[Maédhros]

1. What do we do with the Fall of Gondolin draft? I think that a good first step might be to send it out to all the semi-active/former members of the project for review. This would have two benefits: first, it would generate some helpful comments and insights on our draft; second, it might rekindle the interest of some of those members. Perhaps we should send it to anyone who ever "officially" signed up for the project, regardless of how long they've been gone. Or perhaps we should send it only to those that have participated within, say, the past year.

I think that it is a good idea but I would not restrict our draft for only the members of the project but to anyone who would want to read our work.

In the short-term, at any rate, I think that a decent course would be to send out the draft as proposed in 1, wait for a reasonable period so that any feedback is in, and then reopen discussion.

Agree 100%.

3. Related to 2, but applicable to the project in general: what is that status of the decisions made by voting? We have decided, if I recall correctly, the Orc/Ork, Bad Uthwen, ambiguous Balrogs, and Legolas issues by vote. I know that Lindil, for example, was unhappy with the Legolas decision. On the one hand, I hate to simply let these votes become absolute law and never be able to return to these issues, or reconsider them. On the other hand, I wouldn't feel at all right about simply reopening one of these issues and completely ignoring the previous result - particularly considering that most of the votes took place at a time when membership was higher, so in effect a very small group of people would be overruling the decision of a much larger one.

That is very tricksy in a way. I don't think there is an easy way out of this Aiwendil. I don't like the idea of fixed law, but unless there is a great argument that could sway the minds of the other members (ex. like Findegil's Mechanical Monsters proposal) I think that we should adhere to the vote.

I'm wary of starting another huge project so soon (especially the Ruin of Doriath, which is certainly the most problematic of any chapter). I think we should at least consider doing an easier section, one we could (one would hope) finish fairly quickly (more quickly, anyway, than the three years or so that FoG took).

I would have liked for continuity's sake to follow with the Eärendil Chapter because we have already begun to discuss about that in the Fall of Gondolin section. We could use the advantage that we have those arguments fresh in our minds (relatively) and finish it, rather than going to the very beginning. We have to note that the Ainulindalë and Valaquenta chapters are very advanced and I think that they need only minor revisions. Antoine has those drafts ready or nearly ready. (I think)