How did you find out about the Barrowdowns? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

vanwalossien · 05-10-2003, 02:17 AM

My friend told me about the name generator, so I decided to check it out. I noticed the forum right away, and I have a nasty habit of sign up to pretty much everything, which often fills my inbox with junkmail, so I joined. My social life went online with me, and now it's 10 o'clock in the morning and brilliant sun, I've been up for three hours, and not even dragged myself upstairs to eat breakfast..

Lolidir · 01-13-2005, 09:52 PM

i had just finished the books and was hooked. i loved the elvish names so i decided to find my own. i searched for name generators and found my way here. this was a while ago. just recently have i ventured into the world of forums.

Lalwendë · 01-14-2005, 07:18 AM

I found this site by happy accident. I was looking up my own surname - which some Downers actually know - and this site came up on Google. Intrigued, I came in for a look and the rest is history. I'll leave you to ponder how peculiar my 'real' name is.

Mithalwen · 01-14-2005, 11:45 AM

ooh Lalwende ..not "Miss Barrowdowns" ? LOL...

Someone I RPGed with introduced me to MadLibs about 3 years ago!!! and it tool another 2 years to look at the forum

Lalwendë · 01-14-2005, 02:58 PM

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ooh Lalwende ..not "Miss Barrowdowns" ? LOL...

Erm, not far off!

The other odd thing about me joining the 'Downs was that some months before I found A.N.Other Forum and I was pondering whether to join that. Alas, I found it far too confusing so I didn't bother, and I assumed all forums were equally as confusing. Then I joined and after just a few posts didn't post anything for months because I had a supremely dodgy computer. It was reading the RPGs that got me into it again.

Neurion · 01-14-2005, 03:43 PM

I was searching for topics related to people being ticked-off at the portrayal of the Gondorian soldiers in RotK.

Assasin · 01-31-2005, 01:27 AM

I just kind of stumbled upon it.

Diamond18 · 07-20-2006, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Me, about 3 years ago

Barrowdowns.com was recommended as a cool Tolkien site by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal in their online section. I'm very impressionable, you know.

Funny how forgetful I am -- I know the above is why I checked out the main page, with the name generator and other goodies, but I don't remember how I made the leap to the forum. I'd never posted on a forum or any other kind of internet group before, so I must have had some special reason to think "Hey, this is the very first internet community I want to become a part of!" I assume I was really bored one day and decided to check out the one part of the site I hadn't been to, and read something and wanted to respond, but I can't actually remember it.

Premature senility.

Rockin_tha_Casbah · 07-20-2006, 10:17 AM

Jeez...I can't remember how I found out about this board...

Wait! It's coming back to me!

[LONG, DRAWN OUT STORY]

Back when I still had money and spare time, I was a big GameBoy Freak. I bought the FotR Game (the one from Black Label; Man, that game was horrible.) and I needed a bunch of help on it. (I didn't say I was a good GameBoy Freak.)

I found another message board that dealt with the game, and eventually I stumbled on The BD. This was a couple of years ago; the first movie still hadn't come out yet. I kept reading the boards (I still hadn't registered) until just after RotK came out, then I became a bit too busy. I don't think I even had time to look at a computer, let alone post on a message board.

Now, a couple of weeks ago, I was reading another board I like, and someone linked to a thread here. Something clicked. "Hey...this place seems familiar..."

So, I bit the bullet and registered (yesterday).

[/LONG DRAWN OUT STORY]

And yes, I know I'm using fake codes to add to my post. Just one more rung on the Ladder of Geekdom.

Durelin · 07-20-2006, 10:38 AM

I was shown this site by a person who was banned from the forums 2-3 years ago...

Hookbill the Goomba · 07-30-2006, 04:53 PM

I seem to recall that a good friend of mine was once a member of the Downs. She has since forgotten her username and all that and gave up on it, but she told me about it and I checked it out.

After messing around with hangahobbit and the name generator for a while, I found the forum and said, "ooohhh!"

So, that's the fascinating story of how I came to the Downs. Next week: How

got his cigar.

wilwarin538 · 07-31-2006, 10:03 AM

I believe I joined right after I read the trilogy and possily after I watched the third movie. I just googled for LotRs websites and this one looked fun. I read some of the fanfiction that used to be on the front page, played around with hanghobbit, then noticed the forums. I joined under Wilwarin Bluemoon, then forgot my password, couldn't get it back and joined again under this name.

Now I have the 'Downs as my home page, so it's the first thing I see when I get onto the internet, and I just go right to the forums, rairly do anything else on the main page.

Firefoot · 07-31-2006, 10:27 AM

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Now I have the 'Downs as my home page, so it's the first thing I see when I get onto the internet, and I just go right to the forums, rairly do anything else on the main page.

Same here... except the forum is my homepage.

I found the Downs from some other people at school who were fooling around in computer class and found the quizzes. I kept coming back mostly because of the fanfiction, and also sometimes the quizzes and games - I was around off and on for about a year and a half before joining the forum.

05-10-2003, 02:17 AM	#1
vanwalossien Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: middle of Nowhere/Norway Posts: 372	My friend told me about the name generator, so I decided to check it out. I noticed the forum right away, and I have a nasty habit of sign up to pretty much everything, which often fills my inbox with junkmail, so I joined. My social life went online with me, and now it's 10 o'clock in the morning and brilliant sun, I've been up for three hours, and not even dragged myself upstairs to eat breakfast.. __________________ "The ships hung in the air in much the same way as bricks don't"

01-13-2005, 09:52 PM	#2
Lolidir Wight Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Roaming the plains of Middle Earth Posts: 103	i had just finished the books and was hooked. i loved the elvish names so i decided to find my own. i searched for name generators and found my way here. this was a while ago. just recently have i ventured into the world of forums. __________________ "Its a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to"

01-14-2005, 07:18 AM	#3
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	I found this site by happy accident. I was looking up my own surname - which some Downers actually know - and this site came up on Google. Intrigued, I came in for a look and the rest is history. I'll leave you to ponder how peculiar my 'real' name is. __________________ Gordon's alive!

01-14-2005, 11:45 AM	#4
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	ooh Lalwende ..not "Miss Barrowdowns" ? LOL... Someone I RPGed with introduced me to MadLibs about 3 years ago!!! and it tool another 2 years to look at the forum __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

01-31-2005, 01:27 AM	#7
Assasin Wight Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In a desert. Posts: 142	I just kind of stumbled upon it. __________________ Death is as light as a feather, duty is as heavy as a mountain.

01-14-2005, 03:43 PM	#6
Neurion Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Standing amidst the slaughter I have wreaked upon the orcs Posts: 258	I was searching for topics related to people being ticked-off at the portrayal of the Gondorian soldiers in RotK.

07-20-2006, 10:17 AM	#9
Rockin_tha_Casbah Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Between the Middle of Nowhere and the End of the Line Posts: 10	Jeez...I can't remember how I found out about this board... Wait! It's coming back to me! [LONG, DRAWN OUT STORY] Back when I still had money and spare time, I was a big GameBoy Freak. I bought the FotR Game (the one from Black Label; Man, that game was horrible.) and I needed a bunch of help on it. (I didn't say I was a good GameBoy Freak.) I found another message board that dealt with the game, and eventually I stumbled on The BD. This was a couple of years ago; the first movie still hadn't come out yet. I kept reading the boards (I still hadn't registered) until just after RotK came out, then I became a bit too busy. I don't think I even had time to look at a computer, let alone post on a message board. Now, a couple of weeks ago, I was reading another board I like, and someone linked to a thread here. Something clicked. "Hey...this place seems familiar..." So, I bit the bullet and registered (yesterday). [/LONG DRAWN OUT STORY] And yes, I know I'm using fake codes to add to my post. Just one more rung on the Ladder of Geekdom. __________________ Sona si Latine loqueris.

07-20-2006, 10:38 AM	#10
Durelin Estelo dagnir, Melo ring Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,063	I was shown this site by a person who was banned from the forums 2-3 years ago...

07-30-2006, 04:53 PM	#11
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	I seem to recall that a good friend of mine was once a member of the Downs. She has since forgotten her username and all that and gave up on it, but she told me about it and I checked it out. After messing around with hangahobbit and the name generator for a while, I found the forum and said, "ooohhh!" So, that's the fascinating story of how I came to the Downs. Next week: How got his cigar. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

07-31-2006, 10:03 AM	#12
wilwarin538 Fluttering Enchantment Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,508	I believe I joined right after I read the trilogy and possily after I watched the third movie. I just googled for LotRs websites and this one looked fun. I read some of the fanfiction that used to be on the front page, played around with hanghobbit, then noticed the forums. I joined under Wilwarin Bluemoon, then forgot my password, couldn't get it back and joined again under this name. Now I have the 'Downs as my home page, so it's the first thing I see when I get onto the internet, and I just go right to the forums, rairly do anything else on the main page. __________________ Comme une étoile amarante Comme un papillon de nuit C'est la lumière qui m'attire La flamme qui m'éblouit Fenris Muffin