Tolkien is associated with geeks, yes, but just look at the kind of members on the Downs and they aren't stereotypical geeks by a long way. We have a solicitor, an accountant, several teachers and tutors, and um...a civil servant. Members seem to be into a wide range of interests too, and not everyone is just into Led Zep! Not that there's owt wrong with that (I have to say that, casting a sideways glance at the CDs...
).
One thing that everyone does seem to have in common is that all Tolkien fans seem to enjoy reading and watching films, and we do seem to be a discerning lot, judging by the comments we make. We also seem to be pretty literate - a lot of other more general forums are characterised by text speak and incoherent, unbalanced opinions. I wonder if that's something to do with being Tolkien fans or because this is a forum primarily about a writer's work?
But,
ahem, I do have to admit, I have an internet addiction, I like gadgets, I like a lot of rock and alternative music (and a lot of the old 70s meandering and vaguely folky rock too) and I
am a right old tree-hugger.
