So what happened to old Benters then......? 21:40 - Dec 3 with 72988 views | Bloots | .....banned? Walked? Head fell off? Got in a Taxi? Fell down the Toilet? Gone to Derby? | |
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So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:41 - Dec 4 with 2804 views | imsureazzure |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:39 - Dec 4 by jeera | So there you go. You do get it. When posters like TB or OG or Bentley bully others, they should get some back. That's settled. |
Yeah ok agreed, I didn't see Benter's bully and call out anyone, but if he did then it is wrong. | | | |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:42 - Dec 4 with 2801 views | leitrimblue | Sad to hear he has gone. Don,t agree with many of his views but believe the site will be a poorer place without him. | | | |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:43 - Dec 4 with 2792 views | Darth_Koont |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:25 - Dec 4 by J2BLUE | Nothing i'm about to post should be seen as a defence of his views, whether real or put on for affect, but these a few things i've noticed over the months/years: 1) Some people felt it was ok to be abusive to him across threads. If he posts something about immigrants etc on a thread then by all means attack his views but when he was posting quite normally about something completely different I don't think it's nice seeing posts like 'Yea well you're a daft racist anyway' etc. Linked with this point is that some people also thought it was ok to attack him viciously because he was wrong. I think 99% of us would agree racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia etc etc are all wrong and unwelcome and some people seem to think as they are right they can post whatever they want aimed at him and don't hold themselves to the same standard they expect from others. 2) I think he is bitter about what he has gone through. He once posted something and I remember replying I think that post said more than you wanted to. I can't remember the thread or what he said. I have no idea about his personal life and think it would be wrong to speculate beyond what he seemed to suggest in that post but he may well have been through a lot more than we know. 3) As GB has often pointed out, he is a product of a different era. I think he thought that most of us take the internet too seriously. Lots of us have now grown up with the internet. Perhaps it was an escape for him from the real world and his persona can't be taken too seriously. Again, not defending him posting what he did whether he was serious or not. 4) He could be genuinely nice/helpful. I know he helped some posters dealing with similar issues to what he went through. When he got posting about his garden or cycling he was quite pleasant. 5) I think he played up to the village idiot, little Englander reputation he had. There's been a few times over the last few months when I have noticed a really good post, looked to see who posted it and it was him. This board has a long memory. Once you get a reputation it's hard to shake off so maybe he thought he would play up to it? People can agree or disagree, these are just observations. I hope he comes back. If he came back and avoided certain threads or posted his views and then accepted replies he could be a decent poster. |
I'd agree with that but you're making the mistake of judging him and his persona on here by your own standards. He'd never post anything showing that much empathy and understanding unless it was a post that was ultimately about him and his life. Because that's who he was on here - a man with conditional empathy and limited understanding yet bizarrely proud of that. | |
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So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:45 - Dec 4 with 2797 views | PhilTWTD |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:25 - Dec 4 by J2BLUE | Nothing i'm about to post should be seen as a defence of his views, whether real or put on for affect, but these a few things i've noticed over the months/years: 1) Some people felt it was ok to be abusive to him across threads. If he posts something about immigrants etc on a thread then by all means attack his views but when he was posting quite normally about something completely different I don't think it's nice seeing posts like 'Yea well you're a daft racist anyway' etc. Linked with this point is that some people also thought it was ok to attack him viciously because he was wrong. I think 99% of us would agree racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia etc etc are all wrong and unwelcome and some people seem to think as they are right they can post whatever they want aimed at him and don't hold themselves to the same standard they expect from others. 2) I think he is bitter about what he has gone through. He once posted something and I remember replying I think that post said more than you wanted to. I can't remember the thread or what he said. I have no idea about his personal life and think it would be wrong to speculate beyond what he seemed to suggest in that post but he may well have been through a lot more than we know. 3) As GB has often pointed out, he is a product of a different era. I think he thought that most of us take the internet too seriously. Lots of us have now grown up with the internet. Perhaps it was an escape for him from the real world and his persona can't be taken too seriously. Again, not defending him posting what he did whether he was serious or not. 4) He could be genuinely nice/helpful. I know he helped some posters dealing with similar issues to what he went through. When he got posting about his garden or cycling he was quite pleasant. 5) I think he played up to the village idiot, little Englander reputation he had. There's been a few times over the last few months when I have noticed a really good post, looked to see who posted it and it was him. This board has a long memory. Once you get a reputation it's hard to shake off so maybe he thought he would play up to it? People can agree or disagree, these are just observations. I hope he comes back. If he came back and avoided certain threads or posted his views and then accepted replies he could be a decent poster. |
Re number three, I think Benters is about the same age as me, so I resent the implication that I might be a product of another era! | | | |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:46 - Dec 4 with 2770 views | Darth_Koont |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:39 - Dec 4 by imsureazzure | Oh look someone conjured up a small minded nationalist. |
Now if you'd only said that to him ... | |
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So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:47 - Dec 4 with 2766 views | NewcyBlue |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:45 - Dec 4 by PhilTWTD | Re number three, I think Benters is about the same age as me, so I resent the implication that I might be a product of another era! |
Take it easy old boy.... | |
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So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:48 - Dec 4 with 2758 views | imsureazzure |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:46 - Dec 4 by Darth_Koont | Now if you'd only said that to him ... |
That is a fair point as it stands. | | | |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:48 - Dec 4 with 2753 views | giant_stow |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:45 - Dec 4 by PhilTWTD | Re number three, I think Benters is about the same age as me, so I resent the implication that I might be a product of another era! |
A man still playing football in his 7th decade is good going - well played. | |
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So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:48 - Dec 4 with 2754 views | PJH |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:45 - Dec 4 by PhilTWTD | Re number three, I think Benters is about the same age as me, so I resent the implication that I might be a product of another era! |
and Benters is therefore quite a bit younger than me so I do not think that his age can be used as an excuse/reason for some of his views because his views on almost everything appear to be the polar opposite of mine. | | | |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:51 - Dec 4 with 2740 views | jeera |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 11:52 - Dec 4 by J2BLUE | Already done it mate, you're none of those things. |
Aww. Fanks bud. | |
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So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:53 - Dec 4 with 2734 views | hype313 |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:45 - Dec 4 by PhilTWTD | Re number three, I think Benters is about the same age as me, so I resent the implication that I might be a product of another era! |
We need to have a chat... | |
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So what happened to old Benters then......? on 13:00 - Dec 4 with 2711 views | Johnny_Boy |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:25 - Dec 4 by J2BLUE | Nothing i'm about to post should be seen as a defence of his views, whether real or put on for affect, but these a few things i've noticed over the months/years: 1) Some people felt it was ok to be abusive to him across threads. If he posts something about immigrants etc on a thread then by all means attack his views but when he was posting quite normally about something completely different I don't think it's nice seeing posts like 'Yea well you're a daft racist anyway' etc. Linked with this point is that some people also thought it was ok to attack him viciously because he was wrong. I think 99% of us would agree racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia etc etc are all wrong and unwelcome and some people seem to think as they are right they can post whatever they want aimed at him and don't hold themselves to the same standard they expect from others. 2) I think he is bitter about what he has gone through. He once posted something and I remember replying I think that post said more than you wanted to. I can't remember the thread or what he said. I have no idea about his personal life and think it would be wrong to speculate beyond what he seemed to suggest in that post but he may well have been through a lot more than we know. 3) As GB has often pointed out, he is a product of a different era. I think he thought that most of us take the internet too seriously. Lots of us have now grown up with the internet. Perhaps it was an escape for him from the real world and his persona can't be taken too seriously. Again, not defending him posting what he did whether he was serious or not. 4) He could be genuinely nice/helpful. I know he helped some posters dealing with similar issues to what he went through. When he got posting about his garden or cycling he was quite pleasant. 5) I think he played up to the village idiot, little Englander reputation he had. There's been a few times over the last few months when I have noticed a really good post, looked to see who posted it and it was him. This board has a long memory. Once you get a reputation it's hard to shake off so maybe he thought he would play up to it? People can agree or disagree, these are just observations. I hope he comes back. If he came back and avoided certain threads or posted his views and then accepted replies he could be a decent poster. |
People do seemingly take this message board far too seriously. Also, anyone that doesn't use ThreadView is a lowlife degenerate scumbag & should delete their account immediately. | | | |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 13:03 - Dec 4 with 2695 views | jeera |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 13:00 - Dec 4 by Johnny_Boy | People do seemingly take this message board far too seriously. Also, anyone that doesn't use ThreadView is a lowlife degenerate scumbag & should delete their account immediately. |
And people who respond directly to long posts clogging up the board...? You can post referencing them you know. Hmph. Thread view is just weirdly behind the times. And that's coming from me! | |
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So what happened to old Benters then......? on 13:04 - Dec 4 with 2687 views | jeera |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:41 - Dec 4 by imsureazzure | Yeah ok agreed, I didn't see Benter's bully and call out anyone, but if he did then it is wrong. |
You're generally a nice guy. You need to wander over to the right side of the fence. | |
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So what happened to old Benters then......? on 13:08 - Dec 4 with 2683 views | BlueBadger |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:41 - Dec 4 by The_Romford_Blue | Was old git a bully? I'm not so sure on that one J. He had some dodgy views for this day and age but I never thought of him as a bully at any stage |
OG was definitely in the 'silly old buffer category' all the way along. As I've said a couple of times now, So was Benters, until he decided for some reason that Taxi, Arsey and Bergholt were his new role models. [Post edited 4 Dec 2017 16:18]
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So what happened to old Benters then......? on 13:08 - Dec 4 with 2681 views | Johnny_Boy |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 13:03 - Dec 4 by jeera | And people who respond directly to long posts clogging up the board...? You can post referencing them you know. Hmph. Thread view is just weirdly behind the times. And that's coming from me! |
The people replying to the wrong post? Table View Folk. I think a collection should be started for those poor people. | | | |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 13:11 - Dec 4 with 2671 views | jeera |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 13:08 - Dec 4 by Johnny_Boy | The people replying to the wrong post? Table View Folk. I think a collection should be started for those poor people. |
Wrong post? Sorry, what? Long posts. It clogs up the board. Oh, I dunno, maybe on your outdated mode it doesn't. | |
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So what happened to old Benters then......? on 13:13 - Dec 4 with 2657 views | jeera |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 13:08 - Dec 4 by BlueBadger | OG was definitely in the 'silly old buffer category' all the way along. As I've said a couple of times now, So was Benters, until he decided for some reason that Taxi, Arsey and Bergholt were his new role models. [Post edited 4 Dec 2017 16:18]
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The nice old boy act by OG? Racist, unpleasant so & so. Still pops along to stir the pot here and there. He'll be reading this. I had some old crap where he picked a row then threatened me with his sons when it became unpleasant. The bloke's a vile coward. | |
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So what happened to old Benters then......? on 13:15 - Dec 4 with 2652 views | J2BLUE |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:45 - Dec 4 by PhilTWTD | Re number three, I think Benters is about the same age as me, so I resent the implication that I might be a product of another era! |
I've been brainwashed by GB, you should blame him! | |
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So what happened to old Benters then......? on 13:16 - Dec 4 with 2646 views | J2BLUE |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:43 - Dec 4 by Darth_Koont | I'd agree with that but you're making the mistake of judging him and his persona on here by your own standards. He'd never post anything showing that much empathy and understanding unless it was a post that was ultimately about him and his life. Because that's who he was on here - a man with conditional empathy and limited understanding yet bizarrely proud of that. |
Hmm, interesting points. | |
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So what happened to old Benters then......? on 13:18 - Dec 4 with 2645 views | stickymockwell |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:25 - Dec 4 by J2BLUE | Nothing i'm about to post should be seen as a defence of his views, whether real or put on for affect, but these a few things i've noticed over the months/years: 1) Some people felt it was ok to be abusive to him across threads. If he posts something about immigrants etc on a thread then by all means attack his views but when he was posting quite normally about something completely different I don't think it's nice seeing posts like 'Yea well you're a daft racist anyway' etc. Linked with this point is that some people also thought it was ok to attack him viciously because he was wrong. I think 99% of us would agree racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia etc etc are all wrong and unwelcome and some people seem to think as they are right they can post whatever they want aimed at him and don't hold themselves to the same standard they expect from others. 2) I think he is bitter about what he has gone through. He once posted something and I remember replying I think that post said more than you wanted to. I can't remember the thread or what he said. I have no idea about his personal life and think it would be wrong to speculate beyond what he seemed to suggest in that post but he may well have been through a lot more than we know. 3) As GB has often pointed out, he is a product of a different era. I think he thought that most of us take the internet too seriously. Lots of us have now grown up with the internet. Perhaps it was an escape for him from the real world and his persona can't be taken too seriously. Again, not defending him posting what he did whether he was serious or not. 4) He could be genuinely nice/helpful. I know he helped some posters dealing with similar issues to what he went through. When he got posting about his garden or cycling he was quite pleasant. 5) I think he played up to the village idiot, little Englander reputation he had. There's been a few times over the last few months when I have noticed a really good post, looked to see who posted it and it was him. This board has a long memory. Once you get a reputation it's hard to shake off so maybe he thought he would play up to it? People can agree or disagree, these are just observations. I hope he comes back. If he came back and avoided certain threads or posted his views and then accepted replies he could be a decent poster. |
He was actually quite cruel about other peoples illnesses that weren't cancer, especially mental illness. He didn't really bother me but I wont miss him either. | |
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So what happened to old Benters then......? on 13:28 - Dec 4 with 2618 views | Ryorry |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 13:00 - Dec 4 by Johnny_Boy | People do seemingly take this message board far too seriously. Also, anyone that doesn't use ThreadView is a lowlife degenerate scumbag & should delete their account immediately. |
"People do seemingly take this message board far too seriously. " Couldn't disagree more - those are real people behind the screens having vile stuff directed at them - no-one should have to put up with that. | |
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So what happened to old Benters then......? on 13:29 - Dec 4 with 2608 views | Ryorry |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 12:48 - Dec 4 by PJH | and Benters is therefore quite a bit younger than me so I do not think that his age can be used as an excuse/reason for some of his views because his views on almost everything appear to be the polar opposite of mine. |
Me/mine too. | |
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So what happened to old Benters then......? on 13:30 - Dec 4 with 2604 views | J2BLUE |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 13:18 - Dec 4 by stickymockwell | He was actually quite cruel about other peoples illnesses that weren't cancer, especially mental illness. He didn't really bother me but I wont miss him either. |
Another very fair point. | |
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So what happened to old Benters then......? on 13:32 - Dec 4 with 2595 views | Swailsey |
So what happened to old Benters then......? on 13:18 - Dec 4 by stickymockwell | He was actually quite cruel about other peoples illnesses that weren't cancer, especially mental illness. He didn't really bother me but I wont miss him either. |
To quote the great man "this". I don't think his age should be a justification for his views. I wish him no ill will at all and hope that his departure isn't related to anything untoward, but I will not miss him, or his playground antics. I actually disagree with some others posters - I genuinely think the forum will be a better place without him. [Post edited 4 Dec 2017 13:33]
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