Because its a much quicker, faster program for simple text files like the posts on this board. That leaves Word, which I find slow and unwieldy, free for my work, etc.

Another advantage, Curious, for precomposing off line is that you can save the post's text for future reference, reposting, or amusement without depending on the TORn server system.

Great post, however: always want to encourage people to "brave" the RR...

What, do "thought waves" smell funny?

‘Ware! Ware!’ cried Damrod to his companion. 'May the Valar turn him aside! Mumak! Mumak!' - from The Two Towers, p. 326.

Huh? Who or what are the Valar? Is that God, or what? Say, how come no one else ever prays in Lord of the Rings?

If questions like this keep you up at nights, you should be ashamed of yourself. Moving past that, please join us in the Reading Room the week of July 19-23, where we will discuss The Valaquenta (“The Tale of the Valar”), which is Book II of J.R.R.Tolkien's The Silmarillion. It's a brief account of the Valar (OK, they're “The Gods”; but there's a God, too. Confused yet?). Who they are? And what do they do (and not do) in Tolkien's vast mythology of Middle-earth?

Will we answer your questions? Hey, the question is the answer!