Because they usually seem pretty hypothetical and not that much significant for the plot anyway, e.g. if Lanfear is a "100", a "98" or even a "102" (or whatever random numbers the OP experts come up with to rate the channelers..).
On the other hand, some people thrive on those OP debates, and I think more activity is always good for this board!
On the other hand, some people thrive on those OP debates, and I think more activity is always good for this board!
Many people, in particular men, have an inherent drive to compete, to immediately rank themselves against any stranger they meet (using whatever criteria they use to measure superiority), to establish who is top dog.
It's like asking the question which of the two gunslingers is faster on the draw, even it it is by a millisecond, which sprinter can cross the line first, who can hit the ball further, who can benchpress more. Etc. Etc.
... you've just placed it in the same category as 'who would win in a fight', and now I'll never be able to see a One Power strength post without thinking that Lan is an UNSTOPPABLE JUGGERNAUT!
Or Alivia, as Ishamael666' original post was, I believe.
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Poll: Which argument do you give the least crap about?
- 16/06/2010 07:18:26 AM
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OP strength discussions are definitely the least interesting to me...
- 16/06/2010 09:46:23 AM
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It addresses the same need as golfers improving their handicap, leveling up in D&D games etc...
- 16/06/2010 12:26:38 PM
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Yeah, but...
- 16/06/2010 05:31:31 PM
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Daigian weaves Air, throwing Lan off to the side with the force of a cannon knocking him unconscious
- 17/06/2010 04:11:17 PM
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Like Aginor and Lanfear before her 
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- 17/06/2010 07:13:15 PM
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- 17/06/2010 07:13:15 PM
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The Magic of Plot Convenience Protecting The Main Characters From Irreparable Harm *NM*
- 17/06/2010 09:14:13 PM
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Re: Like Aginor and Lanfear before her .
- 17/06/2010 09:16:17 PM
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- 17/06/2010 09:16:17 PM
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You mean, in a way that is consistent with characters and does not include narrative convenience?
- 17/06/2010 09:25:59 PM
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well I think just about everything we discuss has been covered now 
- 16/06/2010 01:37:43 PM
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- 16/06/2010 01:37:43 PM
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Hypothetical balefire paradoxes; How to kill the gholam; Why I hate <character> *NM*
- 16/06/2010 03:23:59 PM
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#2 never generated any interest for me, and I got that attitude about #1
- 16/06/2010 04:55:08 PM
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Who'd win a fight. *NM*
- 17/06/2010 04:33:42 AM
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C'mon! Uncle Iroh vs Princess Azula is great topic! *NM*
- 17/06/2010 03:20:23 PM
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Iroh. He'd redirect the lightning right through her, leaving a pile of ash *NM*
- 30/06/2010 09:51:13 PM
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Strength in the Power
- 17/06/2010 09:05:42 AM
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Quit being defensive, and I still have to read the topic titles *NM*
- 17/06/2010 11:01:31 PM
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*NM*
- 17/06/2010 11:01:31 PM
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2. Strength in the OP. I really don't care about arbitrary power levels. *NM*
- 22/06/2010 06:18:42 AM
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