Why doesn't Lechmere have his own thread?

[Fisherman]

Just for good measure, here´s what Jon Menges has to say of the new hot suggestion for George Hutchinson over on JTR:

"I agree with everything that's been said on here and my first reaction after reading it is this GH is a very bad shot in the dark. I don't bother anymore to even wonder why certain Casebook posters say the things they do."

There´s a little more of the icy cold water I foreshadowed...

[Shaggyrand]

Given the sheer amount of discussion about the man spread over dozens of threads, why doesn't Lechmere have his own thread.

I'm not particularly a supporter of his candidacy, but looking at the suspect list already existing he deserves to be there more than some on the list.

It would definitely tidy up the myriad of conversations about the man.

I've been wondering the same. What's the benchmark for a suspect getting their own thread? I gave a look to see if it was posted in the FAQ but didn't see anything about it (that could be on me though, was late & only a quick look). Even if Lechmere doesn't qualify, I'd be interested in the qualifications for a suspect getting a thread anyway.

[Fisherman]

and considering the recent article in Ripperologist on Hutch I think hes about to heat up again big time!!

I think you will find out that the new Hutchinson ends up under a bucketfull of ice-cold water, I´m afraid, Abby. But let´s see!

[Fisherman]

Nah mate.

I'm afraid that even if we exclude all contributions prior to 2010, Hutchinson "beats" Crossmere by some 3000 posts, thanks in no small part to you!

I suspect that you're losing out to Kosminski too; the shawl business giving rise to some monster threads.

So Crossmere ranks, not-unimpressively, as the third most discussed suspect since 2010.

All the best,
Ben

Then it seems even William Shakespeare foresaw the coming of Hutchinson - much ado about nothing.

[Abby Normal]

Nah mate.

I'm afraid that even if we exclude all contributions prior to 2010, Hutchinson "beats" Crossmere by some 3000 posts, thanks in no small part to you!

I suspect that you're losing out to Kosminski too; the shawl business giving rise to some monster threads.

So Crossmere ranks, not-unimpressively, as the third most discussed suspect since 2010.

All the best,
Ben

and considering the recent article in Ripperologist on Hutch I think hes about to heat up again big time!!

[Ben]

Toppyng (I may have spelt that wrong) the list is George Hutchinson with 15068 posts. But that includes all the posts made on him BEFORE 2010 too, so I think it is reasonable to say that Charles Lechmere is probably the most discussed Ripper suspect since 2010.

Nah mate.

I'm afraid that even if we exclude all contributions prior to 2010, Hutchinson "beats" Crossmere by some 3000 posts, thanks in no small part to you!

I suspect that you're losing out to Kosminski too; the shawl business giving rise to some monster threads.

So Crossmere ranks, not-unimpressively, as the third most discussed suspect since 2010.

All the best,
Ben

[Fisherman]

He may not have his own thread, but he's hijacked quite a few of other people's.

Yes, and it is therefore hard to see just how much interest the carman has accumulated. A quick browsing in the general suspect division after the year 2010 turns up 23 Lechmere threads with a collected amount of 8546 posts.

The total amount of posts under "general suspects" is, as I write, 26688, so a third of those posts, roughly are on Lechmere.

Add to this a few thousand posts on Lechmere in the Victims: Polly Nichols department and a couple of hundred posts under the Witnesses heading, and we have more than ten thousand posts on Charles Lechmere. And that is before adding all the hijacked threads, even. Plus I only included threads where the heading discloses that Lechmere is the focus of interest.

Giants like Alfred Blanchard (10 posts in total), Lewis Carroll (111 posts), Hyam Hyams (73 posts) and Alois Szemeredy (7 posts) have suitingly been prioritized over Lechmere, when it comes to providing them with threads of their own.

Toppyng (I may have spelt that wrong) the list is George Hutchinson with 15068 posts. But that includes all the posts made on him BEFORE 2010 too, so I think it is reasonable to say that Charles Lechmere is probably the most discussed Ripper suspect since 2010.

This should probably answer Dr Strange´s question: the reason that Charles Lechmere has no thread of his own will probably lie in the scant interest offered by those who post out here.

[Robert]

He may not have his own thread, but he's hijacked quite a few of other people's.

[drstrange169]

Given the sheer amount of discussion about the man spread over dozens of threads, why doesn't Lechmere have his own thread.

I'm not particularly a supporter of his candidacy, but looking at the suspect list already existing he deserves to be there more than some on the list.

It would definitely tidy up the myriad of conversations about the man.