Things to do in Cases When There's No News:
- Go back through threads and collect what you think are the top ten most important links in the case, make a list of them, and post them. These lists would be great for both those familiar with the case, as well as people new to the case.
- If there's no timeline for the case, create one and post it, or begin one that others could add to. Find the most recent timeline, update it, and post it. If an existing timeline doesn't need updating, check to see if it's been posted within the last three pages of the most recent thread, and if not, go ahead and post it again for people new to the case to read.
- Write up your own recap of the story of the case and post it. Great for people who are new to the case, plus you get to give a voice to the victim.
- Go back and collect the known facts of the case, along with their source links, and post them. If you don't have time to collect all of them, just do whatever you have time for, and ask for others to add to it.
- Write up your own theory of what happened in the case and post it. Great to get others thinking about and posting on the case, and bring attention to it.
- Find a picture of the victim that hasn't been posted for a while, and post it so there's always a face to put with the victim's name, reminding people that the victim is a real person.
- Research to see if there's an updated missing poster and post it or link to it so it can be printed and distributed.
- Find the most recent map(s) of significant locations, update them if necessary, or just post the list of links if it hasn't been posted in the last few pages. If there's already a map created with one tool, create one with another tool that might give a different perspective. Maps can be created with Google Maps (
http://maps.google.com/), Bing (
http://www.bing.com/maps/?FORM=Z9LH7), and other online tools.
- Check Google News or Interceder (
http://interceder.net/) for the most recent news story, and post it with a note that it's the most recent story on the case.
- See if there's a candle lighting site for the victim. If so, light a candle and post the link. If not, create a site, light a candle, and post the link so others can light candles.
http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/enter.cfm?l=ENG
- Humanize the victim - see if you can find some of the victim's favorite things, make a list, and post them. Did you find the victim's favorite song? See if you can find the lyrics, and post a link to them. Did you find the victim's favorite place to go? See if you can find a website for it, or a link to it on Google Maps or Bing.com, and link to them.
- Write up a recap of the victim's story, or a particular aspect of the case that interests or puzzles you, in your very own unique way, and post it.
- Write up a Myth Buster! Do you know of a rumor or misinformation that's made the rounds in the case and has always bugged you? Look up the source links for the real facts, and bust the myth!
- Find all the Nancy Grace transcripts for all the shows about the case, make a list of the links, and post them.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/ng.html
- Start a list of direct quotes from LE, along with the date stated, and link to source. Post it and ask others to contribute to it.
- Is there a certain news video or press conference that you and others are constantly listening to to determine what was said? Transcribe it and post it for reference.
- Make a Who's Who list of the people in the case, with their full name so they can be searched for easily, and what their role or relationship is to the case. Use initials only though, when appropriate per TOS.
- Make a list of the news websites that have been covering the case regularly, collect their URLs, and post it.
- For cases where there are general discussion threads instead of a forum, check to see if important information and links have been brought forward from previous threads, such as timeline, case recap, list of news websites, photo archives, candle lighting site for the victim, etc. Post the ones that haven't been brought forward yet.
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