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Old 01-19-2001, 03:42 PM   #1
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http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6595,95153,00.htmlwww.ew.com/ew/report/0,65...53,00.html</a>

Notice the top site with the best grade???

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Old 01-19-2001, 04:31 PM   #2
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Re: We made Entertainment Weekly!

Congratulations BW on the favorable PR.

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Old 01-19-2001, 10:42 PM   #3
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Re: We made Entertainment Weekly!

<blockquote>Quote:<hr> So before journeying into movie sites run by people who debate whether or not Balrogs have wings, refresh your memory with this site's book synopses.<hr></blockquote>Hey! We are people who debate whether balrogs have wings!

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Old 01-20-2001, 12:15 AM   #4
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Re: We made Entertainment Weekly!

I assumed that meant that that's not all we talk about -- petty problems. <img src=ohwell.gif ALT=":/">

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Old 01-20-2001, 03:11 AM   #5
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da wings

Yeah , but on some boards that seemed to be their only thread of substance.

Congrats BW. and a well deserved mention it is !

I wonder Chief if we may be poised to receive a small influx of newcomers from this E.W.thing and if so , might it not be a good time to let that 'add poll' option rest peacefully in a small cozy barrow far, far away? [w/ no telephone jack and rock to thick to allow wireless]] As I recall you were looking for someone to beg for it to stay otherwise it wouldn't.

Just a thought, since newbies seem drawn to the poll button like wraith's to the ring.


Here are a list of polls I am contemplating should the option be at our disposal for awhile:
<img src=smile.gif ALT=""> <img src=smile.gif ALT=""> <img src=smile.gif ALT=""> <img src=smile.gif ALT="">
Which Poll do you think has the value of Fatty Lumpkin's manure from last season?[listmy &quot;favorite&quot; 5]
Which of Tom Bombadils rhymes would sound best by done by Cirith Ungol or your faavoritedeath/metal/sci-fi/fantasy/adolescent/satanic garageband?
Who is your favorite hobbit in the geneologies for whom absolutely other no information is given?
If you could be Morgoth who else would you most want toput a curse on and then their kin and force the children into incest and suicide?
Which evil vala/maia would you most like to see as a role model for infants and toddlers ?

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Old 01-20-2001, 08:59 AM   #6
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Congratulation BW you earned it!

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Old 01-20-2001, 10:48 AM   #7
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Re: da wings

<blockquote>Quote:<hr> Which Poll do you think has the value of Fatty Lumpkin's manure from last season?[list my &quot;favorite&quot; 5]<hr></blockquote>
I'll wait for the actual poll here.

<blockquote>Quote:<hr> Which of Tom Bombadils rhymes would sound best by done by Cirith Ungol or your faavoritedeath/metal/sci-fi/fantasy/adolescent/satanic garageband?<hr></blockquote>
&quot;Get out you old wight&quot;

<blockquote>Quote:<hr> Who is your favorite hobbit in the geneologies for whom absolutely other no information is given?<hr></blockquote>
Magnus Proudfoot

<blockquote>Quote:<hr> If you could be Morgoth who else would you most want to put a curse on and then their kin and force the children into incest and suicide?<hr></blockquote>
Mickey Mouse.

<blockquote>Quote:<hr> Which evil vala/maia would you most like to see as a role model for infants and toddlers?<hr></blockquote>
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Old 01-20-2001, 03:31 PM   #8
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the step-mother of all polls

Duly answered he hangs his head and sighs.



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Old 01-20-2001, 10:25 PM   #9
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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/sting.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: the step-mother of all polls

I gotta hand it to you lindil You just don't give up. <img src=smile.gif ALT=""> Persistence is the name of the game. Don't worry. Chief is sure to listen to you sooner or later.

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Old 01-21-2001, 05:32 AM   #10
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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/sting.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: the step-mother of all polls

And then again, he might do zigackly the opp and banish polls from this site. which he just did.

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Old 01-21-2001, 08:17 AM   #11
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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/sting.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: the step-mother of all polls

Congrats to you, BW, and to you lindil. <img src=smile.gif ALT="">

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Old 01-21-2001, 09:01 AM   #12
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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/sting.jpg" align=absmiddle> dead and done

I could do [suggest] but no other, the polls were [to my mind] clearly effecting the quality of the downs primary discussion board.


And after the reply to my 'should all threads be polls ?'was pretty much negative I think BW had already stated what the result would be . I was just nudging a wee bit<img src=smile.gif ALT=""> .

It is not as if the idea of polls is evil , just the application, seemingly, can be an aesthetic challenge for those new to the disincarnate state.
I still favor having them in a forum of their own. I suppose they could be put to good use, such as &quot;what version of the Silmarillion Canon do you favor?&quot; one day ,maybe<img src=smile.gif ALT="">

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Old 01-21-2001, 04:20 PM   #13
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WHAT!?!?!?!?!? No more polls? But they are just so much fun. And a great ice breaker for the newcomers.
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Old 01-22-2001, 01:46 AM   #14
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Yeah that's true. The first thing I did when I came to the Downs was to start a poll. Utterly useless question but I sure got to know everyone really fast as a result of it.

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Old 01-22-2001, 08:05 AM   #15
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Re: dead and done

I'm almost (but not quite) getting tired of saying this. Congrats Ron!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Old 01-22-2001, 08:31 AM   #16
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Thanks, Mithadan! I'm not getting tired of hearing it. <img src=wink.gif ALT="">

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<blockquote>Quote:<hr> WHAT!?!?!?!?!? No more polls? But they are just so much fun. And a great ice breaker for the newcomers.<hr></blockquote>
Unfortunately, there were so many polls that there wasn't much ice left to break. <img src=wink.gif ALT="">

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