re: Lord of the Rings people I have a question

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I disagree with this.

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While it's true Sauron taught Celebrimbor much about ring crafting, Celebrimbor was a direct descendant in lineage of Feanor, one of the greatest ever smith/crafters of Middle Earth, who you may recall crafted the Silmarils. So Celebrimbor of the Noldor, considered the most inqusitive of the Elven houses, was already a marvelously gifted crafter in his own right.

It was Celebrimbor, NOT Sauron, who crafted the rings of power, at the forges in Eregion, only the one ring was forged in secret by Sauron at Mt Doom.

The corrupting influence of the 7 and 9 rings had as much to do with Sauron and the so called corruption of dwarves and men, and how he used them to turn them against each other. Remember the rings themselves where not corrupt or evil, outside of the one that Sauron crafted, which contained his spirit.

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The three Rings were not worn during the Second Age after Sauron wore the One, because as soon as he put on the One

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If Sauron knew about the 3 elf rings why would they bother to hide them from him? Yes the One Ring was most powerful and the 3 would not be able to with stand it if he regained it, kinda the point huh.

Pretty sure Galdariel and Gandalf both wore their rings and it's somewhat indicated that Elrond was also able to do things like control the waters of the Isen with the help of his ring, so either way they wore them in the 3rd age.