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Sage at 15:26, 12 November 2012

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−	~~About time~~ I ~~made~~ a ~~user profile~~.	+	I have been a Tolkien fan and participant to this wiki for several years. I consider myself a "Tolkienologist"; although I am no way one of the most erudite, I think that Tolkienologists can boast our love of Tolkien's creation in the same manner Tolkien himself did; not only as readers. I think that we can admire Arda and see its beauty when we decompose it, and discover the skeleton behind those stories: languages, etymologies, [[Tolkiennymy]], family trees, timeline, geography and calendars.

−	~~I have been a Tolkien fan and participant~~ to ~~this wiki for several years. I consider myself a "Tolkienologist"; although I am no way one of the most erudite, I think~~ that ~~Tolkienologists can boast that we love Tolkien's creation the same manner Tolkien himself did; not only as readers. I think that we can admire Arda and see its beauty when we decompose it~~, ~~and discover the languages, etymologies, [[Tolkiennymy]], family trees, timeline, geography and calendars, being the skeleton of the stories we all love. Participating to the wiki~~ I have uncovered views on some topics that I never noticed before.	+	Needless to say that participating in TG, I have uncovered views on some topics that I never noticed before.

−	Hopefully, the Professor himself would ~~understand me~~ since, to my understanding he was also a geek. I believe he acknowledged the concept of geekery in this description:	+	Hopefully, the Professor himself would appreciate us since, to my understanding he was also a geek. I believe he acknowledged the concept of geekery in this description:

	{{quote\|The genealogical trees at the end of the Red Book of Westmarch are a small book in themselves, and all but Hobbits would find them exceedingly dull. Hobbits delighted in such things, if they were accurate: they liked to have books filled with things that they already knew, set out fair and square with no contradictions.\|[[Concerning Hobbits]] <small>(which is also a way to describe a wikiholic)</small>}}		{{quote\|The genealogical trees at the end of the Red Book of Westmarch are a small book in themselves, and all but Hobbits would find them exceedingly dull. Hobbits delighted in such things, if they were accurate: they liked to have books filled with things that they already knew, set out fair and square with no contradictions.\|[[Concerning Hobbits]] <small>(which is also a way to describe a wikiholic)</small>}}
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	I view this wiki also as an educational resource. If something is fun, make it also useful so that everyone can gain. For this reason I give some special emphasis to the "Etymology" and "Inspiration" sections, even when I border to "original research". I expect that such information can be helpful, not only to Elvish linguists, but anyone who'd wish to know more about how real myths or languages work. Tolkien applied his knowledge of Germanic and Celtic languages on his constructed languages.		I view this wiki also as an educational resource. If something is fun, make it also useful so that everyone can gain. For this reason I give some special emphasis to the "Etymology" and "Inspiration" sections, even when I border to "original research". I expect that such information can be helpful, not only to Elvish linguists, but anyone who'd wish to know more about how real myths or languages work. Tolkien applied his knowledge of Germanic and Celtic languages on his constructed languages.

−	I ~~also~~ try to ~~reconstruct some maps, heavily based on those by [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]], and some by [[User:Smeagol]]; this way I hope TG can avoid using~~ "~~fair use~~" ~~maps~~. ~~To see some of this work~~, ~~see [[Historical_Atlas]]~~	+	Mainly I try to be a "wikifairy". Improve random articles here and there, put the text in chronological order, add images to create a beautiful narrative and so on.

−	So, ~~that's it in case you wondered who~~ I ~~am. Feel free to contact me anytime~~.	+	I also try to reconstruct some maps, heavily based on those by [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]], and some by [[User:Smeagol]]; this way I hope TG can avoid using "fair use" maps. To see some of this work, see [[Historical_Atlas]]

	'''Disclaimer''': I am a very absent-minded and forgetful person, awkward and all thumbs; this means I am very prone to typing and syntax mistakes, most of which I can notice only after I saved my edits. I am used to saving my edits every few seconds and continue with additions and corrections. A new page created by me is complete not before my first 3 or 4 edits, and improvements follow now and then. I know this "pollutes" an article's history but believe me, I have tried and I can't do otherwise. Apologies and thanks for your understanding :D		'''Disclaimer''': I am a very absent-minded and forgetful person, awkward and all thumbs; this means I am very prone to typing and syntax mistakes, most of which I can notice only after I saved my edits. I am used to saving my edits every few seconds and continue with additions and corrections. A new page created by me is complete not before my first 3 or 4 edits, and improvements follow now and then. I know this "pollutes" an article's history but believe me, I have tried and I can't do otherwise. Apologies and thanks for your understanding :D

Sage at 09:44, 18 August 2012

2012-08-18T09:44:42Z

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	{{quote\|The genealogical trees at the end of the Red Book of Westmarch are a small book in themselves, and all but Hobbits would find them exceedingly dull. Hobbits delighted in such things, if they were accurate: they liked to have books filled with things that they already knew, set out fair and square with no contradictions.\|[[Concerning Hobbits]] <small>(which is also a way to describe a wikiholic)</small>}}		{{quote\|The genealogical trees at the end of the Red Book of Westmarch are a small book in themselves, and all but Hobbits would find them exceedingly dull. Hobbits delighted in such things, if they were accurate: they liked to have books filled with things that they already knew, set out fair and square with no contradictions.\|[[Concerning Hobbits]] <small>(which is also a way to describe a wikiholic)</small>}}

−	~~From time to time~~ I ~~am working on giving substance~~ to ~~a primitive~~ "~~wiktionary~~" ~~of words (of Elvish~~ and ~~other Tolkien languages)~~, ~~complete with etymology, links between Quenya words with its primitive forms and roots and Sindarin cognates; the point is~~ to ~~create a browsable dictionary in database form, which~~ I expect ~~will~~ be helpful, not only to Elvish linguists, but anyone who'd wish to know more about how real languages work. Tolkien applied his knowledge of Germanic and Celtic languages on his constructed languages.	+	I view this wiki also as an educational resource. If something is fun, make it also useful so that everyone can gain. For this reason I give some special emphasis to the "Etymology" and "Inspiration" sections, even when I border to "original research". I expect that such information can be helpful, not only to Elvish linguists, but anyone who'd wish to know more about how real myths or languages work. Tolkien applied his knowledge of Germanic and Celtic languages on his constructed languages.

	I also try to reconstruct some maps, heavily based on those by [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]], and some by [[User:Smeagol]]; this way I hope TG can avoid using "fair use" maps. To see some of this work, see [[Historical_Atlas]]		I also try to reconstruct some maps, heavily based on those by [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]], and some by [[User:Smeagol]]; this way I hope TG can avoid using "fair use" maps. To see some of this work, see [[Historical_Atlas]]

Sage at 02:18, 5 April 2011

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	I have been a Tolkien fan and participant to this wiki for several years. I consider myself a "Tolkienologist"; although I am no way one of the most erudite, I think that Tolkienologists can boast that we love Tolkien's creation the same manner Tolkien himself did; not only as readers. I think that we can admire Arda and see its beauty when we decompose it, and discover the languages, etymologies, [[Tolkiennymy]], family trees, timeline, geography and calendars, being the skeleton of the stories we all love. Participating to the wiki I have uncovered views on some topics that I never noticed before.		I have been a Tolkien fan and participant to this wiki for several years. I consider myself a "Tolkienologist"; although I am no way one of the most erudite, I think that Tolkienologists can boast that we love Tolkien's creation the same manner Tolkien himself did; not only as readers. I think that we can admire Arda and see its beauty when we decompose it, and discover the languages, etymologies, [[Tolkiennymy]], family trees, timeline, geography and calendars, being the skeleton of the stories we all love. Participating to the wiki I have uncovered views on some topics that I never noticed before.

−	I am working on a primitive "wiktionary" of words (of Elvish and other Tolkien languages), complete with etymology, links between Quenya words with its primitive forms and roots and Sindarin cognates; the point is to create a browsable dictionary in database form, which I expect will be helpful, not only to Elvish linguists, but anyone who'd wish to know more about how real languages work. Tolkien applied his knowledge of Germanic and Celtic languages on his constructed languages.	+	Hopefully, the Professor himself would understand me since, to my understanding he was also a geek. I believe he acknowledged the concept of geekery in this description:
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		+	{{quote\|The genealogical trees at the end of the Red Book of Westmarch are a small book in themselves, and all but Hobbits would find them exceedingly dull. Hobbits delighted in such things, if they were accurate: they liked to have books filled with things that they already knew, set out fair and square with no contradictions.\|[[Concerning Hobbits]] <small>(which is also a way to describe a wikiholic)</small>}}
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		+	From time to time I am working on giving substance to a primitive "wiktionary" of words (of Elvish and other Tolkien languages), complete with etymology, links between Quenya words with its primitive forms and roots and Sindarin cognates; the point is to create a browsable dictionary in database form, which I expect will be helpful, not only to Elvish linguists, but anyone who'd wish to know more about how real languages work. Tolkien applied his knowledge of Germanic and Celtic languages on his constructed languages.

	I also try to reconstruct some maps, heavily based on those by [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]], and some by [[User:Smeagol]]; this way I hope TG can avoid using "fair use" maps. To see some of this work, see [[Historical_Atlas]]		I also try to reconstruct some maps, heavily based on those by [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]], and some by [[User:Smeagol]]; this way I hope TG can avoid using "fair use" maps. To see some of this work, see [[Historical_Atlas]]

Sage at 14:12, 29 December 2010

2010-12-29T14:12:50Z

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	I have been a Tolkien fan and participant to this wiki for several years. I consider myself a "Tolkienologist"; although I am no way one of the most erudite, I think that Tolkienologists can boast that we love Tolkien's creation the same manner Tolkien himself did; not only as readers. I think that we can admire Arda and see its beauty when we decompose it, and discover the languages, etymologies, [[Tolkiennymy]], family trees, timeline, geography and calendars, being the skeleton of the stories we all love. Participating to the wiki I have uncovered views on some topics that I never noticed before.		I have been a Tolkien fan and participant to this wiki for several years. I consider myself a "Tolkienologist"; although I am no way one of the most erudite, I think that Tolkienologists can boast that we love Tolkien's creation the same manner Tolkien himself did; not only as readers. I think that we can admire Arda and see its beauty when we decompose it, and discover the languages, etymologies, [[Tolkiennymy]], family trees, timeline, geography and calendars, being the skeleton of the stories we all love. Participating to the wiki I have uncovered views on some topics that I never noticed before.

−	I am working on a primitive "wiktionary" of words (of Elvish and other Tolkien languages), complete with etymology, links between Quenya words with its primitive forms and roots and Sindarin cognates~~, therefore creating~~ a browsable dictionary in database form, which I expect will be helpful, not only to Elvish linguists, but anyone who'd wish to know more about how languages work.	+	I am working on a primitive "wiktionary" of words (of Elvish and other Tolkien languages), complete with etymology, links between Quenya words with its primitive forms and roots and Sindarin cognates; the point is to create a browsable dictionary in database form, which I expect will be helpful, not only to Elvish linguists, but anyone who'd wish to know more about how real languages work. Tolkien applied his knowledge of Germanic and Celtic languages on his constructed languages.

	I also try to reconstruct some maps, heavily based on those by [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]], and some by [[User:Smeagol]]; this way I hope TG can avoid using "fair use" maps. To see some of this work, see [[Historical_Atlas]]		I also try to reconstruct some maps, heavily based on those by [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]], and some by [[User:Smeagol]]; this way I hope TG can avoid using "fair use" maps. To see some of this work, see [[Historical_Atlas]]

Sage at 14:11, 29 December 2010

2010-12-29T14:11:12Z

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	About time I made a user profile.		About time I made a user profile.

−	I have been a Tolkien fan and participant to this wiki for several years. I consider myself a "Tolkienologist"; although I am no way one of the most erudite, I think that Tolkienologists can boast that we love Tolkien's creation the same manner Tolkien himself did; not only as readers. I think that we can admire Arda and see its beauty when we decompose it, and discover the languages, etymologies, [[Tolkiennymy]], family trees, timeline, geography and calendars. Participating to the wiki I have uncovered views on some topics that I never noticed before.	+	I have been a Tolkien fan and participant to this wiki for several years. I consider myself a "Tolkienologist"; although I am no way one of the most erudite, I think that Tolkienologists can boast that we love Tolkien's creation the same manner Tolkien himself did; not only as readers. I think that we can admire Arda and see its beauty when we decompose it, and discover the languages, etymologies, [[Tolkiennymy]], family trees, timeline, geography and calendars, being the skeleton of the stories we all love. Participating to the wiki I have uncovered views on some topics that I never noticed before.

	I am working on a primitive "wiktionary" of words (of Elvish and other Tolkien languages), complete with etymology, links between Quenya words with its primitive forms and roots and Sindarin cognates, therefore creating a browsable dictionary in database form, which I expect will be helpful, not only to Elvish linguists, but anyone who'd wish to know more about how languages work.		I am working on a primitive "wiktionary" of words (of Elvish and other Tolkien languages), complete with etymology, links between Quenya words with its primitive forms and roots and Sindarin cognates, therefore creating a browsable dictionary in database form, which I expect will be helpful, not only to Elvish linguists, but anyone who'd wish to know more about how languages work.

Sage at 16:48, 24 November 2010

2010-11-24T16:48:43Z

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	So, that's it in case you wondered who I am. Feel free to contact me anytime.		So, that's it in case you wondered who I am. Feel free to contact me anytime.

−	'''Disclaimer''': I am a very absent-minded and forgetful person, very prone to typing and syntax mistakes, which I can notice only after I saved my edits. ~~Therefore~~ I ~~work by~~ saving my edits every few seconds and continue with additions and corrections. A new page created by me is complete ~~after~~ my first 3 or 4 edits and improvements follow now and then. I know this "pollutes" an article's history but believe me, I have tried and I can't do otherwise. Apologies and thanks for your understanding :D	+	'''Disclaimer''': I am a very absent-minded and forgetful person, awkward and all thumbs; this means I am very prone to typing and syntax mistakes, most of which I can notice only after I saved my edits. I am used to saving my edits every few seconds and continue with additions and corrections. A new page created by me is complete not before my first 3 or 4 edits, and improvements follow now and then. I know this "pollutes" an article's history but believe me, I have tried and I can't do otherwise. Apologies and thanks for your understanding :D

Sage at 16:38, 24 November 2010

2010-11-24T16:38:10Z

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	About time I made a user profile.		About time I made a user profile.

−	I have been a Tolkien fan and participant to this wiki for several years. I consider myself a "Tolkienologist"; although I am no way one of the most erudite, I think that Tolkienologists can boast that we love Tolkien's creation the same manner Tolkien himself did; not only as readers. I think that we can admire Arda and see its beauty when we decompose it, and discover the languages, etymologies, family trees, timeline, geography and calendars. Participating to the wiki I have uncovered views on some topics that I never noticed before.	+	I have been a Tolkien fan and participant to this wiki for several years. I consider myself a "Tolkienologist"; although I am no way one of the most erudite, I think that Tolkienologists can boast that we love Tolkien's creation the same manner Tolkien himself did; not only as readers. I think that we can admire Arda and see its beauty when we decompose it, and discover the languages, etymologies, [[Tolkiennymy]], family trees, timeline, geography and calendars. Participating to the wiki I have uncovered views on some topics that I never noticed before.

	I am working on a primitive "wiktionary" of words (of Elvish and other Tolkien languages), complete with etymology, links between Quenya words with its primitive forms and roots and Sindarin cognates, therefore creating a browsable dictionary in database form, which I expect will be helpful, not only to Elvish linguists, but anyone who'd wish to know more about how languages work.		I am working on a primitive "wiktionary" of words (of Elvish and other Tolkien languages), complete with etymology, links between Quenya words with its primitive forms and roots and Sindarin cognates, therefore creating a browsable dictionary in database form, which I expect will be helpful, not only to Elvish linguists, but anyone who'd wish to know more about how languages work.

Sage at 12:22, 23 November 2010

2010-11-23T12:22:53Z

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	So, that's it in case you wondered who I am. Feel free to contact me anytime.		So, that's it in case you wondered who I am. Feel free to contact me anytime.
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		+	'''Disclaimer''': I am a very absent-minded and forgetful person, very prone to typing and syntax mistakes, which I can notice only after I saved my edits. Therefore I work by saving my edits every few seconds and continue with additions and corrections. A new page created by me is complete after my first 3 or 4 edits and improvements follow now and then. I know this "pollutes" an article's history but believe me, I have tried and I can't do otherwise. Apologies and thanks for your understanding :D

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About time I made a user profile.

I have been a Tolkien fan and participant to this wiki for several years. I consider myself a "Tolkienologist"; although I am no way one of the most erudite, I think that Tolkienologists can boast that we love Tolkien's creation the same manner Tolkien himself did; not only as readers. I think that we can admire Arda and see its beauty when we decompose it, and discover the languages, etymologies, family trees, timeline, geography and calendars. Participating to the wiki I have uncovered views on some topics that I never noticed before.

I am working on a primitive "wiktionary" of words (of Elvish and other Tolkien languages), complete with etymology, links between Quenya words with its primitive forms and roots and Sindarin cognates, therefore creating a browsable dictionary in database form, which I expect will be helpful, not only to Elvish linguists, but anyone who'd wish to know more about how languages work.

I also try to reconstruct some maps, heavily based on those by [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]], and some by [[User:Smeagol]]; this way I hope TG can avoid using "fair use" maps. To see some of this work, see [[Historical_Atlas]]

So, that's it in case you wondered who I am. Feel free to contact me anytime.