i hear ya.Gareth wrote: Doghsin, I think you may be reading into this a little deeper than exists. We're just a group of like minded Tolkien geeks that want to discuss what we each interpret as Tolkien's vision. We have no structure inside or outside the forum (beyond Andy being the chieftain) and if we did, I think I'd be one of the first to jump ship!
i realize that every person is unique and will have different perspectives and take away different things from this community. some of the posts ive read here led me to believe that a lot of you were attempting to bring more 'organization' (if thats the right word). basically viewing this as a kind of 'fiction based SCA' in its forming stages. but because im new here and still havent read all the posts, its no surprise that i could be totally wrong.
ive been constantly taking notes to help me articulate a post ide like to make explaining my view on what being a ranger means to me. im not even sure i fit in here (with regards to the RP aspect)and maybe ive come here expecting to find something that doesnt exist, but out of all the groups ive found, i think this is the best place for finding similarly minded people.
again though, i was under the impression that some of the posters here were making an effort to take this community 'to the next step'. and even if not, its still fun to fantasize about, eh?
below is a link to a short clip that gives me great inspiration on how i choose to live my life. in some ways it doesnt fit this community, but imo, it is right on the money.
sometimes it is