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10-15-2002, 07:58 AM
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Night In Wight Satin
Join Date: May 2000
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Comparing www.barrowdowns.com to the rest of the internet
www.alexa.com ranks all sites across the internet by the amount of traffic they get. Here’s how the Barrow-Downs and similar sites sit on the list. I’ve also listed some other familiar places.
www.yahoo.com - 1 www.ebay.com – 11 (online auctions) www.neopets.com – 81 (virtual pet community) www.icq.com - 135 www.drudgereport.com – 357 (news source) www.dictionary.com – 390 www.starwars.com – 2,128 www.mirc.com – 3,353 The One Ring – 9,946 (LotR Movie site) www.decipher.com – 19,587 (Lotr Trading Card Game) www.davematthewsband.com – 32,151 Lord of the Rings Fanatics Network – 64,174 The Barrow-Downs - 93,337 Minas Tirith – 98,972 The Encyclopedia of Arda – 125,052 Planet Tolkien – 623,398 The Tolkien Trail – 674,613 There and Back Again – 883,206 My Precious – 1,118,897 Mordor, The Land of Shadow – 1,496,398 [ October 15, 2002: Message edited by: The Barrow-Wight ]
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10-15-2002, 08:01 AM
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The Perilous Poet
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Heart of the matter
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I do not think that there are ninety three thousand, three hundred and thirty six better sites than this one.
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10-15-2002, 08:10 AM
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Spectre of Decay
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Bar-en-Danwedh
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Quite; although I do think we might appear higher on a list that only contained Tolkien-related sites. Many people are obviously wasting their time looking up things on the Internet that have nothing to do with Tolkien. The fools. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
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10-15-2002, 08:23 AM
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Cryptic Aura
Join Date: May 2002
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Agree.
Although ... perhaps BW could develop a Middle Earth neopet generator. In place of a swoon forum. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
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10-15-2002, 08:33 AM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: RtR: 483.3 miles, Fords of Bruinen
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Well, it's a nice thing to see BD up there. Seems like we're near the top of all the Tolkien sites. Sure makes me glad to be here.
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10-15-2002, 08:37 AM
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Summoner of Lost Souls
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: At home, with my Strongbow
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It should come as no surprise that the Downs are rated one of the best Tolkien sites. Because it is!
Middle Earth Neopets? Splendid idea. I want a Balrog then. One with wings... [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [ October 15, 2002: Message edited by: Maikadilwen ]
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Join Date: Sep 2002
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I don't think you would want to do that -- it's full of weird kids who chase Orlando Bloom. |
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08-14-2004, 12:36 AM
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Beholder of the Mists
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Somewhere in the Northwest... for now
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In the top one-hundred thousand!
That's pretty good  This is most definitely the best forum on the internet in my opinion (I wonder if there is a list of the forums with the most traffic?). I like it because it is so organized, and I enjoy that the topics are kept on topic (that's why I have been here so long).
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08-14-2004, 12:38 AM
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Tears of the Phoenix
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Putting dimes in the jukebox baby.
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Yeah. The Barrowdowns is the only forum where the Mods actually do their jobs and where there is abosolutely no filth....
Great job you guys!! Cheers, Imladris |
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08-14-2004, 03:09 AM
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Eerie Forest Spectre
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Buried in scrolls of fanfiction
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Wow. That's darned good. And to think I get excited when my sitecollects 60 hits in a day.
- Maril
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10-15-2002, 09:53 AM
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A Ghostly Light
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: My private bubble of innocence
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Oooh! I want a Barrow-downs neopet! Maybe a pet Gollum, or a pet Balrog.
I also don't think there are that many sites better than the Barrowdowns, but when you consider how many sites there are on the internet, that's pretty darn good!
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10-15-2002, 09:54 AM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: middle of Nowhere/Norway
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lordoftherings.net is #6,427, and BD is #93000 something!? Man, people must get a grip on themselves. I happen to be of the opinion that BD is just as good!
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10-15-2002, 10:00 AM
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Night In Wight Satin
Join Date: May 2000
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The ranking is based on traffic, which is an indicator of popularity but not necessarily of quality. Still, top 100K in the world is pretty good!
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10-15-2002, 10:28 AM
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The Perilous Poet
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Heart of the matter
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Yes, in reality, it's stunning. I stand by my earlier argument, though. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
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10-15-2002, 04:08 PM
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Spirit in Eriador
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Adelaide
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Congratulations Mr Barrow-Wight on such a great result.
As long as you let me I will never leave the Downs. In my opinion this is the Number 1 site on the web. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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10-15-2002, 04:15 PM
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Cryptic Aura
Join Date: May 2002
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Well, you know, All, when I thought of the Middle Earth neopet generator I was thinking more along the lines of a neopet Orli, who would bite and mess when drooled on. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
Bethberry
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10-15-2002, 04:16 PM
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Wight
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Nowhere of importance
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Wow, I had no idea such information was available, but then again as this is the only site I use in the whole of the net (very nearly) that's hardly surprising. Congratulations for being so popular and thank you for allowing someone as intellectually challenged as myself reside here for most of the past year!
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10-15-2002, 04:24 PM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Crawled in a dark corner
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all the other sites are probably porn.
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10-15-2002, 04:38 PM
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A Ghostly Light
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: My private bubble of innocence
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Bethberry: That was bloody BRILLIANT!!!!
And how about a pet Elijah, who would look troubled when fed?
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10-15-2002, 08:50 PM
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Fair and Cold
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: the big onion
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Meh. He always looks troubled.
And Naz, you're probably right about the porn thing. That, and Orli fan-sites.
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10-15-2002, 11:17 PM
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Ghastly Neekerbreeker
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: the banks of the mighty Scioto
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I think being in the top 100K of websites is a major achievement. (I wonder just how many websites there are out there?)
Staying power must count for something, too. Seems for a website to survive for over two years is a major accomplishment. |
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10-16-2002, 03:00 PM
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A Ghostly Light
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: My private bubble of innocence
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And it keeps growing, which is even more impressive.
In terms of hits, we're #93000. But in terms of coolness of members, we're #1.
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If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is "Probably because of something you did." |
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10-16-2002, 04:20 PM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Crawled in a dark corner
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...wow. we are the coolest even with me here. now thats something...
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10-16-2002, 05:02 PM
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Etheral Enchantress
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Wellesley College!
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And wow, people come even with me on here!
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*Cringes, remembering the "Swoon Room" discussion* Aaah...yes, a lot better. Or a Neo-Hugo would be nice...when anything happens, it raises one eyebrow and says "Missssssster Underhill". But, as Barrow-Wight said, just being as high as we are is really good, considering every website out there (think about it). However, imagine if we were number one? There would not be the intimacy we have now. It would be like owning an account on yahoo.com. You do not know all the other people on there! No, I prefer this level of privacy.
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10-16-2002, 07:57 PM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Riverbank of the Anduin
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Know what's scary? The Edmonton Public library and Calgary Public library sites have more web traffic then us! (Calgary public library has more traffic then Edmonton's [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] )
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10-16-2002, 07:58 PM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Crawled in a dark corner
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i wonder what site is last...MY HOMEPAGE!!!
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10-17-2002, 11:14 AM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: middle of Nowhere/Norway
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10-18-2002, 04:21 AM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: RtR: 483.3 miles, Fords of Bruinen
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4000 ++members, still growing---it may be impossible to know everyone in here. (Come to think of it, I don't see that much 4000++ numbered members posting--either that, or it may be that I don't chat) But my consensus would be that so far, is that the people around here are great. No other Tolkien site can be as homey and entertaining as this. Great job, BW!
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10-18-2002, 07:19 AM
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Spectre of Decay
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Bar-en-Danwedh
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4656 and counting. If this continues the Downs will become a necropolis before we know it. The homes of the living will have to be cleared away to make space for the new barrows. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
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10-19-2002, 05:04 PM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Hobbiton and Tinnuvielda
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Well I dont know about any of you, but BD's is #1 in my book. Iv'e got my computer programed to automatically take me to the site when i sign on the internet!
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10-31-2002, 04:42 PM
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WoW!!!
Barrowdowns is so popular!!! ...Bur it doesnt have so many members like the number of people that look at the Website... Very good website indeed [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] |
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11-01-2002, 12:17 AM
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Wight
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Somewhere between the back of the chair and the monitor
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Barrow-Downs deserves to be #1 on the list. It's one of the best Tolkien sites besides a good place to meet fun and interesting new people. ^-^ The Barrow-Wight has done a fantastic job of tying all these Tolkien fans together who otherwise would not even have a clue of each others existence. Good Job! =)
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08-13-2004, 12:23 AM
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Deadnight Chanter
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The site and board is even better than back than. Anything in the way of statistics available?
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08-13-2004, 12:54 AM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The other side of freezing.
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Yes...It would be interesting to see how much, exactly, the Downs has grown in the past two years, and if it has become more popular statistically on the internet as a massive whole.
I think it has. I could be very wrong, and we are now at the bottom of the list, under NazgulNumberTen's homepage.
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08-13-2004, 04:23 AM
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Shadow of Starlight
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: dancing among the ledgerlines...
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Ah yes, but then, other sites have been created - not necessarily desirable sites, but ones that nonetheless will get a helluva lot of traffic.
Question: does alexa.com rate every domain name? Hmm - you can purchase the list of the top 10,000 sites for the very reasonable price of...$999! Gah!  EDIT: Ah, but behold, we can see the top 500! Hmm, seems the Barrowdowns isn't there  but all you xanga bloggers will be pleased (or something like it) to hear xanga.com is 69th worldwide, and 21st favourite in English Language. 
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08-13-2004, 10:45 AM
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Auspicious Wraith
Join Date: May 2002
Location: The Netherlands
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There are probably websites which advocate animal cruelty,etc...which are ahead of the Downs in that list. The world (and thus the internet) is a bizarre and bewildering place.
However, I would honestly say that the Downs is the best website I've ever come across. And Mr. Barrow-wight, isn't it words like that which really make you feel good inside? Rather than being #1 in silly little popularity polls....
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