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The Downs as Blog
May the admins forgive me if this veers too close to off-topic, though I think I'm okay.
I was reading a blog post today (see here if interested) and part of what it is saying gave a flattering reflection to the Barrow-downs, which I thought were worth sharing with the rest of you: Quote:
On this note, he goes on later to say: Quote:
There's a lot of meat on this article, but I think I can sum up my thoughts thusly: "good job, the Downs, for being everything a forum should be and nothing it ought not." And the real distinction is that we are a forum of substance rather than a "social" platform (though we do have some strong socialisation carried on on different sites). EDIT: I moved on to the next tab I had open, and I found this (here): Quote:
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Gruesome Spectre
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Heaven's doorstep
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However, I think what has kept this forum so civil for all these years is the consistent emphasis on keeping it all-Tolkien, all the time. For me, it's rather difficult (and pretty silly) to get all worked up over who Bombadil really was, where Orcs began, and of course, they fabled Balrog-wing debate (no wings! ![]()
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Blossom of Dwimordene
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: The realm of forgotten words
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This may be a bit beside the main point, but I think that the Downs just can't be pinned down by any one of these criticisms because it combines so many things in it. You could use it to argue and debate over various topics, or to look up info / dig in other people's brains and books, or to even create an almost blog-like thread to share the results of whatever Tolkien experiments it is you are doing. You can treat it as an intellectual place, or a silly place, depending on whether you tend to frequent Books or Mirth - or both. You can use it as a place to socialize, as long as it's at least somewhat relevant to Tolkien. We have threads like Hook's legendary Newspaper thread, which is kind of like a blog thread with regular comments stuck between entries. There are debate topics (no wings!
![]() You can now paste the above post on an advertisement and expect an influx of Tolkien fans. But, point is - you can't criticize the Downs for lacking an element. ![]() EDIT: and how could I forget our WW games? Speaking of diversity...
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