Greetings, Exilioi!

[Glaurung]

Hi there.

I understand new members are encouraged to introduce themselves here. I went to Exilicon and met some of you; you seem like interesting people, so I thought I'd join.

Jubal will know me immediately from my user name; Comrade_General survived the mental and physical tests of a tour of Cambridge with me; four more of you were kind enough to repay me for your drinks. I'm waiting to see what response I get from Pentagathus...

[Pentagathus]

Wharblegarble?

[Jubal]

Indeed Welcome to the site!

[Cuddly Khan]

Hello somewhat-newcomer! Welcome to our humble abode.

[Glaurung]

Thanks for the welcome. I'm hoping I can make a contribution here, though I'm not sure what it might be, as I'm not really into games. However, I'm a computer programmer who's interested in SF & fantasy, languages and history, so I hope I can add something to discussions.

[Clockwork]

Mark? Hi there, I was Rob maybe you saw me at the convention? Blue shirt, nerdy haircut, joking with cg most of the time

[SaidaiSloth]

All you convention - goers .

How bout instead of having it in north UK, you just bring it a bit further south down to Australia ;p

Anyway, welcome! We certainly hope you don't vanish.

[Jubal]

It'll be good to hopefully get more discussion going in the sciences and history sections, certainly

[Glaurung]

Mark? Hi there, I was Rob maybe you saw me at the convention? Blue shirt, nerdy haircut, joking with cg most of the time

Hi there. Yes, I am Mark - I guess comrade_general mentioned me last week. I did see you, and I recognise you from the photos on the Facebook page. I now wish I had introduced myself to you and others, but I wasn't very awake that afternoon (too hot!) and  it takes me a while to "warm up" to people. Still, I will know for next time!

[Glaurung]

Anyway, welcome! We certainly hope you don't vanish.

Many thanks - I hope I don't as well!

How bout instead of having it in north UK, you just bring it a bit further south down to Australia ;p

It can be done: the Tolkien Society (for Jubal's benefit, not the Cambridge one but the UK and international one) occasionally holds its annual "Seminar" in Australia instead of the UK. I went "down under" for the one in Sydney in 2007, and spent 6 weeks touring Australia and New Zealand. An antipodean Exilicon might just tempt me again...

[Othko97]

Welcome to Exilian!

[comrade_general]

Welcome Glaurung!

How does one manage to take 6 weeks off of work??

[Glaurung]

Welcome Glaurung!

Thank you.

How does one manage to take 6 weeks off of work??

By having an annual holiday allowance of 25 days (this is now quite common in the UK) and by working for a company that's willing to let me organise this sort of thing provided I give them plenty of warning - about a year in this case!

[Lady Grey]

Child!

Welcome to Exilian

[Glaurung]

Child!

Hello, mum

Welcome to Exilian

Many thanks, and thank you also to Othko97. I'm enjoying being here.