If there were some Comets fans on here that post absurdities now and then do you want Canucks fans to generalize Comets fans using them as reference? It surely wouldn’t be an accurate portrayal of Comets fans on this board.
Obviously there are posters here who are not knowledgeable. Some Benning haters for example think it’s Benning not liking a Gillis’ drafted prospect but it’s not like we have no gauge of where Subban is at. There has not been a preseason where Jordan has impressed. Sending him down wasn’t even a question but an afterthought.
There is a major difference between knowledgeable and educated.
I would categorize the Utica posters mentioned earlier, including a couple not mentioned, as far more educated when we discuss the Comets. There are, have been, and will be some comet fans posting absurdities, but we can all decide who knows more and who doesn't when one side posts facts/evidence to back their claims. It's just easier to generalize than anything else, so let's just grow up and not pretend that we're offended by people on here generalizing when you do the same.
It's no coincidence that your example of some posters being 'not knowledgeable' are the anti-benning group. I will not pretend to take offence and sell my 'grievance' to enhance my argument. However, you should note that you just generalized all anti-benning posters as one, incidentally, this is exactly the same thing you were complaining about.
Moving on, the majority of Canuck's fans don't watch nearly as many games, certainly don't watch as many games live, are heavily influenced by bias and preconceived notion. Utica posters follow the Comets closely, they are rabid fans and follow all news regarding the Comets as you or I would with the Canucks. I also don't think it's 'reaching' to assume Comet fans have very little, if any, prejudice when it comes to benning. Out of all the posters on this forum, I would wager that Comet fans have the least biased towards the GM of the Canucks. They may hate him, love him or feel indifferent, however, their perception will be solely based on his performance and how his actions/non-actions affect the Comets. Their opinion is most likely the purest on this form in regards to benning.
Before you say anything, I'll add this. I'm not saying they are always correct or we should accept what they say without any thoughts of our own. Yes, they are not as informed and don't follow the Canucks as closely as you or I. My point is that if you want to hear a third party's opinion, who has no affiliation to pro/anti benning, than these guys can probably provide that and I would say that they are fairly knowledgeable about the Canucks. You want more informed discussions than you probably follow Canuck posters who are more educated on their team.
It should be a given that the reverse is acceptable and when it comes to the Comets, we may all be knowledgeable about the team, we are not as educated. Most of us come here to read Comet fan's posts for that.
