The question of questions. The question sages have pondered for decades. The question that has overturned book club meetings and caused riots on message boards. The Question of the Ages. No, it’s not ‘What’s the Meaning of Life, the Universe and Everything?’. Nor is it ‘Who shot JR?’. It’s not even ‘Where’s the beef?’. Instead, we are going to ponder the imponderable, ask the unanswerable, seek that which has eluded both the wise and the extremely geeky: Who is the greatest Hero of Middle-earth?<\/p>\n
Do you have the answer? An opinion? A suggestion? Are you firmly in the camp of the Aragorn-ites or the Frodo-ians? Do you vacillate between the students of Gandalf and the worshippers of Pippin? Do your tastes tend toward the earthy- as in Eowyn, or the sublime- as in Galadriel? (yes, women CAN be heroes too!) Perhaps you look deeper into Middle-earth’s long history toward heroes such as Beren, Turin, Hurin or Elendil. Or do you just go for the bizarre and take Gollum or Sauron for you role-model?<\/p>\n
Wherever your affections and loyalties lie, you will have the chance to explore, expand, and expound on the merits of each this weekend in #thehalloffire as we discuss Middle-earth’s Greatest Hero. But be prepared to back up your assertions, because this is going to be one heck of a debate!<\/p>\n
Date:<\/strong> Saturday March 4 Time zone conversions<\/strong><\/p>\n Not sure what time the chat will be where you are? Check this little conversion table out for some help.<\/p>\n America: Europe: Asia-Pacific: Our chats usually last 45 mins to an hour, and are very newbie friendly. Simply drop in and join the conversation!<\/p>\n Where?<\/strong><\/p>\n Chat happens on #thehalloffire on irc.theonering.net — the TORn IRC server. You can connect instantly via our java chat client that works inside your web browser (find it here!<\/a>) or choose to install a dedicated chat program such as mIRC<\/a> on your computer.<\/p>\n To find out more about using mIRC to connect to TORn IRC server, check out these instructions<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nTime:<\/strong> 5.30pm EST
\nPlace:<\/strong> #thehalloffire on the TORn IRC server.<\/p>\n
\n5.30pm EST (New York)
\n4.30pm CST (Chicago)
\n3.30pm MST (Salt Lake City)
\n2.30pm PST (Los Angeles)<\/p>\n
\n10.30pm GMT (London)
\n11.30pm CET (Paris)<\/p>\n
\n6.30am AWST (Sunday) Perth
\n8.30am AEST (Sunday) Brisbane
\n9.30am AEDT (Sunday) Sydney
\n11.30am NZDT (Sunday) Wellington<\/p>\n