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MatthewM · 07-18-2006, 09:38 PM

I gotta say, this forum is going really slow lately...does it go through periods of activity and no activity? I love the boards, don't get me wrong, but you have to admit they are quite slow right now...

Valier · 07-18-2006, 09:50 PM

Lots of game planning is afoot....Ever think about joining one? check out the Werewolf threads or a new up coming game called The Great Golden Hoard.

Glirdan · 07-18-2006, 10:30 PM

Maybe it's not the forums but your internet provider. And I really don't think that this is a thread that will be open long so don't be surprised if it gets the axe by one of the Moderators.

Naria · 07-18-2006, 11:40 PM

Sheesh Glirdy, no need to sound so harsh....however true it may be.

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I understand what Mat is trying to say. I myself have been wondering what is going on(or hasn't been going on). Everything is alot slower than normal....I would account it for the lovely weather that we have been having and people taking their vacations. I am sure that the forum will pick up in the coming weeks.

LOL....nice plug Val

Formendacil · 07-19-2006, 12:30 AM

Actually... I was right there with Glirdy when I first saw this thread... thought it had something to do with physical (erm... yeah...) speed. Possibly because I was waiting inordinately long for the next subforum to load while I waited.

But a lack of activity?

Well... maybe...

Speaking as a getting-more-involved RPGer, I feel like things are really moving, but I can see what you mean. But I wouldn't worry. Forums go through fast periods and slow, and strangely (or naturally) the time when people seem to have the least amount of time to spend here is... the holidays.

Only a few numbskull, no Life- diehards like us still stick around.

Besides... what is talking about it going to do? You can't FORCE people to post. Though you CAN blackmail them...

Kath · 07-19-2006, 07:47 AM

Yes it is holiday time, and many people are out enjoying this lovely weather! Plus there is no werewolf game on at the moment, so people don't have such an obligation to post. If you're in a game you tend to be on the Downs more often and perusing other threads while you wait for people to post so you post more yourself.

But yes as Form said, in the RPG world things are certainly speedy. Perhaps you could join one Mat?

Mithalwen · 07-19-2006, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by MatthewM

I gotta say, this forum is going really slow lately...does it go through periods of activity and no activity? I love the boards, don't get me wrong, but you have to admit they are quite slow right now...

I think it is partly the summer - I am not on holiday but the garden provides a lot of work at this time of the year and an attractive option for a Brit enjoying a precious hot summer ... if I had Wi-fi and could sit in the garden with a laptop adn a chilled drink that would be perfect. I have every intention of giving books some attention and have some thread ideas of my own but at the moment RPG, ME idol and the quiz room all have prior call on my time as well a backlog of interesting PM correspondence. It happened last year too I think so bear with us and it will come good I am sure

MatthewM · 07-19-2006, 04:48 PM

Sounds good.

Hey, just out of curiousity, are most of you located in the UK? I've seen that mentioned in a lot of posts. I went to England in May this year and I loved it...such a beautiful country that I want to see more of. One day! While I was there (for only a short week) I caught the Tolkien Exhibit with the work of Ted Nasmith in Moreton-in-Marsh. Truly amazing. Anyway, just wondering about that.

Kath · 07-19-2006, 05:31 PM

According to Aman's list I think that most people are from the USA actually.

But thank you for complimenting our little country

Lhunardawen · 07-20-2006, 02:54 AM

It's summer for most of you but for us here in this little archipelago we're already a month into the school year. Not that it matters.

It really depends on the subforum. Mirth and the RPGs are particularly active now, from my perspective.

Durelin · 07-20-2006, 10:36 AM

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Only a few numbskull, no Life- diehards like us still stick around.

No Life-diehards = RPers.

Numbskulls = Werewolfers.

07-18-2006, 09:38 PM	#1
MatthewM Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Posts: 627	Slow I gotta say, this forum is going really slow lately...does it go through periods of activity and no activity? I love the boards, don't get me wrong, but you have to admit they are quite slow right now... __________________ "Loud and clear it sounds in the valleys of the hills...and then let all the foes of Gondor flee!" -Boromir, The Fellowship of the Ring

07-18-2006, 10:30 PM	#3
Glirdan Energetic Essence Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where Lark Nor Eagle Ever Flew Posts: 3,285	Maybe it's not the forums but your internet provider. And I really don't think that this is a thread that will be open long so don't be surprised if it gets the axe by one of the Moderators. __________________ *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

07-18-2006, 11:40 PM	#4
Naria Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 500	Sheesh Glirdy, no need to sound so harsh....however true it may be. . I understand what Mat is trying to say. I myself have been wondering what is going on(or hasn't been going on). Everything is alot slower than normal....I would account it for the lovely weather that we have been having and people taking their vacations. I am sure that the forum will pick up in the coming weeks. LOL....nice plug Val __________________ MONEY Anyone who says it doesn't buy happiness.....is probably broke.

07-19-2006, 12:30 AM	#5
Formendacil Dead Serious Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Perched on Thangorodrim's towers. Posts: 3,311	Actually... I was right there with Glirdy when I first saw this thread... thought it had something to do with physical (erm... yeah...) speed. Possibly because I was waiting inordinately long for the next subforum to load while I waited. But a lack of activity? Well... maybe... Speaking as a getting-more-involved RPGer, I feel like things are really moving, but I can see what you mean. But I wouldn't worry. Forums go through fast periods and slow, and strangely (or naturally) the time when people seem to have the least amount of time to spend here is... the holidays. Only a few numbskull, no Life- diehards like us still stick around. Besides... what is talking about it going to do? You can't FORCE people to post. Though you CAN blackmail them... __________________ I prefer history, true or feigned.

07-19-2006, 07:47 AM	#6
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Yes it is holiday time, and many people are out enjoying this lovely weather! Plus there is no werewolf game on at the moment, so people don't have such an obligation to post. If you're in a game you tend to be on the Downs more often and perusing other threads while you wait for people to post so you post more yourself. But yes as Form said, in the RPG world things are certainly speedy. Perhaps you could join one Mat? __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

07-18-2006, 09:50 PM	#2
Valier Twisted Taleswapper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: somewhere between sanity and insanity Posts: 1,706	Lots of game planning is afoot....Ever think about joining one? check out the Werewolf threads or a new up coming game called The Great Golden Hoard.

07-19-2006, 04:48 PM	#8
MatthewM Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Posts: 627	Sounds good. Hey, just out of curiousity, are most of you located in the UK? I've seen that mentioned in a lot of posts. I went to England in May this year and I loved it...such a beautiful country that I want to see more of. One day! While I was there (for only a short week) I caught the Tolkien Exhibit with the work of Ted Nasmith in Moreton-in-Marsh. Truly amazing. Anyway, just wondering about that. __________________ "Loud and clear it sounds in the valleys of the hills...and then let all the foes of Gondor flee!" -Boromir, The Fellowship of the Ring

07-19-2006, 05:31 PM	#9
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	According to Aman's list I think that most people are from the USA actually. But thank you for complimenting our little country __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

07-20-2006, 02:54 AM	#10
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	It's summer for most of you but for us here in this little archipelago we're already a month into the school year. Not that it matters. It really depends on the subforum. Mirth and the RPGs are particularly active now, from my perspective.