Tolkien Forums
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There are a LOT of Tolkien forums out there but some of them are better than others. You want to avoid hostile forums like David Averil-Pence's so-called Tolkien Forum because he allowed at least one of his moderators to engage in a smear campaign against Tolkien scholar Michael Martinez. The Tolkien news groups are filled with flame wars and nonsense. Here are some better forums to look at.
- The Tolkien Forum at the MERP Forums
Although the MERP site is primarily devoted to Middle-earth role-playing games, it's a great overall resource on Tolkien and Middle-earth.
- The Tolkien Forum at SF-Fandom
This is technically the oldest Web-based forum for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien. Many Tolkien scholars have participated in the discussions through the years. The forum is moderated so flame wars and poison pen campaigns are not allowed.
have to worry about spam, flame wars, and off-topic idiocy.
- Minas Tirith, the Tolkien Forum
Well-run fan forum devoted to Tolkien and Middle-earth.
- The Tolkien Forum on the Middle-earth Journeys Website
Another fun discussion forum where fans of the movies and books can gather on the Web.
- The Tolkien Forum at the Active Board community
This fan community has been around for several years, discussing J.R.R. Tolkien and Middle-earth.
- The Tolkien Forum at Lord of the Rings Online
This Tolkien and Middle-earth discussion community is hosted on the official site for the Lord of the Rings Online game.
- The Tolkien Forum for Middle-earth Rangers This Tolkien fan forum is relatively new compared to some of the others but still has interesting discussions.