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**lindil** · 09-10-2002, 02:57 PM

I hereby suggest [ unless Aiwendil or anyone else has reservations] that all who wish to begin on an 'official timeline' project do so henceforth and without further delay.

While I do not necesarrily agree that it is the only way to begin the project, there is certainly nothing wrong w/ it that I can think of.
Of course you may find it takes abit of organzation among the members to proceed to put code to forum ...

I suggest that it starts in the Translations from the Elvish forum and as you get reasonable sized chunks worked out, display it here - in it's own thread.

Mhoram - your obvious interest makes you the obvious choice for leader till such time I would say as their is need or desire to vote/choose otherwise.

Please everyone interested read over the 'principles' thread of waaay back.

Any one who wants to be an active member w/ Mhoram sign on here.M. perhaps you can be in charge of responding w/ passwords and such to those interested in this particular sub-project.

I suggest that those who are already members of the project can participate directly w/ the texts or [ as I will trty and do] participate by voting on the disputed points.

Any comments, questions, etc?

I hope that this task will prove to be more bite size [ at least at each moment[ than the monstrous Fall of Gondolin.

With a task as huge as the entire thing [ a new Silmarillion that is] is, there are more than enough room for multiple tasks, as long as their are multiple workers!

[ September 10, 2002: Message edited by: lindil ]

09-10-2002, 02:57 PM	#8
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,680	I hereby suggest [ unless Aiwendil or anyone else has reservations] that all who wish to begin on an 'official timeline' project do so henceforth and without further delay. While I do not necesarrily agree that it is the only way to begin the project, there is certainly nothing wrong w/ it that I can think of. Of course you may find it takes abit of organzation among the members to proceed to put code to forum ... I suggest that it starts in the Translations from the Elvish forum and as you get reasonable sized chunks worked out, display it here - in it's own thread. Mhoram - your obvious interest makes you the obvious choice for leader till such time I would say as their is need or desire to vote/choose otherwise. Please everyone interested read over the 'principles' thread of waaay back. Any one who wants to be an active member w/ Mhoram sign on here.M. perhaps you can be in charge of responding w/ passwords and such to those interested in this particular sub-project. I suggest that those who are already members of the project can participate directly w/ the texts or [ as I will trty and do] participate by voting on the disputed points. Any comments, questions, etc? I hope that this task will prove to be more bite size [ at least at each moment[ than the monstrous Fall of Gondolin. With a task as huge as the entire thing [ a new Silmarillion that is] is, there are more than enough room for multiple tasks, as long as their are multiple workers! [ September 10, 2002: Message edited by: lindil ] __________________ The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.