** General Comments on the Project & Sign Up Thread **

[Aiwendil]

Welcome, Elvellon! And Alasse Estel (Though I guess you've been around for a bit, while I was away.)

This project has been slower than molasses recently (largely my fault, I fear), but I'm hoping that it's not yet dead. Please feel free to poke around the old threads and get acquainted with our methods and madness.

[Alassë Estel]

Thanks very much! And welcome to The Barrow-Downs, Elvellon.

[Elvellon]

Originally Posted by Aiwendil

Welcome, Elvellon! And Alasse Estel (Though I guess you've been around for a bit, while I was away.)

This project has been slower than molasses recently (largely my fault, I fear), but I'm hoping that it's not yet dead. Please feel free to poke around the old threads and get acquainted with our methods and madness.

Thank you for the warm welcome! I've been reading through the **'d threads and it's been fascinating seeing the evolution of the various projects. Although, is the html or bbcode showing up for anyone else or just me? It seems like maybe the oldest threads were broken by a forum change/upgrade or something at some point in the past?

[Mithadan]

Alasse, Elvellon and Val Balmer, you have all been given access to the private TftE forum. It should appear directly below this forum. If it does not, try logging out and back in. Let me know if you have issues.

[Aiwendil]

Welcome (back), Val Balmer!

Originally Posted by Elvellon

Although, is the html or bbcode showing up for anyone else or just me? It seems like maybe the oldest threads were broken by a forum change/upgrade or something at some point in the past?

Yes, the forum was migrated from a different place a while back, and the old board used html while this one uses BBCode, so all the old html is broken. Kind of gives one the feeling of deciphering an ancient text when you read really old threads.

[Elvellon]

Originally Posted by Mithadan

Alasse, Elvellon and Val Balmer, you have all been given access to the private TftE forum. It should appear directly below this forum. If it does not, try logging out and back in. Let me know if you have issues.

Much obliged! I see it just fine without any need to log out.

Originally Posted by Aiwendil

Yes, the forum was migrated from a different place a while back, and the old board used html while this one uses BBCode, so all the old html is broken. Kind of gives one the feeling of deciphering an ancient text when you read really old threads.

That's what I suspected. And yes, that's exactly what it feels like! A language I once knew, the meaning now obscured beneath the dust of long-decayed memories, the skill of its writing withered by ages of disuse.

[Val Balmer]

Originally Posted by Aiwendil

Welcome (back), Val Balmer!



Yes, the forum was migrated from a different place a while back, and the old board used html while this one uses BBCode, so all the old html is broken. Kind of gives one the feeling of deciphering an ancient text when you read really old threads.

Thanks! There a huge quantity of material to read... any suggestion on where to start or on how to improve the reading experience

[Aiwendil]

Originally Posted by ArcusCalion

I am still lurking, I check for updates once in a blue moon, but I would be happy to try to keep working! I believe we were most recently trying to finalize/update Chapter 4: Of the Coming of the Elves.

I'll try to take a look at that chapter again and see where we were.

There's also the issue of the Ruin of Doriath in light of "Concerning 'The Hoard'" being revealed last year.

I hope Findegil checks back sometimes. Maybe I'll send him a PM in case he gets e-mail notifications for those.

Originally Posted by Val Balmer

There a huge quantity of material to read... any suggestion on where to start or on how to improve the reading experience

I think that just reading through some of the discussion threads is the only way. The ones that have had full discussions of the drafts are largely the later chapters, from "Beren and Luthien" to "The Voyage of Earendil", and the early ones, from the Ainulindale up to "Concerning the Naugrim, Ents, and Eagles".