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Gwaihir the Windlord · 10-05-2003, 03:39 AM

Hmm, I wondered if I'd offend someone with that... that is what I meant though of course, 999.

No such thing as an ignorant question? My dear, of course there is! I don't think you post much on the Books forum, but it honestly did get quite tiresome in there for a few weeks after the screening of both movies. The second one in particular, I think.

The reason people, such as myself, like to frequent the Books forum is for interesting and enjoyable discussion, you see. Whether overly intellectual or simply explaining things to newcomers, if they want. (There's no reason not to welcome such people just embarking on their Tolkien quest, asking perhaps quite elementary questions which I can easily explain (although embarassingly I got one of those wrong the other week :/), into our 'elite club' very willingly.)

Newbies, who appear in flocks for a couple of weeks after the movies and have never read a JRRT book, and ask questions in there not about Tolkien's works, but entirely about Peter Jackson's (it doesn't help my tolerance that I hold these in contempt, of course [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]) - it's supposed to be about the Books, for God's sake, that's the whole point! Neither you, Eruanna, nor the above category of newly-started Tolkienists fit into this movie-newbie category at all. Of course not! So don't worry, I wasn't implicating anyone that I can think of who is involved here at the moment. I daresay we'll see a few early next year again, but they'll have to be weathered out; it will be the last time, after all. If they want to stay and get into it, they're welcome.

But before engaging, you do need to read the real stuff. Can't discuss Tolkien on the totally incapable platform of the movies, eh.

[ October 06, 2003: Message edited by: Gwaihir the Windlord ]

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Gwaihir the Windlord Essence of Darkness Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Evermore Posts: 1,420	Hmm, I wondered if I'd offend someone with that... that is what I meant though of course, 999. No such thing as an ignorant question? My dear, of course there is! I don't think you post much on the Books forum, but it honestly did get quite tiresome in there for a few weeks after the screening of both movies. The second one in particular, I think. The reason people, such as myself, like to frequent the Books forum is for interesting and enjoyable discussion, you see. Whether overly intellectual or simply explaining things to newcomers, if they want. (There's no reason not to welcome such people just embarking on their Tolkien quest, asking perhaps quite elementary questions which I can easily explain (although embarassingly I got one of those wrong the other week :/), into our 'elite club' very willingly.) Newbies, who appear in flocks for a couple of weeks after the movies and have never read a JRRT book, and ask questions in there not about Tolkien's works, but entirely about Peter Jackson's (it doesn't help my tolerance that I hold these in contempt, of course [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]) - it's supposed to be about the Books, for God's sake, that's the whole point! Neither you, Eruanna, nor the above category of newly-started Tolkienists fit into this movie-newbie category at all. Of course not! So don't worry, I wasn't implicating anyone that I can think of who is involved here at the moment. I daresay we'll see a few early next year again, but they'll have to be weathered out; it will be the last time, after all. If they want to stay and get into it, they're welcome. But before engaging, you do need to read the real stuff. Can't discuss Tolkien on the totally incapable platform of the movies, eh. [ October 06, 2003: Message edited by: Gwaihir the Windlord ]