Palantir of Fortune: Lost Tales/HoME - Page 17 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Guinevere · 03-17-2010, 06:47 PM

I don't think posting quotes from the HoME in the main Palantir thread is a good idea, because only very few people are familiar with them, so it wouldn't be quite fair. (Same with the "Minor works" )

The main "Palantir of Fortune" started out with only LotR, but already in 2003 quotes from the hobbit and the Silmarillion were used as well, and later U.T. quotes. In those days they had to close threads after 10-12 pages and start new ones to conserve bandwidth , and the later threads explained the rules at the heading. Later, when the site was upgraded all the old threads were joined together again.

Faramir Jones · 03-27-2010, 09:22 AM

Thanks for clearing the matter up, Guinevere.

You're right. It would be unfair to many if I started putting those kind of quotations in the main thread!

03-17-2010, 06:47 PM	#641
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	I don't think posting quotes from the HoME in the main Palantir thread is a good idea, because only very few people are familiar with them, so it wouldn't be quite fair. (Same with the "Minor works" ) The main "Palantir of Fortune" started out with only LotR, but already in 2003 quotes from the hobbit and the Silmarillion were used as well, and later U.T. quotes. In those days they had to close threads after 10-12 pages and start new ones to conserve bandwidth , and the later threads explained the rules at the heading. Later, when the site was upgraded all the old threads were joined together again. __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

03-27-2010, 09:22 AM	#642
Faramir Jones Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lonely Isle Posts: 706	You're right Thanks for clearing the matter up, Guinevere. You're right. It would be unfair to many if I started putting those kind of quotations in the main thread!