We need a mission, but we also need a purpose. Here's my view, which is decidedly movie-oriented, though I have posted in just about every forum but Games.
2 to 5 years ago, how many people came to TORC just because they wanted to post in Talk? They came for Movie news mostly, but also for the Book Forum and the RP forums. If Talk was the only thing on TORC, I doubt if I or many others would have stayed.
We found each other compatible because we were all facinated by a story that was mythic, applicable, moral, ethical, and rich. We wouldn't have been drawn like moths to a candle over the adaptation of Ludlum's Bourne Trilogy. And we found others who shared our fundamental values, our love of discussing something to tease out the last little bit of symbolism, our wealth of trivia, our introspection, our erudite writing styles, our humor, and our common desire to dip below the surface and have meaningful conversations. Most of us are old enough to remember saying "Hey, that's deep, man."
I know that Jon, IE, and Dd are trying to recreate TORC with TheStoneTable, but they are basing their board on a children's tale that, frankly, I don't want to read and reread the way I enjoy rereading Tolkien. I like CS Lewis's other writings, but not the Narnia series.
So what about Board 77? What brought you here? What are you passionate about (other than certain other board members)? Is this just turning into one big cocktail party? Has the Tolkien well run dry? Are there other semi-sacred texts we could peruse? Are there some fabulous films coming up in a few years?
So anybody got any ideas?
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