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Pile O'Bones
Join Date: Apr 2004
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I am not infected with any of those viruses, although i'd like to be! i'm just a newbie
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Yep! Being a member of Downsaholic Anonymous really sets you apart.
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'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.' |
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Wind's Road
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*sigh* I recently discovered the QR and QQ. *sighs again* Aww, who am I kidding, it's tons of fun!
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Everyone, I have another problem to add to the list.
Symptoms: Spasms, Constant checking of the "Who's Online", excessive use of the refresh button Problem: You suffer who Stalkatoma. It is a occuring case in which you stalk other users. It causes no harm to you, but a little to your reputation. Cure: Just tell yourself, "They should be stalking me!" twenty times then get a slow internet connection, forcing less use of the refresh button. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ THE UN-OFFICIAL DOWNSAHOLIC FIELD GUIDE 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! ForumStalkeritis Symptoms: Excessive use of the "Who's Online?" page. Problem: Someone has been abusing their power. You are suffering from Forum Stalkeritis, a drive-bye disease found during excessive posts. Cure: The only way to prevent ForumStalkeritis from completely consuming you is repeating this everytime you feel the urge to click on the "Who's Online?" page: "I will not click here...I am not a stalker...I am a leader, not a follower." Repeat 10 times for the best results. Symptoms: Primarily having long, sometimes massively off topic, almost entirely unreadable posts that are filled with stuff from LotR but are just too long and bizarre to even attempt reading. I myself have done this and, without offending anyone else, can honestly say I have seen posts like this from others (won't say who *whistles innocently*) Problem: Hyperpostitis. Cure: Probably a simple toning it down. Long, thought-out posts are always encouraged, but after you've written such an epic monstrousity, take moment to read it over and make sure it is comprehendable Symptoms: You have become so attached to the Downs and its members that you are terrified of being shunned, even though the fact is unlikely, and thus never post anything controversial, interesting, argumentative, or even as far as your own views because you're afriad someone will disagree Problem: Barrowostriphobia, a deep rooted fear of earning dislike from any member of the Downs in the form of 'cold-shoulder giving' or ostricism Cure: Just take a deep breath, wait for the oppurtunity to rise, and post as any person would. Don't be afriad if you're wrong or if someone doesn't agree. Unless you do something really stupid, you're on the right track (if you have done something really stupid, be afraid...be very, very afraid) Symptoms: An endless list of forum links in your favorites, a link to your own site, highlighted links clicked in other peoples links lists... Problem: Forumitis Cure: So far, no known cures, as I believe that I am one of the first noted cases. However, if you delete all the links, disconnect the internet, (Save to go on Barrow-downs...) and invest in a ton of books to mark out quotes, you may at least fall you one of the other noted sicknesses. Other then that, I can offer no hope to those who suffer forumitis. Symptoms: Spasms, Constant checking of the "Who's Online", excessive use of the refresh button Problem: You suffer who Stalkatoma. It is a occuring case in which you stalk other users. It causes no harm to you, but a little to your reputation. Cure: Just tell yourself, "They should be stalking me!" twenty times then get a slow internet connection, forcing less use of the refresh button.
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'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.' |
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
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So like, Stalkatoma is an advanced and more terrible version of Forum Stalkeritis? That can't be good!
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Yes, Forum Stalkeritis is drive by cases of excessive use of the Who's Online. However, Stalkatoma is a melignant (hope I spelled it right) form of Stalkeritis. Also, Forum Stalkeritis only covers Forums, however, Stalkeritis covers stalking...period.
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'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.' |
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Between the fortune cookie and the post-its.
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*sigh* most of these don't apply to me... but i hope they will soon!! (after all, i'm still a newbie... rats.) wish me luck trying to acquire these "problems"!! (although, the "stalker" diseases will never be a problem, i hope. tho i do check the "who's online" page quite often.. uh-oh...HELPP!!!!!!!!) *another sigh* oh, well.
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Maniacal Mage
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'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.' |
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Snork!!...I'm Hama...and I'm a...downsaholic...
Currently I'm suffering from Forumstalkeritis, though not as much as on the old board because I cant find the pesky 'who's online' page that details exactly what everyone's doing... and RPGemia...I regularly don't do homework, revision or anything else because I feel a constand need to see that green and black screen in bront of me...I wait for the time to post, I even regularly check at the main forum to see who's reading it...I send PMs to people about ideas I have for how the RPG could develop...I read and re-read other people's post, searching for intricate meanings and images that I could use myself someday, making a mental note of what is going on all the time...I must have read 'Legacy of Traitors' through at least five times by the end of the game... That's all for now...snork!! Hama |
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Wind's Road
Posts: 467
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***WARNING: I AM ABOUT TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION THAT MAY ENCOURAGE THE DREADED CASE KNOWN AS "FORUMSTALKERITIS." NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.*** The "Who's Online" page is located at the very bottom of the forum main page. There you see everyone who is on the forum at the moment. Click the skulls next to all of the names, and that will bring you to the "who's Online" page.
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Pile O'Bones
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: I'm not sure anymore, on account of my being dead and all.
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Heeheehee... (giggles nervously) Thanks for the tip....heeheehee.... (rocks back and forth in computer chair, and suddenly tips over backward) WHOA NELLY!!!
Yes, I realised there wasn't a sign-up sheet, but I asked anyway, just to illustrate my short attention span when attracted by...hey, is that an RPG?
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lol Looking good everyone! And BTW, it's an RPG? You do have a short attention span. :P
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'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.' |
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Shade of Carn Dûm
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No, Master Jandalf, it is NOT an RPG, however, if you'd actually sign on one of the messanger programs more often, we could FINISH our RPGs... who am I kidding, we already finished one chapter today!
I just realized I suffer from more... I suffer from the Stalker problems, and the RPG problems... I'm in SO many RPs it isn't ever funny. Must... resist... urge... to... post... in... the... Dragon... kill... Willow... Overhill... -Eowyn Skywalker |
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Hi, my name is Wilwarin538, and I too am a Downsaholic, I beacame a BDer not that long ago. I mostly did everything on this site until one faithful day I noticed the forum. It was probably one of the best days of my life. The first and last thing I do in a day is check for new posts. I am for sure a Quizaphobic ( or whatever it is) its my whole life.
Thank-you for listening, Wilwarin538 PS Ya like my new avatar?
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Comme une étoile amarante Comme un papillon de nuit C'est la lumière qui m'attire La flamme qui m'éblouit Fenris Muffin
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Maniacal Mage
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Welcome Wilwarin! Yes, the downs is a glorious thing! And BTW, I do like the avatar!
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'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.' |
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Shade of Carn Dûm
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downsaholic! that's definatly me, even though i'm lurking more time than actually posting.
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Perky nice avatar, though it will take some getting used to.
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Comme une étoile amarante Comme un papillon de nuit C'est la lumière qui m'attire La flamme qui m'éblouit Fenris Muffin
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Wight
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: in my hobbit hole
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Hi I'm ninlaith. I didn't start too long ago but .....it's too hard to say!!!! Oh....give me a moment...after a day without posting anything...<sniffle>....I start to feel a little BD withdraw and the next day I just can't stop posting!!! It's like I need it! My lifeforce feeds off it!!! It doesn't even matter where I post or even if my posts make sense anymore I just keep posting and posting and posting and I just can't seem to stop. I find myself in search of new threads to post in like a maniac. Please help me........
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: May 2004
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My name is Morsul I was addicted from the day I came here my average posts per day was about 17.5 then it happened my computer broke down and i couldnt go on for almost three weeks but I needed my fix i forced my mom to drive to the library at least once a week to support my habit with their computers now i have my computer back i'm hooked again sadly I can't quit i don't want to quit but i have to quit especially not that i'm a shad of carn dum
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Maniacal Mage
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What a world we live it
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'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.' |
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Hi, my name is Azaelia. And I am definitely a Downsaholic, though I suffer from another problem that gets in my way: I have Barrowostriphobia, as listed in Perky's field guide. Which would explain why I have been here since Nov. 2002 and still have under 2oo posts...It's horrible. I know people like my posts when I post, but I'm so afraid that someone will decide I'm not a very good poster and make my rating in the green box thing go down... the horror!
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Maniacal Mage
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Welcome Azaelia of Willowbottom! Don't worry, we won't judge you...now what could I say to make your rating to down to the red
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'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.' |
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Shade of Carn Dûm
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"Wherever I have been, I am back." |
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Denethor's True Love
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Mirkwood. With Thranduil... *swoon*
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Yep, I'm a Downsaholic. I'm a Mirthie though, so I don't come up as a true Downsaholic.
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'The Hobbit' 1st impressions: 1. Thorin is hot... Oh god, I fancy a dwarf. 2. Thranduil is hotter. 3. Is that... Figwit! 4. Does Elijah Wood never age? 2nd: It's all about Fili & Kili, really. 3rd: BARD! OMG, Bard. |
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cool new quiz, Perky! I too am a True Downsalholic according to it. . More than this, I think I reached new levels of obsession these days, as I'm typing this post with a single hand, the other being heavily bandaged. My worst problem at the moment is that I can't indulge in Bookiosis, and have to confine to shorter posts.
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: May 2004
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It says I'm a beginner Downsaholic I can't believe that yesterday I posted 20 times the day before tht 29 times and this is my tenth post today and I'm still looking for somewhere to post
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Maniacal Mage
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Yeah. That's a sign that you've enter Downsaholic-hood.
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'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.' |
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Shade of Carn Dûm
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I got the same as Morsul -- beginner Downsaholic. Well I suppose my parents wouldn't like it if I was drunk anyway
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: in my own little world
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It all started with my Friendster picture.... I wanted a Sil-inspired pic! Then, as I was surfing in Yahoo, a site name thing caught my eye.... Planet tolkien. Then I browsed, and I found the downs.... Then, as if fate willed it, a fellow tolkienite(my english teacher) learned that I was a Tolkienite, and advised me to create an account.... THen, I remember next that I was totally addicted to the downs!!!!
I became crazier! But it is nice, with people whom I could relate, and add the fact that I am sick with that darn chemistry! BD made me forget about atoms.... ![]() |
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: May 2004
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I will return when I may and dont worry I will still be with you all its actually inspiring to see how much I shall be missed
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Hi.....my name is......Vuelve....in case you've forgotten on account of I haven't been here in AGES! Not that I don't love ya'll I do, but I just kind of up and left! Don't really remember why because its been so long. I come to you know to ask your forgiveness.Please don't hate me
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: May 2004
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I am here to speak about my soarly low post-per-day count 7.01 what is that?! I'm not too worried about not being here but going from 17.56 postsperday to 7.01 is very shall we say...disappointing.
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aha if it makes you feel better mine is:
0.47 and now I realize that this is an old thread that no one will probably take notice of anymore...No offense Perky. |
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***Shameless bump***
THE WITHDRAWL!! ITS TOO MUCH!!!
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'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.' |
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Perky, you should pop my mroe often
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: May 2003
Location: The Party Tree
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I have to say, I didn't realize how bad I had it until the site complications of yesterday. I was going berserk, and I laughed at my husband when he groaned because the site was back on.
The Perky Ent will have to add a new problem about Tol-in-Gauroth. It's nerve wracking because Enca's game (IX) will be starting Saturday and she said she'd P.M. the secret roles either Friday or today and well, I'm checking my box and nothing! I need to know who I am!!
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but where is trogdor?
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'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.' |
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Hauntress of the Havens
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: IN it, but not OF it
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Glad to see you back, Perky!
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