The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum - View Single Post - Walk To Rivendell" aka "The Eowyn Challenge"

mark12_30 · 04-12-2003, 12:37 PM

I have updated the list on the first page (first post.) I put mileage in for whoever I could find it for. It took a lot of time and I didn't have data for everybody; I made a few guesses, but if the number I've got for you is way off, feel free to PM me and I'll update it.

In the meanwhile, I have another idea for those whou would like to see a table of miles. (I really don't know if you hobbits and elves really want this or not.) Anyway, what I could do is create a new user account (for instance, WalkToRivendell) and if you are in the walk and want to post your miles, you could PM me and I would send you the password. I would start a new thread with ***ONE*** post (owned by "WalkToRivendell") with the statistics in it, that everybody returns to (using the WalkToRivendell username and password) and edits their miles ***and*** their milestones (remember, this must be Tolkien-related, so exactly where you are on Frodo's journey is critical!).

We would continue this thread for discussion, quotes, and Tolkien-related anecdotes of course. The other thread would only have the table of miles and milestones in it. We would all have to bookmark it because it would not show up on the Active Topics list.

Using a single post to do this the member's milage table would save on bandwidth (which I am sure the Barrow-Wight would appreciate) and everybody could keep their statistics as up-to-date as they want to.
The only danger with that is, sometimes if you cross-post using someone else's user-ID, the previous person's post gets whapped over and disappears. (I've seen posts disappear this way in RPGs. Very unsettling.) If this happens, stay calm, and either patiently re-open the post and re-edit it, or PM me with your data.

Does this sound like a good idea, or would anybody bother? Do we want the motivational factor of having the results on line? Are we willing to work with each other (calmly) enough to use one account and not get annoyed when it gets awkward? Feel free to PM me with suggestions.

04-12-2003, 12:37 PM	#194
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	I have updated the list on the first page (first post.) I put mileage in for whoever I could find it for. It took a lot of time and I didn't have data for everybody; I made a few guesses, but if the number I've got for you is way off, feel free to PM me and I'll update it. In the meanwhile, I have another idea for those whou would like to see a table of miles. (I really don't know if you hobbits and elves really want this or not.) Anyway, what I could do is create a new user account (for instance, WalkToRivendell) and if you are in the walk and want to post your miles, you could PM me and I would send you the password. I would start a new thread with *ONE* post (owned by "WalkToRivendell") with the statistics in it, that everybody returns to (using the WalkToRivendell username and password) and edits their miles *and* their milestones (remember, this must be Tolkien-related, so exactly where you are on Frodo's journey is critical!). We would continue this thread for discussion, quotes, and Tolkien-related anecdotes of course. The other thread would only have the table of miles and milestones in it. We would all have to bookmark it because it would not show up on the Active Topics list. Using a single post to do this the member's milage table would save on bandwidth (which I am sure the Barrow-Wight would appreciate) and everybody could keep their statistics as up-to-date as they want to. The only danger with that is, sometimes if you cross-post using someone else's user-ID, the previous person's post gets whapped over and disappears. (I've seen posts disappear this way in RPGs. Very unsettling.) If this happens, stay calm, and either patiently re-open the post and re-edit it, or PM me with your data. Does this sound like a good idea, or would anybody bother? Do we want the motivational factor of having the results on line? Are we willing to work with each other (calmly) enough to use one account and not get annoyed when it gets awkward? Feel free to PM me with suggestions. __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.