry - my mistake.

**candyfloss** Fri 16 Oct 2015, 12:38 pm

Freedom wrote:Oops, sorry - my mistake.

I am afraid you get 100 lines!!

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**Freedom** Fri 16 Oct 2015, 12:40 pm

You can tell I was a grammar school girl. I once had to write out "Idleness and disobedience are undesirable qualities to exhibit".

Neveronasunday Fri 16 Oct 2015, 11:16 pm

Freedom wrote:A different form of introduction but welcome!

Neveronasunday: your name and avatar takes me back to my childhood when there was nothing to do and indeed everywhere was shut.

That's right Freedom, and around our way everywhere was closed either on a Monday or Wednesday afternoon too!

**Freedom** Fri 16 Oct 2015, 11:20 pm

It was Wednesday or Thursday afternoon for me too.

There were such silly restrictions on what could be sold for the few shops able to open on Sundays. I remember that a family friend who ran a newsagent / sweet shop wasn't allowed to sell birthday cards then.

Neveronasunday Sat 17 Oct 2015, 10:55 am

and Chinese takeaways could sell chips on a Sunday but fish and chip shops weren't allowed to open at all

poster Wed 21 Oct 2015, 4:48 pm

nannygroves wrote:Hi I'm a refugee here from JH. Actually an immigrant as I don't want to go back there. Can I tell you why? I was recently banned ( until the 22nd) for joining in a thread titled, ''Photos revisited.'' Now I am a courteous poster and like to explore all possibilities to get to the bottom of this mystery and felt that some of the photos of Madeleine contained anomalies. A couple of other very polite posters and I were having an amicable discussion when suddenly we were pounced on by a pair of socks. They highjacked the discussion and attempted to derail it by deliberately misinterpreting what we were actually saying to make our points look ridiculous . Even mentioned the 'UFO' abduction theory when no one had mentioned anything as unlikely on the thread. . The rude opinionated socks' posts were never removed whilst ours were deleted routinely. Bearing in mind the thread 's 'revisited' title and that a very similar idea was being promulgated by a senior member of this forum way back when without furore made me curious. It's something I intend to follow up now anyway ...................individually in my own time I hasten to add. Who knows? Maybe I'll be in good company with a certain RDH !!!! Nobody knows what happened to MBM and to shoot people down in flames for merely discussing anomalous photographs is strange to me.
Well now I've got that off my chest, a bit about me. I'm a mother of three, grandmom of four and intrigued by the Madeleine mystery. I'm not as knowledgeable as many on this site but am always ready to learn and be corrected without getting upset. I spend quite a bit of time in France so if I'm not posting that will be the reason why. I can't always get an internet connection.
Looking forward to reading posts and hopefully contributing something worthwhile.
nannygroves

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Hello newbie, I think I remember that thread you are talking about and maybe also was contributing to. It is strange that just when things start getting really interesting over there and new ground is being explored several vultures start circling and attacking.

Very, very odd. I still dip in there and contribute when I find a thread interesting.

Inevitably there will be pro-Mc shills lurking on forums ready to pounce and derail just as things get very interesting. The loony label gets thrown around and it all goes pear-shaped. There are some cracking threads over there, though, with some researchers who have really explored small details and made connections. The moderation is strange but I suppose one (possible) advantage of allowing the shills to attack inquisitive posters is that it 'outs' them very effectively. And serves to highlight areas that might be sensitive. Which is useful of course! You have to don a hard hat and have nerves of steel though.

What I think is becoming very clear from the public support for Detective Amaral is that the wheels have all but fallen off the Mc wagon. Very, very little public support it would seem. I think it must be mighty awkward for TM now that this case has been dissected so much and so many lies and inconsistencies exposed. There is not one shred of evidence for Tanner-man which was TM's only story-line. And then even Tanner-man was ruled out by police. Leaving TM clinging onto the wreckage of an appalling conceived and botched fairy-tale. To the extent that I almost feel sorry for them.

What an almighty mess to have got into. And how will they explain this to their own children who have minds of their own? Hideous legacy to have left, imo.

Dee Coy Sat 24 Oct 2015, 5:38 pm

PeterMac wrote:Please may I come in ?
I think I already know many of you
Peter

One worrying thing to come out of this morning's debacle was Jill's statement that PeterMac had stepped away from both forums. Have the Mods here been advised of this by PeterMac and if so, do we know why?

PeterMac's huge input to the truth of the case will be missed by all posters both on here and on CMoMM and his absence from both forums is a big loss.

Hope he returns.

Châtelaine Sat 24 Oct 2015, 6:15 pm

It's a big loss indeed.
But as an educated guess, he must have his reasons ...

Antonia Sat 24 Oct 2015, 6:29 pm

I think his reasons are obvious. He wants to step back from the sad situation that has developed over the last year or so since Candyfloss and Freedom left CMOMM to start this one and others from CMOMM joined here. I cannot understand the hatred that clearly exists and why so much dirty linen is now being washed in public.

petermac must find this all very sad as I do and wants no part of it. Maybe he has tried to stop it behind the scenes and has not succeeded.

kylie Sat 24 Oct 2015, 8:04 pm

Such a shame to lose him i always looked forward to his posts even the funnier ones.Even though he was retired he always seemed to me to still being in Police Officer mode,he truly wanted justice for Madeleine,Goncalo and Brenda i hope he returns one day.

I often wonder if he was in charge of the case how long would he have took to solve,quite quick i would imagine.

**Freedom** Sat 24 Oct 2015, 9:51 pm

I thought it was said that he is working behind the scenes.

Let's hope that is true.

Carlymichelle Sun 25 Oct 2015, 6:55 pm

hi everybody Very Happy

**Freedom** Sun 25 Oct 2015, 8:33 pm

Long time no see indeed. I hope that you and the kangaroo will be hopping in more often now.

mrjnh Tue 27 Oct 2015, 2:57 pm

Hi folks, have joined today after reading of events on Cristobell's blog.

I do personally go back to 2007 on all of this, but there is one specific point of interest for me, which involves Robert Murat, as I met him and his wife in Exeter, some years back now. I can't help but be suspicious, which is why I like to follow kikorattan's twitter feed - quite fascinating!

I'm also one of the 3 admins on a Gonçalo Amaral FB (closed) group, which is so because of stupid ad hominem attacks that have taken place there. We just will not tolerate it, so it's good to see the balance and reason with which conversations take place here. Thank you.

I also happened to write a couple of articles about Gonçalo's legal fund this year, which are found at scamocracy.wordpress.com.

That's all for now! Many thanks Smile

Dee Coy Tue 27 Oct 2015, 2:59 pm

Hello and welcome, mrjnh! Will go and have a read of those. Smile

mrjnh Tue 27 Oct 2015, 3:18 pm

Cheers, Dee Coy, thanks for the reply Smile

Dee Coy Tue 27 Oct 2015, 4:31 pm

Can't imagine who you're talking about, mrjnh, in your piece of 24 July! Wink

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