Admin of the Month interview
-an interview with morwenna
How did you find CoE?
I was either looking for pictures of Legolas (blush) or followed a link for the Very Secret Diaries. I “lurked” for quite a few months before finally joining the site. I love the way that CoE combines both the movies and the books in one site and the sense of community that we have here.
What are your duties here at CoE?
Along with Beleg_S I’m the News Admin. We seek out news items about LotR and Tolkien on the internet and post it on the front page. As News admin I also read through the CoE members news submissions and deal with these. This involves checking out the story, testing the links and seeing if the news item has previously been posted. Also, along with Keterai I also do the front-page polls.
What are your favourite areas of the site?
Number one has to be News! My other favourite parts of the site are (in no particular order of favourites) Elrond’s Library, Humour and the forums. I also like looking at the members websites, although as there are over a thousand I’ve a good few still to look at!.
How often do you visit CoE?
Every day (unless I’m on holiday or away for work and even then I’ve been known to go to an internet café so I can visit CoE) I’m online in the morning and evening and depending on my work schedule I’m quite often on in the afternoon too.
How many times have you read the books?
I’ve lost count! However, nowadays I tend to read sections of the books rather than reading them from start to finish
Who is your favourite LOTR character?
This is a difficult one but it would have to be Aragorn.
Do you have a favourite scene from the trilogy?
So many to choose from, but it would have to be Aragorn’s coronation in RotK. Gosh I feel all teary even thinking about it!
What character left out of the films do you miss most?
Glorfindel.
Do you know any Sindarin or Quenya?
No – I know the language resources at CoE are really good but I’ve always found languages really hard to learn so I’ve not tried.
What are you looking forward most to in ROTK: EE?
The Houses of Healing. It’s one of my favourite chapters in the book and I was disappointed when the news broke that it was being left out of the theatrical edition of RotK.
Short Bio
I was first introduced to the world of Tolkien in 1972 when I received LotR as a Christmas present from my parents and I’ve been a Tolkien fan ever since. I remember going to parties over that Christmas and taking my copy of the book with me and sitting in a corner reading it because I really wanted to find out what was going to happen next. I still have that copy of the book (it’s a bit battered now though).
I didn’t watch the movies when they first came out as I was worried they would destroy my view of Tolkien’s world. However, another Christmas present, this time in 2002, of a video of FotR made me realize my fears were groundless. PJ’s movies did not destroy my own personal images of the characters and locations and I can enjoy them both.
In real life my other interests include reading, travel, dance and surfing the net.
