UK pensioners forum

Brahumbug

Had anybody been on that forum? What a dreadful group, it is full of the most vile right-wing bigots I have ever seen.

Brahumbug is advertising/promoting Pensioners UK, and knows how to do it without being caught out.

The posters seem about the same as the ones on Gransnet. The proportion of grumpy posts are a bit higher. Maybe their moderators don't delete reported posts or ban people as readily as Gransnet ones do, so more grumpy opinions get through? Or maybe the other posters are slower to report things that offend them.

Spinnaker

Just had a look - couldn't find anything vile or bigoted

Perhaps politics is like beauty - in the eye of the beholder

It's not much different to other SM platforms.

A couple of years ago or so I did lurk there awhile and there was one particular poster who had, shall I say, very "strong" views - on quite a few things and did dominate certain threads, so I decided not to join.

I don't think it's as good as GN though. We seem to have a much wider scope and variety of topics and - dare I say this - some much more knowledgeable posters, well-informed and articulate... from both sides of the political divide.

I think GN is on the whole far more civilised than many SM sites.

Never heard of it before.

Just had a look - couldn't find anything vile or bigoted

Perhaps politics is like beauty - in the eye of the beholder

I've just had look. Interesting topics and a mix of views. There are some biased posters but that's true of many forums.

Just taken a very quick glance at a thread called Topic: Tory Plot and it doesn't look particularly right wing or bigoted, there are comments from all sides imo and I'm a fence-sitting ie one of those annoying floating voters who ensures we get a change of Government from time to time.

Without voters like me you'd be stuck in a rut for centuries

Perhaps it is you who is biased, Brahumbug

vampirequeen

No but I may go on there now, just to wind them up and see how long it is before they ban me

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Let us know how you get on!
I'd take a look but really must get on and write some Christmas cards ......

I have just had a quick look on one of the boards regarding winter fuel allowance, couldn’t see anything remotely resembling vile right wing bigots

Any chance you could be more precise Brahumbug

I didn't know it existed. I might have a look.....

Brahumbug

Had anybody been on that forum? What a dreadful group, it is full of the most vile right-wing bigots I have ever seen.

I suppose you could compare it with the left wing bigots on here. You know, the ones who called you bigoted if you disagree with the left liberal point of view.

Sounds vile. Good to keep in touch ,though. You don’t want too many surprises come election time !

Oh, my - just ventured over there……….and scurried back!!

Oooh I'm going to have so much fun on that site

Must be like reading the online reader comments in the Telegraph which I often do for amusement. Colonel Blimp has nothing on some of them.

No but I may go on there now, just to wind them up and see how long it is before they ban me