Banned Answer on Yahoo Answers: Help Wanted

by **Tony Bennett** Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:01 pm

Posted without further comment, except to say that if you would like to help by reporting 'muratfan's abuse, that would be nice, I give the links below. I reported the abuse of Yahoo's T&C by these three questions from 'muratfan' in rapid succession yesterday. In case some people ask why I bother responding to them at all, this is the answer: muratfan's hostile questions came up immediately, as soon as they were posted, on Google web alerts for either 'Madeleine McCann' or 'Madeleine Foundation'. Thousands of people may therefore view the links. Unfortunately many people may believe what they read, not knowing muratfan's past history:

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Muratfan's original question and commentary which is still being ALLOWED

Will Tony Bennett of the Madeleine Foundation Ever stop harrassing the McCanns?

He claims they killed their daughter despite a lot of dodgy evidence that was based on a libellous book by a disgraced ex Police Officer called Amaral. Amaral was convicted of lying, and complicent in beating up suspects he had in custody.

My response yesterday which has now been BANNED

I am Tony Bennett, Secretary of The Madeleine Foundation. Contrary to the deliberate lies of 'MURATFAN', whoever he is, I have NEVER said that the McCanns killed Madeleine McCann. The information that 'MURATFAN' gives about Mr Amaral, the senior detective who investigated the case for the first four months, is also partially untrue.

The salient facts are:
1. The detectives accused with Mr Amaral of beating up Leonor Cipriano were all found NOT GUILTY.
2. Leonor Cipriano is a serial liar now serving a 16-year jail term, along with her brother Joao, for killing her own 8-year-old daughter, Joana, whom she at first reported as having been abducted
3. Mr Amaral was merely found guilty of 'filing a false report' in a trial many people said was politically motivated. He has appealed and under Portuguese law the sentence does not take effect until his appeal is heard (it has been delayed so far by 14 months)
4. Mr Amaral's book 'The Truth About A Lie' sold half-a-million copies in nine European countries before the McCanns succeeded in banning it by means of a temporary injunction last September
5. The McCanns claim that Mr Amaral's book is 'libellous'. However, the courts have not yet ruled on the McCanns' libel claim. They are asking for over £1 million damages. The final hearing in the libel trial is yet to take place and has already been delayed for over a year.

'Murtafan's reply, using the alias John Smith, which Yahoo Answers is still ALLOWING

No. He has photos of their home and of their family. He likes to visit their place of work to intimidate them. He brags about the stress he has caused them.

There is zero evidence to support the claim that Cipriano is a serial liar. She is an uneducated peasant woman. The court accepted as TRUE the fact that she was beaten while in custody. The detectives were found not guilty because a bag was placed over her head and she was not able to identify the men who hit her. The court found Amaral guilty of falsifying a report to cover up what his men did.

The girl's body has never been found. One of the judges on the jury demanded that his verdict be recorded as not guilty because he was stunned at the lack of evidence. There is no proof that the girl is even dead - just a small bit of blood found on a bannister. Amaral claimed the motive was that the girl walked in on her mother sleeping with her uncle, yet this is one of the MANY things marked as "not proven" in the court record. So there is no motive. Without the confession, there is nothing.

Amaral accused the McCanns of the SAME things he accused Cipriano of - deviant sexual behavior leading to the girl's death, then freezing her body and making it disappear (he never quite worked out how in the McCann case).

Amnesty International marks the Cipriano case as one of injustice.

LINKS

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http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100724195041AAWnBpu

Does Tony Bennett of the Madeleine Foundation have a criminal conviction for Larry Craig like behavior?

2.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100725132234AAR75Pa

Why did the charity that Tony Bennett of the Madeleine Foundation founded, Parents Aid, have to disclaim him?

[NOTE: I have responded to this smear fully on another thread here]

3.

]http://www.questionhub.com/YahooAnswers/20100725120556AAQx4q7

Will Tony Bennett of the Madeleine Foundation Ever stop harrassing the McCanns?

by Guest Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:43 pm

I dont imagine he will be on there for much longer, his comments clearly appear to be libellious and it is obviously a personal vendetta and harrassment. imo

by Doceedo Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:20 pm

Muratfan's also got it in for JKH - threatening to ruin her business and posting her business address and tel no (they say, don't know if real?).

by **Tony Bennett** Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:23 pm

He's at it again on Yahoo Answers tonight - his fourth successful posting of a question - and each time it's Googled immediately to thousands:

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Did Tony Bennett (Madeleine Foundation) Not Pass On Information About A Missing Girl?

Is it true that Bennett received information regarding a missing girl called Madeleine McCann. Bennett apparently refused to pass it onto the proper authorities saying it was not worth it,
Since when did he become the investigating officer

http://malaysia.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100726140243AAVKk8W

by Guest Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:35 pm

And another

Is it true Tony Bennett from the Madeleine Foundation called the Foundation that so to confuse people?
The Madeline Foundation is a group set up by Tony Bennett from Harlow, to attack, harrass and generally abuse the parents of a missing girl.
Is it easy for people wanting to help find the missing girl
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by Bob Bobbit Member since:
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One newspaper reported that he has received donations from people in error, thinking they were donating to the REAL Madeleine site.
Massive diatribe was rattled off to the editor(the same as always). Editor fell asleep after reading the 1st of 60 paragraphs.
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by Rainbow Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:36 pm

Did you not say that though at one time on the old MF?

by littlepixie Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:39 pm

It keeps asking me for my password even though I am logged in when I try to report.

by **Tony Bennett** Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:40 pm

Rainbow wrote:Did you not say that though at one time on the old MF?

Say what?

Right from the word 'go' we always had a big disclaimer on our home page syaing that we had 'nothing whatsoever' to do with the McCanns' fund-raising activities to 'find Madeleine'. There's a similar disclaimer on our current site.

by **Tony Bennett** Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:41 pm

littlepixie wrote:It keeps asking me for my password even though I am logged in when I try to report.

Strange. You might try asking for a new password.

by **Tony Bennett** Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:48 pm

The news that my reply to muratfan has been banned has been greeted joyously in another place:

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1. Have an Exalt MuratFan. You've done it again

2. Way To Go Muratfan

3. Think PFA need to take the credit. I just started off the questions and answers.

4. Muratfan, you rock, girl

by Rainbow Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:57 pm

Tony Bennett wrote:
Rainbow wrote:Did you not say that though at one time on the old MF?
Say what?

Right from the word 'go' we always had a big disclaimer on our home page syaing that we had 'nothing whatsoever' to do with the McCanns' fund-raising activities to 'find Madeleine'. There's a similar disclaimer on our current site.

I dont type quick enough obviously! I was replying to your post re the yahoo comment that you didnt always pass info received on to the police.

by **Tony Bennett** Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:03 am

Rainbow wrote:
Tony Bennett wrote:
Rainbow wrote:Did you not say that though at one time on the old MF?
Say what?

Right from the word 'go' we always had a big disclaimer on our home page syaing that we had 'nothing whatsoever' to do with the McCanns' fund-raising activities to 'find Madeleine'. There's a similar disclaimer on our current site.

I dont type quick enough obviously! I was replying to your post re the yahoo comment that you didnt always pass info received on to the police.

Ah! Well just for the record I did say that I did on one occasion receive very relevant information from a source; I didn't pass it on because, shall we say, the information had not yet crystallised into a usable form. There were also concerns about the source.

by aiyoyo Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:40 am

I see some interesting answers in support of TB there,

by aiyoyo Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:18 am

Tony Bennett wrote:He's at it again on Yahoo Answers tonight - his fourth successful posting of a question - and each time it's Googled immediately to thousands:

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Did Tony Bennett (Madeleine Foundation) Not Pass On Information About A Missing Girl?

Is it true that Bennett received information regarding a missing girl called Madeleine McCann. Bennett apparently refused to pass it onto the proper authorities saying it was not worth it,
Since when did he become the investigating officer

http://malaysia.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100726140243AAVKk8W

Are you sure you're banned?
Far as I know, once you have answered a question once, you cannot post a second answere. Maybe you should check again.

by **Tony Bennett** Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:46 am

aiyoyo wrote:Are you sure you're banned? Far as I know, once you have answered a question once, you cannot post a second answere. Maybe you should check again.

Maybe the headline to the OP was stretching it, but in the OP I made it clear that it was just one answer that was banned.

by Ruby Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:30 pm

This question has been deleted

Questions on Yahoo! Answers are sometimes deleted according to our Community Guidelines.

by aiyoyo Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:12 pm

Plenty of people must have reported the abuse for the site to remove it.

by **Tony Bennett** Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:48 pm

Here is the reply from Yahoo Answers, received tonight at 6.15pm.

Muratfan/Bob Bobbitt/John Smith is winning this particular battle hands down.

At the moment:

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by ufercoffy Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:21 pm

You were ranting and insulting? shame on you

by Guest Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:28 pm

Quote

Your content was deleted for insulting or ranting content.

That I would like to have seen, Tony ranting and raving big grin

Are you sure they haven't got you two mixed up big grin

by ufercoffy Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:47 pm

[quote="Tony Bennett"]Here is the reply from Yahoo Answers, received tonight at 6.15pm.

Muratfan/Bob Bobbitt/John Smith is winning this particular battle hands down.

At the moment:[/quote]

:yahoo:

muratfan is watching you TB laughat

He's whooshed your post onto his blog quicker than you could say 'voyeuristic stalker'

muratwat

Banned Answer on Yahoo Answers: Help Wanted Ian-we10

by aiyoyo Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:43 am

candyfloss wrote:Quote

Your content was deleted for insulting or ranting content.

That I would like to have seen, Tony ranting and raving Are you sure they haven't got you two mixed up

Possible that it was a mixed up. TB could ask Yahoo to show the post they thought was 'ranting and raving'
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by listener Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:06 am

Youtubes explaination is absurd - even more ammunition!

by **Tony Bennett** Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:54 am

'muratfan' a.k.a. Ian West a.k.a. Bob Bobbitt a.k.a. John Smith a.k.a. Norah Batty etc. etc. [all names he's used on Yahoo Answers during the last few days] has gained another victory, as this answer of mine has also been deleted:

muratfan question:

Question: Did Tony Bennett (Madeleine Foundation) Not Pass On Information About A Missing Girl?

TB's deleted Answer:

Deleted Answer: Here is the fourth malicious and libellous question about me posted by muratfan alias John Smith alias Ian West during the past 36 hours. I have reported abuse of T&C in respect of them all, plus 'John Smith's answer on one of his questions yesterday (that is, him answering himself). I do hope Yahoo Answers actually reads the e-mails of those who report abuse? It's about time this evil man was stopped by Yahoo Answers from abusing this otherwise most valuable internet resource.

Yahoo Answers decision:

Hello ajsbennett@btinternet.com
You have posted content to Yahoo! Answers in violation of our Community Guidelines or Terms of Service. As a result, your content has been deleted. Community Guidelines help to keep Yahoo! Answers a safe and useful community, so we appreciate your consideration of its rules.

Violation Reason: Misuse of the question and answer format
In Yahoo! Answers you must phrase questions in question format, and your answer must attempt to answer the question. Questions or answers must be written in a comprehensible way, and must be written in the language specific to the Answers site to which it is uploaded. You may not post conversational content without an attempt to post a meaningful question or answer a question or otherwise misuse the question and answer format.

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by ufercoffy Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:00 am

According to muratfan he wrote this on his blog:

MAYBE IT WAS BECAUSE I E-MAILED YAHOO THE CARTER RUCK LETTER WHICH SHOWED THAT BENNETT WAS COMMITTING LIBEL AGAIN AND AS CARTER RUCK SAID THEY WOULD PURSUE THOSE THAT HOSTED LIBEL MATERIAL.

http://brenryanandco.blogspot.com/2010/07/aww-didums-bennett-bennett-banned-from.html

by Draco Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:39 am

How many questions did you track down so far?

by aiyoyo Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:26 pm

Draco wrote:How many questions did you track down so far?

How many? Do you have the answer?

by Draco Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:11 pm

Life's not fair. And I'm no good at maths, but I've got 10 toes, 10 fingers, together that makes 20. That's when I stopped counting. laughat

by Kololi Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:04 am

If that photo of the man in Ufercoffy's post is Muratfan then it shows how crap I am at guessing folks by what and how they type.

I actually thought Muratfan was more than likely female to be honest. Her posts on here always felt sort of feminine rather than masculine and I suppose if she is a man I need to apologise for that - sorry.

Mr Bennett why bother posting more posts on Yahoo? If they are deleting them you might as well stop. I understand that not posting could be seen as Muratfan "winning" but heck, it seems that it could be something beyond your control so why give your self a headache trying?

by aiyoyo Thu Jul 29, 2010 6:46 am

Draco wrote:Life's not fair. And I'm no good at maths, but I've got 10 toes, 10 fingers, together that makes 20. That's when I stopped counting.

20! That's plenty. I've tried to search but it showed up 5 at a times and got fed up keeping up because the questions are repeatitively BORING. I notice some very interesting answers in support of TB though with even on eye-catching name.

I am usually not arsed about yahoo questions n answers though - waste of time.