Reputations

[HerenIstarion]

Doing it

Eomer of the Rohirrim was a
Frightened Wood-Elf

That's three so far

Edit:

Cross-posted here, it seems we have six matches:

Estelyn Telcontar was a
Forgetful Maiar

Mister Underhill was a
Groveling Stone-troll

Eomer of the Rohirrim was a
Frightened Wood-Elf

Lhunardawen was a
Horrible Dunlending

Hookbill the Goomba was a
Muddy-Booted Baggins

Boromir88 was a
Confused Gaffer

Not forum leaders, obviously. Hm-mm...

[Oddwen]

So...is it the Ranks sorted by reputation on the Member's List?

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

It can't be, Oddy, because there seems no particular pattern by way of rank. Unless... *Fea runs off*

Heren, we're up to more than that.

Esty
Underhillo
'Mer
B88
Hookbill
Lhuna
maybe-phantom

Edit: I'm thinking maybe the latest Reps are named after the "Top" Reputation Givers? Only it doesn't seem to match up... but then again, that list hasn't been updated in about a month.

[HerenIstarion]

I've modified the post above to reflect 6 matches, Fea

Now let us find the criterion:

It is not Barrow-Benefactors, not Top Reputation Givers/Receivers, not people with highest repute or highest post count... m-mm, not members picked by year of joining the forum (eomer 2002, boromir 2004, Underhill 2000, Estelyn 2002, Lhunardawen 2003, Hookbil 2003, we lack 2001 and 2005), not by the first letter of their screennames...

May it be BW stuck names at random, just as we now do, and has chosen funniest titles returned at random?

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Originally Posted by Oddwen

So...is it the Ranks sorted by reputation on the Member's List?

The top ten Downers with highest Rep as of... two minuets ago. and what they are in the Name generator.

#1 Lalwendë = Crying Vanyar

#2 davem = Frightened Wood-Elf *

#3 The Saucepan Man = Friendly Istari

#4 Bêthberry = Sword-swinging Haradrim

#5 HerenIstarion = Stuttering Rohirrim

#6 Eomer of the Rohirrim = Frightened Wood-Elf *

#7 Fordim Hedgethistle = Fearless Nazgûl

#8 Mithalwen = Handsome Kin-slayer

#9 Boromir88 = Confused Gaffer*

#10 Hookbill the Goomba = Muddy-booted Baggins*

*Titles that have been spotted.

[the phantom]

Perhaps someone can find a thread all of these people have posted on- even in order maybe?

Or a list that they all appear on?

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Originally Posted by the phantom

Perhaps someone can find a thread all of these people have posted on

They've all posted on here at least once.

Or a list that they all appear on?

Yeah... this one.

PS: Did you guys know we have a member named "Petty Dwarf"?

[the phantom]

Or a list that they all appear on?

Yeah... this one.

Impressive, Fea. That is quite an astounding find.

The value of your input cannot even begin to be measured.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

The value of your input cannot even begin to be measured.

Try using the metric system.

Perhaps we're over-thinking it again. He said that it was absurdly easy. We figured out that he used the name generator. Maybe he just picked the funniest names, like Heren said.

[Bêthberry]

Originally Posted by Hookbill the Goomba

The top ten Downers with highest Rep as of... two minuets ago. and what they are in the Name generator.

#1 Lalwendë = Crying Vanyar

#2 davem = Frightened Wood-Elf *

#3 The Saucepan Man = Friendly Istari

#4 Bêthberry = Sword-swinging Haradrim

#5 HerenIstarion = Stuttering Rohirrim

#6 Eomer of the Rohirrim = Frightened Wood-Elf *

#7 Fordim Hedgethistle = Fearless Nazgûl

#8 Mithalwen = Handsome Kin-slayer

#9 Boromir88 = Confused Gaffer*

#10 Hookbill the Goomba = Muddy-booted Baggins*

*Titles that have been spotted.

But I just entered 'Bethberry' into the Name Generator now and this is what I got:

According to the Red Book of Westmarch,
In Middle-earth, Bethberry was a
World-famous Bounder

Although 'Beth Berry' produces:

According to the Red Book of Westmarch,
In Middle-earth, Beth Berry was a
Drunken Ghost

[dancing spawn of ungoliant]

According to the Red Book of Westmarch,
In Middle-earth, Bethberry was a
World-famous Bounder

Try again with Bêthberry.

Any chance it would go somehow alphabetically?

Boromir88 = Confused Gaffer
...
Davem = Frightened Wood-Elf
Estelyn Telcontar = Forgetful Maiar
...
Hookbill = Muddy-booted Baggins

[Bêthberry]

Originally Posted by dancing spawn of ungoliant

Try again with Bêthberry.

Precisely, dancing spawn. You have successfully proven my secretly intended operationalisation of the importance of the little marky thingies over vowels for all those too lazy to type them in.

You may move to the head of the class.

[The Saucepan Man]

Well done, HerenIstarion and the phantom for cracking the code.

I suspect that BW just fed some names in at random and picked the best ones. But, just in case there is something more to this, here are the Rep levels (in order) and the matches to date:

Steals taters from confused gaffers - Boromir88 was a Confused Gaffer.

Wonders what happened to the reputation system - Probably no match.

Is stalked by petty dwarves - ? was an Amorous Petty Dwarf?

Likes terrorizing wood-elves - davem and Eomer of the Rohirrim were both Frightened Wood-Elves.

Was once misplaced by a forgetful maiar - Estelyn Telcontar was a Forgetful Maiar.

Is descended from grovelling stone trolls - Mister Underhill was a Groveling Stone-Troll.

Looks like a muddy-booted Baggins - Hookbill the Goomba was a Muddy-Booted Baggins.

Is dating a horrible Dunlending - Lhunardawen was a Horrible Dunlending.

So - is there any further logic to the system? And, if so, can we find the Amorous Petty Dwarf?

[the guy who be short]

I've finally got to Taniquetil, since having one box in about May/June. That was my aim a while back, you see, when it still appeared to be the highest level possible. Ah well, onwards to new goals.

[arcticstorm]

Originally Posted by Hookbill the Goomba

#2 davem = Frightened Wood-Elf *

The only problem here is that Davem only becomes a frightened Wood-elf if you put a space after his name, otherwise he is a, I beleive it was a regretful barrow-wight.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Originally Posted by arcticstorm

The only problem here is that Davem only becomes a frightened Wood-elf if you put a space after his name, otherwise he is a, I beleive it was a regretful barrow-wight.

Ah, okay, that'll be my mistake. Sorry folks

[Fordim Hedgethistle]

Originally Posted by Hookbill the Goomba

#7 Fordim Hedgethistle = Fearless Nazgûl

I just knew it was a mistake RPing as a Ring Wraith, not once but twice.

[The Barrow-Wight]

OK, OK. You've got it, or close enough, though i have no idea who to credit. The answer I was looking for was that the 'titles came from the All-In-One Name Generators, resulting from inputting names from some of our members with the highest reputations.

I thought

You've generated quite a list there, but it's not nearly so complicated as that. All of the newest title names (well, most of them) have one root source.

would give it away, but, alas, most people seem to have forgotten there is a www.barrowdowns.com, and are only just now rediscovering its existence.

[Gurthang]

So then perhaps the next will be:

[BDer's name] is being laughed at by Easterlings.

OR

[BDer's name] has as few teeth as Gollum.

Now that would be funny!

[the guy who be short]

I still think you should give the points to yourself, B-W - after all, you did figure it out first. Either that or give them to Lalwende so we can see the next level.