I always knock politely and ask for admittance.

And congratulations davem, well deserved indeed. Although I hope to be keeping you company at the court of Elessar soon. . . ;)

(Note to Self: stop repping davem.)

You already are, Fordim! Congratulations to both you and davem!!

Irony of ironies! It was davem himself who 'repped me up' to his own stratospheric heights!

(Note to Self: start repping davem again.)

Darn, I never knew you could gather this many "reputation jewels," oh boy, I got a lot of catching up to do.

Before I forget, congrats Davem and Fordhim, reaching the new level.

Given that Child and I have only just acquired five squares, I would surmise that only Bethberry is in with any chance of catching our two runaway leaders.

Unless all three of them go on an extended leave of absence ...

Hmm, wait a minute, that gives me an idea ... ;)

OK this is going to sound really dumb but. . .

I am red-green colour blind so I sometimes have trouble with things online. Is that newest little boxy-jewel thing a different colour from the others???????

Looks just slightly brighter than the others.

Curious.

Yes, it definately does look brighter, still green, but a brighter green :) . Tis odd.

Maybe it means that you can't get any more boxes and that the next level will have two bright green squares and then three, etc.? Congratulations davem and Fordim.

Yes. It's a brighter green, signifying a "high positive" rating - see post #32 above. :)

Our hares lack overconfidence and this tortoise is slow these days
 

Are you thinking of getting the three of us together at the Tolkien Society 50th Anniversary celebrations next summer, Sauce? :p

Despite waking up to discover I have received over 20 points overnight (my Galadriel post on the current Chapter by Chapter discussion) , I doubt I could ever catch up to our front runners, even should they choose to look casually over their shoulders. ;) They're in a league of their own I would say. :)

I do have a question, though, about this bright green jewel which now adorns davem and Fordim. Does this "high positive rating" refect the status of having over 500 points? Or does it reflect multiple reps for one post?

<==The Lofty Tree of Gondor
 

*stares rather morosely at her single jewel* Phoo. :( What are the different rep numbers you need to get more jewels?

Congratulations to davem and Fordim! http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmili...ggrinparty.gif Is there even a higher rep to be had? :D Many huzzahs to ye both!

Abedithon le,

~ Saphy ~

I'm guessing its every 100 rep points. The only time I moved up, I was at 100 points. Now, I'm about 16 points away from 200, so I need to just make some spectacular posts (which I haven't been doing last couple days) and we'll find out then. Unless, someone for sure knows now.

Yes, Boromir...you'll get another loverly little jewel when you get to two hundred points.

Am I the first to notice? Bêthberry would also be welcome at Aragorn's court! Congratulations, Bb!

Ooh obviously quite tight at the top of the board - Fordim will have to watch his back...

May I also add my congrats to Bethberry on her accession to Aragorn's court.

(I suppose this means Fordim & I now have to stop lazing around in our underwear & drinking beer in here :(

Unless Bb wants to join us :D )

*Fordim quickly puts on a robe and pours his beer into a glass; adopts an elegant pose and lights his pipe*

Ah yes, greetings Bethberry, delightful to see you. Can I fetch you a sherry? Whisky neat? Oh, and yes, congratulations my dear dear lady. ;)

Dancing all night
 

*opens the windows to clear out some of the stale pipe smoke* (My allergies, you know, gentlemen. *coughs* I may on occasion wear George Sand's pants, but I haven't picked up her habit concerning cigars.) And I will have port, thank you, Fordim, unless the beer here is English.

Thank you Lindolirian and my esteemed colleagues davem and Fordim. But what's this? Aragorn's court is as slovenly as PJ's film hero? tsk.

To be honest, when I see so many very worthy Downers around I am surprised to find myself (currently) third. I pinch myself and wonder when the clock will eventually strike midnight and whether I will find myself barefoot. ;) :D :smokin:

<==The Lofty Tree of Gondor
 

Huzzah, Bethberry! http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmili...ggrinparty.gif http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmili...ggrinparty.gif So that's three in Aragorn's Court so far?

Geez, I don't even have 50 points yet. -,-;;; Oh well. I don't mind being a fool of a Took. ^_^

Abedithon le,

~ Saphy, a proud FoolofaTook ~

Congrats, congrats :)
 

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Query
 

Oh Great and Mighty Barrow Wighty --

Is "Aragorn's Court" and/or six jewelly-box thingees some kind of plateau? I've just bust through what I thought would be the next level, but there was no new jewelly-box thingee.

I would have asked this via PM, but with davem and now Bethberry closing in on the same mark (or already passed it), and others just behind, I thought it might be useful to have this on the open thread.

The boxes are 1 per hundred, I think. The titles have different point requirements.

Herm. . .now I do think that davem, Bb and I have got to some kind of plateau, as I have gone above another 100-mark (600+) but there is no new box. Perhaps that is the meaning of that slightly brighter final box. . .?

Ah Fordim! You will have to settle for quality (ie shininess) instead of quality... maybe when all the jewels are bright they will change colour!


Silk dressing gowns a la Noel Coward?

Ai! All fear Fordim! He'll be after one of the Silmarils next, you'll see... ;)

Hey, it's not my fault that davem and Bethberry stole them! Frankly, I think it's a little ripe of davem to put them in a tiara like that, and as for what Bethberry did to the shrubbery on her way out. . .unforgiveable.

Now it's off to swear my oath and look for volunteers to come with me on what is sure to be a quest that will end extremely well for everyone involved. Except, maybe, those silly fools who get in my way. . .

(Oooooo. . .I am really going to catch it now from d and Bb.)

Eeeeeeeek ................. by some quirk of fate, maybe he is a descendent of Feanor ......

Fordim indeed. You have been exposed, Scooby-Doo style! Your real name is..........Feanor Hedgethistle!

Better get that Mithril armour out now...

And he would have succeeded too if it hadn't been for those pesky Valar....

Well Fordim would be a plausible corruption over many ages of the world, of "Feanorion", scion of Feanor... I man haven't got time to work out the exact vowel changes but...



PS Sorry BW... perhaps I should delete not edit :(

I may have to start neg-repping for all the chatting in this thread! :p

*groans* :p

Hmmm... perhaps it's for the best that the purty lil jewels aren't continuing to come (at the same rate, anyway) because when I first saw the six, I was wondering if in time there would have to be two rows of shiny green to accommodate all of certain individual's rep points!

Maybe when you reach six you have to get, say, 200 points to obtain another box. Just a thought.

Don't suppose I could interest you in challenging each of them to a
duel? ;)

Or perhaps taking on the lot of them at once? :smokin:

Greetings and welcome to Aragorn's Court Saucepan Man. Your smoking jacket is there on the hook, and here is your pipe. You can have a seat by the fire and chat with davem, or if you'd rather, I wouldn't mind a partner at billiards.

Where's Bethberry you say? She's just popped down to the kitchen to make us all a cup of tea. . . :p :D ;)

Why thank you Fordim. :) It's a pleasure to be here. Hmm, I wouldn't say no to one of those big fat Havanas, if you don't mind. Oh, and Guinness on tap too. I must say that I really feel rather at home here. :smokin:

*Saucepan puts his feet up and starts to watch the footie*

Say, we'd best make the most of it before Child and Helen arrive and restore the gender balance. ;)

Say rather Bethberry is contemplating negative repping someone. :p :rolleyes: ;)

Welcome and well done, SaucepanMan. Perhaps as a lawyer you can point out to our esteemed colleagues that "court" is a formal place and not the smoking room. That is off to the side somewhere, perhaps down the line of negative reputations. *grins*

<==The Lofty Tree of Gondor
 

Well done, Saucepan Man! http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmili...ggrinparty.gif http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmili...ggrinparty.gif Drinks all around! http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmili...arty/drink.gif

I'm no longer a Fool of a Took! *sends hugs to Heren, Boromir88, and Encaitare* Less than 40 points to a new jewel. ^^

Abedithon le,

~ Saphy ~

Aragorn's court...

Alas, there is something in me that prefers having 'the fame of Frodo' to any of the other labels, and rather dreads losing that greatest and deepest of associations.

Sentimental, but I never was one for high society.

You mean to tell me that a Pippin fan like you (or at least I'm guessing that by your avatar) didn't like being a Fool of a Took? :eek: :p.

Actually I think being "no fool of a took" was fab but I don't necessarily want to return to it....