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***The Barrow-Wight*** · 05-01-2000, 06:39 PM

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Re: Welcome to the Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum.

and it's absolutely gorgeous!! amazing work with the site, love it!

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***The Barrow-Wight*** · 05-05-2000, 05:39 PM

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Re: Welcome to the Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum.

Thank you very much.<img src=biggrin.gif ALT="

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Welcome to The Barrow-Downs!

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***Mister Underhill*** · 02-05-2001, 11:07 AM

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Re: Welcome to the Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum.

An historic moment bubbles up from the Depths of Time. <img src=smile.gif ALT="

"> How odd.

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***The Barrow-Wight*** · 02-05-2001, 11:37 AM

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Re: Welcome to the Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum.

Wow! Where'd you dig up this old fossil?

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**lindil** · 02-05-2001, 11:45 AM

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Obi wan daposti

I noticed yesterday it had come up [ seemingly] w/ out anyone editing or posting.
I thought maybe it was some admin command.

I decided to check it again to see if our Cheifwight had mentioned anything about the Silm. posting protocols
<hem<img src=mad.gif ALT=">:"> ) I will happily take silence as a -"see to it yourself".and trouble you no further.

lindil

</p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000076>lindil</A> at: 2/5/01 1:56:17 pm

***Mister Underhill*** · 02-05-2001, 11:46 AM

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Re: Welcome to the Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum.

Ha! Thought you could slip a Star Wars quote by me?! Ben is a great man!

That's the strange part -- when I clicked into this section, there it was, about fourth down on the list, quite randomly.

Note the generic "Administrator" and "Registered User" titles. Fascinating!

</p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000005>Mister Underhill</A> at: 2/5/01 12:47:24 pm

HerenIstarion · 02-05-2001, 12:25 PM

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Re: Welcome to the Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum.

so you noticed it too? I thought it was my browser playing tricks heh

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***The Barrow-Wight*** · 02-05-2001, 12:40 PM

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OT: Silm. posting protocols

lindil, since you e-mailed me about such my main comp has been non-functional and I haven't been able to get into my e-mail to reply. I don't remember the entire gist of your message and didn't want to reply until I could get back in and read it thoroughly.But perhaps your remark will suffice. Take care of it as you see fit. And stop frowning at me <img src=tongue.gif ALT="

"> <img src=wink.gif ALT="

"> I'm a busy wight, ya know!

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**lindil** · 02-05-2001, 12:54 PM

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Sorry I thought there might be comp. problems [sorry to hear it] .

;(
lindil

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**lindil** · 02-05-2001, 12:58 PM

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btw

I went and looked at that frown via edit and it should be a <img src=smile.gif ALT="

"> ...further ezboard mischief???

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Orald · 02-05-2001, 02:29 PM

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Re: btw

Now that I see this, I recall similar shenanigans occurring in the books a while ago. Those characters over at EZboard, sheesh

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**lindil** · 02-05-2001, 05:14 PM

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Is this place haunted

<img src=redface.gif ALT="

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Notice the shenanigans w/ the dates on the threads w/ the book forum?
most of the 1/20's-to the first 2/1 have been shuttled over to the 2nd page.??

lindilo

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Orald · 02-05-2001, 05:59 PM

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Re: Is this place haunted

See what I mean!?!?! This is unexcusable, we should build a pyre and BURRNN HERR!! SHE'S A WITCH, I mean BURRNN THEMMM.

A little Monty Python always escapes from me and I am not able to take it back.

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HerenIstarion · 05-10-2004, 01:12 AM

Know your history, folks! Up goes the thread which was already labeled 'this old fossil' as far back as February 2001

I have strong suspisions as of this particular thing being the very first post of the very first thread on the BD fora, and what with having the fourth birthday of those celebrated just the previous week, let it be exhibited for the awestruck crowds to gape at!

Eowyn Skywalker · 05-11-2004, 03:40 PM

Hmmm... odd coding in this thread... must be the age... as old as time... mwha-ha.

You are right, this probably was the first posts ever!

Cheers to the Downs!

-Eowyn Skywalker

symestreem · 05-11-2004, 04:21 PM

*stares in open-mouthed awe* It's so old...
It's from the last century!

Aiwendil · 05-11-2004, 04:41 PM

The last millennium, in fact. But then again, so are all of us (I think - any four year olds on the forum?)

Ithaeliel · 05-11-2004, 06:25 PM

HerenIstarion, I must say you always somehow dig up the best instances of "old fossils." Good job finding the first post in the first thread in the entire discussion forum! What a gem!

Goodness, I wasn't even around until two years later (almost exactly!) and I feel as though I've been here forever. BW must feel ancient, being here twice as long!

Thorongil · 05-13-2004, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Goodness, I wasn't even around until two years later (almost exactly!) and I feel as though I've been here forever.

What about me? I haven't even been here 6 months. Now, not a day goes by without logging in. This is probably the most addictive web page there is.

Hmmm... Whar was I doing four years ago? *wonders*

Mad Baggins · 05-13-2004, 11:35 AM

Interesting. I'm going to assume that the first post was made after the Downs moved from EZBoard? A while back, someone surfaced with a link to the old, EZBoard forum. It was very neat; I should try to find it again and link it here. It was great seeing how different it was, yet creepy at the same time to see the Downs so deserted.

[EDIT] Aha! Found it! Ancient Barrow-Downs!

Eowyn Skywalker · 05-13-2004, 02:03 PM

Eep... that's scary... seeing the Downs like that... I mean, come on... the LOGO doesn't even glow yet... and... it's... well... EMPTY! Just like in Tolkien's world...

At least the moderator names are familiar.

Hmmm... where was I four years ago... Oh, I REMEMBER! I was watching the Phantom Menace! The one think I can recall from four years ago, is watching Star Wars for the first time. I'd never heard of the Hobbit, let alone Lord of the Rings... for crying out loud, I was only ten back then... I'm scared now!

I suppose EZboards, and Proboards are where good boards begin then, I still find it hard to believe that the Barrow-downs began as an EZboard! And look at them now!

-Eowyn Skywalker

Lhunardawen · 05-14-2004, 01:09 AM

So that's how The Downs originally looked like.

Suddenly I've remembered the forum in UBB. Sigh...memories...

I should have joined the forum the first time I've heard about The Barrow-Downs... more than three years ago.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 03-26-2007, 07:38 AM

Here's a bit of Downs history for you. There's every reason to think that this was the first thread ever started: an old campaigner which bears the scars of two changes of forum software and nearly seven years of posting.

Heren Istarion bumped this up back in May 2004, so since it's about time it was seen again I've followed suit. Enjoy.

The Might · 03-26-2007, 07:56 AM

Good idea Squatter, it really is an interesting thread
Seven years...wow!

ninja91 · 03-27-2007, 06:46 AM

7 years is a long time...

I like all those symbols and font codes that go along with every sentence in the old posts... how very Stone Age that seems now...

High King Fingolfin · 04-02-2007, 02:26 PM

Wow, I feel like I've been here so long. I've only seen two editions of forum software, not three, but this makes me feel old.

Snowdog · 04-02-2007, 05:58 PM

ah yes... I remember the old EZ Board days....

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 04-23-2007, 03:44 AM

Looking through the ancient scrolls of the Barrow-Downs, I see user Michael Martinez. Did the Downs spawn this famous author?

Durelin · 05-03-2007, 04:59 PM

While we're talking about ancient scrolls....

...and EZ-Board....

Edit:

*cough* How old is this?!

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 09-07-2010, 08:40 AM

It's even more amazing now, Durelin!

Gather round, ye Wights, and behold the history of the Downs. Many of those ancient threads are still interesting.

Nerwen · 09-07-2010, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Durelin

*cough* How old is this?!

Could that be... where it all started?

Legate of Amon Lanc · 09-07-2010, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nerwen

Could that be... where it all started?

If it were so, then Brian the Blue should not be ever allowed to rest soundly in his grave...

Great find, Nerwen! What treasures of the past!*

*which should better be left buried?

Nerwen · 09-07-2010, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

If it were so, then Brian the Blue should not be ever allowed to rest soundly in his grave...

Great find, Nerwen! What treasures of the past!*

Not my find– the credit belongs to Dury.

Inziladun · 09-07-2010, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Nerwen

Not my find– the credit belongs to Dury.

I thought Durelin was someone else when I first returned to the Downs after an absence, and now I remember why: there was a member called Durelen back in the old days.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 09-09-2010, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Nerwen

Not my find– the credit belongs to Dury.

Ah, truly. My sore eyes must be getting worse or something. Nonetheless, the thing about secrets better left buried still holds.

Snowdog · 06-10-2014, 09:02 PM

This old Balrog discussion is a teenager!

Inziladun · 06-11-2014, 07:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snowdog

This old Balrog discussion is a teenager!

And it's good to see all these years later, that the question is definitively settled: no wings.

Galadriel55 · 06-11-2014, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inziladun

And it's good to see all these years later, that the question is definitively settled: no wings.

Only with barbeque sauce served in Chatau d'Mordor.

Inziladun · 06-11-2014, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Galadriel55

Only with barbeque sauce served in Chatau d'Mordor.

I'll take mine with Beornings Honey Glaze™.

05-01-2000, 06:39 PM	#1
*The Barrow-Wight* Night In Wight Satin Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 4,043	Welcome to the Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum. <font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Administrator Posts: 0</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> The Forum is open! </p> __________________ The Barrow-Wight

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*The Barrow-Wight* Night In Wight Satin Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 4,043	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Chief Wight Posts: 0</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Welcome to the Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum. Thank you very much.<img src=biggrin.gif ALT=""> Welcome to The Barrow-Downs! mailto:barrow-wight@kitgraphics.comThe Barrow-Wight</a> http://www.barrowdowns.comThe Barrow-Downs</a></p> __________________ The Barrow-Wight

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*Mister Underhill* Dread Horseman Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Behind you! Posts: 2,743	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Shade of Carn Dûm Posts: 395</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Welcome to the Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum. An historic moment bubbles up from the Depths of Time. <img src=smile.gif ALT=""> How odd. </p>

02-05-2001, 11:37 AM	#5
*The Barrow-Wight* Night In Wight Satin Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 4,043	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wraith of Angmar Posts: 1821</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Welcome to the Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum. Wow! Where'd you dig up this old fossil? The Barrow-Wight (RKittle) <font size="2">I usually haunt http://www.barrowdowns.comThe Barrow-Downs</a> and The Barrow-Downs http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgiMiddle-Earth Discussion Board</a>.</p> __________________ The Barrow-Wight

02-05-2001, 11:45 AM	#6
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,680	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Seeker of the Straight Path Posts: 375</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Obi wan daposti I noticed yesterday it had come up [ seemingly] w/ out anyone editing or posting. I thought maybe it was some admin command. I decided to check it again to see if our Cheifwight had mentioned anything about the Silm. posting protocols <hem<img src=mad.gif ALT=">:"> ) I will happily take silence as a -"see to it yourself".and trouble you no further. lindil </p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000076>lindil</A> at: 2/5/01 1:56:17 pm __________________ The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.

05-05-2000, 02:59 PM	#2
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02-05-2001, 11:46 AM	#7
*Mister Underhill* Dread Horseman Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Behind you! Posts: 2,743	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Shade of Carn Dûm Posts: 399</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Welcome to the Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum. Ha! Thought you could slip a Star Wars quote by me?! Ben is a great man! That's the strange part -- when I clicked into this section, there it was, about fourth down on the list, quite randomly. Note the generic "Administrator" and "Registered User" titles. Fascinating! </p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000005>Mister Underhill</A> at: 2/5/01 12:47:24 pm

02-05-2001, 12:25 PM	#8
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ghost-Prince of Cardolan Posts: 546</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Welcome to the Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum. so you noticed it too? I thought it was my browser playing tricks heh <a href=http://www.geocities.com/gl_century/HerenIstarion.html>HerenIstarion</a></p> __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

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*The Barrow-Wight* Night In Wight Satin Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 4,043	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wraith of Angmar Posts: 1822</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> OT: Silm. posting protocols lindil, since you e-mailed me about such my main comp has been non-functional and I haven't been able to get into my e-mail to reply. I don't remember the entire gist of your message and didn't want to reply until I could get back in and read it thoroughly.But perhaps your remark will suffice. Take care of it as you see fit. And stop frowning at me <img src=tongue.gif ALT=""> <img src=wink.gif ALT=""> I'm a busy wight, ya know! The Barrow-Wight (RKittle) <font size="2">I usually haunt http://www.barrowdowns.comThe Barrow-Downs</a> and The Barrow-Downs http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgiMiddle-Earth Discussion Board</a>.</p> __________________ The Barrow-Wight

02-05-2001, 12:54 PM	#10
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,680	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Seeker of the Straight Path Posts: 380</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> green light Sorry I thought there might be comp. problems [sorry to hear it] . ;( lindil </p> __________________ The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.

02-05-2001, 12:58 PM	#11
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,680	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Seeker of the Straight Path Posts: 381</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> btw I went and looked at that frown via edit and it should be a <img src=smile.gif ALT=""> ...further ezboard mischief??? lindil </p> __________________ The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.

02-05-2001, 02:29 PM	#12
Orald Shadow of Malice Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: right behind you Posts: 843	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Shade of Carn Dûm Posts: 454</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: btw Now that I see this, I recall similar shenanigans occurring in the books a while ago. Those characters over at EZboard, sheesh </p>

02-05-2001, 05:14 PM	#13
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,680	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Seeker of the Straight Path Posts: 383</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Is this place haunted <img src=redface.gif ALT=""> Notice the shenanigans w/ the dates on the threads w/ the book forum? most of the 1/20's-to the first 2/1 have been shuttled over to the 2nd page.?? lindilo </p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000076>lindil</A> at: 2/5/01 6:17:28 pm __________________ The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.

02-05-2001, 05:59 PM	#14
Orald Shadow of Malice Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: right behind you Posts: 843	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Shade of Carn Dûm Posts: 464</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Is this place haunted See what I mean!?!?! This is unexcusable, we should build a pyre and BURRNN HERR!! SHE'S A WITCH, I mean BURRNN THEMMM. A little Monty Python always escapes from me and I am not able to take it back. </p>

05-10-2004, 01:12 AM	#15
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	archeology Know your history, folks! Up goes the thread which was already labeled 'this old fossil' as far back as February 2001 I have strong suspisions as of this particular thing being the very first post of the very first thread on the BD fora, and what with having the fourth birthday of those celebrated just the previous week, let it be exhibited for the awestruck crowds to gape at! __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time! Last edited by HerenIstarion; 05-10-2004 at 01:16 AM.

05-11-2004, 03:40 PM	#16
Eowyn Skywalker Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Somewhere far, far away. Eh. Posts: 402	Hmmm... odd coding in this thread... must be the age... as old as time... mwha-ha. You are right, this probably was the first posts ever! Cheers to the Downs! -Eowyn Skywalker __________________ Sometimes worlds collide. This time, they got their own webpage. Join Middle-earth: Insanity forums today.

05-11-2004, 04:21 PM	#17
symestreem Face in the Water Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 728	stares in open-mouthed awe It's so old... It's from the last century!

05-11-2004, 04:41 PM	#18
Aiwendil Late Istar Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,224	The last millennium, in fact. But then again, so are all of us (I think - any four year olds on the forum?)

05-11-2004, 06:25 PM	#19
Ithaeliel Cornus Caliga Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Five-hundred-twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes from here Posts: 710	Hooray! HerenIstarion, I must say you always somehow dig up the best instances of "old fossils." Good job finding the first post in the first thread in the entire discussion forum! What a gem! Goodness, I wasn't even around until two years later (almost exactly!) and I feel as though I've been here forever. BW must feel ancient, being here twice as long! __________________ That best portion of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love. .................William Wordsworth

05-13-2004, 11:35 AM	#21
Mad Baggins Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: A place where after thunder golden showers come falling like a rain of flowers. Posts: 371	Interesting. I'm going to assume that the first post was made after the Downs moved from EZBoard? A while back, someone surfaced with a link to the old, EZBoard forum. It was very neat; I should try to find it again and link it here. It was great seeing how different it was, yet creepy at the same time to see the Downs so deserted. [EDIT] Aha! Found it! Ancient Barrow-Downs! __________________ I like buying snacks from a vending machine because food is better when it falls. Sometimes at the grocery, I'll drop a candy bar so that it will achieve its maximum flavor potential. Last edited by Mad Baggins; 05-13-2004 at 12:00 PM.

05-13-2004, 02:03 PM	#22
Eowyn Skywalker Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Somewhere far, far away. Eh. Posts: 402	Eep... that's scary... seeing the Downs like that... I mean, come on... the LOGO doesn't even glow yet... and... it's... well... EMPTY! Just like in Tolkien's world... At least the moderator names are familiar. Hmmm... where was I four years ago... Oh, I REMEMBER! I was watching the Phantom Menace! The one think I can recall from four years ago, is watching Star Wars for the first time. I'd never heard of the Hobbit, let alone Lord of the Rings... for crying out loud, I was only ten back then... I'm scared now! I suppose EZboards, and Proboards are where good boards begin then, I still find it hard to believe that the Barrow-downs began as an EZboard! And look at them now! -Eowyn Skywalker __________________ Sometimes worlds collide. This time, they got their own webpage. Join Middle-earth: Insanity forums today.

05-14-2004, 01:09 AM	#23
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	Now that's scary. So that's how The Downs originally looked like. Suddenly I've remembered the forum in UBB. Sigh...memories... I should have joined the forum the first time I've heard about The Barrow-Downs... more than three years ago.

03-26-2007, 07:38 AM	#24
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Eldest Here's a bit of Downs history for you. There's every reason to think that this was the first thread ever started: an old campaigner which bears the scars of two changes of forum software and nearly seven years of posting. Heren Istarion bumped this up back in May 2004, so since it's about time it was seen again I've followed suit. Enjoy. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

03-26-2007, 07:56 AM	#25
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Good idea Squatter, it really is an interesting thread Seven years...wow! __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

04-02-2007, 02:26 PM	#27
High King Fingolfin Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Where the Wargs thrive, a.k.a. Madison, WI Posts: 437	Wow, I feel like I've been here so long. I've only seen two editions of forum software, not three, but this makes me feel old. __________________ "Outside of a Warg, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a Warg, it's too dark to read." - Wargo Marx

04-02-2007, 05:58 PM	#28
Snowdog Emperor of the South Pole Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Western Shore of Lake Evendim Posts: 625	ah yes... I remember the old EZ Board days....

04-23-2007, 03:44 AM	#29
Eomer of the Rohirrim Auspicious Wraith Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,859	Looking through the ancient scrolls of the Barrow-Downs, I see user Michael Martinez. Did the Downs spawn this famous author? __________________ Los Ingobernables de Harlond

05-03-2007, 04:59 PM	#30
Durelin Estelo dagnir, Melo ring Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,063	While we're talking about ancient scrolls.... ...and EZ-Board.... Edit: cough How old is this?! Last edited by Durelin; 05-03-2007 at 05:08 PM.

09-07-2010, 08:40 AM	#31
Eomer of the Rohirrim Auspicious Wraith Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,859	It's even more amazing now, Durelin! Gather round, ye Wights, and behold the history of the Downs. Many of those ancient threads are still interesting. __________________ Los Ingobernables de Harlond

06-10-2014, 09:02 PM	#37
Snowdog Emperor of the South Pole Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Western Shore of Lake Evendim Posts: 625	This old Balrog discussion is a teenager!