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Well, has there been a big, block-buster Tolkien movie in theatres in the past little while, attracting the attention of the ignorant and curious, or fall-away?

I thought not.

With nothing huge like the movies to attract the interest of fallen-away Tolkien fans, or to induct those who have never been a part of the culture, you can't really expect the levels of those joining a Tolkien-related fansite to remain as high as they did when there was such a thing.

Most of what you get now is going to be your normal, devoted fans only just discovering the site, or only just deciding they need the similarly crazy companionship. Members like myself, for instance...