New Members - Introduce Yourself Here - Page 55 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Feanor of the Peredhil · 03-30-2006, 08:33 PM

Welcome everybody new. Ignore yon scary ones. We aren't so bad, if you take away our penchant for gore and probable, though in most cases undocumented, insanity.

Glirdan · 03-30-2006, 08:58 PM

Welcome Dairym. I bid you do what Fea says and ignore yon scary one. Or scary one I should say. Jenny's not that bad, it's Gil you have to watch out for.

JennyHallu · 03-30-2006, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Jenny's

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not that bad

This is the definition of the phrase "Condemn with faint praise"!

But I must agree about Gil. Scary! *shudders in terror*

Dairym · 03-31-2006, 06:46 PM

I'll be sure to take your advice.

Thanks for the welcome, everyone!

~Dai

Gil-Galad · 03-31-2006, 09:50 PM

i'm not that bad... really...

Nonnacedak · 04-01-2006, 03:26 AM

I am kinda new so I thought I should post on here. Just wanted to make a shout out to Mormegil because I said I would every once in awhile. Hopefully he finds this post but I have a feeling he will since he lives on these forums. Hasta

Nonnacedak

Thinlómien · 04-01-2006, 04:07 AM

Welcome, Dairym and Nonnacedak! Enjoy your stay and try just everything! It's great.

JennyHallu · 04-01-2006, 08:21 AM

Welcome Nonnacedak!

Feanor of the Peredhil · 04-01-2006, 10:11 AM

New members should be made aware of the restrictions applied to those whose registration occured after January 1, 2006. Barrow Law 137.5 states that due to the growing rarity of skwerls due to climactic shifts, chat will cease to be frowned upon and become subject to a penalty of, but not limited to, two weeks suspension from posting privelages. Welcome to the 'Downs!

Dairym · 04-01-2006, 01:29 PM

Quote:

...that due to the growing rarity of skwerls due to climactic shifts...

Say what? Translation, please.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 04-01-2006, 01:47 PM

It means that they're dying due to global warming.

Thalion · 04-01-2006, 02:59 PM

Just saying hi from Thalion...the steadfast...the forums look certainly full of lore and inquisitiveness...glad to be a part of it now

Gil-Galad · 04-01-2006, 04:56 PM

welcome Thalion and enjoy yourself

Kath · 04-01-2006, 05:10 PM

Welcome to the Downs Dairym and Thalion! Try not to be too freaked out by all these mad people in here, they're lovely once you get to know them

Thinlómien · 04-01-2006, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thalion

Just saying hi from Thalion...the steadfast...the forums look certainly full of lore and inquisitiveness...glad to be a part of it now

Before you notice, it's a big part of your life...

I hope I didn't scare you away though. Enjoy being dead, as we say here!

04-03-2006, 06:31 AM

Hey all I just joined this forum .
I love all of Tolkein's works , hope to have fun .And I am a big fan of the Ringwraiths.

Encaitare · 04-03-2006, 03:36 PM

Welcome, all ye freshly dead!

Nogrod · 04-03-2006, 03:47 PM

Enjoy your new world - and your new self, Dairym, Nonnacedak, Thalion and Lord of Nazgul!

Hope to see you around in discussions, games and everything...

This is fun.

04-04-2006, 01:44 AM

Thank You for your welcomes , but I wish to ask from where do you get these avtaars , can anyone suggest any links that I may use .
I love this place

Glirdan · 04-04-2006, 05:37 AM

Well, there's a ton of sites, but the one I use is www.avatarity.com. I'm sure others will give you other links to. Welcome to the Downs!

JennyHallu · 04-04-2006, 05:41 AM

Warm welcomes to Thalion and Lord of Nazgul!!

May your stay here be long, cold, and clammy!

Gil-Galad · 04-04-2006, 04:21 PM

hey Lord of Nazgul, i hope you enjoy yourself here on the downs.

avatars eh?

Link

scroll down to bottom, so many avvies to be used there, all you have to do is save picture as and then you upload it here and you have an avvie, they are all good size too

Taralphiel · 04-04-2006, 07:19 PM

Hi everyone!

I hope this thread allows for people who have disappeared for a while to re-introduce themselves? :P I know it sounds silly given how long it seems I've been a member, but I've always been shy in 'breaking the ice'...

I've been hiding in the Roleplaying forum for a few weeks, and thought this may be my chance to explore the rest of this forum! I hope I get to know you all much better, and possibly get to re-igniting my knowledge of Tolkien at the same time! I've gotten a tad...rusty...with my trivia and quotes :P

Tara

JennyHallu · 04-04-2006, 08:09 PM

YAY TARA!!

I know this sounds silly given how briefly it seems I've been a member, but...

...Welcome, welcome, a thousand times welcome. Can't wait to see you officially join the Hall!

Taralphiel · 04-04-2006, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JennyHallu

YAY TARA!!

I know this sounds silly given how briefly it seems I've been a member, but...

...Welcome, welcome, a thousand times welcome. Can't wait to see you officially join the Hall!

Thank you Jenny! I am happily putting together my character for The Hall, and I'm enjoying it very much. It seems he will be adding to the bunch of interesting people staying there with even more interesting pasts. I hope he's not too strange for everyone...:P I'm sure I'll slowly get a hold on things!

Again, thanks for your welcome!

Tara

Gil-Galad · 04-05-2006, 07:20 AM

welcome Tara! and enjoy yourself... more-so

Taralphiel · 04-05-2006, 05:56 PM

Thank you Gil-Galad! I certainly will try to

Tara

Nimrodel_9 · 04-06-2006, 02:45 PM

Welcome all newcomers! Enjoy the dirtiness of being dead!

Still waiting for my computer... becoming impatient...

Nimmy

04-09-2006, 08:15 AM

Hello there. Strange to be a newbie again, I must say... I've rather lurked here for a longer time than is probably normal (years - I remember the transition from Mayhem to Mirth) I guess you could say once upon a time I was a member myself, but I've started anew. It's good to be here, though... so.. just want to say hello to all of you.

Gil-Galad · 04-09-2006, 10:28 AM

Welcome once again then Rainmaker

Kath · 04-09-2006, 03:51 PM

Welcome to the Downs Rainmaker, again! Enjoy your second visit

JennyHallu · 04-10-2006, 06:48 AM

Howdy do, Rainmaker! You'll get no re-welcomes from me! Only a very cheerful first-welcome.

Nogrod · 04-10-2006, 09:49 AM

Welcome Tara & Rainmaker! Try to enjoy as much as I do...

Sir Kohran · 04-10-2006, 02:26 PM

Hi there.

I found this board a few months back, but only joined a few days ago. I must say, I'm happy I did.

I was introduced to Tolkien's fantastic work through the release of the first movie in 2001. I was amazed and intrigued by Middle-Earth, and so I got the books that supposedly 'accompanied the movies'. I was blown away by just how massive and immersive Tolkien's universe is, and how much more there was that the movies couldn't show. I read the books as each movies came out, revelling in the Tolkien world. That was until I finished reading The Hobbit . Suddenly, there was nothing more to do - I had read all the books and seen all the movies. So what was next? Simple answer? Discussing them. So, that led me here, and what really caught on with me was the sequence by sequence part of the movies board. I'mlooking forward to clashing with people over movie changes

.

As for myself, I'm your average male Tolkien fan. I live in Britain, and the weather is wet and grey at the moment - hardly the sort of weather we should be getting in April...but I'm getting off-topic.

Anyhow, that's my welcome done. Now, onto the boards!

Nogrod · 04-10-2006, 02:34 PM

You are most warmly welcome! (It is grey and wet here in Finland too - and it even snowed today!)

Enjoy yourself around here, there and everywhere...

JennyHallu · 04-10-2006, 02:46 PM

Sir Kohran -- Have you read the Histories of Middle Earth? Trust me, there is yet more to learn...

Welcome to our 'umble 'ome!

Gil-Galad · 04-10-2006, 04:18 PM

Welcome Sir Kohran, i take it you've read the Silmarillion as well

Sir Kohran · 04-11-2006, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gil-Galad

Welcome Sir Kohran, i take it you've read the Silmarillion as well

I hate to sound stupid, but...what's the Silmarillion?

Hookbill the Goomba · 04-11-2006, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir Kohran

I hate to sound stupid, but...what's the Silmarillion?

The Silmarillion is the Book that will consume your life.

The History of Middle Earth, by that I mean, the historical tales of Middle Earth. From the creation of Middle Earth to the fall of Sauron.

Farael · 04-11-2006, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir Kohran

I hate to sound stupid, but...what's the Silmarillion?

Welcome!!! as Hobkill said, the Silmarillion is a collection of "historical" histories about Middle-Earth. Many of the things hinted at in Lord Of The Rings, such as The Fall of Numenor, the fall of the Kings of Gondor, the fall of... ok, you get the general idea

... are explained in that book, as well as the creation of Arda (where Middle Earth is) and the fight against the original Dark Lord (Sauron was only his lieutenant back then).

It is a rather different book than Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit, but then LoTR and Hobbit are not exactly very similar either. I'd suggest you start reading the Silmarillion when you know you will have time for it. You may think it's slightly dull to begin with, but all of a sudden you may find yourself reading well past your bed-time.

Just like this forum, it seems harmless but actually, it's been catalogued by the Canadian Food and Drugs administration as "dangerously addictive"

Enjoy your time!! And remember Rule number X: Never take Farael too seriously. Welcome!

03-30-2006, 08:33 PM	#2161
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	Welcome everybody new. Ignore yon scary ones. We aren't so bad, if you take away our penchant for gore and probable, though in most cases undocumented, insanity. __________________ peace

03-30-2006, 08:58 PM	#2162
Glirdan Energetic Essence Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where Lark Nor Eagle Ever Flew Posts: 3,285	Welcome Dairym. I bid you do what Fea says and ignore yon scary one. Or scary one I should say. Jenny's not that bad, it's Gil you have to watch out for. __________________ *I'm going to buy you a kitty, I'm going to let you fall in love with the kitty, and one cold, winter night, I'm going to steal into your house and punch you in the face!* Fenris Wolf

03-31-2006, 06:46 PM	#2164
Dairym Pile O'Bones Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the long, slow sleep of death embalmed Posts: 16	I'll be sure to take your advice. Thanks for the welcome, everyone! ~Dai __________________ ~RADIX LECTI~ Let my poem be the universe, containing anything of matter...I'll speak in perfect meteor and comet on the stars.

03-31-2006, 09:50 PM	#2165
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	i'm not that bad... really... __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

04-01-2006, 03:26 AM	#2166
Nonnacedak Animated Skeleton Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 44	I am kinda new so I thought I should post on here. Just wanted to make a shout out to Mormegil because I said I would every once in awhile. Hopefully he finds this post but I have a feeling he will since he lives on these forums. Hasta Nonnacedak __________________ NonnacedaKKadecannoN

04-01-2006, 04:07 AM	#2167
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	Welcome, Dairym and Nonnacedak! Enjoy your stay and try just everything! It's great. __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

04-01-2006, 08:21 AM	#2168
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	Welcome Nonnacedak! __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

04-01-2006, 10:11 AM	#2169
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	New members should be made aware of the restrictions applied to those whose registration occured after January 1, 2006. Barrow Law 137.5 states that due to the growing rarity of skwerls due to climactic shifts, chat will cease to be frowned upon and become subject to a penalty of, but not limited to, two weeks suspension from posting privelages. Welcome to the 'Downs! __________________ peace

04-01-2006, 01:47 PM	#2171
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	It means that they're dying due to global warming. __________________ peace

04-01-2006, 02:59 PM	#2172
Thalion Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tol Morwen Posts: 82	Just saying hi from Thalion...the steadfast...the forums look certainly full of lore and inquisitiveness...glad to be a part of it now __________________ "But a new day is come. Here I will stay at peace, and renounce name and kin; and so I will put my shadow behind me, or at the least not lay it upon those that I love."

04-01-2006, 04:56 PM	#2173
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	welcome Thalion and enjoy yourself __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

04-01-2006, 05:10 PM	#2174
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Welcome to the Downs Dairym and Thalion! Try not to be too freaked out by all these mad people in here, they're lovely once you get to know them __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

04-03-2006, 06:31 AM	#2176
Lord of Nazgul Guest Posts: n/a	Hey all I just joined this forum . I love all of Tolkein's works , hope to have fun .And I am a big fan of the Ringwraiths.

04-03-2006, 03:36 PM	#2177
Encaitare Bittersweet Symphony Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: On the jolly starship Enterprise Posts: 1,814	Welcome, all ye freshly dead!

04-03-2006, 03:47 PM	#2178
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	Enjoy your new world - and your new self, Dairym, Nonnacedak, Thalion and Lord of Nazgul! Hope to see you around in discussions, games and everything... This is fun. __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

04-04-2006, 01:44 AM	#2179
Lord of Nazgul Guest Posts: n/a	Thank You for your welcomes , but I wish to ask from where do you get these avtaars , can anyone suggest any links that I may use . I love this place

04-04-2006, 05:37 AM	#2180
Glirdan Energetic Essence Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where Lark Nor Eagle Ever Flew Posts: 3,285	Well, there's a ton of sites, but the one I use is www.avatarity.com. I'm sure others will give you other links to. Welcome to the Downs! __________________ *I'm going to buy you a kitty, I'm going to let you fall in love with the kitty, and one cold, winter night, I'm going to steal into your house and punch you in the face!* Fenris Wolf

04-04-2006, 05:41 AM	#2181
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	Warm welcomes to Thalion and Lord of Nazgul!! May your stay here be long, cold, and clammy! __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

04-04-2006, 04:21 PM	#2182
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	hey Lord of Nazgul, i hope you enjoy yourself here on the downs. avatars eh? Link scroll down to bottom, so many avvies to be used there, all you have to do is save picture as and then you upload it here and you have an avvie, they are all good size too __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

04-04-2006, 07:19 PM	#2183
Taralphiel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Swan Wood Posts: 649	Re-introducing myself! :) Hi everyone! I hope this thread allows for people who have disappeared for a while to re-introduce themselves? :P I know it sounds silly given how long it seems I've been a member, but I've always been shy in 'breaking the ice'... I've been hiding in the Roleplaying forum for a few weeks, and thought this may be my chance to explore the rest of this forum! I hope I get to know you all much better, and possibly get to re-igniting my knowledge of Tolkien at the same time! I've gotten a tad...rusty...with my trivia and quotes :P Tara

04-04-2006, 08:09 PM	#2184
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	YAY TARA!! I know this sounds silly given how briefly it seems I've been a member, but... ...Welcome, welcome, a thousand times welcome. Can't wait to see you officially join the Hall! __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

04-05-2006, 07:20 AM	#2186
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	welcome Tara! and enjoy yourself... more-so __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

04-05-2006, 05:56 PM	#2187
Taralphiel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Swan Wood Posts: 649	Thank you Gil-Galad! I certainly will try to Tara

04-06-2006, 02:45 PM	#2188
Nimrodel_9 Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Utah Posts: 734	Welcome all newcomers! Enjoy the dirtiness of being dead! Still waiting for my computer... becoming impatient... Nimmy __________________ .:A friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart:.

04-09-2006, 08:15 AM	#2189
Rainmaker Guest Posts: n/a	Hello there. Strange to be a newbie again, I must say... I've rather lurked here for a longer time than is probably normal (years - I remember the transition from Mayhem to Mirth) I guess you could say once upon a time I was a member myself, but I've started anew. It's good to be here, though... so.. just want to say hello to all of you.

04-09-2006, 10:28 AM	#2190
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	Welcome once again then Rainmaker __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

04-09-2006, 03:51 PM	#2191
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Welcome to the Downs Rainmaker, again! Enjoy your second visit __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

04-10-2006, 06:48 AM	#2192
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	Howdy do, Rainmaker! You'll get no re-welcomes from me! Only a very cheerful first-welcome. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

04-10-2006, 09:49 AM	#2193
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	Welcome Tara & Rainmaker! Try to enjoy as much as I do... __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

04-10-2006, 02:26 PM	#2194
Sir Kohran Wight Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: England, UK Posts: 178	Hi there. I found this board a few months back, but only joined a few days ago. I must say, I'm happy I did. I was introduced to Tolkien's fantastic work through the release of the first movie in 2001. I was amazed and intrigued by Middle-Earth, and so I got the books that supposedly 'accompanied the movies'. I was blown away by just how massive and immersive Tolkien's universe is, and how much more there was that the movies couldn't show. I read the books as each movies came out, revelling in the Tolkien world. That was until I finished reading The Hobbit . Suddenly, there was nothing more to do - I had read all the books and seen all the movies. So what was next? Simple answer? Discussing them. So, that led me here, and what really caught on with me was the sequence by sequence part of the movies board. I'mlooking forward to clashing with people over movie changes . As for myself, I'm your average male Tolkien fan. I live in Britain, and the weather is wet and grey at the moment - hardly the sort of weather we should be getting in April...but I'm getting off-topic. Anyhow, that's my welcome done. Now, onto the boards! __________________ 'Dangerous!' cried Gandalf. 'And so am I, very dangerous: more dangerous than anything you will ever meet, unless you are brought alive before the seat of the Dark Lord.'

04-10-2006, 02:34 PM	#2195
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	You are most warmly welcome! (It is grey and wet here in Finland too - and it even snowed today!) Enjoy yourself around here, there and everywhere... __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

04-10-2006, 02:46 PM	#2196
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	Sir Kohran -- Have you read the Histories of Middle Earth? Trust me, there is yet more to learn... Welcome to our 'umble 'ome! __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

04-10-2006, 04:18 PM	#2197
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	Welcome Sir Kohran, i take it you've read the Silmarillion as well __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.