== Tolkien date conventions. == 

 The creation of the Middle-earth portal has started me thinking about this topic. There's a bit of new discussion on a talk page you posted quite informatively on a while ago, and I'd be interested to know your thoughts, if you have the time to contribute them. I'm not trying to start a revolution or anything, just raising an idea. It's all at the Talk page for the "Timeline of Arda" article.