Intro
As I said, I’m interested in the dynamics of Forums, and the
disappearance of Madeleine Beth McCann.
I guess the Forums bit is not something that would interest everyone,
but for a student of the McCann mystery it could provide a guide as to their
usefulness to researchers as well as a social home from home to discuss all
things Maddie. It all depends on whether
it is possible in the first place to be neutral and open minded in your chosen
Forum when interacting with others. Even when a person has a predisposition or
bias that initially draws them to a Forum of, well superficially at least, like
minded individuals. Do you want debate
or reassurance?
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| Banned again dear? Stop recommending Kate McCann for a Dame in the New Years Honours, you know they don't like it. |
This Forum has a kind of mission statement along the lines of
"What really happened to Madeleine McCann? Why not join our forum and help search for the truth?"
So does it actually do what it says on the tin?
The Forum itself has around 30 discussion groups, however many are are just subsets of a set (group) called 'The Latest News'. These "subsets" mostly concentrate on such things as the recent Crime Watch reconstruction, the libel tribulations of Tony Bennett for pushing his views when told not to by due legal process and Amaral, the Portuguese detective, for having the temerity to conclude Madeleine McCann died in the holiday apartment the family were staying at in Praia Da Luz.
"What really happened to Madeleine McCann? Why not join our forum and help search for the truth?"
So does it actually do what it says on the tin?
The Forum itself has around 30 discussion groups, however many are are just subsets of a set (group) called 'The Latest News'. These "subsets" mostly concentrate on such things as the recent Crime Watch reconstruction, the libel tribulations of Tony Bennett for pushing his views when told not to by due legal process and Amaral, the Portuguese detective, for having the temerity to conclude Madeleine McCann died in the holiday apartment the family were staying at in Praia Da Luz.
There are also, strangely discussion groups set up to promote books by Amaral and Paul Cristavao a former Portuguese police inspector who worked with Amaral at the time. There is also a group dedicated to a free E-Book by Michael McClean, a former detective with no first hand experience of the case. these groups have little activity in terms of views or replies within the group and I feel they have no merit in a 'discussion context'. There are effectively just two important discussion groups.
- Debate Section - for purporting theories
- McCann Case: Latest News
It is these two groups I will be taking a closer look at.
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