No,
Perky, this is not the BD-Files; however much we want to believe (in Middle earth), the truth is right here and there is no Cigarette Smoking Man, just some wraiths who don't even get to enjoy pipeweed.
Mod Gorthad is a sub-forum under Site Administration, the one for moderators. There is also a sub-forum called Tyrn Gothad (name of the downlands east of the Old Forest, the barrow downs burial ground) for the site Administrators (Barrow Wight, Sharkey, Mithadan, Mr. Underhill, Thenamir, Gilthalion). On the old UBB software, these sub-forums could be seen by everyone. Now only the members see it. For instance, I can no longer see Tyrn Gorthad, just as most of you no longer see Mod Gorthad. As far as I know, this is just a kink in the new software.
The moderators use Mod G, as we call it, to contact each other with questions about the daily operation of the site, notices of their own schedules, and the like. It is here that the Barrow Wight asks for nominations for new personal titles and here where we discuss any problem threads or posts or signatures. We also discuss software issues like bandwidth and thread length and plan the Barrow Downs birthday party. This is much easier than using PMs because it allows for group discussion. And, no, there is no daily happy hour when we all meet and make nonsense, chat posts and no TGIF party--more like a moldering barrow where sickly spirits commune with deathly wraiths about the skeletal parts of the Downs.
Why are Aman and Aylwen also in Mod G? Because of the work they do helping to run the two rpg fora, The Shire and Rohan. The fact that the Barrow Wight and Mithadan are missing from the list is likely just forgetfulness. They are very scary types and we would like to forget about them sometimes. Have you seen Mithadan's chat wight picture?
