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#21st – Ben
Previous performance: 11th
1st Round: 18 points || 2nd Round: 58 points || Total: 76 points.
Just missing out on the top 20 is the artist formerly known as ukturtle – Ben! :hugemike: (Sorry Ben, I had to.) When he’s not busy travelling to some far flung corner of the globe, he’s saving up money to go to some other far flung corner of the globe; I like to think that TiBB is the only constant in Ben’s life and I am the one he will one day propose to and I’ll look a bit like Princess Diana on our wedding day but I’ve got a much better nose than her and I really need to stop telling people about my plan to marry Ben, he’ll never agree to it if he suspects it . “Ben has had a rough year. He stepped down as mod when he made some mistakes, and I respect him for doing that. He is very engaged on the forum and is a huge part of the community,” said one member; while another said “a loss to the mod team but at least he hasn't left the forum this time. He's cheeky devil but he can get away with anything with that face lol.” One member gave him points because he is “my favourite person on this forum. I absolutely adore him,” with another member calling him “ever-present, reckless (in a good way), and the glue of TiBB.” One member said “I think he’s such a nice guy. He’s always kind and caring to everyone, and his posts are very well written and intelligent. The forum would miss him loads if he ever were to leave. He's just so 'loved' - very fitting for this competition. Oh, and I'll say it, but just once, he played an outstanding game in survivor and maybe should've beaten Mollie, in hindsight!” One voter said that “I don’t think I’ll ever be Ben’s greatest friend, I think we started on the wrong foot..lol, but since then I discovered that we do share a lot of interests, although he probably doesn’t know..” while another said “I love this guy, genuine nice bloke, he was a great Mod and did a lot for the forum, Ben4mod.” He was praised for being “a little more chilled since he demoded... I like!” and another user said “I've also just recently gotten closer to Ben these last few months and what a great guy this is. He does so much for this forum to keep it active it's unreal. We love you Ben!” He earned points from one member who said “I would love to go out on the razzle with Ben! I think he's a genuinely funny, sincere, intelligent bloke. Ben could never be called a wanker or a twat.. He's just a liitle star,” and he scored points from another who said “Weirdly, me and Ben never really spoke until pretty recently.. not that we didn't get on, but I guess I just saw him as another mod. Thankfully we eventually got to know eachother a bit more, which is good looking back considering what a great member Ben really is, and how much he contributes. He has a wicked sense of humor, good morals and plenty of stories to tell, and I was very pleased when he decided to opt back in!” He gained a fitting tribute and some more points from a user who had this to say: “Well well well, look who's back AGAIN! Make your bloody mind up Ben are you here or aren't you here?! Are you opting in or opting out?! Jeez.. Ben Ben Ben.. he is a great guy, a great host of games on TiBB and is always looking to contribute to the forum whether it be new games, old games or just creating random threads that create discussion. The guy deserves to still be in the Top 50 of Most Loved despite being away for a while now, my oldest friend on here.” Swim free, my little turtle, swim free.

Still remaining: anniek76, Black Dagger, Dezzy, Drew, GypsyGoth, Jesus, JH95, Josy, Lee, LemonJam, Livia, Locke, Marc, Nathan, Niamh, Novo, Scott, Shaun, sooty, Zee.