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Morthoron
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Nov 15 2012, 2:19am
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1. I agree that posting links to old discussions has a chilling effect; it does for me. And it's about perception. Maybe it's all about the placement of the link, seriously. If someone responds to you with an initial, "yeah, we discussed that before," you feel shut down. But when they respond in the present, then put the link to old posts at the end of their message, it seems an optional reference, not a silencer. As I say, that's just my perception, but I don't think I'm alone. I would agree with you and others who have posted the same sentiment. I would add that, based on Tolkien topics I have discussed over the last few decades on the Internet, there is very little that has not been discussed on one forum or another, particularly in regards to the text of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. Even chapters discussions on various books have been repeated here. Or maybe that was on another forum. Oh well, I recall the same discussions somewhere. But that doesn't mean the material is not fresh and new to someone. You got to start somewhere, and all's well as ends better and what not. We are not all old curmudgeonly Gaffers.
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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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