Newbies & Introductions

Baphởmet · Wed Sep 16, 2020 8:25 am

@Sur Vanar Utírieste I'm fairly certain we didn't interact on the Old Plaza (I'm Frost in case you do remember me) but I'm super happy to have you back!!

Otherwise · Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:33 pm

Good morning. I first came around...over fifteen years ago, yeesh...then got busy with life after I went of to college and rather forgot about this place. Recently picked up a couple of the Tolkien audio books for work listening, one thing led to another, and now here I am rather astonished to find that it still exists. Props for the persistence.

Winddancer · Wed Sep 16, 2020 5:10 pm

Welcome back all the same! :D What was your name on old plaza? Just curious :D

Otherwise · Wed Sep 16, 2020 5:56 pm

My teenage brilliance decided that killer-of-orcs was a clever name at the time - one of those adolescent things one would like to pretend didn't happen.

Dwim · Wed Sep 16, 2020 9:51 pm

Welcome back, killer-of-orcs @Otherwise.

I hope you enjoy being back!

Marceline · Wed Sep 16, 2020 10:00 pm

Welcome, @Otherwise!

Lirimaer · Wed Sep 16, 2020 10:09 pm

ahahaha ... @Otherwise is so much better!

Welcome to you and @Sur Vanar Utírieste

Winddancer · Wed Sep 16, 2020 10:25 pm

I know I freaked out on discord, but killer-of-orcs was like one of my first adopted kids! And that remembers me! :D

Aodh Hammerhelm · Wed Sep 16, 2020 10:44 pm

@Otherwise
Welcome back, Orc-killer or otherwise, it's good to see you here

Lailyn · Thu Sep 17, 2020 2:51 am

Welcome back @Sur Vanar Utírieste and @Otherwise! Otherwise you are not alone in wanting to forget adolescent things you did on the old Plaza.

Otherwise · Thu Sep 17, 2020 3:54 pm

You are too kind. Here's to finding whether there's anything still worth discussing in Tolkienology that hasn't already been mulled over upteen times by now.

Sur Vanar Utírieste · Fri Sep 18, 2020 2:17 am

@Menolly More than familiar in this case I would say. *hugs* I'm just as ecstatic to discover your presence in this new Plaza as well.

Thank you for the link @Aerlinn, I have never used Discord until now but will undoubtedly familiarize myself with all its features soon.

@Mama's Murder Muffin Your previous username sounds familiar but I don't think we might have interacted in the previous Plaza. Oh well, I'm sure we will here. *smiles*

@Lirimaer and @Lail Thank you!

Eamila Bolger · Wed Sep 23, 2020 8:11 pm

@Otherwise lol, those were the days. My first plaza name was Friend_of_Frodo or something like that. *shudder*

Dwim · Wed Sep 23, 2020 9:37 pm

@Eamila Bolger I'm sure you were a great friend to him.

Wamba_the_Fool · Thu Sep 24, 2020 10:13 am

@Eamila Bolger I think I remember the Friend_of_Frodo handle!

Allacan ob Burzum · Fri Sep 25, 2020 9:28 pm

Tackleglomps @Windowcel

Isiliel · Tue Sep 29, 2020 6:03 pm

So glad to see the Plaza back.

I happened to be listening to the Silmarillion audio book when I felt that familiar wave of nostalgia and did a quick Google search for the Plaza. I was so pleasantly surprised!

Most of my time spent here originally was between 2006-2008. I think. I love roleplaying and storytelling and, as ever, am a devoted resident of Imladris. (Except for that brief period I escaped to Mordor.)

Thank you to Narv for letting the hobby get out of hand. <3

Marceline · Tue Sep 29, 2020 6:10 pm

Welcome back, @Isiliel!

Dwim · Tue Sep 29, 2020 9:39 pm

@Isiliel, great to see you back. Have fun!

Androthelm · Wed Sep 30, 2020 12:18 am

Welcome, @Isiliel!

Lailyn · Fri Oct 02, 2020 12:19 am

Hey @Isiliel welcome back! You've picked a great time to return!

Burnt Toast · Fri Oct 02, 2020 4:13 pm

Belated welcome back, @corlisswyn !

Hoglorfen · Wed Oct 07, 2020 3:33 am

Hullo maggots! I used to (briefly) hang around this site years ago, mainly in the RP section if I remember correctly. I don't even remember what my username was lol. Anyway, I'm a despicable writer of fanfics that no one in their right mind wants to read and occasional drawer (not the furniture).

Lady of Shadow · Wed Oct 07, 2020 4:03 am

Welcome back! I'll be moving back to Mordor at the end of the month. It's Halloween season right now, and unlike on the Old Plaza, you can choose whichever kingdom (and rank) you like (without losing any points, since I found that a bit of a nuisance on the Old Plaza, which is probably why I didn't do it much). Kind of a nice change, if you ask me. You can also opt out and keep your regular rank, if you wish.

Dwim · Wed Oct 07, 2020 7:07 am

Welcome back, @Hoglorfen! Looking forward to seeing your posts.

Winddancer · Wed Oct 07, 2020 10:49 am

Woot another minion!! Welcome back Hoglorfen!

Lirimaer · Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:24 pm

Hoglorfen wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 3:33 am I'm a [snip] occasional drawer (not the furniture).

Welcome! LOL

I am an occasional table.

Lailyn · Thu Oct 08, 2020 12:46 am

Hello @Hoglorfen and welcome back! Glad you found us!

onthetrail · Sun Oct 25, 2020 6:07 pm

Hi all, many thanks to my good friend @Chrysophylax Dives for inviting me to come along and join the Plaza. I have never really been into forums or social media but have decided to make the effort given the work that some of you here have done to bring this place back to life. I remember a little of the forums back in its prime days and read with interest the posts from Halfir but never took the plunge and joined on a serious level. So one could call this quite literally a new adventure.

My Tolkien bug started back in the late 80s and reading The Hobbit as a boy followed very quickly by The Lord of the Rings and the rest is history. Maybe some of you have crossed paths with me previously from my Tolkien research Archive which has been a private passion for many years with a more serious push in the last 6 years. Now all these years later I maintain a nearly 50GB Google Drive text archive. Private of course due to copyright but if I can help any of you along the way with the texts I have then I am happy to do so as long as it falls into 'fair use'.

I look forward to getting to know you all.

onthetrail (Phil)

Winddancer · Sun Oct 25, 2020 6:30 pm

Welcome to the Plaza, Simon did say he would spread the word, glad he did!! :D

onthetrail · Sun Oct 25, 2020 8:48 pm

Winddancer wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 6:30 pm Welcome to the Plaza, Simon did say he would spread the word, glad he did!! :D

Many thanks. I hope to bring some others too when I email my small group. Simon has told me a little of the work you are all doing to bring the forums back to life and I hope I can help.

Chrysophylax Dives · Sun Oct 25, 2020 8:56 pm

Hi everyone. Reading @onthetrail's introduction above I realized that I had never introduced myself here. I was smials on the old plaza, which I left in a huff after a run in with some over zealous admins. Actually, I only joined the new plaza because I was helping @Saranna in her quest to publish some of halfir's plaza contributions. But now that objective has been achieved I look around and, like Phil, am deeply impressed by the work and commitment that has been put in to the rebirth of what was once the greatest Tolkien site on the internet. I intend to stay and, if possible, contribute to the lore discussions - at least until the next blowup with some crazed admin.

My own Tolkien bug also began with The Hobbit, which was read to me when I was about 7, back in the 1970s. I used to say that I wanted to have children so that I could read them The Hobbit. But over the last decade my old love of Middle-earth has mingled with what was originally a quite separate interest in the history of late-Victorian and Edwardian scholarship. Basically, I've become obsessed with the relationship between Tolkien's stories and his scholarship (his understanding of history, of language, and of magic). I appreciate that this obsession is not shared by other Tolkien fanatics, but one of the things I've always liked about the plaza is that it is a place where different kinds of love of Middle-earth can co-exist and intermingle.

simon

Winddancer · Sun Oct 25, 2020 9:10 pm

onthetrail wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 8:48 pm
Winddancer wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 6:30 pm Welcome to the Plaza, Simon did say he would spread the word, glad he did!! :D
Many thanks. I hope to bring some others too when I email my small group. Simon has told me a little of the work you are all doing to bring the forums back to life and I hope I can help.

Please do! We would love to have them here too! <3

Chrysophylax Dives wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 8:56 pm I intend to stay and, if possible, contribute to the lore discussions - at least until the next blowup with some crazed admin.

Saranna · Mon Oct 26, 2020 10:49 am

@Chrysophylax Dives Seems to me that you have a lot in common with halfir - I mean the resigning in a huff.

But he was always talked out of it so I hope that might be the case with you

Your interests in Tolkien's reading have led me to a lot of interesting books from the periods you have mentioned, for which I am grateful.

Dwim · Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:46 am

Welcome to the new Plaza, @onthetrail! I look forward to seeing you around. And excellent recruiting work, @Chrysophylax Dives! I've never had much luck being a spruiker of the Plaza.

Wamba_the_Fool · Tue Oct 27, 2020 1:57 pm

Dwimmerlaik wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:46 amspruiker

onthetrail · Tue Oct 27, 2020 7:00 pm

Dwimmerlaik wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:46 am Welcome to the new Plaza, @onthetrail! I look forward to seeing you around. And excellent recruiting work, @Chrysophylax Dives! I've never had much luck being a spruiker of the Plaza.

Many thanks. I really look forward to delving deeper into the forums and getting to know you all.

Lirimaer · Tue Oct 27, 2020 7:18 pm

Welcome @onthetrail

What I really want to know is, is @Bobo my brother? (And if so, why is he on a LotR website?)

Lailyn · Wed Oct 28, 2020 12:16 am

Hey @onthetrail, welcome! I'm glad you've ventured into the world of forums with us and hope to see you around!

Dwim · Wed Oct 28, 2020 6:56 am

@Wamba_the_Fool, I had not considered until now that it may be a word only used in Australia.

onthetrail · Wed Oct 28, 2020 11:08 pm

Little Bird Lail wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 12:16 am Hey @onthetrail, welcome! I'm glad you've ventured into the world of forums with us and hope to see you around!

Thank you, and thank you all for the welcome. When I get 5 minutes I will take a proper look around and jump into some of the threads here.

Mathom House · Thu Oct 29, 2020 1:12 pm

Hi all,

I've been aware of the plaza over the years but I don't think I was ever a member. Used to hang out on other message boards though, like The Fantasy Forum.

Always happy to have another place to turn to, though, for good Tolkien chat. Hopefully will be able to contribute some value here, and learn loads.

Afird Splitax · Thu Oct 29, 2020 1:55 pm

Hi Mathom ! Welcome to the Plaza!

Winddancer · Thu Oct 29, 2020 3:07 pm

Welcome Mathom!!

Lailyn · Fri Oct 30, 2020 2:27 am

Hello @Mathom House and welcome! I look forward to seeing you around and also - love your name!

Dwim · Wed Nov 04, 2020 12:16 pm

@Mathom House - I agree, your name is excellent. Welcome to the Plaza!

Narya · Sat Nov 14, 2020 11:42 pm

Hello! Narya here. I found my way to this space via the SWG Discord. I'm a child of the 90s so I love me some forums, and I've adored Tolkien and Middle-earth since I was tiny.

IRL stuff - I live in Scotland, although I'm English by birth; I'm an accountant by day; I am generally a lover of fantasy, sci fi, horror, and speculative fiction.

I also have Tumblr (naryaflame), Dreamwidth (narya_flame), AO3 (Narya_Flame) and Discord (Narya#5649).

Hi!

Winddancer · Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:08 am

Omg omg! Are you saying you were never on the old Plaza forum?? :O

Welcome!! :D We also hang out on our own Discord server: https://discord.gg/Pfg5dkCB

Lady of Shadow · Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:09 am

Welcome! I'm afraid I'm not on Discord (I don't even use the messaging service with my various email accounts, so I don't see the point) but I do have a Tumblr account (vesuvius-girl) as well as Ao3 (Island_Queen). If you check out my Ao3, there's a LotR one shot I did for someone on another Tolkien site for a Secret Santa, the other one is a post Jurassic World story I should get back to one of these days. My Tumblr has more reblogs on volcanoes (especially Vesuvius, which is my personal favorite, hence the username) than anything to do with Tolkien, but there might be a few left in there. Hope to see you around the boards!

Amalric · Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:21 am

You have GOT to be kidding me. After all these years?? The old place was dead and buried last I looked (and that was a while ago), and just thought I'd check once again because RotK was on tv tonight (and on two channels).

And now I see Windy, and Saranna, and mention of dear old halfir. Talk about a timewarp!

Those were good times.