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Originally Posted by Pitch
To be honest, I rather liked leap's first post - which doesn't mean I have to agree with each and every statement therein.
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Well, that's your opinion,
Pitch. Mine is that he was most extraordinarily rude.
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Originally Posted by blantyr
I learned there to discuss ideas rather than name names. I'd be pleased to discuss ideas, but am not inclined to call people out, to turn things personal and partisan.
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My point is that, in fact,
nobody (not even the thread starter) was maintaining the point of view you seem ascribe to us collectively. You see, sometimes names do help,
blantyr. I also think it's a good idea, in general, not to leap blindly into a debate.
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Originally Posted by blantyr
I don't know that any of us ought to consider ourselves keepers and defenders of the proper spirit of Tolkien. He wrote different works in different styles at different points in his career. I don't know that there is any single 'proper' spirit. I feel it is art, and that beauty in art comes to a great extent from the perspective of the observer. Even if there was a proper spirit of Tolkien, different aspects of it would resonate in different readers.
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An excellent point, and one I couldn't agree with more. On that note, perhaps you should think twice next time before you post in support of someone who is heavily laying down the law about what topics others may or may not discuss, and in what fashion?
EDIT:X'd with Nogrod.