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Elizabeth
Half-elven
Nov 12 2012, 7:40am
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As a serial offender, I feel called to respond!
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Frequently, when a poster new to the RR poses a question, a veteran Reading Roomer provides a link to the effect of "We have discussed this before." Such links can be enlightening and quite interesting to peruse, but sometimes this type of response can be chilling. That is, the original poster may have the impression of "Well, we've discussed already, so let's not reiterate the subject." That, I am certain, is not the intention of providing said links, but some folks (particularly new blood in the RR), may perceive it this way.
I'm not a "first ager", I've been here only since 2003. But I've enjoyed all but one of the LotR discussions, several passes through Sil, The Hobbit, Letters, and other works. It's always fun, though like many of you, I don't have as much time here as I'd like due to pressures of RL.
But I do remember (and have links to) some really brilliant responses to recurrent Tolkien questions. What's the proper response when one comes up again? Is it really a bad thing to post them, or should we just leave those brilliant insights buried? To me, it's a tribute to TORnsibs of the past to keep their insights alive. And some of these brilliant responses generated lengthy threads of discussion that are (to me) fascinating to follow. Mightn't newbies enjoy them? I certainly hope so!
On the Hobbit Movie board, folks do get a little tired of recurrent questions or "discoveries" that have been discovered many times before. We had this issue with the LotR movies, and never found a really satisfactory solution.
The reaction here is a little different, I think. Yes, balrog wings have been debated before, but they remain an unsolved problem... we may share insights from the past, but new ones may be equally interesting! One of the joys of Tolkien is that many things are not fully explained, but left open for interpretation, and we can interpret them for a long time without exhausting the topic!
Join us NOW in the Reading Room for detailed discussions of The Hobbit, July 9-Nov. 18!
Elizabeth is the TORnsib formerly known as 'erather'
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What's next for the Reading Room?
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Elizabeth
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Nov 10 2012, 7:09am
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Arda Reconstructed!
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Nov 10 2012, 5:49pm
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I'd love to...
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mandel
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Nov 10 2012, 8:55pm
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It would be a good excuse to read it finally
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SirDennisC
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Nov 11 2012, 2:49am
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I wonder
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titanium_hobbit
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Nov 11 2012, 5:59am
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Participation in the Reading Room...
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Elizabeth
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Nov 11 2012, 7:25am
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I'm in the same boat as SirDennisC
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DanielLB
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Nov 11 2012, 10:17am
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A suggestion to get general chit chat in the RR
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DanielLB
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Nov 11 2012, 1:17pm
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Some chapter discussions work that way.
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Elizabeth
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Nov 12 2012, 7:21am
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Would it be more effective if it wasn't so structured?
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DanielLB
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Nov 12 2012, 8:54am
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I think this is the way to go
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imin
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Nov 17 2012, 9:41am
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suggestion...
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Demosthenes
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Nov 11 2012, 11:02am
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An honest appraisal
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Tweezers of Thu
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Nov 11 2012, 8:29pm
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10 Ways To Get More Posters into the Reading Room...
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Morthoron
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Nov 12 2012, 3:13am
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Heh, not sure Orlando is the carrot he once was
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SirDennisC
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Nov 12 2012, 4:34am
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This is exactly the problem for me--not Orlando! But this:
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Ethel Duath
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Nov 13 2012, 5:04am
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Some great ideas, some not so much.
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Elizabeth
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Nov 12 2012, 7:16am
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[Captain Picard] Engage! [/Captain Picard]
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Tweezers of Thu
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Nov 12 2012, 12:22pm
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As a serial offender, I feel called to respond!
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Elizabeth
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Nov 12 2012, 7:40am
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Shadows of the past
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Tweezers of Thu
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Nov 12 2012, 12:48pm
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Old posts and new
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CuriousG
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Nov 14 2012, 8:15pm
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Very true...
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Morthoron
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Nov 15 2012, 2:19am
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A technical issue that might be relevant as well
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Rolfina
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Nov 15 2012, 9:19am
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The best place to discuss this issue is the Feedback Forum.
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Elizabeth
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Nov 15 2012, 7:37pm
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Well...
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Malveth
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Nov 11 2012, 2:03pm
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Personally, I love the idea of doing "The Fall of Arthur"
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Nov 11 2012, 2:14pm
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What's kept me out...
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Malveth
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Nov 11 2012, 2:27pm
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That's is a good thing to keep in mine for next spring!
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Elizabeth
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Nov 12 2012, 7:53am
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I like this idea too
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DanielLB
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Nov 11 2012, 2:56pm
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Why not Character profiles/ discussion?
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malickfan
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Nov 13 2012, 12:36pm
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Excellent Discussion
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Finwe
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Nov 17 2012, 4:52am
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thoughts here -->
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batik
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Nov 23 2012, 7:49pm
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Unfinished Tales
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elostirion74
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Nov 26 2012, 5:55pm
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