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**lindil** · 11-17-2003, 09:01 AM

This is excerpted from my recently edited above post in the light of Eurytus' reply. Please pardon the repetition, but I did not want it to get lost in an edit above.

--Eurytus: As the tenor of the debate has been officially 'encouraged' to change, I will leave you with what I posted above. If my several posts [not too mention the other many other and better responses] do not succeed in pointing you in a new dirction re: Psychological depth, then alas, nothing else I can say will have much hope of doing it either.

The same must be said for the Galadriel issue addressed above. If you do not see the intimate and to my mind indisoluable bond between character and that characters innate power then there is probably nothing I can do to explicate it.

I want to apologize to you however for letting my personal reactions go beyond what is civilized or useful to conversation. That was unbecoming of any poster especially a moderator, and the Downs has tried to pride itself on [and almost always succeeded in] warm-hearted discussions, despite any differences of opinion.

sincerely,
lindil

[ November 17, 2003: Message edited by: lindil ]

11-17-2003, 09:01 AM	#61
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,680	This is excerpted from my recently edited above post in the light of Eurytus' reply. Please pardon the repetition, but I did not want it to get lost in an edit above. --Eurytus: As the tenor of the debate has been officially 'encouraged' to change, I will leave you with what I posted above. If my several posts [not too mention the other many other and better responses] do not succeed in pointing you in a new dirction re: Psychological depth, then alas, nothing else I can say will have much hope of doing it either. The same must be said for the Galadriel issue addressed above. If you do not see the intimate and to my mind indisoluable bond between character and that characters innate power then there is probably nothing I can do to explicate it. I want to apologize to you however for letting my personal reactions go beyond what is civilized or useful to conversation. That was unbecoming of any poster especially a moderator, and the Downs has tried to pride itself on [and almost always succeeded in] warm-hearted discussions, despite any differences of opinion. sincerely, lindil [ November 17, 2003: Message edited by: lindil ] __________________ 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.