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I am boycotting threads about the plight of the McCann family - anyone else?

579 replies

Blu · 21/05/2007 12:56

I have the utmost sympathy for the Mccann family, and hope for a happy ending to thier trouble. Meanwhile I am not happy about many aspects of teh many threads, and hearby resolve to completely boycott them. By not clicking, not reading, nor responding (however horrible the views), and thus not adding to the circular and predicatable route they take, no matter what quality of ontervention is made.

Clasp your right hand over your left Nork and repeat the boycott pledge after me!

OP posts:
Angeliz · 21/05/2007 13:16

bitchy even!!!

EnidTheInvisible · 21/05/2007 13:16

[feels warm towards nuttymuffins and wannabe]

ThatBeetroot · 21/05/2007 13:17

I am in.

I have emailed MNHQ a number of tiems about the threads and had the same reply baCK AS dino AND eNID

dinosaur · 21/05/2007 13:19

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motherinferior · 21/05/2007 13:19
akaJamiesMum · 21/05/2007 13:20

I think (and I may be wrong here) that some of these threads have been inflitrated by trolls.
I'm in with the boycott.

mrsflowerpot · 21/05/2007 13:21

AMnesty International?? oh fgs.

tissy · 21/05/2007 13:22

me too

littlelapin · 21/05/2007 13:22

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tissy · 21/05/2007 13:23

"I have difficulty imagining that there are people who would want to lie about any of these things"

Anyone remember JF?

wannaBeWhateverIWannaBe · 21/05/2007 13:23

alternatively, could we all go back to thet thread and click post message on it as much as possible thus taking it to its maximum amount of messages? no-one would be mad enough to start another one - surely?

kittypants · 21/05/2007 13:24

dinosaur i missed all this.i dont get it?what was it about?doesnt sound nice

suzywong · 21/05/2007 13:24

what's this all about then?

tissy · 21/05/2007 13:24

can we resolve to never use the word "vile" again, as well please? It's been rather overdone this morning.

VeniVidiVickiQV · 21/05/2007 13:24

thats an excellent idea wannabe.

Could we all post "thpppppppptttttttttttttttrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrppppppppp" on it though?

AitchTwoOh · 21/05/2007 13:25

i'm in, it's all too depressing. let them wind themselves up and sicken themselves...

ledodgy · 21/05/2007 13:26

Look at Justine's post on the other thread it was the same person.

AitchTwoOh · 21/05/2007 13:28

LOLOLOLOL i broke the boycott immediately. [useless]

EnidTheInvisible · 21/05/2007 13:29

[vindicated]

DarrellRivers · 21/05/2007 13:29

count me in on the boycott
have been trying not to click but sometimes peep in and am sickened by what i am reading

doobypoo · 21/05/2007 13:31

COUNT ME IN BLU.

robinpud · 21/05/2007 13:31

Me .. have stayed well clear. Another thread Blu where you say so eloquently what I am thinking but never manage to say.

LucyJones · 21/05/2007 13:31

me too, and for Madeleine xxx

littlelapin · 21/05/2007 13:31

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Bouquetsofdynomite · 21/05/2007 13:32

I'm in too, there was a minute's silence in Asda today - I was so gobsmacked I joined in! Made me think about little Victoria Climbier, doesn't her plight deserve this kind of attention more?