Thank you, Mister Underhill

[Feanaro]

You've seen some drastic changes in six months? Try two years on for size! Indeed this board has deteriorated from the state of its former glory. I remember not being able to post in 'The Books' because the questions were too deep and thought provoking for me to answer! Granted that back then I had only read LotR twice and had yet to begin The Silmarillion. You say these new regulations are too harsh? Bah! If only you had seen the former glory of this site, and the state that it has now gravitated towards. If only these regulations can be upheld, perhaps the forums shall return to their prior magnificence.

As to the suggestion for a forum dedicated to off-topic posts, it's a good idea, but one that would ultimately fail. It may work for a short time, but these off-topic posts would eventually leak out and saturate the other forums, much like garbage water seeps out from the plastic bag no matter what you try to do.

So onward I say, and let this renaissance sweep across the Downs!