Having pottered through a bit of this, I am surprised that 'Storyman' chose the Fortean Times website for his marketing campaign. I suppose he thought these people were susceptible to conspiracy theory, but although I know comparatively little about them, I have always found them more willing to test and debunk theories than to accept them. Most members seem very interested in, but sceptical towards, conspiracy theories. And they seem keen to bring logic and science to bear upon their deliberations. Hardly the place for Storyman.
The wrong forum, perhaps, and Jamie is right - wonderful choice of username.
I don't know Storyman's history of posting here on ET, so I cannot comment. I've always tried to be open-minded about R. Gardiner - anyway, to the extent of accepting that he does actually believe what he writes. And I think ET outrage may obscure the real issue. People think he is cynically exploiting the tragedy for financial gain. Well, yes, he might be. But that's not really the point - the point is he is demonstrably wrong, no matter what he believes. His innermost gut conspiracy beliefs - or cynical exploitation - are never going to be proven one way or the other by him, so discussion about them is futile. What matters is facts, which have been supplied by other researchers.
Well, that's what I think anyway. I'm quite prepared to contemplate anyone's bona fide beliefs, so long as I can say "Sorry, you're wrong, as the facts you've presented do not substantiate what you are saying". And I think that approach does save some heartache and abuse.
