{"id":42788,"date":"2011-03-20T20:48:28","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T01:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=42788"},"modified":"2011-03-20T20:48:28","modified_gmt":"2011-03-21T01:48:28","slug":"torn-message-boards-weekly-roundup-march-20-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2011\/03\/20\/42788-torn-message-boards-weekly-roundup-march-20-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup &#8211; March 20, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-42789 no-lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ImrahilBeregond-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ImrahilBeregond-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ImrahilBeregond.jpg 476w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,helevetica;font-size: x-small\">Welcome  to our collection of TORn&#8217;s hottest topics for the past week. If you&#8217;ve  fallen behind on what&#8217;s happening on the Message Boards, here&#8217;s a great  way to catch the highlights. Or if you&#8217;re new to TORn and want to enjoy  some great conversations, just follow the links to some of our most  popular discussions. Watch this space as every weekend we will spotlight  the most popular buzz on TORn&#8217;s Message Boards. Everyone is welcome, so  come on in and join in the fun!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><!--more-->Movie Discussion: The Hobbit<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>It&#8217;s a purist free-for-all!<\/strong> Once again we have a great debate of whether a Tolkien purist should be  a part of the writers&#8217; team for The Hobbit films, and examines what  makes up a purist? It&#8217;s a topic that&#8217;s always insightful and passionate!  <a title=\"Join in and tell us what you think!\" href=\"http:\/\/newboards.theonering.net\/forum\/gforum\/perl\/gforum.cgi?post=334948;sb=post_time;so=DESC;forum_view=forum_view_expanded;\">Join in and tell us what you think! <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/gforum.cgi\/?post=334948;sb=post_time;so=DESC;forum_view=forum_view_expanded\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">FEEDBACK<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nEvery once in a while, there is a <strong>love fest for our Discussion Board Administrators<\/strong>\u2026  those brave souls who keep the peace and make TORn one of the  internet&#8217;s most popular fan sites! These outpourings are spontaneous,  always fun, and genuinely sincere. <a title=\"Praise them with great praise!\" href=\"http:\/\/newboards.theonering.net\/forum\/gforum\/perl\/gforum.cgi?post=335824;sb=post_time;so=DESC;forum_view=forum_view_expanded;\">Praise them with great praise! <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/gforum.cgi\/?post=335824;sb=post_time;so=DESC;forum_view=forum_view_expanded\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Movie Discussion: LOTR<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nWe  all have our favourite characters from the books, this week the  TORnadoes discuss which of theirs didn\u2019t make it into the movies.  <a title=\"Come on in and tell us some of yours.\" href=\"http:\/\/newboards.theonering.net\/forum\/gforum\/perl\/gforum.cgi?post=335684;sb=post_time;so=DESC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;guest=34745370\">Come  on in and tell us about some of yours.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Fan Art<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve  waited for it eagerly (and filming finally starts today:) ), now  some of the fans are coming up with their take on The Hobbit Movie  Posters. So what do you think?  Got any ideas of your own? <a title=\"Share them with us here!\" href=\"http:\/\/newboards.theonering.net\/forum\/gforum\/perl\/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_threaded;post=335467;sb=post_time;so=DESC;guest=34745370\">Share them with us here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll share more topics next week and hope you can join in on the  conversation! Don&#8217;t forget, TheOneRing.net&#8217;s message boards have almost  6000 registered Tolkien fans, just like yourself! Let your voice be  heard.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\" width=\"100%\" bgcolor=\"#e6f5d7\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to our collection of TORn&#8217;s hottest topics for the past week. 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