I am just wondering that everytime I post something it tends to not get replied to for a long time. Is it me? I don't post anything offencive or over-long so I cannot think of what it could be.

I am Lord of All, Sauron is but my guise and servant.

well ive noticed that you awaken threads that died a while ago, its better to go with the more popular ones, but to each his/her own

Perhaps it is your Imposing Presence. Many are put off from speaking with Royalty, even if there is no one else around. And as it is, it is quite unusual for one of the Istari to be addressing your Grand Self. If you let us see behind your mask, and let us get to know you on other terms, mayhap we shall all feel more comfortable in your Esteemed Society.

When I read the forums and look for credible responses, I look for those who use Tolkien's words to support the post.

I have been involved in discussions where one player would play devil's advocate in an effort to spark more interest, but my experience with this method has generally been a negative one. Sometimes, this tends to backfire on the player and miscommunication ensues.

The forums are meant as a vehicle for us to share ideas and insight into Professor Tolkien's works. If you have a point to make, post it in the appropriate thread and support your insight with quotes from Tolkien and why you interpret it the way that you do.

If a misunderstanding does occur, especially with a CM, then settle it outside of the forums. It is not fair to subject the membership to issues that do not concern them or may cause them stress. Some of us cannot cope with the stress of confrontation.

Remember that this is a difficult means of communication for humans, as we depend a great deal on body language. It is very easy to misinterpret. Be respectful and patient as you try to convey your message. Similies are a nice substitute for body language.

Remember that not all topics are of interest to everyone. We are at various levels when it comes to reading and understanding J.R.R. Tolkien's works. None-the-less, no matter to what degree our level of Tolkien knowledge lies, we are all fans of the Father of Fantasy.

Remember that we have school, jobs and other obligations, which may delay a response.

Hey you, you flaming one-eyed dude. Don't get so paranoid about being banned so soon from this board. We still haven't had our ceremonial-roasting-of-the-new-members ceremony yet. So sit back, relax and try to taste good.

Do whatever you want, but let me tell you this: Having too many lords in one place is not a good idea.

You forgot to mention the two written warnings from a Council Member, which you chose to ignore. Not to mention previous warnings, which you have also ignored. Any more talk about this will be done with e-mail to the council. Dragging council business into the forum is not to tread light. Consider yourself warned. Again.

You have been given good advise from Rednell, and from Morambar in another thread. We would rather not ban you, but that all comes down to how you behave yourself from now on. Now you know this, and (thanks to you) everybody on PT knows this. Remember, it is all up to you if you stay or go.

What are we going to do with this boy?

This thread will now be locked.

Not sure if I am allowed to ask but seeing as you have unlocked the thread I suppose I must.

All I know is that I have recieve 2 warnings for putting an advert in the advertisments section of the forums (apparently I am not allowed to do this even though it says I am in the FAQ).

And i have recieved a warning becuase I suggested that Melkor could have been added to the favourite Valar poll. Hardly a Melkor obsession.

These are the only warnings I have had and both have been done becuase of misunderstanding.

As for me being rude, offensive, offputting, alarming I would like someone to quote where I have done that as I definately can't remember being any of these.

I don't know how this can lead to suspension?

Greps last post said that it could be allowed on pubblic on this thread. Thats why he unlocked the post.
And as usual you keep avoiding my very point - try and give me answers to why I recieved those warnings in my last post.

No, you have received a warning because of your belief/demand that Melkor should have been added to the poll, and still did not back down after it had been explained why Melkor was not included, not to mention after being referred to other threads where discussing Melkor was the topic.

I was having simple discussion with you I thought Virumor. Just debating whether Melkor was truly a Valar even if he was discounted as one. Then, when you could see my point you thought you would flex some of your appointed authority and said that I would be banned if I mentioned Melkor in the thread again.
Quote from the FAQ:

"This section is located in the Message Boards - Miscellaneous, and here you can advertise your home page or any other site or information you think members of Planet-Tolkien might like to see. Please remember that any sites you post a link to must not contain material which contravenes the Planet-Tolkien Family Friendly guidelines."

So anyone care to explain why i could not advertise a family friendly Tolkien site?

You only say its 'drivel' becuase what you said was wrong. Melkor was a Valar even after he was discounted.
Anyway I am not going to get off-topic again as clearly you can only unsuccessfully rebut half of the points I made last post/s.

Very well. no headway is being made. You might as well ban me now grep as you have made my name mud anyway.

Thank you. Your opinion really means a great deal to us.

LOA, all the council have done is ask you not to do certain things - not unreasonable things.

In the case of the advert you posted in the first instance, I simply asked you not to post adverts for other sites in the discussion forums. That should have been the end of the matter! Instead you posted the advert again, and again outside the adverts thread (which by the way is scheduled for deletion and replacement, this being why I asked you not to in the first place). So again I asked you not to - you then wrote to the council complaining about this injustice (by the way when we say you're rude, pushy and not constructive this behavior is exactly what we're talking about). In my absence Grondy agreed you could post the ad in the adverts thread, again this should have been the end of the matter, but no, you kept on with it - saying you didn't understand.

Then with the Vala poll thread you asking why Melkor wasn't included in the poll, Vir explained why he didn't include Melkor in the poll and told you if you wanted to discuss Melkor to do so in the threads about Melkor (which many people on the site would be happy to participate in) but as with the advert you carried on in trying to discuss Melkor in the wrong thread. When Vir again asked you not to you complained to the council about Vir's warning.

When I told you that Vir was in the right, warned you about your behavior and fully explained the advert business (which you again claimed you didn't understand) you then started posting in this thread about the great injustice that was being done to innocent members and how you couldn't possibly understand why you were being treated in this way!

The council always conducts communications with members in private over this kind of matter, but having started this thread we realised that you would just start another one complaining about how this one was deleted, and I won't have you going about the forum's complaining about how unjust the CM's are and how badly you're being treated when this is simply not the case. The council have made nothing but reasonable requests of you. If your name is now mud it's your own fault.

Oh good lord! I give up...