Yo! So glad to find this forum

Post by **JoeBWan** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 12:16 pm

Hi, all,

I first picked up Lord Foul's Bane when I was a teenager in the mid-80s. I think the first series was written, but Donaldson was just starting on the second series. I read the first three books voraciously and then anxiously awaited the completion of each of the next three over the next few years.

Recently, I was reminiscing about books I read back then and looked up the Covenant Series. It was only then that I found that more books have been written! I was pleased as punch (if that's a saying)

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I'm currently re-reading the series and am partway through The Power the Preserves. Unlike many books I re-read after a number of year which made me realize how immature I must have been to think the books I was reading in the 80s were any good, Covenant has not let me down. I can honestly say I am actually getting more out of this reading than I did the first time around.

I'm so happy to have stumbled across this forum while searching for a computer background, but I will have to tiptoe around the forum because I'm VERY wary of spoilers. There's much about these books that I have forgotten and I really enjoy reliving the surprises, plus I have never read the third trilogy. SO looking forward to so many books waiting for me.

Quickly about myself - I'm the GM of an Internet company with UK ownership, but run, by me, out of State College, PA. It's a small company, but we get a lot done. I'm a married dad of three avid readers, so I ride the bus into town most days to have some reading time by myself.

Hobbies? Trail running and solo fast-packing and utlralight camping. Fly tying and fly fishing. Building things with my kids (go karts, bike renovations, etc) and traveling with my family.

Looking forward to some great conversations with you all!

JoeBWan

Website · Post by **Iolanthe** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 3:11 pm

Hello JoeBWan

I do a lot of reading on the bus too, but having read TLD twice now I've reverted to the latest Richard III Society Buletin which I had to put in the queue.

Post by **wayfriend** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 3:25 pm

Welcome to Kevin's Watch, JoeBWan. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. The Forum will be with you, always.

Post by **sgt.null** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 7:02 pm

hi JoeBWan

Post by **Savor Dam** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 9:51 pm

Welcome to the Watch, JoeBWan!

Plan on traveling with your family of avid readers to Albuquerque next June for Elohimfest, an extended weekend of Watcher fellowship, including dinner with SRD.

May you thrive here...and contribute.

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 9:53 pm

wayfriend wrote:Welcome to Kevin's Watch, JoeBWan. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. The Forum will be with you, always.

^what way said^

Be Welcome to the Watch, JoeBWan.
Be Well Come and True.

Post by **Avatar** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 5:09 am

Welcome to the Watch.

Just stay out of the Chronicles forums and you should be fine.

Luckily for you, we have plenty of other stuff to talk about too, so look around and join in.

Ever read SRD's Gap series? Mordants Need? You may have much to look forward to.

Go, join in, post.

--A

Post by **Lord Foul** » Sat Nov 02, 2013 11:36 pm

Greetings, JoeBWan.

Av knows what he's talking about with the Gap and Mordant's Need, and there are also detectives and short stories.

And a few more words of warning - some of the spoilers live and thrive in not really expected places out of the Chronicles sub-forum, I recommend temporarily being careful with what topics you read in the General Discussion and in the Hall of Gifts, there are some with parodies, fanfiction and other references. Also, if you see any mentions/links to it, you might wish to avoid the GapIntoMirrorLand wiki for now, though that one might mislead more than inform at times.

Post by **Rau Le Creuset** » Sun Nov 03, 2013 12:58 am

welcome to the forums..

Dont be too afraid of the people here.. there not so bad. and please.. do some posting. the more you do the easier you'll find it to get to know the community here.. so yeah come on in

cheers bud

100th post for me.. i'm starting to recognize people on the forum

Post by **ussusimiel** » Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:40 pm

Lord Rydell wrote:100th post for me.. i'm starting to recognize people on the forum

Ha, ha! And you're only having to deal with the reasonably sane ones, and you probably do not venture into the 'Tank at all

We love it when a newbie comes along and gets sucked in. Don't be shy!

Oh! And welcome JoeBWan!

u.

Post by **Rau Le Creuset** » Sun Nov 03, 2013 4:05 pm

^

I actually joined the think thank thing but i'm pretty scared to get in there... the topics are always so far along before I even see them and sometimes I don't have the courage to read through it all to make a proper response.. I promise u'll see me around there sometime though.

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Sun Nov 03, 2013 4:13 pm

shun the 'tank.
shuuuunnn...

Post by **ussusimiel** » Sun Nov 03, 2013 5:45 pm

Lord Rydell wrote:I actually joined the think thank thing but i'm pretty scared to get in there... the topics are always so far along before I even see them and sometimes I don't have the courage to read through it all to make a proper response.. I promise u'll see me around there sometime though.

[NOTE: anyone can post in the 'Tank again. There's no need to join a group anymore.]

Yeah, caution in the 'Tank is recommended. It can be difficult to join in the middle of a discussion that has already covered a lot of ground. It's generally best to try and get involved right from the start so that you have fair idea of what's been said and where people stand.

It's also a good idea when expressing opinions to either include links or use 'I think' or 'IMO'. Unsubstantiated claims will generally be totally ignored or rigorously examined. Neither is a comfortable experience but it is an aspect of the 'Tank that helps make it such a good political forum.

Spoiler

(The rest of the Watch is all sweetness and light and RAINBOWS!!! Like the end of TLD!!!

)

That said, the 'Tank is probably the most consistently lively forum on the Watch and the ability of people, often with polar opposite views, to (most of the time) talk civilly with each other can make for top quality discussions. Issues are thrashed out and all sides come to better understanding of where they stand and why.

Come on in and test the water. Add your

in a couple of threads and see how you get on. New people and views are always welcome.*

u.

* That's another $5 that Hashi owes me!

Post by **Condign** » Sun Nov 03, 2013 9:12 pm

I can honestly say I am actually getting more out of this reading than I did the first time around.

This is the nice thing about the Chronicles. They bear re-reading a couple of times. Like you I read them in my teens. It wasn't until I re-read them in my later years that I full appreciated them.

Post by **Avatar** » Mon Nov 04, 2013 4:28 am

Lord Rydell wrote:...don't have the courage to read through it all to make a proper response...I promise u'll see me around there sometime though.

I hope we do.

And you don't need to read through it all.

Just reply to the latest post...topics in there are more like guidelines anyway.

--A

Post by **Hashi Lebwohl** » Mon Nov 04, 2013 7:18 pm

ussusimiel wrote: Yeah, caution in the 'Tank is recommended. It can be difficult to join in the middle of a discussion that has already covered a lot of ground. It's generally best to try and get involved right from the start so that you have fair idea of what's been said and where people stand.

It's also a good idea when expressing opinions to either include links or use 'I think' or 'IMO'. Unsubstantiated claims will generally be totally ignored or rigorously examined. Neither is a comfortable experience but it is an aspect of the 'Tank that helps make it such a good political forum.
Spoiler
(The rest of the Watch is all sweetness and light and RAINBOWS!!! Like the end of TLD!!! )
That said, the 'Tank is probably the most consistently lively forum on the Watch and the ability of people, often with polar opposite views, to (most of the time) talk civilly with each other can make for top quality discussions. Issues are thrashed out and all sides come to better understanding of where they stand and why.

Come on in and test the water. Add your in a couple of threads and see how you get on. New people and views are always welcome.*

u.

* That's another $5 that Hashi owes me!

Your check is in the mail.

Menolly is advocating the shunning of my Tank and she doesn't even visit us first. *pout*

Welcome JoeBWan. Make yourself at home here.

Post by **Savor Dam** » Mon Nov 04, 2013 7:43 pm

Hashi Lebwohl wrote:Menolly is advocating the shunning of my Tank and she doesn't even visit us first. *pout*

Actually, Menolly has posted in the Tank almost 200 times. It has been years since her last substantive post (promoting the Watchies and crowing about the Tank disappearing during an April Fools prank do not count), but the myth that she never ventures there is easy to disprove.

The same can be said about her and Mallorys.

Post by **Vraith** » Mon Nov 04, 2013 8:23 pm

Savor Dam wrote:
Hashi Lebwohl wrote:Menolly is advocating the shunning of my Tank and she doesn't even visit us first. *pout*
Actually, Menolly has posted in the Tank almost 200 times. It has been years since her last substantive post (promoting the Watchies and crowing about the Tank disappearing during an April Fools prank do not count), but the myth that she never ventures there is easy to disprove.

that's because life is easy if one is a freaking dragon. You burn it, you eat it, or you make it into a big pile and cuddle it.
Slumming isn't the same as participating.

---vraith /ducks and flees dragonfire, hurling THREADS as chaff in the face of Menolly's pursuit.

Post by **Hashi Lebwohl** » Mon Nov 04, 2013 8:53 pm

Savor Dam wrote:
Hashi Lebwohl wrote:Menolly is advocating the shunning of my Tank and she doesn't even visit us first. *pout*
Actually, Menolly has posted in the Tank almost 200 times. It has been years since her last substantive post (promoting the Watchies and crowing about the Tank disappearing during an April Fools prank do not count), but the myth that she never ventures there is easy to disprove.

Just some friendly leg-pulling, that's all.

Post by **Savor Dam** » Mon Nov 04, 2013 10:44 pm

Indeed. Exactly why I posted as I did, except what I did was rather more twisting her tail than pulling her leg.