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simplyaven
Grey Havens
Mar 15 2009, 8:14pm
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This previous debate of ours was brought to the attention of TORNsibs by me
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Can't Post
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because I felt somehow responsible as one of the people who have openly stated they have difficulties with certain type of discussions in the RR. I made my suggestions. The problem is noone really seemed to be willing to change. You like it that way - that's fine. Others don't like it. If you hadn't posted a comment on lower participation I would have never posted my ideas on why the participation is lower. But I wonder if you were actually looking for such ideas. Now I doubt it. Than I thought so and decided to help sharing my reasons for not participating. Now it turns into some chasing around the boards which I dislike and is not my style. As you saw, if I have something to say I will no matter what the consequences will be and in this case they start to resemble an avalanche As I wrote in my post to a.s. , I find Elizabeth's suggestion very good - broken text, spaces, different paragraphs and/or posts. I also think that some of the sentences could be broken. Not all of us are able to follow sentences separated by a number of commas and semi-colons, not to mention if they are few lines long and contain referrals here and there to other posts and/or works. I also think that every leader could post different types of questions - more complex for those who know and read, and are interested in more in-depth discussion; and simpler (I don't mean offence here, I include myself in this category) or even better: "more open" questions for those who would like to let their mind flow and share a different perspective which is not necessarily supported by the scholar "John Smith - famous published critic of Tolkien."
Culinary journey through Middle Earth continues! Join us on the Main board! I believe
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Reading Room Culture
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 13 2009, 5:57pm
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I would love to discuss it.
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Curious
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Mar 13 2009, 6:33pm
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That's an issue which probably should've been addressed long ago.
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
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Mar 13 2009, 8:10pm
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RE: "I would love to discuss it."
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 13 2009, 8:20pm
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However
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Tolkien Forever
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Mar 13 2009, 7:01pm
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More is better.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Mar 13 2009, 8:08pm
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What she said, everyone read this!
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a.s.
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Mar 13 2009, 10:14pm
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Well said!
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Peredhil lover
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Mar 14 2009, 8:32am
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Aww...
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dernwyn
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Mar 14 2009, 10:13pm
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It was going to be a long epic...
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squire
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Mar 15 2009, 3:16am
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"Out of the bedlam,
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dernwyn
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Mar 15 2009, 3:48am
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"rising gorge" is just how I would describe
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a.s.
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Mar 15 2009, 4:02am
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LOL!
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dernwyn
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Mar 15 2009, 12:30pm
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Yeah, it will be just gorgeous //
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sador
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Mar 15 2009, 12:43pm
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Admittedly
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Peredhil lover
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Mar 13 2009, 8:20pm
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This is me...
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cloudland
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Mar 14 2009, 12:04am
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Not so long
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Peredhil lover
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Mar 14 2009, 8:41am
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O, you finally got to Tol Eressea
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sador
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Mar 15 2009, 9:36am
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*stalks up on sador*
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Kelvarhin
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Mar 15 2009, 9:45am
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Thanks, Sador! We're already celebrating our reunion
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Peredhil lover
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Mar 15 2009, 9:56am
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*looks around*
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Kelvarhin
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Mar 15 2009, 10:12am
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keep on reading...
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batik
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Mar 13 2009, 9:00pm
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It's all about cookies.
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Darkstone
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Mar 13 2009, 9:27pm
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I dunno, I've eaten my share of cookies in here.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Mar 13 2009, 9:39pm
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Oh, yes!
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Darkstone
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Mar 13 2009, 10:56pm
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nonsense, I have cookies:
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a.s.
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Mar 13 2009, 11:11pm
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Mmmmm!
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Mar 13 2009, 11:27pm
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Cookie-rating
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 13 2009, 11:43pm
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But...but...
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
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Mar 14 2009, 12:15am
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Lost
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Tolkien Forever
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Mar 14 2009, 12:41am
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Post #9
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 14 2009, 2:05am
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OH
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Tolkien Forever
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Mar 14 2009, 4:24am
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Something different
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 14 2009, 5:26am
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An easy example is when you log into TORn
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Mar 14 2009, 1:43pm
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Wish I had NEB's skillz at searching posts,
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Mar 13 2009, 11:50pm
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Wow!
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Darkstone
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Mar 13 2009, 11:59pm
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Well,
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Mar 14 2009, 1:29am
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Looking back at this little subthread the next day, I'm ashamed
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Mar 14 2009, 2:31pm
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And why is that a source of shame?
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Curious
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Mar 14 2009, 2:39pm
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I love you, Curious.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Mar 14 2009, 3:16pm
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One of the fun things about Tolkien
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Elizabeth
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Mar 14 2009, 8:09pm
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Lurker
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Farawyn
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Mar 14 2009, 1:43am
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Maybe it's just me
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entmaiden
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Mar 14 2009, 2:02am
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What I'm Doing
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 14 2009, 2:13am
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Sorry - I realize
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entmaiden
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Mar 14 2009, 2:17am
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I'm reading...
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simplyaven
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Mar 14 2009, 3:24am
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This is the kind of comment, exactly, that has me cowering under the lurker bench. //
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Arwen's daughter
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Mar 14 2009, 3:41am
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Agree! //
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simplyaven
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Mar 14 2009, 3:43am
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I think
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entmaiden
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Mar 14 2009, 4:02am
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I'm not waiting but imagine...
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simplyaven
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Mar 15 2009, 10:33pm
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I don't expect
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Peredhil lover
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Mar 14 2009, 9:01am
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A small reminiscence...
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Elizabeth
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Mar 14 2009, 10:16am
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Sounds familiar ;)
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Peredhil lover
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Mar 14 2009, 12:38pm
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Of course!
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Elizabeth
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Mar 14 2009, 7:41pm
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Of course I want the answer!
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Peredhil lover
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Mar 14 2009, 8:11pm
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I want to learn
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 15 2009, 12:54am
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Newbies
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 14 2009, 5:38pm
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This post by Simplyaven
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GaladrielTX
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Mar 14 2009, 4:35pm
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I guess what I mean is
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entmaiden
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Mar 14 2009, 8:31pm
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That's the way I see it.
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GaladrielTX
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Mar 14 2009, 9:18pm
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Change is relative
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 15 2009, 1:08am
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Except that
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Silverlode
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Mar 14 2009, 8:31pm
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That makes a lot of sense
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Peredhil lover
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Mar 14 2009, 8:38pm
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Thank you!
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Silverlode
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Mar 14 2009, 9:07pm
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"Admins do not generally feel justified in requiring people to post to our preferences"
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GaladrielTX
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Mar 14 2009, 9:33pm
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Rules versus culture
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 15 2009, 1:16am
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For love of the books
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Altaira
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Mar 14 2009, 3:59am
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Scholarship
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 14 2009, 5:20am
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I do challenge theories.
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Curious
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Mar 14 2009, 6:47am
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So do I.
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N.E. Brigand
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Mar 14 2009, 7:08am
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I would like to say it's evident, but evidently, it' s not
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a.s.
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Mar 14 2009, 12:05pm
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Another problem
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Peredhil lover
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Mar 14 2009, 12:59pm
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To answer in RR style.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Mar 14 2009, 2:08pm
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I'll try!
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Peredhil lover
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Mar 14 2009, 9:27pm
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Bravo!
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 15 2009, 1:11am
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Thank you!
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Peredhil lover
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Mar 15 2009, 6:31am
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Oh, how well I know what you're saying!
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simplyaven
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Mar 14 2009, 3:26pm
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Oh wow!
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Peredhil lover
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Mar 14 2009, 5:39pm
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*Mods way, way, way up!*
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Mar 14 2009, 2:03pm
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I wish people would say when they are getting frustrated.
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Curious
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Mar 14 2009, 2:26pm
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Curious, my brother, with love and affection and the highest regards: you miss my point
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a.s.
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Mar 14 2009, 2:54pm
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What, then, shall we do?
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Curious
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Mar 14 2009, 3:26pm
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I am sorry that you are frustrated
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a.s.
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Mar 14 2009, 3:41pm
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tone
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Magpie
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Mar 14 2009, 3:07pm
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That's exactly what happens and the fact there is an argument going on is proving it
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simplyaven
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Mar 14 2009, 3:35pm
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You hit the nail on the head!
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 14 2009, 5:55pm
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Well said!
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Peredhil lover
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Mar 14 2009, 6:38pm
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Thanks, a.s.
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Altaira
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Mar 14 2009, 11:16pm
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It all depends
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 14 2009, 5:34pm
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Excellent suggestion!
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Mar 14 2009, 1:48pm
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Very true!
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simplyaven
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Mar 14 2009, 3:15pm
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"I thought N.E. Brigand was intimidating."
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N.E. Brigand
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Mar 14 2009, 6:48am
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I'm not sure how to take
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Curious
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Mar 14 2009, 6:54am
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That is one of the very funniest posts I've ever seen on TORn
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Mar 14 2009, 1:40pm
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Hey!
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squire
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Mar 14 2009, 2:25pm
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ROTFL! //
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 14 2009, 5:05pm
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(Smacking his head). I nearly missed that one!
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sador
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Mar 16 2009, 2:46pm
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A perfect response!//
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Curious
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Mar 16 2009, 2:52pm
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You can't intimidate me.
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Silverlode
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Mar 14 2009, 10:42am
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Thank you Silverlode
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Kelvarhin
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Mar 14 2009, 11:06am
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would not even try!
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a.s.
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Mar 14 2009, 11:39am
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What she said.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Mar 14 2009, 2:15pm
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That's not what I meant
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Silverlode
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Mar 14 2009, 7:58pm
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oh...DOG TREATS!!
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a.s.
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Mar 14 2009, 10:34pm
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Oddly enough,
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Silverlode
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Mar 14 2009, 11:10pm
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I agree with your suggestion.
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Curious
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Mar 14 2009, 2:51pm
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I was using
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Silverlode
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Mar 14 2009, 7:47pm
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Suddenly, this popped up in my head...
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
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Mar 14 2009, 8:24pm
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Why folks suffer in silence
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 15 2009, 12:59am
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Yes!
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Peredhil lover
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Mar 15 2009, 6:41am
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That's exactly how I would put it
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Magpie
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Mar 14 2009, 3:22pm
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Great post! //
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simplyaven
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Mar 14 2009, 3:23pm
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Very important point!
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 14 2009, 5:44pm
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Yes!!
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Peredhil lover
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Mar 14 2009, 6:44pm
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I've only read half this thread...
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Magpie
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Mar 14 2009, 2:46pm
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Checking it out is doubly important on the internet, because
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Curious
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Mar 14 2009, 3:15pm
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Classist
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simplyaven
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Mar 14 2009, 3:20pm
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everyone should feel COMFORTABLE, but everyone will not ENJOY
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a.s.
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Mar 14 2009, 3:30pm
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Thanks, you spoke for me pretty well.//
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Curious
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Mar 14 2009, 3:32pm
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When everyone start feeling comfortable...
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simplyaven
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Mar 14 2009, 3:38pm
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Yes, and we can hear them loud and clear
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a.s.
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Mar 14 2009, 3:51pm
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I know
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simplyaven
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Mar 14 2009, 3:58pm
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Only because of time constraints
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sador
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Mar 14 2009, 8:22pm
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Who hugs in the Reading Room?
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N.E. Brigand
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Mar 14 2009, 9:33pm
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hugs?? I'm on the case. //
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a.s.
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Mar 14 2009, 10:47pm
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"Thinking hard or hardly thinking?"
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sador
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Mar 15 2009, 7:02am
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I obviously have *not* read all the posts, have I?
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a.s.
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Mar 14 2009, 11:15pm
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And I want to say
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Peredhil lover
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Mar 15 2009, 6:48am
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Both earlier this thread, and in the one in Feedback
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sador
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Mar 15 2009, 8:07am
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I don't see anything wrong with your posts.
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Elizabeth
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Mar 15 2009, 8:42am
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yep
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Darkstone
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Mar 17 2009, 5:33pm
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I expressed myself at the time.
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Curious
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Mar 15 2009, 9:00am
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my take
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a.s.
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Mar 15 2009, 2:26pm
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quoting myself:
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Magpie
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Mar 15 2009, 2:44pm
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Thank you!
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sador
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Mar 15 2009, 3:07pm
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I like the word opulence
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Magpie
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Mar 15 2009, 4:07pm
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4%
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 15 2009, 10:19pm
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Wanted to address a couple of your questions
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entmaiden
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Mar 15 2009, 4:28pm
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If you want specific suggestions...
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Elizabeth
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Mar 15 2009, 6:30pm
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The quest for blank lines
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 15 2009, 10:26pm
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The biggest culprit for this is...
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Magpie
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Mar 16 2009, 1:16am
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Answering Quotes
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 16 2009, 1:20am
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probably a better way, but
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a.s.
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Mar 16 2009, 2:07am
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I'll PM you with pointers. /
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Ataahua
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Mar 16 2009, 2:26am
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Thank you all very much!
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 16 2009, 4:28am
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Stick with the basic editor.
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Elizabeth
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Mar 16 2009, 3:23am
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This previous debate of ours was brought to the attention of TORNsibs by me
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simplyaven
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Mar 15 2009, 8:14pm
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Is 'Smith' squire's surname?
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sador
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Mar 16 2009, 3:18pm
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I've read little of Henry James, but
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Curious
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Mar 16 2009, 5:10pm
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Comma Queen, here.
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 16 2009, 6:25pm
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Neither squire's nor simplyaven's
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simplyaven
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Mar 16 2009, 8:14pm
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Are quotes really bad?
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Elizabeth
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Mar 16 2009, 9:00pm
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No.
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simplyaven
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Mar 17 2009, 1:00pm
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What are we to do now?
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Peredhil lover
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Mar 17 2009, 7:49am
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Sure!
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Elizabeth
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Mar 17 2009, 7:58am
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Yes
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Peredhil lover
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Mar 17 2009, 8:30am
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We used to have a lot more
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entmaiden
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Mar 17 2009, 1:22pm
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Thanks, a.s. //
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N.E. Brigand
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Mar 15 2009, 3:45pm
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Of course, you're right, thank you!
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simplyaven
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Mar 15 2009, 8:05pm
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The thing is, discussion leaders vary a lot.
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Elizabeth
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Mar 16 2009, 3:39am
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Right. We all agree it's a two way street :) //
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simplyaven
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Mar 16 2009, 8:16pm
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Honestly
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 15 2009, 10:12pm
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Nothing wrong that I can see.
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 15 2009, 9:45pm
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Ummm...
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 15 2009, 1:04am
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Welcome, but not necessarily comfortable
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Mar 14 2009, 4:44pm
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Cookies? Hugs?
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Morthoron
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Mar 14 2009, 11:28pm
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*slowly creeps into the room*
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Morrowdim
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Mar 16 2009, 10:49pm
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Thank you for contributing all you can! //
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 17 2009, 3:27am
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Drop in participation
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 17 2009, 3:45am
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Take care, Dreamdeer. //
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N.E. Brigand
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Mar 17 2009, 3:53am
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I'm sorry to hear that
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Mar 17 2009, 4:31am
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Nice to let us know!
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Peredhil lover
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Mar 17 2009, 6:12am
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Thanks for letting us know
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Kelvarhin
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Mar 17 2009, 6:16am
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Heartfelt wishes for her speedy recovery \\
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sador
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Mar 17 2009, 6:50am
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Courage...
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Elizabeth
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Mar 17 2009, 8:35am
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Best wishes to your grandma, Dreamdeer! //
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simplyaven
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Mar 17 2009, 1:01pm
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Oh, gosh...
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dernwyn
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Mar 17 2009, 3:20pm
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Coming late to this thread...
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Idril Celebrindal
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Mar 19 2009, 9:38pm
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