I pay attention to the thread ratings, but I don't bother with them.
Basically, I stick to my regular forums: Books, Mirth, and Barrow-downs, and check ALL the threads.
When I'm bored/have extra time, I will check out the Novices and Movies. I avoid the RPing just because it's a bit too much, and I'd rather not get sucked in. (As the moderator of a non-Tolkien RP elsewhere, I don't have the time for ANOTHER story...). And I avoid the "new Silmarillion" out of principle. Too dangerous to go somewhere like that, with all of my canonical/purist opinionated tendencies.
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I prefer history, true or feigned.
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