Last Note! (EVERY ONE PLEASE READ!!!)

[Archera_Deona]

Ok, listen up. This was brought to my attention in the MOD room and I would like to make a statement. Get over your selves.
Look all you posting in the, “I’m so board” links either don’t have too many posts or aren’t posting in any of the stories. You’re creating your own boredom here. And I admit things have gotten a little slow but yah know what people aren’t gone make threads for you to go dwindle away in, you have to make them yours and reply to them your selves. I think we’re all at the point where the board she have a sweep threw and new, clean threads should be made.
And by the way when you stop coming for awhile and be scarce, and then visit and complain that no one else doing anything and the place is boring you may remember that you haven’t helped to make it interesting. Alright? Yall are being counter productive to yourself and every one else on the board.
And just for the record, more or less you don't need to be a MAJOR LOTR's fan to keep this up. Heaven knows I'm NOT! I haven’t even read the books. The point is that this tends to take up time where I could be doing far less important stuff. As it does for many people.
Boards and chartrooms, if people haven’t noticed, improve English and writing skills. I'm a published writer who as a child was put in special classes cause I couldn't read. Why am I a writer? Cause I got AOL and learned how to write and use words and live as some one other then my self.
*deep annoyed sigh*
Look, for all you people planning on leaving cause things are boring, things go slow, but keep in mind that it takes 5 minutes, more or less, to check the board and reply. Considering the French close up shop in the middle of the day to take a nap I think we busy people, more so Americans, can take five minutes out of our busy schedule to reply to something and bare with those who will undoubtedly stop coming and then complain to their friends about how there's nothing to do. It’s a choice... nothing more.
STOP COMPLINING AND START POASTING!

[Archera_Deona]

P.S. Please don't argue with this but just suck it up. Alright? This is a request and a piece of advice. Take it to mind before you speak on it.  Thanks

[The Witch King]

Your having a laugh aren't you?

Where do you get off telling people what to do?

Firstly, I think it's good that people raise issues - the problem can't be addressed unless you know that people are unhappy. What they're saying is true this board is boring. It's a shadow of it's former self. Telling people to stop complaining doesn't solve the problem, it just aggravates the situation.

Secondly, the whole thing about no-one posting because the novelty of the film has worn off. I'm sure this is true in a lot of cases but not all. I know several people who don't post here anymore ( or infrequently) but still post on other LOTR boards.

I can't speak for them but personally I don't post here anymore because I am sick of reading your self-absorbed posts. I don't wish to read countless pages of you and Jack - that is what is boring about this place.
You have no appreciation of Tolkien's work or any interest in reading the books or finding out more about Middle-earth.
Of course you don't have to be a diehard Tolkien fan to post here but having some interest helps.
Everyone who posts here 'writes' It's no big deal.
And finally I can't believe you even made the comment that Americans are busier then other nationalities. What an ignorant thing to say.

STOP POSTING!
START LISTENING!

[Rhiannon]

Hey, easy..., fights get us nowhere.

[Melian]

first of all, the ppl will come back as soon as the movie is releaced on vidio, if u can tuff it out till then, then great.
im published, too, its no big deal and yes i have dislexia and ADD.  and darkshines is right, countless pages of u and jack making goo goo eyes, and kissing, isnt entertaining for the rest of us, though is is most definaly for u.  im not saying u should stop, im just saying space it out a bit, or creat a place just for u 2 to do things in.
and if we advertize a bit more on the other sites, im shure this place a can be back to how it was.
trap door went through the same thing and servived, so im shure ravindell can. btw- the other lotr site the wich king made is totally just taking off, and has alot of awsome rp's even with only a couple ppl.  
i dont like fighting and i dont like complaining, but u have to do things to keep up your own intreset to make it fun.  

[Archera_Deona]

oh my god...

*is speachless*

I must be the most missunderstood person in the world.

Let me mention the reason I wrote this.... In the mod room under questions things came up and Klay said something that really put me off . She's a great girl, love her to pieces, but I thought what she wrote was true and arrogent. As it seems only half the board has access to the mod room I thought I'd bring the convorsation  out on to the rest of the bords.
I can't speak for other boards... at all... I don't know what they've gone through.
And I most certianly wasn't making any excuses for me OR jack. Alright. I'm making a comment to the board. A note every one should take a damn good look at.  Whether or not they take it in and act upon it is their choice.  I don't know the personal reasons people leave the board, I'm just making a general overview of what I've recently seen....

Look.... no laugh, ok. No joke.. no mockery.  I'm AAmerican, I live Cali. I';m one of those overly busy people who don't take five minutes for anthing.  The reason I made that comment was to perhaps stop any one wanting to leave because they are bord and not adding to. Yes, there are a few people who do do exactly what I've said... contraty to your thoughts or not.  

And BTW darkshines why this little cat fight between us? Am I pissing you off so much? Please just give me a reason cause yah know... between just roleplaying and us? *shakes head* I got nothing against you and I don't know why your out for my head... and believe me I'd love to know.

Any way...  Deep breaths... five minutes... stay cool... listen to me or not... not the biggest deal in the world.


P.S. I love your abilities to follow requests.  "Please don't argue with this but just suck it up. Alright? This is a request and a piece of advice. Take it to mind before you speak on it.  Thanks"

[Jack the Ranger]

Me and deona posting?.. this place is boring already.. i mean who would care what happens here if nobody posts.  and your idea, darkshines, STOP POSTING!
START LISTENING!, is not very good.. that will make the whole board even more boring, and more will leave. Personnelly i was ready to quit a little after the whole argument came up about demons.. i absolutly abhore these themed sites.  because you cna't do anyhting you want. there has to be guidlines. and as for you mel. entertaining for you... of course NOT! god.. we aren't your personel clowns. we do what we want. and so far.. the only places where we are going "goo- goo" is umm stories.. Mirkwood.... bree... and that's about it. and plus... remember the marriage in Mirkwood? ever saw a couple that didn't kiss when they saw each other? I might as well leave this place.. and you know what later you will realize that this place will become evene more boring.

[The Witch King]

"I absolutely abhore these themed sites. You can't do anything you want. There has to be guidelines" (Jack, above post)

That comment leaves me speechless.
Why would you post on a board you hated?

My 'stop posting' comment was aimed specifically at Deona. I just wanted her to listen more to what people were saying rather then flying off the handle.

In answer to Deona's post: Why do you annoy me so much?
I think it's because your obviously an intelligent, sensitive person, with a vivid imagination who is capable of creating great threads BUT all your role playing has to evolve around you. You have to be all powerful, the smartest person, the most evil. Your characters are always cold and unfriendly and their always 'smirking' at everyone else.
Of course there is nothing wrong with this in moderation but it's constant with you and I liked this board better when it was a friendly place. It also makes you're roles in stories very predictable.
You could be a fantastic role player and I think that's what annoys me most.
I think your probably quite an insecure person as you seem to have this need to boast continually.

Also your flippant attitude to the board annoys me because some of us do care about it.

The saddest thing is that you probably are misunderstood and the comments you post probably aren't always intended the way the come across.

I guess that's one of the drawbacks of the internet. You don't know the tone in which something has been said.

[Sinron]

Another fierce quarrel...

Well...at least people are posting...


Later: I think my comment is a bit crude. Ignore me...just a brainless nazgûl posting ;D ;D

[Rhiannon]

Deona, you're not misunderstood. Hard to do. You misunderstand what roleplaying in places like this is about. It's not sitting all alone in front of a computer game or watching a movie. This is about interaction and fun in a community. And if you constantly annoy a large part of it, you end up alone. Everywhere. I've met people who like to play chars that are different, somewhat rude and want to be alone. Thats fine. They spice up plays a lot. But they don't keep other people from having fun. And they are not rude all the time but normally quite nice to talk to ooc.

[Jack the Ranger]

darkshines i abhore them now... to many quarrels about what you can be.  "all powerful, the smartest person, the most evil" De isn't the only person who does this. besides most evil Mostly everyone on this board is this. Merlin for example.  "friendly place"? Yopur nazgul!!! your the ones who aer supposed to be unfreindly! and anyway a board is much more exciting if when someone comes up to another and says "hi, hows it going?" and the other guy just grunts. and when you talk to him again he takes out his knife and putd it to your neck and say "leave me alone." than when the other guy goes "hi, good, u? wanna be my freind?"

[Melian]

im sory jack and de, i didnt meen to say that u shouldnt be "in love"  in charicter.  and im sory we "misunderstood you de, you are nice to talk to and stuff, its just ive seen u post this same thing like 3x (and not in mod room, i can get into it)  and the ppl reading it are the ones who arnt doing anything wrong.  (and i hate to admit it, but from what ive heard some of the ppl that left left because of the last argument when gil took me off mod, i was bairly able to convince merlin and gwen to stay)

[The Witch King]

Yes we the Nagul are supposed to be unfriendly, evil beings but that wouldn't work on a board like this.
Firstly we'd only alienate and upset people, where's the fun in that?.
Secondly are characters would be very one dimensional and dull in my opinion.
And thirdly Ringwraiths will never take over Rivendell so declaring war on the board would be a futile exercise.

Instead we try to be entertaining. Sinron especially can be very funny, but we can be deadly serious when we need to be.

I think everyone should question their motivation behind role playing - are you trying to make an interesting story? or are you just trying to make your character look good?

[Jared]

Let me count off the reasons which I reckon MAY lead to the decision to role-play (for war, of course...):

1) Patriotic
2) Loking for true comradeship
3) Searching for souls in the world who still may care about their people more than themselves (this is kind of like "patriotic", but nevermind.)
4) Wants to just show off either wizarding skills, costumes, combat moves and the ugliest sides of human nature.

(Now for just plain role-playing........I think Darkshines has mentioned the two main ones in his above post. Just refer yourself.)

Another thing: It's a fact, my dear Deona (I bet she'll either have a spy hanging 'round to check out the response or another account here to check 'em out herself), that the people in Japan and Hong Kong are one of the busiest in the world. America doesn't even come close to them. America doesn't even come close to Singapore, and that's a fact too. Hey, the students have around 4-6 tests and exams a year, major ones. That's why the two Singaporean kids here couldn't post much some time ago. (Oh, ha. I just got self-centred and made an excuse. Whoops.) And just because you're busy, it doesn't mean that the rest of America is busy. The citizens of your country don't follow at your heels and do whatever you want them to, you know.
Anyway. As far as I can see right now, the Prancing Pony is probably the most active place.

Oh yes, it was mentioned that she hasn't read the books. I think I can actually kinda forgive her for all the mistakes in role-playing she's made, since she doesn't know everything about the different races yet. Though it'd help if she didn't smirk after making a major mistake, though.

And, for once, I applaud all who have posted here, yes, even Deona and Jack, for finally saying whatever you've been harbouring for a nice long time. It's good for health.

(I just realised that I haven't contributed much to this wonderful argument because of a certain obsession with myself. So please excuse that.)

Nice, Melody. I think I'll kinda like you more now. ;D

Did I mention what I thought about Jack's comment on leaving this place? No, I haven't. Well..........Excuse me for being rude of anything, but I certainly doubt that there'll be any regrets whatsoever. Maybe it's the loving couple who've been holding everyone back with their gooey, mushy.........actions. I mean, who'd intrude on a couple who's doing..........well, you know.

[Rhiannon]

I, too, am sure she'll get to know what's written here...

from "the Prancing Pony"

Deona said:

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((I'm sorry, I can no longer take the egotistical bullshit going on here.  I don't mind so much the lack of posting, but I do mind teribly the lack of understanding to the world rules of rp.

You didn't read the books, fine. There are many people on this board who didn't. But You're talking about understanding of the world rules of roleplaying ? ? Nice try for someone who didn't even know what Pen & Paper Role Plays are...the oldest and still most used form of roleplaying...And with the most refined sets of rules....I don't say you have to be an expert for being on boards like this. But if you act like an expert you should know what you're talking about.

May I put this out in clear to read words.
BE A b*tch, BE A QUEEN, BUT NO MATTER WHAT, BE AN ACTOR.  

There are good actors and there are bad actors.  And actors are judged by the applause they get...