Amber Alert Forum

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:47 pm

i could go to moderator's forum and request this, or write directly to admin, and i will, but does anyone here think we should have an AMBER ALERT forum? i consider it an important public service to post them, it's a major thing to me as a LEO, but i think it's important to everyone who has children....who knows who reads here and may be the one to help the authorities recover a child? and it seems i am posting more and more of them lately. would anyone else be interested in following a forum of this nature? and i know there are other people here who will post them for their states, i get them directly from FDLE but not other jurisdictions. there are websites that post them nationally and there is the center for missing children, we could get updates there as well. thoughts?

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 8:47 am

Hi LC,

We are developing a dedicated news page for FG. The plan was to include amber alerts in this area. Thoughts?

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 8:52 am

I think it's a fantastic, and very important idea. Tombstone, would the area for Amber Alerts be really visible, like on the homepage, or buried in the news page? I think it would be great to have a highly visible area, that way people poking around for information can see it readily. How wonderful would it be if we could find even one of these kids because of it??!! It's got my vote! (Is this a democracy? :yh_bigsmi )

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 8:58 am

BabyRider wrote: It's got my vote! (Is this a democracy? :yh_bigsmi ) No Babyrider, Tombstone is Emperor, :yh_worshp Anastrophe King, and i am a princess. :yh_laugh :yh_rotfl

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:04 am

Well then, can this commoner humbly suggest that the royal family has made an excellent suggestion, and I of course, will fully support any decision made by your highnesses? :yh_worshp

:yh_giggle

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:12 am

that's better! :yh_giggle .......however admin. wants to do it is fine with me , there has been a huge interest in the current missing child. so this is timely.

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:41 am

BabyRider wrote: I think it's a fantastic, and very important idea. Tombstone, would the area for Amber Alerts be really visible, like on the homepage, or buried in the news page? I think it would be great to have a highly visible area, that way people poking around for information can see it readily. How wonderful would it be if we could find even one of these kids because of it??!! It's got my vote! (Is this a democracy? :yh_bigsmi )
Good points. I am still designing this new area - so I'm not sure! Let me see what I can do regarding a dedicated FORUM as well.

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 7:03 am

I still think adding an Amber Alert ticker is a good idea along with the forum.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:02 am

CodeAmber.org - The Web's Amber Alert System

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:45 am

This ticker runs constantly - even when there is no alert. And, I don't want to see an amber ticker scrolling constantly on general FG pages.

I'm looking at the email alert or RSS feed so we can pick it up and get it posted when something happens.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:50 am

Tombstone wrote: This ticker runs constantly - even when there is no alert. And, I don't want to see an amber ticker scrolling constantly on general FG pages.

good point...i put the link in for those who wish to view.

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 9:35 am

Yes, it's truly a sad state of affairs, isn't it? I found *one place that does a national mailing list - all other sites just do it on a state level.

That makes me think....maybe FG should setup a national email list server that broadcasts alerts from all the states. Thoughts?

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 9:46 am

lady cop wrote: good point...i put the link in for those who wish to view.

Roger! This is a good link.

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:52 pm

Tombstone wrote: This ticker runs constantly - even when there is no alert. And, I don't want to see an amber ticker scrolling constantly on general FG pages.

I'm looking at the email alert or RSS feed so we can pick it up and get it posted when something happens.

If my child were missing, I would glad not everyone feels this way. I go to many sites that have the ticker. They do not distract in any way from the forums and as soon as I see it, I can click on it. Sometimes, a few seconds can make a difference between life and death for these kids. So, I will continue to post them here as soon as I see them on other sites.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 6:05 pm

did you notice the georgia alert i posted today? no-one seemed interested, but these kids had been removed from the parents by the court due to physical abuse that led to hospitalization. i think sometimes people just don't want to be brought down by this stuff and come to FG for something light. i can understand that. on the other hand i am relentless and won't stop posting them and i am sure you won't either!

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:39 am

Peg, you took that the wrong way. We are trying to put together a location specific Amber Alert area - per Amber Alert's specifications.