Reputations

[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?

[Bêthberry]

Well, Squatter used to have the closing signature on his emails, "Greetings from the petty dwarf", but those emails to me were never amorous. You'll have to ask Lush about hers though.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Ah HA! I think I may just have cracked it!

Look at 'the guy who be short' on the Name generator. You get "Six-toothed Dwarf"

As The Guy who be short is a dwarf, can we assume that that is where Petty Dwarf comes from? It’s the best I could come up with.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

All I found was an amorous dragon.

Who would have thought that this 'treasure hunt' could be so much fun?

[The Saucepan Man]

'Creepy' is another adjective that the generator uses, so it could be ? was a Creepy Petty Dwarf ...

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Eomer, did you capitalise 'the guy who be short' ? Because I didn't. Does that make any difference? But all the same, this is what I got...



So there!

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

I did not capitalise.

And davem is not a frightened wood-elf according to my generator.

[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

[the guy who be short]

Wow... Odd how that prediction came true.

I doubt the petty dwarf refers to me - I'm not really as established on the Downs as all the others.

[wilwarin538]

I would like to thank Durelin and Hookbill, because of their recent reps I am now in Elrond's council.

Oh and all of you who figured out where the rep titles came from, you guys are guineouses(I think thats spelled wrong ). I would never have thought about the name generator. Good job!

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Originally Posted by the guy who be short

I doubt the petty dwarf refers to me - I'm not really as established on the Downs as all the others.

Well, I'm not exactly an 'established' Downer. I'm just that annoying little creature everyone tries to ignore on Crazy Captions.
Speaking of ignoring, ignore that list of mine as I think I put a space after every one so it will have changed most of them to what you'd get otherwise.

[the guy who be short]

Well, everybody knows who The Goomba is... you've been here for ages.

Anyway, I think we can all breathe a sigh of relief at the revelation that B-W is not, infact, insane.

Well, perhaps that was a little presumptious. Well, the reps aren't the product of his insanity.

[Encaitare]

Trying plugging in more names to see what matches...

the phantom was a groveling hill-troll

Amanaduial the archer was a groveling hill-troll

Saurreg was an amorous dragon (maybe this goes back to the idea of Thorin and co. being petty in the greedy sense)

That's of the first three member pages sorted by rep (the manes that have already found matches not included).

[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.

[Meneltarmacil]

Lal is currently "taking advantage of friendly Istari," and:

The Saucepan Man was a
Friendly Istari

I wonder what will be next...

PS: Apparently, I'm a Beautiful Dragon. Weird...

[The Saucepan Man]

I guess that I'm the Friendly Istari that Lalwende is currently taking advantage of ...

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Lal, I never would have thought it of you. And Saucie, you for letting her.

Oh, and B-W, you should distribute points to all of us for being so tenacious and clever. Aren't you proud of your little wights?

[Mithalwen]

And what does davem think ... could be frying pans at dawn at twenty paces ... I think I still have Fordim's Gauntlet somewhere.........

[The Saucepan Man]

Hey! I'm the innocent party in all of this. I'm far more interested in terrorising wood-elves.

Mind you, given that davem is a Frightened Wood-Elf, perhaps he does have a valid grievance ...

[Mithalwen]

I should say so.... being terrorised by someone who is "being taken advantage of " by his betrothed.... shameful... poor chap is surely wandering around crying "Infamy! Infamy!"

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by Mithalwen

... poor chap is surely wandering around crying "Infamy! Infamy!"

... they've all got it in-fa-my!

Quite. I am sure that davem's ancestor, Mister Underhill the Grovelling Stone Troll, would be most shocked.

[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.

[Lhunardawen]

Originally Posted by The Saucepan Man

I guess that I'm the Friendly Istari that Lalwende is currently taking advantage of ...

So does that make me the horrible Dunlending she dated?

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

I would like to suggest that there is another level to the cruelty of Lalwendë. She terrorized me, but she also used some sort of amnesia spell to wipe my memory clean; for I have no recollection of this torture.

Though I'm fairly certain that my arms weren't always at this angle....

Confess!

[the guy who be short]

Hmm, I just got a blue/grey box for this post. Was it meant to be positive or negative? Own up, ye anonymous!

Eomer, I think you're a little confused. Amnesia is beyond even the skill of Lalwende - she simply spray painted your car during the night.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

The blue box is neutral - it means you were given a reputation by someone, usually a newcomer, who does not yet have points to give. Whether it was meant to be positive or negative can't be seen unless there's a comment included.

[Meneltarmacil]

So does that make me the horrible Dunlending she dated?

You actually appear to be dating davem at the moment. I'd watch out for Lalwendë if I were you.

[Encaitare]

Originally Posted by Menel

You actually appear to be dating davem at the moment. I'd watch out for Lalwendë if I were you.

No, Lhuna should be safe for now -- remember, Lal's busy taking advantage of Saucie.

[Lhunardawen]

(Wow. In a few months' time I would have probably dated five BDers or so. I'm that irresistible, huh? )

Now, now, Lalwendavem...I know nothing about this. Honest!

But then again, this could be of your doing. Whatever your motives are, I have no idea. That makes me concur with Eomer that a mind control technique or a drug of some sort is being utilized by these two. We're being violated without us knowing it, big bro!

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Well, as is demonstrated by this system, we are clearly pawns of The Barrow-Wight. But we already knew that. I would never have guessed that we'd all become the playthings of Lal, davem, and Sauce though.

I can take it though. I'll have my vengeance sooner or later. *hunts for little green boxes*

[Meneltarmacil]

The Saucepan Man is currently dating a horrible Dunlending. So that means both he and davem are dating Lhunardawen. Guess there's more than Canonicity for them to fight over now.

Lalwendë, meanwhile, is going out with a creepy Nazgul. Not sure how they rate compared with horrible Dunlendings, but I'll bet that their Black Breath is probably going to be a problem.

And I have recently become welcome at Aragorn's court, by the way.

[Bêthberry]

Ladies and Gentlemen of the fora and esteemed fellow Barrow Downers, it is with great sadness that I make this announcement.

For the foreseeable future, when I rep you, I will be unable to provide the high number of rep points to which you have become accustomed upon receiving a rep from me.

"No!" you gasp. "Why? What have we done?"

"Nothing," I say. "It lies beyong my control and 'tis nothing you have done."

"How so, she who once was waylaid by a forgetful Maia?"

"I have been diminished."

GASPS! Cries of "Noooo!" and, truth be told, a chortle or two.

"Beth, you haven't bounded over the Fellowship poll and taken the One Ring for yourself, have you?" cried one frightened voice.

"Nay, not so. Would Beth succumb so easily to one of Fordim's polls? Has she ever even voted on one of Fordim's polls?"

"What then," cries Fea of the White Horse and several Werewolf games?

"I have been smited."

"Smited? Is that like slaked?" cried one wit.

Wisely, then, I take the hint and decide to drag this soap opera out no longer.

My fellow Downers, I have been negative repped, secretly, in the dark hours of the Downs over night and while we all slept.

Forsooth! I have earned the enmity of someone. Someone who has not come forth to make his (or her) name known, but who choose to object to my humour nonetheless. And left a question. Now, how can I answer this question if I don't know who left it?

Originally Posted by Rep Anon

'don't suppose these websites explained' - I would suppose they did. Why would you blindly suppose otherwise?

And t'was this post which earned my doom

What can I say? How to explain to thin air? To a wraith who wanders without leaving much trace?

But, to close: Fellow Downers, bear with me I say. I will endeavour quickly to earn your accolades so I can continue to reward you for your wit and charm and cleverness and overcome this slighting by one who robbed me of, well, it was less than 10 points actually. But I thinkI did drop a bit.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

You'd make a good politician Bb.

[The Squatter of Amon Rûdh]

Ten whole points. That's a formidable member you've offended there, Bêthberry. If you're not careful you'll be back to 'getting the hang of it' before too long.

Serves you right for talking posh. Rather than risk an accusation of euphuism through a potentially equivocal use of the indirect question, it would have been more felicitous to employ the more lucid prosody that is a sine qua non of electronic discourse. After all, there are some people who wouldn't even understand the foregoing sentence, which exemplifies limpidity.

I don't expect that putting God in quotation marks helped, even to point out that He was missing His customary capital.

[HerenIstarion]

Originally Posted by The Squatter of Amon Rûdh

Rather than risk an accusation of euphuism through a potentially equivocal use of the indirect question, it would have been more felicitous to employ the more lucid prosody that is a sine qua non of electronic discourse. After all, there are some people who wouldn't even understand the foregoing sentence, which exemplifies limpidity

um... I for one?

Let's try and translate, though:

Instead of talking posh and being accused of pomposity, cause the question there may have been misunderstood since it sounded like having more than one hidden meaning, it would have been more appropriate to use plainer sentence construction, which is one of the requirements when talking over the net. There are some which won't get this one either, though it is a good sample of what clear talking is

There, I hope it is more or less corresponding