{"id":68350,"date":"2013-01-13T23:42:19","date_gmt":"2013-01-14T04:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=68350"},"modified":"2013-01-13T23:42:19","modified_gmt":"2013-01-14T04:42:19","slug":"torn-message-boards-weekly-roundup-january-13-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2013\/01\/13\/68350-torn-message-boards-weekly-roundup-january-13-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup \u2013 January 13, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-68351 no-lazyload\" alt=\"Pippin with apple\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/download.jpg\" width=\"330\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/download.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/download-300x139.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>Welcome to our collection of TORn\u2019s hottest topics for the past week. If you\u2019ve fallen behind on what\u2019s happening on the Message Boards, here\u2019s a great way to catch the highlights. Or if you\u2019re 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\u2019s Message Boards. Everyone is welcome, so come on in and join in the fun!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This week in the Reading Room we continue our chapter by chapter discussion of The Silmarillion join us as <a title=\"The Silmarillion discussion: Valaquenta\" href=\"http:\/\/newboards.theonering.net\/forum\/gforum\/perl\/gforum.cgi?post=557415#557415\" target=\"_blank\">noWizardme leads us through the Valaquenta<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the Hobbit Movie Board jimmyfenn is asking if we\u2019ve been<a title=\"hobbit in retrospect\" href=\"http:\/\/newboards.theonering.net\/forum\/gforum\/perl\/gforum.cgi?post=561157#561157\" target=\"_blank\"> short changed with The Hobbit films<\/a>, in comparison to previous fantasy films like Pans Labyrinth and Dark Crystal.<\/p>\n<p>During Fiesta Friday on Off Topic we welcomed a new Message Board Admin \u2013 Rosie-with-the-ribbons, you can send her a message of <del>commiseration<\/del>\u00a0congratulations<a title=\"*unlocks doors* It's time for Fiesta Friday - and a Special Announcement!\" href=\"http:\/\/newboards.theonering.net\/forum\/gforum\/perl\/gforum.cgi?post=560167#560167\" target=\"_blank\"> here <\/a>\u00a0;D<\/p>\n<p>The crazy questions continue on The Pollantir, this week Xanaseb asks us \u201cHow do you eat your apple?\u201d Check out some of the weird and wonderful replies<a title=\"How do you eat your apple?\" href=\"http:\/\/newboards.theonering.net\/forum\/gforum\/perl\/gforum.cgi?post=558930#558930\" target=\"_blank\"> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll share more topics next week and we hope you will come and join in the conversations! \u00a0Don\u2019t forget, TheOneRing.net\u2019s message boards have over 9,200 registered Tolkien fans, just like yourself. \u00a0Let your voice be heard!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to our collection of TORn\u2019s hottest topics for the past week. 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