Downsaholic Anonymous - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Thorongil · 03-28-2004, 01:17 PM

Hello, my name is Thorongil, and I too, fear that I may have become a Downsaholic. A friend of mine first showed me this site, and solved quizzes, found an elvish name, read fictions and stuff like that. Then, I started posting in the forums. It started with N&N, i asked some questions about things I wondered about, and then I suffered the same fate as Perky: the quiz room! That and quotable quotes has taken over. It is too late for me, but maybe I can help others.

Duncariel · 03-28-2004, 04:53 PM

Few, I have not been here in a long time. I once was one of those downsaholics, on the internet every five minutes, able to name off a couple hundred 'downers without even trying. Those were the days. Carefree and happy I was then, until I was sucked into that dark void called High School. Six tests a day, speeches to memorize, monologues to write, friends to catch up with. Needless to say, I started to fall behind. Soon, I had been making maybe one post a week, then one a month, and then....well, you get the picture.

Then, one fateful day in mid-March, I returned. My eyes opened to the world as I once saw it. Tolkienites sharing in the love and joys of being among those who understood them. How beautiful it all truly is. Needless to say, much has changed. I have changed........

And that was really long and drawn out, sorry....

Kransha · 03-28-2004, 05:35 PM

Oh, I am sorely in need of such a thread. I feel rather honored to even be a downsaholic, since I still consider myself a newcomer. Technically, I have a lot of posting and forum experience, but I fear I am still immature in the ways of the wonderful Barrow-Downs. It pains me, gnawing at me like a warg pup, that I do not have the full scope of being dead enveloped into my countenance yet.

Well, I should get going then. To be blunt, you can call me Kransha. I used to be a good, law-abiding, self-respecting boy, who read all day, listened to classical music, and preached zelously about Tolkein as the fanatical psychotic within me requested. Now, I find that I am still a fanatic, but no longer a good, saintly, white wizard, oh no. I have descended with the Balrog to the very depths of darkness. I found this site many months ago and was primarily fascinated by it's name generators and games. Then, I found that it had a bustling forum. It was too perfect. I could have fun Tolkein-ly, I could exercise my meager writing skills in the RPG Section, I could relate my love of Tolkein's work, everything...

Now, I am boldly not ashamed to say that I spend most of my liesure hours here, since there always seems to be something I can read on the forums even if I'm not posting. In only a short month-and-a-half, I have become a hopeless downsaholic. HELP ME! I fear, though the road goes ever on an on, I'm very literally stuck on this one, and it shows no sign of ending anyway.

Firefoot · 03-28-2004, 06:04 PM

Well, you can call me Firefoot. And I fear that I too, have become a downsaholic in just a few short months. Like Thorongil and Perky Ent, I have been struck by Quiz Room-itis, and am constantly checking in to see if there are any new questions to answer. I spend much of my free time here. It is the first thing I do in the morning and one of the last things before I go to bed. I need serious help, but I don't think it would help because even if I tried, I really don't want to stop. I fear I am too deep in to save myself but let this be fair warning to any who are not yet addicted: The Downs are very addicting!

The Perky Ent · 03-28-2004, 10:36 PM

Here is a key to help cure being a Downsaholic. Remember, being a downsaholic is a diesase, not a crime.

Symptoms: Worn out Tolkien Books, millions of page markers in books, spams

Problem: It appears that you are suffering from Bookiosis. Bookisos is a rare disease that occurs to serious posters on the Downs and newbies who post in the first Forum they see.

Cure: Unfortunatly, the only cure for Bookiosis so far will not cure you of being a downsaholic. The only known cure for Bookiosis is to either commit to Nov and New, Quiz Room, Middle Earth Mirth, or join an RPG.

Symptoms: Making fun of Newbies, constantly posting things without much though, bordom induced posting

Problem: You are suffering from Novia-et-Newia, a rare disease found in people who have been posting on the downs for a long time. Very rare, yet easily to cure.

Cure: There is one cure. Get a life. Stop tormenting yourself with the pointlessness. It will only make you more of an addict. Just get a life and move on.

Symptoms: Fried eyes, Broken movies and DVD's. Quoting Spasms.

Problem: Yep! It's a textbook case! You are suffering from Movioma. The actual word would be virus, not disease. It starts to consume you as you constantly post in the movies. Constantly checking the EE appendicies looking for comments.

Cure: A easy cury for Movioma is to watch other movies. A lot of other movies. Hopefully, the dranage effect should reduce your urge. If it doesn't, consider watching a really bad movie. It helps to clear your mind.

Symptoms: Obsessive posting, refreshing the forum every 2 seconds, pestering people about missed posts, constantly bumping threads, having ongoing conversations throughout a thread

Problem: Yes, you have it. The most fatal and popular disease currently spreading through the barrow downs faster then any other. You have Quiz Roomitis!

Cure: Sorry, there is no current cure for Quiz Roomitis. Just live the rest of you life to the fullest!

Symptoms: millions of page markers in books, constant search engines running for quotes, friends searching through multible books

Problem: You are Quotaphobic. Not as powerful as Quiz Room-itis, but still powerful.

Cure:If you get someone to hide your books, and let the threads go bye, it should cure the urge.

Symptoms: Knowing too much about the Sil, being too smart

Problem: You suffer from Silmariliapox

Cure The cure for Silmariliapox is simply to stop being such a nerd. Just don't be a nerd. Ya nerd! God, you're such a nerd!

Symptoms: Forgotten homework assignments, spending all your time on the downs reading, spending weeks on a 5 paragraph post

Problem: You have RPGemia. It is common in a lot of downers and is not easy to cure, as you make a commitment by joining a RPG.

Cure: One cure for RPGemia is going on Hiatus. Taking a break. Saying you'll be out even though you won't. this cure wooks for some, but not others, as they will be caught posting in other forums but not the RPGs. Another harder cure is to balance your time, by placing convient saves and filling them in when you have time. Don't place a save when you know you can't fill it the next day. Also, make a chart of how many day's you have until they kick you out.

Symptoms: Being funny, having humor, having a good time.

Problems: There is nothing wrong with you. By posting in Middle Earth Mirth you prove you're not crazy.

Cure: posting in Middle Earth Mirth is the cure!

I really hope my posts helps those in need!

Estelyn Telcontar · 03-29-2004, 02:36 AM

For those Downsaholics who haven't had their fix for today, here's some fun reading:
Top Ten Signs You're Addicted to the Barrow-Downs. Enjoy!

Morgul Queen · 03-29-2004, 04:02 AM

Mae Govannen,

my name is Morgul and I used to be a 'Downs-a-holic, but recently (or not so recently) I got caught up in the Golden Ring Marathon. I used to not be able to go a day without spending at least 3 hours here, but now....well, now...this is my first trip on in 3 months

*cries* The new system's too complicated for me and it took me 18 minutes to figure out how to reply to a PM! I need help, someone aid me to become a 'Downs-a-holic once more! *breaks down into deep, heart-wrenching sobs*

03-28-2004, 01:17 PM	#1
Thorongil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The Elvenpath Posts: 780	Hello, my name is Thorongil, and I too, fear that I may have become a Downsaholic. A friend of mine first showed me this site, and solved quizzes, found an elvish name, read fictions and stuff like that. Then, I started posting in the forums. It started with N&N, i asked some questions about things I wondered about, and then I suffered the same fate as Perky: the quiz room! That and quotable quotes has taken over. It is too late for me, but maybe I can help others. __________________ To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. ~Sun Tzu

03-28-2004, 04:53 PM	#2
Duncariel Wight Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Land of the Ice and Snow Posts: 226	Deadliness Revived Few, I have not been here in a long time. I once was one of those downsaholics, on the internet every five minutes, able to name off a couple hundred 'downers without even trying. Those were the days. Carefree and happy I was then, until I was sucked into that dark void called High School. Six tests a day, speeches to memorize, monologues to write, friends to catch up with. Needless to say, I started to fall behind. Soon, I had been making maybe one post a week, then one a month, and then....well, you get the picture. Then, one fateful day in mid-March, I returned. My eyes opened to the world as I once saw it. Tolkienites sharing in the love and joys of being among those who understood them. How beautiful it all truly is. Needless to say, much has changed. I have changed........ And that was really long and drawn out, sorry.... __________________ Middle-earth: Insanity "What, the peons aren't trusted?" -- Yazoo, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children

03-28-2004, 05:35 PM	#3
Kransha Ubiquitous Urulóki Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The port of Mars, where Famine, Sword, and Fire, leash'd in like hounds, crouch for employment Posts: 747	Oh, I am sorely in need of such a thread. I feel rather honored to even be a downsaholic, since I still consider myself a newcomer. Technically, I have a lot of posting and forum experience, but I fear I am still immature in the ways of the wonderful Barrow-Downs. It pains me, gnawing at me like a warg pup, that I do not have the full scope of being dead enveloped into my countenance yet. Well, I should get going then. To be blunt, you can call me Kransha. I used to be a good, law-abiding, self-respecting boy, who read all day, listened to classical music, and preached zelously about Tolkein as the fanatical psychotic within me requested. Now, I find that I am still a fanatic, but no longer a good, saintly, white wizard, oh no. I have descended with the Balrog to the very depths of darkness. I found this site many months ago and was primarily fascinated by it's name generators and games. Then, I found that it had a bustling forum. It was too perfect. I could have fun Tolkein-ly, I could exercise my meager writing skills in the RPG Section, I could relate my love of Tolkein's work, everything... Now, I am boldly not ashamed to say that I spend most of my liesure hours here, since there always seems to be something I can read on the forums even if I'm not posting. In only a short month-and-a-half, I have become a hopeless downsaholic. HELP ME! I fear, though the road goes ever on an on, I'm very literally stuck on this one, and it shows no sign of ending anyway. __________________ "What mortal feels not awe/Nor trembles at our name, Hearing our fate-appointed power sublime/Fixed by the eternal law. For old our office, and our fame," -Aeschylus, Song of the Furies

03-28-2004, 10:36 PM	#5
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	Signs of being a Downsaholic Here is a key to help cure being a Downsaholic. Remember, being a downsaholic is a diesase, not a crime. Symptoms: Worn out Tolkien Books, millions of page markers in books, spams Problem: It appears that you are suffering from Bookiosis. Bookisos is a rare disease that occurs to serious posters on the Downs and newbies who post in the first Forum they see. Cure: Unfortunatly, the only cure for Bookiosis so far will not cure you of being a downsaholic. The only known cure for Bookiosis is to either commit to Nov and New, Quiz Room, Middle Earth Mirth, or join an RPG. Symptoms: Making fun of Newbies, constantly posting things without much though, bordom induced posting Problem: You are suffering from Novia-et-Newia, a rare disease found in people who have been posting on the downs for a long time. Very rare, yet easily to cure. Cure: There is one cure. Get a life. Stop tormenting yourself with the pointlessness. It will only make you more of an addict. Just get a life and move on. Symptoms: Fried eyes, Broken movies and DVD's. Quoting Spasms. Problem: Yep! It's a textbook case! You are suffering from Movioma. The actual word would be virus, not disease. It starts to consume you as you constantly post in the movies. Constantly checking the EE appendicies looking for comments. Cure: A easy cury for Movioma is to watch other movies. A lot of other movies. Hopefully, the dranage effect should reduce your urge. If it doesn't, consider watching a really bad movie. It helps to clear your mind. Symptoms: Obsessive posting, refreshing the forum every 2 seconds, pestering people about missed posts, constantly bumping threads, having ongoing conversations throughout a thread Problem: Yes, you have it. The most fatal and popular disease currently spreading through the barrow downs faster then any other. You have Quiz Roomitis! Cure: Sorry, there is no current cure for Quiz Roomitis. Just live the rest of you life to the fullest! Symptoms: millions of page markers in books, constant search engines running for quotes, friends searching through multible books Problem: You are Quotaphobic. Not as powerful as Quiz Room-itis, but still powerful. Cure:If you get someone to hide your books, and let the threads go bye, it should cure the urge. Symptoms: Knowing too much about the Sil, being too smart Problem: You suffer from Silmariliapox Cure The cure for Silmariliapox is simply to stop being such a nerd. Just don't be a nerd. Ya nerd! God, you're such a nerd! Symptoms: Forgotten homework assignments, spending all your time on the downs reading, spending weeks on a 5 paragraph post Problem: You have RPGemia. It is common in a lot of downers and is not easy to cure, as you make a commitment by joining a RPG. Cure: One cure for RPGemia is going on Hiatus. Taking a break. Saying you'll be out even though you won't. this cure wooks for some, but not others, as they will be caught posting in other forums but not the RPGs. Another harder cure is to balance your time, by placing convient saves and filling them in when you have time. Don't place a save when you know you can't fill it the next day. Also, make a chart of how many day's you have until they kick you out. Symptoms: Being funny, having humor, having a good time. Problems: There is nothing wrong with you. By posting in Middle Earth Mirth you prove you're not crazy. Cure: posting in Middle Earth Mirth is the cure! I really hope my posts helps those in need! __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'

03-29-2004, 02:36 AM	#6
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	For those Downsaholics who haven't had their fix for today, here's some fun reading: Top Ten Signs You're Addicted to the Barrow-Downs. Enjoy! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

03-28-2004, 06:04 PM	#4
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	Well, you can call me Firefoot. And I fear that I too, have become a downsaholic in just a few short months. Like Thorongil and Perky Ent, I have been struck by Quiz Room-itis, and am constantly checking in to see if there are any new questions to answer. I spend much of my free time here. It is the first thing I do in the morning and one of the last things before I go to bed. I need serious help, but I don't think it would help because even if I tried, I really don't want to stop. I fear I am too deep in to save myself but let this be fair warning to any who are not yet addicted: The Downs are very addicting!

03-29-2004, 04:02 AM	#7
Morgul Queen Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dontgonearthe Castle Posts: 414	Meep! Mae Govannen, my name is Morgul and I used to be a 'Downs-a-holic, but recently (or not so recently) I got caught up in the Golden Ring Marathon. I used to not be able to go a day without spending at least 3 hours here, but now....well, now...this is my first trip on in 3 months cries The new system's too complicated for me and it took me 18 minutes to figure out how to reply to a PM! I need help, someone aid me to become a 'Downs-a-holic once more! breaks down into deep, heart-wrenching sobs __________________ Athrabeth is still doing the wave for Boromir the Disco-King Oh...and call me Morgy!

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