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Lalwendë · 10-26-2006, 11:32 AM

Jenny, I really don't think anyone's doing anything nasty by closing repeat threads, as there's the need to keep things tidy. But I use our local forum which runs on the same software and on there they combine rather than close threads (e.g. if there has been big fire someone will start a thread "What's The Big Fire At Hillsborough?" and someone else might then start one "There's A Big Fire At Hillsborough!", so they combine the threads) - don't know if that would work here? Depends if people would get precious about it.

As to joining in, my first posts were a load of rubbish, but I didn't care. I just watched what was going on and gradually eased myself in. Got totally ignored at first, but I erm...ignored it. And for Farael, funnily enough, it was indeed davem himself who was the first to bother to talk to me!

If you aint read all the subsidiary books it's no problem, and indeed you might find most of them quoted anyway not just here bit all over the net, so a bit of googling might find what you want. And if you've not read them then now's the time to start because you don't know what you're missing.

If you think something might've been done before (and it usually has), search for it and add to that thread. And there is no need for anyone to run out of new things to discuss about Tolkien.

10-26-2006, 11:32 AM	#17
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	Jenny, I really don't think anyone's doing anything nasty by closing repeat threads, as there's the need to keep things tidy. But I use our local forum which runs on the same software and on there they combine rather than close threads (e.g. if there has been big fire someone will start a thread "What's The Big Fire At Hillsborough?" and someone else might then start one "There's A Big Fire At Hillsborough!", so they combine the threads) - don't know if that would work here? Depends if people would get precious about it. As to joining in, my first posts were a load of rubbish, but I didn't care. I just watched what was going on and gradually eased myself in. Got totally ignored at first, but I erm...ignored it. And for Farael, funnily enough, it was indeed davem himself who was the first to bother to talk to me! If you aint read all the subsidiary books it's no problem, and indeed you might find most of them quoted anyway not just here bit all over the net, so a bit of googling might find what you want. And if you've not read them then now's the time to start because you don't know what you're missing. If you think something might've been done before (and it usually has), search for it and add to that thread. And there is no need for anyone to run out of new things to discuss about Tolkien. __________________ Gordon's alive!