Post by Amarië on Nov 4, 2005 22:45:14 GMT -5
I was going through an old journal I had to keep for my English class in eighth grade around the time of the end of Rivendell's climax and the beginning of it's fall. I found this particular entry stood out to me, and it seemed to fit Rivendell's end. Rivendell has been dead for awhile but I just want to put my final word in to any of those who visit again. I'd also like to inform everyone of it's closing.
Here is the entry. I'm not sure what drove me to write this. By the looks of it, I assume it was a conversation with Marigold.. But I don't recall the conversation and am not going to bother searching for it. So here it is, word for word, exactly as I wrote it over a year ago:
April 28, 2004
> wowzers. meep. spifty. snackle. sob. crewd. crude? Rivendell has passed. By calling it Rivendell, I have sent the whole forum into a doom. It is as Rivendell after the Ring War. dead. All the elves have passed into the havens.
> For the movies are over. There is no more. But sites such as the Citadel are thriving. Should Rivendell remain as 'tis? Has the name cursed it. Forsaken by something it couldn't control? It is as Marigold said about Mip and I with her away in Morder. I was not thriving to keep Ránewen alive, it was Mip I kept saving. How amazingly brilliant she is! Rivendell, the movies? the elves, the members?!
> The movies are over, the members stop posting
> The War is over, the elves travel to the havens
> It all works out! It sucks but it makes sense!
> Should Rivendell become The Shire?
> Should it stay the same and fall in honour?
> A page of wondering
I walk out of here with all that I had coming in, but I have enjoyed the journey along the way. I wish the best to everyone. And I'd like to put a proper ending to this story. Please don't forget me or our times together. You guys will always have a special place in my heart. I have accepted Rivendell's death, and acknowledged that all I have gained from it is the memories of times here. The forum will be left intact and readable for any who wish to look at old threads, but no one will be able to post any longer. I ask that none of you ask for it to be reopened. It is dead. This is the end. I am looking to the future, because it is all that's left.
This thread will be left open for members who wish to post their farewells and leave contact information for everyone if they wish.
Here is the entry. I'm not sure what drove me to write this. By the looks of it, I assume it was a conversation with Marigold.. But I don't recall the conversation and am not going to bother searching for it. So here it is, word for word, exactly as I wrote it over a year ago:
April 28, 2004
> wowzers. meep. spifty. snackle. sob. crewd. crude? Rivendell has passed. By calling it Rivendell, I have sent the whole forum into a doom. It is as Rivendell after the Ring War. dead. All the elves have passed into the havens.
> For the movies are over. There is no more. But sites such as the Citadel are thriving. Should Rivendell remain as 'tis? Has the name cursed it. Forsaken by something it couldn't control? It is as Marigold said about Mip and I with her away in Morder. I was not thriving to keep Ránewen alive, it was Mip I kept saving. How amazingly brilliant she is! Rivendell, the movies? the elves, the members?!
> The movies are over, the members stop posting
> The War is over, the elves travel to the havens
> It all works out! It sucks but it makes sense!
> Should Rivendell become The Shire?
> Should it stay the same and fall in honour?
> A page of wondering
I walk out of here with all that I had coming in, but I have enjoyed the journey along the way. I wish the best to everyone. And I'd like to put a proper ending to this story. Please don't forget me or our times together. You guys will always have a special place in my heart. I have accepted Rivendell's death, and acknowledged that all I have gained from it is the memories of times here. The forum will be left intact and readable for any who wish to look at old threads, but no one will be able to post any longer. I ask that none of you ask for it to be reopened. It is dead. This is the end. I am looking to the future, because it is all that's left.
This thread will be left open for members who wish to post their farewells and leave contact information for everyone if they wish.