A Rough Draught Of A Topic

[The Squatter of Amon Rûdh]

Excuse me, Madam President; but I should just like to point out the inherent irony of the fact that the activities of the Academy itself are entirely responsible for the mayhem in this thread. I for one was planning on an exploration of the rôle of the spirit in craftsmanship across Tolkien's works, but I have been thwarted by the idiocy of this trumped-up popularity contest that calls itself the Academy.

Perhaps this has been a deliberate attempt to sabotage a thread because its title is too original, too ground-breaking to be the sort of crowd-pleaser of which the Academy is so infamously supportive. I tell you now that it is not only the reputations of Mr. Rimbaud and his thread that are at stake here, but that of the Academy itself as well. Whilst I for one have no objections to this becoming a mayhem-esque thread, I feel compelled to point out that where we go, the Academy may soon follow.

(Times, please copy)