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03-20-2002, 10:50 AM
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Wight
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Finland
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I love you people!
There is something about this forum that makes me happy. Nobody argues very seriously (I can't think of the Hobbits Unite cause as a serious one, sorry... I mean, elves are elves, grand as lords and merry as children, or sad, or everything), nobody goes showing off with their knowledge, although many have an admirable amount of it, newcomers get welcomed, smiles fill the screen, I mean, I know no forum like this. You are noble, folks! I thank you for lighting my days and I wish to be worthy of such company.
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03-20-2002, 10:58 AM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: At the Mountains of Madness
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Sorry, Niphredil. You still can't get my miruvor! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]
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03-20-2002, 11:27 AM
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Dead and Loving It
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: The land of fast cars and loud guitars.
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03-20-2002, 11:27 AM
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Animated Skeleton
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Right behind ya...BOO!
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Agreed. There are very few forums like this, where they're are many kind and open-minded people. I've been to forums where people never accept other people's opinions, and cuss too much. So far of all the forums Ive' been to, there has only been twothat have good and respectful people. And that includes this one..
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http://www.3do.com/products/pc/heroe...golddragon.gif The glistening eyes from the demons of the sky, They can hypnotize the soul, but nobody knows why, Telepathic powers and strength of the gods, Gives them an advantage that beats all the odds, Elves and orks and humans alike, All have a fear of the dragon’s great bite, And nobody dares to fight the great creature, For there’s something to fear of its every little feature. -"Dragon's Feast", part of poem by David Bankson |
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03-20-2002, 11:37 AM
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Sword of the Spirit
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Washington State
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yes, I enjoy my time at the Downs because of the people here. You're all great. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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03-20-2002, 12:09 PM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Valinor (RtL: 1220 miles)
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Agree with you all. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
Ah, I love this place!!
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Jag ska aldrig göra dig illa. Inte igen. Åtminstone inte mycket, åtminstone inte hårt. Kommer du ihåg? Då vi fortfarande kunde skratta, le på ett äkta vis. Jag tänker på det ibland. Det smärtar. För aldrig har du väl varit. Längre bort. Från mig. |
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03-20-2002, 03:01 PM
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Ghost of a Smile
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Mirkwood - Middle Earth
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I agree. We can see from recent incidents concerning invaders from the plaza that most other forums are awful! I love this place - and I'm beginning to wonder if I'm actually addicted to it....! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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03-20-2002, 03:06 PM
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Dead and Loving It
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: The land of fast cars and loud guitars.
Posts: 363
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the plaza?
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03-20-2002, 03:15 PM
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Shadow of Starlight
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: dancing among the ledgerlines...
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yep starbreeze, got the feeling, i think i may be addicted to it....still, not a bad place to be addicted to, and it also good cos its not specifically about one thing, well i mean it is, but its about ALL the middle earth things, movies, books, background, extra sites, and very cool quotes...ive been 2 lots of chats, and a fair few forums, and none r as cool as this!
lol amy ps. no offence here, but if ne1 does find a forum newhere near as good as this, i will get my scarf ready for the snowballing matches in hell! [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]
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03-20-2002, 03:19 PM
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03-20-2002, 03:57 PM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Waymeet, the Shire
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Brimstone, what's the other forum? If it's anything to do with dragons I'm there! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
And I agree utterly with everyone here! This is the most wonderful forum I've ever been to and I have no desire to stop posting anytime soon. We should arrange a Barrow-Downs gathering in real life, or something; that'd be pretty cool! (Furries do it all the time so I figured, why not?)
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03-20-2002, 07:36 PM
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Pile O'Bones
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Look up. Yeah, in the big tree. No, the one to the right.
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I'd agree as well. I like a forum where you can have this much discussion and not be criticized by other users for spelling errors, SPAMing, etc... A forum as friendly as this is rather rare on the 'net.
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03-20-2002, 09:44 PM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Mar 2002
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I really apreciate this forum as well. The people here are polite, very friendly, and willing to engage in interesting discussions. I haven't seen any rudeness or arrogance. Thank you, everyone [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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03-20-2002, 10:53 PM
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Animated Skeleton
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Greenwood the Great
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I found this board after I got kicked off of the ign boards. I only posted on their LOTR boards though. One day I went to post some stuff, and a window popped up and said it was for Insiders only. From now on, you can't use their boards unless you pay $5 a month. They also swore a lot more, argued alot, and knew almost nothing about Tolkien. I went to the Onering.net boards, but it's kinda cliqueish(sp?) I read their stuff but never post.
You guys all make up a great board, and 'newbies' feel right at home! Let's keep it up! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] ~Airetalathwen [ March 20, 2002: Message edited by: Airetalathwen ]
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03-20-2002, 11:04 PM
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Candle of the Marshes
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Flyover Country
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Wow, I've led a sheltered life [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]. I love this board and wholeheartedly concur with all previous posters on that subject [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]. I don't have much experience of other internet boards and came across this by accident - I was looking for Tolkien-related websites and pulled up the Barrow-Downs, and never left. If the recent spammers are any indication, though, I haven't missed too much by not hitting a lot of other places.
A Barrow-Downs get-together would be neat [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]. We could do a Middle-Earth banquet or something like that (probably in the same vein as an SCA feast, just altered slightly to include potatoes and tea and all those nice things which medieval Europeans never had but hobbits did). Especially since I'd get to see whether the faces I've been picturing for each name are remotely close to the real articles....
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03-20-2002, 11:15 PM
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Eerie Forest Spectre
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Buried in scrolls of fanfiction
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Sounds great! Shall we have the party, say, at the Barrow-Wight's house? How many members are there, 2000-some? [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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03-21-2002, 12:25 AM
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Haunting Spirit
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Bywater
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I love this forum! No one is ever nasty to each other like the other forums I have been on [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]
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03-21-2002, 01:13 AM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Valinor (RtL: 1220 miles)
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Starbreeze, I am not wondering, I know - I AM addicted to it!!! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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Jag ska aldrig göra dig illa. Inte igen. Åtminstone inte mycket, åtminstone inte hårt. Kommer du ihåg? Då vi fortfarande kunde skratta, le på ett äkta vis. Jag tänker på det ibland. Det smärtar. För aldrig har du väl varit. Längre bort. Från mig. |
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03-21-2002, 05:12 AM
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Wight
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Finland
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Eruhen- one reason I like elves, is, I have miruvor already [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
Sigh... the majority of you are in America. Too far. As for seeing faces, there was a phote thread once. I never looked at any, I prefer imagination.
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03-21-2002, 05:13 AM
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Wight
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Finland
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I wrote photo! I swear it! Stupid computer can't spell! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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03-21-2002, 05:43 AM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: RtR: 483.3 miles, Fords of Bruinen
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Yup. I do feel at home. And SO much like Starbreeze, I AM addicted to this place. It's my home on the net.
I haven't been here for almost a week now, and I really erally miss seeing (or rather, reading) you wonderful, wonderful people! God bless you all! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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03-21-2002, 12:30 PM
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Wight
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Greece
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I'm starting to get loving this place, too [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
Actually that's the first LotR forum I subscribed to, so it seems I fell to the right place! I was mostly intimidated by the number of members: more than 2000 people in a single forum is way too much. But it seems that many have left since, and many others post very scarcely. Did you notice that before the release of the FotR film in November, the Barrow-Downs counted about 900 members? That makes some newbies, isn't it? (I know, I'm one of them...) |
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03-21-2002, 04:55 PM
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Desultory Dwimmerlaik
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat.....
Posts: 7,816
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always a great place to discuss anything from the ridiculous to the sublime - and always in a friendly hobbit manner!!!!!
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03-21-2002, 05:02 PM
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Ghost Eldaran Queen
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: A remote mountain in Valinor
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I LOVE THIS PLACE!!!!!!!!!! Barrow-Downs ROCKS!!!!! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
Hey Niphedril! How much miruvor have you had???? [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
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03-21-2002, 09:18 PM
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Haunting Spirit
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Canada
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Wow I haven't been on here in like a month and I was starting to feel so empty! I love it here! All you people are great, and you all are so imaginative! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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03-22-2002, 01:50 AM
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Sword of the Spirit
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Washington State
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Hey! Where ya been, Elvenglass? Good to have you back! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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03-22-2002, 10:42 PM
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Pile O'Bones
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: a land far, far away
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I must say I agree with all of you! I actually came across BarrowDowns by acident - when I got LotR and The Hobbit for Christmas, I went absolutely mad for Lord of the Rings! Then my dad was reading some newspaper, and there was an article with all the top ten LotR sites - and whaddayaknow, the BarrowDowns was in it! I tried all of them, and found that BarrowDowns was my favourite site - it's so warm and friendly, no-one cusses, it's always so interesting - I just love it!
Thank you, the Ops, the Chatters, and all the other members of BarrowDowns for making this site such a wonderuful place. -LadyArwen
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03-22-2002, 10:45 PM
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Pile O'Bones
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: a land far, far away
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Argh! Stoopid computer! I spelt accident right!!!! [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]
Hm ... I haven't quite forgiven you yet for that firewall not letting me into chat ... you'd better be nice to me in future ... Humph. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] -LadyArwen
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03-23-2002, 02:51 AM
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Wight
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: The chat-room.
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Yeah, I love you all.. You are the best.. Looks like I came here before the "newbie-boom" and I actually first found this site last summer, but didn't bother to sign up then *gasp* oh well, love you all..
   Did you say we should have it in Barrow-Wights house? Of course, I can't come, but anyway.. I imagine it would be pretty crowded, right? 
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03-23-2002, 09:28 AM
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Wight
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Finland
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Aralaithiel:
how much miruvor? Not too much, I hope, that would go against my principles... started loving the elves after glass one. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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03-26-2002, 04:44 PM
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Etheral Enchantress
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Wellesley College!
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I LOVE YOU GUUUUYS! No, seriously: this message board is really sweet compared to a lot I've seen. Also, the chat has really nice people, unlike many chats.
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"I think we dream so we don't have to be apart so long. If we're in each others dreams, we can be together all the time." - Hobbes of Calvin and Hobbes |
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03-28-2002, 03:33 PM
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Ghost of a Smile
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Mirkwood - Middle Earth
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I am definitely addicted, I never do anything else on the net now except post on here - I've even given up my webpage and Highlander Radio! Time was I used to come on the net and mess around all over - but now I've found a home - the Barrowdowns! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Thanks everyone for make this a home from home for me.
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03-28-2002, 05:05 PM
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Etheral Enchantress
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Wellesley College!
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Wow: in other words, you gave up...your life I take it? *am I close?*
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"I think we dream so we don't have to be apart so long. If we're in each others dreams, we can be together all the time." - Hobbes of Calvin and Hobbes |
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03-29-2002, 03:43 PM
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Haunting Spirit
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: In a messy room on the third floor.
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hehe is this the lets-feel-good-about-ourselves place? if it is, im all for it! I LOVE this Forum! it made us sad when we were away from it precioussss! oops, hehe a little identity crisis again [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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03-29-2002, 05:28 PM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Valinor (RtL: 1220 miles)
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*Sigh* Just gotta agree with you all... [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]
I feel welcome here, so "at-home". [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] I love this place!!! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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Jag ska aldrig göra dig illa. Inte igen. Åtminstone inte mycket, åtminstone inte hårt. Kommer du ihåg? Då vi fortfarande kunde skratta, le på ett äkta vis. Jag tänker på det ibland. Det smärtar. För aldrig har du väl varit. Längre bort. Från mig. |
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03-29-2002, 05:52 PM
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Spirit of a Warrior
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Wandering
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You know, this is my first Tolkien board. I visited a few others that I found, but this just seem right. So I stayed. I love this place. You guys are so wonderful. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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03-30-2002, 02:08 PM
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Ghost of a Smile
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Mirkwood - Middle Earth
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No, I don't consider giving up my website for The BarrowDowns as giving up my life.
I really love this place, like you, Joy, I have tried other boards, including the Plaza, but none of them felt right. *sighs with contentment* I feel at home here. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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03-30-2002, 03:17 PM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Valinor (RtL: 1220 miles)
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I am a member in a few other forums, not Tolkien forums though. In the others there are arguments quite often, not big ones, but still. And people aren´t as nice to eachother there as everyone´s here.
And I have checked other Tolkien forums, and I just know...this is THE forum, there is no better. The atmosphere, the people, well, everything...The Downs has it all, everything´s perfect. You all know what I´m talking ´bout, right? Oh well, I think everyone understands what I´m trying to say so... [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] I LOVE YOU ALL!!! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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Jag ska aldrig göra dig illa. Inte igen. Åtminstone inte mycket, åtminstone inte hårt. Kommer du ihåg? Då vi fortfarande kunde skratta, le på ett äkta vis. Jag tänker på det ibland. Det smärtar. För aldrig har du väl varit. Längre bort. Från mig. |
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04-01-2002, 11:29 AM
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Shadow of Starlight
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: dancing among the ledgerlines...
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ahhhhhh, barrowdowns sweet barrowdowns....this place is really sweet!unfortunatly itd be impossible almost to get every1 in one place as were all over the world, but maybe imagination is best! oops g2g
lol me LUV U ALL!
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04-01-2002, 03:21 PM
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Wight
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: The chat-room.
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I looooooooove this place.. I dun know what I did before.. Oh wait, a sec, that is a lie.. Before I started to come here, I was member of a HP site, and thats where I got the link from.. unfortunaly, that great site shut down, so then I was almost totally away from internet for some months, and then, in december, I signed up here (though I had been here using the Name Generator lots of times inbetween).. and then, I got stuck.. As everybody else that starts posting here..
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