The Welcome Thread: Newbie introductions; departing and returning members

[Ben]

Welcome to Entmoot!

In an attempt to tidy up the board, we have decided to consolidate all "welcome threads" into one official thread. Newbies are encouraged to introduce themselves here. Also, people permanently leaving the board or returning after a long absence may make a note of that here.

For the new user, here's some helpful links:

• The Official Rules of Entmoot
• Entmoot FAQ
• Smilies
• Search Feature
• List of Staff Members
• The Advertising Thread
• The Tolkien Trail, Entmoot's parent site

To post a message in this topic, hit the "Post Reply" button.

So, let the welcoming begin!

Please note: if you are leaving or returning, please do not use this is an outlet to vent about the admins or other users. Such comments will be removed. Please only post about a departure if you will gone for six months or more.

[afro-elf]

Hail my fellow sojourners!

It has been quite a long time since I last posted here.
To the old crew greetings.

I have since returned to the States after my years of nomading. However, I am getting restive ( sounds like the opposite doesn't it) again. So, I am considering the Peace Corp this time.


Anyway, I am back because I need some cerebral stimulus. So I am going to start some threads that will hopefully generate some discussions.

Oh, BTW I will no longer be posting in the Tolkien forums. The movies killed the thrill. I will probably avoid the DIRECT theology debates also. Besides there is no other god than Beard of Pants ( Sheena)

Again hello,

Nice to be back

[Nurvingiel]

Welcome back Afro-elf! I joined shortly after you went off nomading, but hey, you're famous around Entmoot!

Were you just living in Japan?


Also Mods can you please leave this thread open until people stop positng in it? I think Afro-elf has earned it.

[afro-elf]

Originally Posted by Nurvingiel

Welcome back Afro-elf! I joined shortly after you went off nomading, but hey, you're famous around Entmoot!

Were you just living in Japan?


Also Mods can you please leave this thread open until people stop positng in it? I think Afro-elf has earned it.

Hey, Nurvingiel. I do recall the name. Actually I was nomading when I joined the moot. Japan was my last stop of many.

[Nurvingiel]

You remember me? Wow!

What were all your other stops? I love travelling - so far I've been to England, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Estonia.

[Earniel]

Hello AE! Good to see you visiting again.

(If anyone's wondering why this thread is suddenly so short, we were nearly at 1000 posts so I split the thread)

[afro-elf]

Originally Posted by Nurvingiel

You remember me? Wow!

What were all your other stops? I love travelling - so far I've been to England, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Estonia.

Over all, of course Canada and The States, Colombia, Sweden, Greece, Turkey, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Australia,. I guess technically you could add N.Korea, Kuwait, Cambodia, and Denmark.


Gwaimir Windgem,RÃ*an,Eärniel, Thank you very much.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

*fanfare*

All hail the mighty afro-elf! Send sacrifices to the altars in thanksgiving for his glorious and safe return to the land of Entmoot. All hail!

[Rían]

Hey, AE, hello!!!

[drew7uk]

*wave*

Hey folks, nice to see such an active Tolkien resource. I thought i'd start by introducing myself and saying how I arrived:

Well, firstly, I was introduced to this thread through www.merp.com where Michael Martinez, one of the leading Tolkien scholars notes 'Entmoot' as one of the more active and useful online resources.

I'm 18 years old and I've been the member of a Tolkien MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) for just over two years now - the website, if anyone's interested, can be found in my homepage information.

Ever since I discovered Lord of the Rings by J.R.R.Tolkien, I was fascinated and interested with the world and the history he'd created and as a member of a Role-Play Intensive MUD, I wanted to better familiarise myself with, and get a better grasp of the canon and history of Tolkien's books.

Eventually, I'm hoping to begin a project for the MUD, though, I'd rather get a better grasp of things in a dedicated resource such as 'Entmoot' so, I thought here would be a good place to start

If anyone wants to get in touch, feel free to PM me and maybe we can chat on MSN/AOL!

Drew

[Earniel]

Welcome to the 'moot! Enjoy your stay. And if you're interested in MUD, maybe our RPG-forum can be of interest to you.

[drew7uk]

Thanks for the welcome, Earniel!

I'll be sure to check out the RPG forum here and I'm even more excited to see this community is a friendly one

Drew

[Tilion the Maia]

Hello,
My wife is a big fan of J.R.R. Tolkien and a member of Entmoot (arien the maia), she coaxed me into joining so I could have fun with her. My least favorite character is Feanaro because of his desire to kill his own kin and make his sons promise to get back his jewels when he knew it was impossible to do. I really like Turin because he was brave. I have a son, Alexander Gabriel who will probably read the books because of his parents' love of the books. I also go to school, my major is Business.

[Valandil]

Welcome Drew!

[Arien the Maia]

Originally Posted by Tilion the Maia

Hello,
My wife is a big fan of J.R.R. Tolkien and a member of Entmoot (arien the maia), she coaxed me into joining so I could have fun with her. My least favorite character is Feanaro because of his desire to kill his own kin and make his sons promise to get back his jewels when he knew it was impossible to do. I really like Turin because he was brave. I have a son, Alexander Gabriel who will probably read the books because of his parents' love of the books. I also go to school, my major is Business.

yes, it's true...I am his wife! Welcome Tilion!

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Ah! Hello, Tilion! It's cool to meet you after knowing your wife through the 'Moot! Welcome aboard!

[Farimir Captain of Gondor]

Wow. I've missed a lot of welcomes.

Originally Posted by Tuinor

I'm new to pretty much all this stuff at entmoot or anywhere on the internet. I guess that makes me depraved in society today .

I'm the same way. I'm still trying to figure out what all the abbreviations mean. Speaking of which, what does IHO mean? At least I think that's what I've seen. I know IMO means: in my opinion. Anyway, welcome.

Originally Posted by drew7uk

Ever since I discovered Lord of the Rings by J.R.R.Tolkien, I was fascinated and interested with the world and the history he'd created and as a member of a Role-Play Intensive MUD, I wanted to better familiarise myself with, and get a better grasp of the canon and history of Tolkien's books.

You've come to the right place. I've learned so much here it's crazy. I swear I learn something new every time I come here. You should definitely check out some of Gordis' threads. She has some of the best ideas and knows so much about Tolkien lore. CAB is another you should listen to. Anyway, welcome.

Originally Posted by Tilion the Maia

My wife is a big fan of J.R.R. Tolkien and a member of Entmoot (arien the maia), she coaxed me into joining so I could have fun with her.

She strong armed ya huh? You'll love it here. Have fun and welcome.

[Spock]

Originally Posted by Farimir Captain of Gondor

Wow. I've missed a lot of welcomes.

I'm the same way. I'm still trying to figure out what all the abbreviations mean. Speaking of which, what does IHO mean? At least I think that's what I've seen.

|-{ I've not a clue and I tried to find it without luck.

[The Lost One]

So long ago. Hello, Entmoot.

- The Lost One

[E, LoR]

sorry I haven't been around too much you guys... busy summer, & this is the fall I apply to boarding schools, so not too much time for mooting but I'll be around every so often, and hopefully more after Febuary 1st.