[The Barrow-Wight]

The word gross in the phrase 'gross misrepresentation' means 'glaringly obvious' according to dictionary.com (and me, since that was my meaning). What is glaringly obvious is that E. Fenster is trolling for a conversation on sexuality, particularly homosexuality.

Why the Downs? I don't know. But the E. Fensters of the world always seem to drag through here eventually, looking for love in all the wrong places. As we've said (over and over again), making things true to J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth is our purpose here (with a few exceptions here and there). The good professor set a certain tone throughout his books, and we endeavor to keep that tone to the best of our abilities.

Though we no longer publish romances on the Downs, a Legolas romance, if well-written, would not be a misrepresentation at all, unless it was of a nature foreign to the books. There was not a speck of sexuality in the books, nor the faintest glimmer of same sex sensuality. Slash, which clearly focuses on these things, simply doesn't belong here.

As Sharkû said, that's just the way it is, take it our leave it.