Slow - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Valier · 07-18-2006, 09:50 PM

Lots of game planning is afoot....Ever think about joining one? check out the Werewolf threads or a new up coming game called The Great Golden Hoard.

Glirdan · 07-18-2006, 10:30 PM

Maybe it's not the forums but your internet provider. And I really don't think that this is a thread that will be open long so don't be surprised if it gets the axe by one of the Moderators.

Naria · 07-18-2006, 11:40 PM

Sheesh Glirdy, no need to sound so harsh....however true it may be.

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I understand what Mat is trying to say. I myself have been wondering what is going on(or hasn't been going on). Everything is alot slower than normal....I would account it for the lovely weather that we have been having and people taking their vacations. I am sure that the forum will pick up in the coming weeks.

LOL....nice plug Val

Formendacil · 07-19-2006, 12:30 AM

Actually... I was right there with Glirdy when I first saw this thread... thought it had something to do with physical (erm... yeah...) speed. Possibly because I was waiting inordinately long for the next subforum to load while I waited.

But a lack of activity?

Well... maybe...

Speaking as a getting-more-involved RPGer, I feel like things are really moving, but I can see what you mean. But I wouldn't worry. Forums go through fast periods and slow, and strangely (or naturally) the time when people seem to have the least amount of time to spend here is... the holidays.

Only a few numbskull, no Life- diehards like us still stick around.

Besides... what is talking about it going to do? You can't FORCE people to post. Though you CAN blackmail them...

Kath · 07-19-2006, 07:47 AM

Yes it is holiday time, and many people are out enjoying this lovely weather! Plus there is no werewolf game on at the moment, so people don't have such an obligation to post. If you're in a game you tend to be on the Downs more often and perusing other threads while you wait for people to post so you post more yourself.

But yes as Form said, in the RPG world things are certainly speedy. Perhaps you could join one Mat?

alatar · 07-19-2006, 08:03 AM

You know, watching the Peter Jackson's trilogy on DVD in an air-conditioned room with a cool drink could be a great summertime activity. You then would be able to post in the SbS.

Note that the activity at the Downs is surely seasonal, though I have no real numbers or graphs to back that up. One way to increase activity is to post.

Now, I know that that sounds obvious, but sometimes what you need to do is add to the discussion, and that something that you've written catches another's eye, and then s/he responds, then someone else jumps in...

Like what's going on in this thread.

MatthewM · 07-19-2006, 09:17 AM

Alatar, this is true, but I have been posting many topics lately that I thought were worth noting or discussing to little replies...(one has 0 replies!) but I'm sure like most have said it's a seasonal thing. I'm not into RPGing, so I'll be around looking for some activity!

07-18-2006, 10:30 PM	#2
Glirdan Energetic Essence Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where Lark Nor Eagle Ever Flew Posts: 3,285	Maybe it's not the forums but your internet provider. And I really don't think that this is a thread that will be open long so don't be surprised if it gets the axe by one of the Moderators. __________________ *I'm going to buy you a kitty, I'm going to let you fall in love with the kitty, and one cold, winter night, I'm going to steal into your house and punch you in the face!* Fenris Wolf

07-18-2006, 11:40 PM	#3
Naria Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 500	Sheesh Glirdy, no need to sound so harsh....however true it may be. . I understand what Mat is trying to say. I myself have been wondering what is going on(or hasn't been going on). Everything is alot slower than normal....I would account it for the lovely weather that we have been having and people taking their vacations. I am sure that the forum will pick up in the coming weeks. LOL....nice plug Val __________________ MONEY Anyone who says it doesn't buy happiness.....is probably broke.

07-19-2006, 12:30 AM	#4
Formendacil Dead Serious Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Perched on Thangorodrim's towers. Posts: 3,328	Actually... I was right there with Glirdy when I first saw this thread... thought it had something to do with physical (erm... yeah...) speed. Possibly because I was waiting inordinately long for the next subforum to load while I waited. But a lack of activity? Well... maybe... Speaking as a getting-more-involved RPGer, I feel like things are really moving, but I can see what you mean. But I wouldn't worry. Forums go through fast periods and slow, and strangely (or naturally) the time when people seem to have the least amount of time to spend here is... the holidays. Only a few numbskull, no Life- diehards like us still stick around. Besides... what is talking about it going to do? You can't FORCE people to post. Though you CAN blackmail them... __________________ I prefer history, true or feigned.

07-19-2006, 07:47 AM	#5
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Yes it is holiday time, and many people are out enjoying this lovely weather! Plus there is no werewolf game on at the moment, so people don't have such an obligation to post. If you're in a game you tend to be on the Downs more often and perusing other threads while you wait for people to post so you post more yourself. But yes as Form said, in the RPG world things are certainly speedy. Perhaps you could join one Mat? __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

07-19-2006, 08:03 AM	#6
alatar Doubting Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Heaven's basement Posts: 2,466	You know, watching the Peter Jackson's trilogy on DVD in an air-conditioned room with a cool drink could be a great summertime activity. You then would be able to post in the SbS. Note that the activity at the Downs is surely seasonal, though I have no real numbers or graphs to back that up. One way to increase activity is to post. Now, I know that that sounds obvious, but sometimes what you need to do is add to the discussion, and that something that you've written catches another's eye, and then s/he responds, then someone else jumps in... Like what's going on in this thread. __________________ There is naught that you can do, other than to resist, with hope or without it.

07-18-2006, 09:50 PM	#1
Valier Twisted Taleswapper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: somewhere between sanity and insanity Posts: 1,706	Lots of game planning is afoot....Ever think about joining one? check out the Werewolf threads or a new up coming game called The Great Golden Hoard.

07-19-2006, 09:17 AM	#7
MatthewM Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Posts: 628	Alatar, this is true, but I have been posting many topics lately that I thought were worth noting or discussing to little replies...(one has 0 replies!) but I'm sure like most have said it's a seasonal thing. I'm not into RPGing, so I'll be around looking for some activity! __________________ "Loud and clear it sounds in the valleys of the hills...and then let all the foes of Gondor flee!" -Boromir, The Fellowship of the Ring