the Eye of Sauron to be a
symbol for our friendly little community?
yes, i had the same question of myself. personally I don't.
Yet.... if the objective is to get 'click-through' to our site, there is a certain degree to which we must appeal to what is known, and what people are passionate about.
And there is no doubt the
villains of the world receive far more 'recall and notoriety' than the heroes, by and large. (Note the great appean of the Disney villains.)
And, I'd guess if you stuck
Sauron's eye up alongside
Aragorn's
Anduril, far more people would gravitate to the eye than the
sword.
The same is true of
Sauron and his eye, and
Gandalf and his staff...or ring...though this is a little less clear.
The question becomes 'what is pervasive, easily recognized, and inviting to someone to click on.'
Mankind gravitates to
evil and negativity. He far less frequently graviates to good and positivity.
"Them's jest the facts man"....
So while I agree, I offer what is, frankly, a larger dollar bill for consideration as well...only palatable to and justifiable by meself because it, too, is a large part of
Tolkien's
Middle-earth.
p.s. - as one other 'example', why is it, do we think, the more 'nasty' of the
elves seem to get so much discussion and air time than the more regular 'good' elves do, overall? In this and literally thousands of other arenas, look around the internet, media, news and political world and see the focus of attention. it is quite revealing.