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Greenwood Hobbit
Valinor
Apr 26 2017, 7:54am
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It almost makes me want to take up calligraphy, but I fear that will have to join the queue behind various unfinished projects littering my modest little hobbit-hole!
Happy Founders Day, everyone!
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dormouse
Half-elven
Apr 26 2017, 8:52am
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For still there are so many things
that I have never seen:
in every wood and every spring
there is a different green. . .
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dernwyn
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Apr 26 2017, 10:35am
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**In Appreciation of the TORn Founders: Learn Now the Lore of the TORnStaff Creatures!
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(This is a "companion piece" to the Valaquenta - with all due apologies to Treebeard and his Lore of the Living Creatures!  )
Learn now the Lore of the TORnStaff Creatures!
First name the Four, the Founders of TORn:
Xoanon the Webmaker, Finder of News,
..Go-between, Interviewer, who brings them all together;
Tehanu the Java-lover, player of cellos,
..Ultimate Spy and first link to the Movies;
Corvar the computer-master, Keeper of the Servers,
..Maintainer of the bytes which contain our very words;
Calisuri the Uninhibited, Designer of the Site,
..Tamer of pixels and developer of pages.
Next name the Senior Staff, overseers of human interface:
Altaira the Superuser, who watches over us all,
..Fiesta Bar-mistress and bane of all Trolls;
MrCere the SandWitch King, who posts from the shower,
..Gatherer and disseminator of News old and new;
Jincey, editor, motherly towards all,
..Proprietress of Barliman's and welcomer of guests ;
Demosthenes, Barliman server of ales,
..Attender of events and reporter of same;
maegwen, Barliman barmaid gregarious,
..Designer and assembler of moots large and small.
Then name the Admins, safe-keepers of Message Boards:
Ataahua the humorous, instigator of Conspiracies;
BG, beloved programmer of these New Boards;
Dernwyn the librarian, Bored of the Rings quoter;
Draupne the horse-lover, speaker of strange languages;
Earl the musician, church-organ virtuoso;
Eledhwen the well-travelled, with "Dreamy Aspirations";
Entmaiden the organizer, business-account genius;
Hengist the sword-wielder, gentleman and scholar;
Inferno the Computer Wizard, solver of problems;
Kimi the book-lover, and writer of stories;
Kyriel the travel agent for "Middle-Earth Tours";
Rosie-with-the-Ribbons, of the famous "I  Hot Dwarves" T-shirt;
Silverlode the witty and lover of history.
And those who for long kept Barliman's doors open wide:
IRC ops Arathorn, who we still meet at Moots;
and CharlieMS, oft-unnoticed but essential.
And we shall ever remember staff members who have sailed West, forever in our hearts: Balin, moderator and moot-maker!
(As with all lists, there may be some creatures who, like the hobbits, might have not yet been noticed; please mention them, so that they may be included in the List!)
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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
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Kelvarhin
Half-elven
Apr 26 2017, 3:10pm
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weaver was a staff member too and you missed greendragon as one of our Senior Staffers.
Still miss weaver so much  hope she's smiling down on this years Founders day
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dernwyn
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Apr 26 2017, 3:27pm
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I didn't realize weaver was actually a Staff Member! (And how did greendragon get left off, all these years?)
We need some new Lines in the Lore! What shall we add, for these fine TORnfolks? 
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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
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Altaira
Superuser
Apr 26 2017, 10:56pm
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There are many, many more staff members than the ones mentioned, and the Sr. Staff list has definitely changed. I always remember that on 4/26 each year, then promptly forget it until the next year.  Let's you and I get together and come up with a revised list before 2018.
Koru: Maori symbol representing a fern frond as it opens. The koru reaches towards the light, striving for perfection, encouraging new, positive beginnings.
"Life can't be all work and no TORn" -- jflower
"I take a moment to fervently hope that the camaradarie and just plain old fun I found at TORn will never end" -- LOTR_nutcase
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sevilodorf
Tol Eressea
Apr 26 2017, 11:28pm
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Quickbeam - Cliff Broadway needs a mention
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as Emcee and host of TORN live and the Oscar Parties etc etc
Fourth Age Adventures at the Inn of the Burping Troll http://burpingtroll.com
Home of TheOneRing.net Best FanFic stories of 2005 and 2006 "The Last Grey Ship" and "Ashes, East Wind, Hope That Rises" by Erin Rua
(Found in Mathoms, LOTR Tales Untold)
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a.s.
Valinor
Apr 27 2017, 1:41am
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HOLD UP!! weren't we just discussing the tenth Torniversary, like, yesterday?
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Wow. Time flies. But Torn is still here.
I love that. I just love that.
Thanks for the reprint of AE's Valaquenta.
a.s.
"an seileachan"
"A safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds." JRR Tolkien, Letters.
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Modtheow
Lorien
Apr 27 2017, 5:44am
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Happy Founders Day, everyone and thank you to all of you who keep TORn going!
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dormouse
Half-elven
Apr 27 2017, 8:44am
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Weaver the thoughtful, binding TORn's fellowship
For still there are so many things
that I have never seen:
in every wood and every spring
there is a different green. . .
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Kelvarhin
Half-elven
May 3 2017, 4:28am
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Sorry for the late reply, I've been laid up with the flu 
Yeah, weaver joined the staff at the same time I did 
*hugs ya*
Kel x
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Kelvarhin
Half-elven
May 3 2017, 4:39am
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Hi Altaira
I did this for our fundraiser back in 2013, it lists most of us. You might want to leave out some of my introductions to everyone though  
*hugs, love & blessings*
Kel x
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dernwyn
Forum Admin
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May 3 2017, 12:24pm
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So glad to know you're feeling better! A belated Welcome! *hugs!*
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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
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dernwyn
Forum Admin
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May 3 2017, 12:25pm
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Omigosh, a treasure trove, I had completely forgotten about this!
Thank you for the reminder, Kel - I do believe a very updated rewrite is in order!
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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
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Altaira
Superuser
May 3 2017, 6:26pm
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Things have changed a bit even since then, but that's definitely helpful! 
Koru: Maori symbol representing a fern frond as it opens. The koru reaches towards the light, striving for perfection, encouraging new, positive beginnings.
"Life can't be all work and no TORn" -- jflower
"I take a moment to fervently hope that the camaradarie and just plain old fun I found at TORn will never end" -- LOTR_nutcase
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