Top Ten Signs You're Addicted to the Barrow-Downs - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Pitchwife · 10-14-2016, 10:28 AM

When the site is down for 24 hours and in spite of not having posted anything of substance for months you feel like your hometown has just been bombed.

Since Agan, Rune and Lommy talked about emojis above (what a newfangled word; when did we stop calling them smileys?) I'd like to say a few things about message icons, which are another nice way of nonverbal communicarion and come handy for indicating the tone of the following post. I mostly use Thumbs up (signing approval, obviously, e.g. in cases when I can't rep somebody right now) and 1420! (the tankard - for festive occasions, like birthday felicitations in the rare case that I remember to post them) and sometimes the Pipe (which has a somewhat scholarly air for me as well as an almost Legate-like smugness); also the Silmaril instead of a light bulb for sudden insight. Sting, the Eye and the Arrow (strangely mislabeled Eye as well) have their uses as Gifted hints in Werewolf. What are your favourite ones?

Galadriel55 · 10-15-2016, 01:19 PM

I couldn't agree more about the smileys (and also about the words emojis

). I sometimes habitually type in the code for one of ours on a different site, and they either come out all wrong or don't translate to a picture at all - let alone such a unique picture as our Merisu or Rolleyes.

Aside from that, you're also very addicted to the Barrow Downs when you can't resist clicking the button on your favourites bar on a regular basis even though you know it'll just bring you to a different site.

Galadriel55 · 12-11-2018, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Pitchwife

Since Agan, Rune and Lommy talked about emojis above (what a newfangled word; when did we stop calling them smileys?)

And now there's also emoticons. Still can't tell the difference between them.

Fun fact: last year as the creative component of an application, I had to describe my favourite emoji. So I screenshotted the Down's emoji panel for them to see and wrote an essay on the Merisu smiley, with Rolleyes and Eek as runners up. Needless to say, I got the position.

THE Ka · 02-23-2019, 08:49 PM

It's been several years since you last posted, yet you still have the old habit of lurking through the threads reading and simply enjoying every last bit.

Love all of you, I promise I'll try to interact more over this year.

Inziladun · 02-24-2019, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by THE Ka

It's been several years since you last posted, yet you still have the old habit of lurking through the threads reading and simply enjoying every last bit.

Love all of you, I promise I'll try to interact more over this year.

A transition from treeish to Entish is always welcome.

Rune Son of Bjarne · 02-25-2019, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by THE Ka

It's been several years since you last posted, yet you still have the old habit of lurking through the threads reading and simply enjoying every last bit.

Love all of you, I promise I'll try to interact more over this year.

I think it would be awesome if some of the ancient wights would start to haunt the barrows again. Just on a semi-regular basis.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 03-13-2019, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Inziladun

A transition from treeish to Entish is always welcome.

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Originally Posted by Rune Son of Bjarne

I think it would be awesome if some of the ancient wights would start to haunt the barrows again. Just on a semi-regular basis.

Semi-regular being the key word. *looks at the differences between timestamps of the last posts*

But indeed, I second what has been said. And would certainly support the notion that Entish is better than treeish. At least from this particular perspective - nothing against trees otherwise (right, Ungoliant).

Galadriel55 · 04-13-2019, 08:23 PM

You're addicted to the Downs when classmates ask you about that black site with the sword at the top.

Also, the two hours of intense posting activity today were the happiest two hours in a long time (and quite possibly raised the average posts/day of involved Downers by a couple decimal points.

That was a lot of posting!)

Morsul the Dark · 04-15-2021, 07:58 PM

The length Your membership on the downs has bypassed the amount of time since you last talked to your father. Too Dark?

Your membership on the downs is old enough to drive.

10-14-2016, 10:28 AM	#1
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	When the site is down for 24 hours and in spite of not having posted anything of substance for months you feel like your hometown has just been bombed. Since Agan, Rune and Lommy talked about emojis above (what a newfangled word; when did we stop calling them smileys?) I'd like to say a few things about message icons, which are another nice way of nonverbal communicarion and come handy for indicating the tone of the following post. I mostly use Thumbs up (signing approval, obviously, e.g. in cases when I can't rep somebody right now) and 1420! (the tankard - for festive occasions, like birthday felicitations in the rare case that I remember to post them) and sometimes the Pipe (which has a somewhat scholarly air for me as well as an almost Legate-like smugness); also the Silmaril instead of a light bulb for sudden insight. Sting, the Eye and the Arrow (strangely mislabeled Eye as well) have their uses as Gifted hints in Werewolf. What are your favourite ones? __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

10-15-2016, 01:19 PM	#2
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,496	I couldn't agree more about the smileys (and also about the words emojis ). I sometimes habitually type in the code for one of ours on a different site, and they either come out all wrong or don't translate to a picture at all - let alone such a unique picture as our Merisu or Rolleyes. Aside from that, you're also very addicted to the Barrow Downs when you can't resist clicking the button on your favourites bar on a regular basis even though you know it'll just bring you to a different site. __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

02-23-2019, 08:49 PM	#4
THE Ka Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: As with the flygja Posts: 1,403	It's been several years since you last posted, yet you still have the old habit of lurking through the threads reading and simply enjoying every last bit. Love all of you, I promise I'll try to interact more over this year. __________________ Vinur, vinur skilur tú meg? Veitst tú ongan loyniveg? Hevur tú reikað líka sum eg, í endaleysu tokuni?

04-13-2019, 08:23 PM	#8
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,496	You're addicted to the Downs when classmates ask you about that black site with the sword at the top. Also, the two hours of intense posting activity today were the happiest two hours in a long time (and quite possibly raised the average posts/day of involved Downers by a couple decimal points. That was a lot of posting!) __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

04-15-2021, 07:58 PM	#9
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	The length Your membership on the downs has bypassed the amount of time since you last talked to your father. Too Dark? Your membership on the downs is old enough to drive. __________________ Morsul the Resurrected