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AngmarianRose
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
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Location: Texas
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 Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:30 pm Post subject: hi guys, i'm new here! |
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hi everyone. my name's Katie and i just registered on here so any helpful hints about getting around this website would be appreciated. i've been writing Harry Potter fanfiction, but i've always been a huge LOTR fan and i'm looking to start writing some stuff on Open Scrolls.  i've also done some beta work for a couple of my friends so if anyone needs one i'll be happy to do so.
feel free to message me (although i'm not quite sure how that works lol) |
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Rocheron
Joined: 03 Dec 2004
Posts: 137
Location: Seeking the fellowship of Men, Hobbits, Elves, and Dwarves.
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| Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome and as a fellow TEXAN
HOWDY!!!!!!
Look forward to seeing your LOTR. There is a selfless self promo thread which you can use to post links to you other work.
Anyway. Before the rest of the Howdy committee jump in, my wife included, again I say howdy. 
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Rocheron
Joined: 03 Dec 2004
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Location: Seeking the fellowship of Men, Hobbits, Elves, and Dwarves.
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| Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:54 pm Post subject: |
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Katie, I HIGHLY recommend Zee's The Empty Vessel http://www.openscrolls.net/fanfic/story.php?no=63
And Tel Lindar[/]http://www.openscrolls.net/fanfic/story.php?no=384
Tel Lindar is the sequel and is a wonder blend of HP and LOTR
Enjoy reading.
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Yavanie
Joined: 02 Jun 2004
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 12:14 am Post subject: |
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(Yes dear, you win, Love)
Since my wonderful husband beat me to it let me be the SECOND to HOWDY you!!!!
this place is so full of wonderful fics I can't even imagine where to begin!!!! Pick a member, click on thier prfile and go check out what's on their recommended list. That's a good place to find great fics.
Oh and the rest of the geeks and Tokien experts extraordinaire will be along shortly with the rest of the warnings (like put you beverage of choice down before you read forum posts, unless you really like cleaning your monitor and keyboard!!!)
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SilverMoonLady
Joined: 14 Jul 2003
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Location: Breaking in a Brandybuck... *wicked grin*
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Welcome welcome!!
Always glad to see a new face! Feel free to ask questions, read and review (!!!!), and post your own lovely works; everyone here is pretty friendly, and only bite when asked to! 
So... (cause, somebody's got to ask  ) What's your flavor?? Lithe and lyrical elfies, rugged sons of Men, or clever hobbitses? We also have sturdy dwarven lords about somewhere, and a twistedly delightful batch of baddies are lurking about as well You'll find them all here!
And now I'll let my fellow inmates give you the rest of the tour!!!
Enjoy!
SilverMoonLady
*local PHF rep*
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NancyBrooke
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Wow! A welcome thread where Rocheron is the first responder and Sil gives the rules (  to you, too, Yav)!!! What a refreshing change. Aggie Rose you don't know how lucky you are!
Welcome to OSA. Any enthusiastic writer/reader is welcome (as is everyone else, just not as nicely ). We try to be as supportive and constructive here as we can be. In addition to the Shamless Self Promotion thread on this forum for use once you've posted, there's also a beta thread where you can offer and ask for help before you've posted.
But the most important piece of advice anyone can give you about getting on at OSA, Shanalir will be along with shortly, undoubtedly. But second most important, perhaps, is read the guidelines. That will avoid a lot of confusion/rewriting/whatever later on.
Cheers! Sil, slide that pitcher this way ... 
NB
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SilverMoonLady
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 NB, Beloved Mistress of Red Pens! (now where is that "chocolate sunday on choice of handsome whoever" smiley we all really need!?
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ghettoelleth
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| NancyBrooke wrote: | | Wow! A welcome thread where Rocheron is the first responder and Sil gives the rules ( to you, too, Yav)!!! What a refreshing change. NB |
Almost Duchess.
Welcome Angina Maria Rosita. Welcome to open scrolls  Stop spitting Duchess. This , is a comma. Everytime you abuse the comma, Eru stabs Legolas with a red pencil. Ask The Duchess, formerly known as Nancy until her recent coronation.
If you like really smutty stuff, stop by the Virtual Village and sign up as a reader, or better yet, adopt an Elf, Human, Hobbit, or Nazgul, and become a writer. Just rip up your copy of LaCE on the boat ride over to the island.
Jes
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simon22cat
Joined: 17 Aug 2004
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Location: In front of the computer. Duh.
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Welcome to our corner on the net.
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ghettoelleth
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I'd tease you Si, but that damn avi... 
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simon22cat
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May the Schwartz be with you Getto.
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Shanalir
Joined: 27 Feb 2005
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Location: Umm, anyone seen my map?
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:04 am Post subject: |
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| NancyBrooke wrote: |
But the most important piece of advice anyone can give you about getting on at OSA, Shanalir will be along with shortly, undoubtedly. |
My advice is important! That makes me so happy! *sniff* Oh, Hi! I'm Shanalir! (I'm also a color wheel addict , as diagnosed by Ghetto.) Welcome to the nuthouse. The inmates get restless on the full moon, blue moon, dark moon, waxing, waning, harvest, and any other kind of moon you can think of that does or doesn't involve a juvenile prank.
Anyway, that important piece of advice I'm supposed to give you is as follows:
Bring your Sense of Humour when you visit the forum. There are several of us (myself included) that you may have trouble understanding if you don't have your Sense of Humour with you, or if it's on the fritz or something.
To help with this, we have instituted the Sense of Humour Lost & Found and Locker Room. People here are really good about turning in any sense of humour found wandering around without someone attached. There are also a few loaners available if you forget yours, or need a different type. The loaners are labeled according to type. The Locker Room is for temporary storage of your sense of humour, in the event you want to write angst or something. We're starting the construction for the Sense of Drama Lost & Found and Locker Room, so that should be available as well in a few months. Then comes the Sense of Confusion Lost & Found and Locker Room, then the Sense of Angst setup. Any suggestions for future Lost & Founds or Locker Rooms, let me know. Please feel free to make use of the facilities. Don't feed the penguins, feeding plot bunnies  is encouraged, and don't encourage the inmates of the Lost & Found or Locker Room. The natrives are restless enough as it is.
With that said, Welcome!!!! And have fun while you're here.
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Texasgirl
Joined: 18 Oct 2004
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Location: Texas (no shit, sherlock)
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:18 am Post subject: |
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HOWDY katie.
i'm another fellow texan....writing in to welcome you to the website of the damned.
although, that's only what non-tolkeinists think of it....we OSA-ers love this paradise of het-ness.
TG
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AngmarianRose
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:46 pm Post subject: yay! |
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yay, i found crazy people like me!i feel so loved that i got 12 replies to my very first post. i have to keep my sense of humor on a leash as it tends to wander and cause trouble . but,Shanalir, if it ever chews through its leash and escapes, ill check the locker room.
currently my muse has decided that she doesnt like me so until she returns i cant post anything. (grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!) but until then i'd be happy to read anyone else's stuff. |
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SpaceWeavil
Joined: 27 May 2004
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Location: Looking at shiny things
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome Angmarian Rose. 
I think everyone else has really summed up the best tips about the site. As Nancy says, most of what you need to know is in the Guidelines link. If you are having muse trouble and are looking for something to play with in the meantime, we have a quiz section here as well, or hop in and join the madness on the forum.
All the best
SW
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