BTW, do you do anything other than monitor this thread? Yours are VERY prompt (and gratifying) replies! I suppose your work would be simpler if the thread ran itself as was the case when the LOTRs movie first came out (when I had no time to pay attention or participate). Perhaps the ping-list should be expanded? We have a LOOONG way to go and the number of players seems to have shrunk almost to nothing. Kudos to JenB, overtaxed and the others still holding the line (and especially to you, HOTG).
I'm new to Tolkien and LOTR, the Posters you mention are posting real substantive information, greatly appreciated by me and probably other reader/lurkers. I occassionaly have a question but certainly nothing that wouldn't just clutter the thread.