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After reading the standard-issue checklist of generic, tossabout pejoratives... Larry Send a noteboard - 01/04/2011 03:06:18 PM
As for your Ad Hom about my spelling, get over it. I don't spell well, sometimes I take more care about it, sometimes I don't. If this was something meaningful as opposed to a web forum, I would care a bit more.

I have great respect for most teachers. Particularly those who teach the "hard science" disciplines. I almost chose teaching (math) as a career. My father chose between Television and teaching history. My god-father was a highschool teacher, my "uncle" (nto blood but the next best thing) was a middle school principle after spending many years in teh classroom.

That being said, your "I know what is right", "I know whoat is good" arrogent, elitist, nonsense within a relm that is 150% subjective tells me that I am particularly glad that neither I, nor noone I know will ever be sugjected to your instruction.

Get over yourself. Go accomplish something meaningful in your own right, and quit trying to make yourself feel better about your life by tearing down the work of others.


Again I have to ask, why are you so vehement in all this? I do not respect your arguments nor your presentation enough to present more than mocking retorts. Are you going to keep this thread active by trying futilely to get the last word in or are you going to go softly into that gentle night and let this thread die back by not responding?

Always amuses me to see people making a "troll" accusation, as that keeps the bones of contention alive and visible for much longer, while making those arguing thus look like a damn bunch of fools for keeping something they dislike visible and much more active than any plethora of pro-WoT comments/threads/so-called "theories" that they could be making in the interim.

Pathetic that the majority of the activity in the past week here has been in this long-dormant thread. Guess there really isn't anything to talk about on this WoT MB and perhaps it should just be shuttered due to lack of discussion in general?
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 19/03/2010 09:30:25 PM 12768 Views
A question for Larry - 19/03/2010 09:40:37 PM 3183 Views
Roberto Bolaño - 19/03/2010 11:09:57 PM 3007 Views
I completely agree with his review. - 19/03/2010 11:11:17 PM 3133 Views
Ouch! Somebody pull that guy off RJ! *NM* - 20/03/2010 03:47:07 AM 1532 Views
Can't say that I really disagree. - 20/03/2010 05:19:26 AM 2451 Views
My problem with the reviews: - 20/03/2010 06:29:08 AM 3115 Views
Hear Hear !!! ....................... = ........................ *NM* - 20/03/2010 06:37:11 AM 1469 Views
I agree - 20/03/2010 11:19:29 AM 2571 Views
You know what else I'm finding annoying? - 07/04/2010 07:29:37 AM 2493 Views
Fully Agree *NM* - 21/06/2010 12:41:05 AM 1350 Views
well I agree and disagree - 20/03/2010 06:51:29 AM 2864 Views
Re: well I agree and disagree - 20/03/2010 02:12:43 PM 2384 Views
I'd say just The Eye of the World - 20/03/2010 05:26:19 PM 2429 Views
Indeed - 21/03/2010 12:34:19 AM 2347 Views
These reviews are pathetic - 20/03/2010 12:52:22 PM 2362 Views
I'm amused by some of the responses - 20/03/2010 07:20:03 PM 2793 Views
+1 *NM* - 20/03/2010 10:48:14 PM 1683 Views
Are you suggesting that we are unqualified to disagree with him ? - 20/03/2010 11:21:44 PM 2527 Views
No, I said rather that it's ridiculous to make such disparaging comments about his takes - 20/03/2010 11:37:56 PM 2530 Views
I considered doing so - 21/03/2010 12:27:27 AM 2387 Views
I will reply to myself: What's the problem McFly , chicken ? - 21/03/2010 12:29:36 AM 2353 Views
My sister called me chicken once - 10/04/2010 01:18:31 AM 2407 Views
what's wrong runt... are you yellah? *NM* - 10/04/2010 10:40:16 AM 1433 Views
NICE! *NM* - 10/04/2010 02:19:44 PM 1293 Views
Re: I'm amused by some of the responses - 23/03/2010 04:50:42 PM 2442 Views
And I'm even more amused by this response - 24/03/2010 01:11:50 AM 2369 Views
Re: And I'm even more amused by this response - 24/03/2010 03:03:28 AM 2237 Views
Nah, TGS was the only serious review of the series I've done - 24/03/2010 04:31:28 AM 2328 Views
On a completely unrelated note... - 24/03/2010 06:15:25 AM 2241 Views
Ha! - 24/03/2010 06:34:48 AM 2278 Views
My congratulations then . *NM* - 24/03/2010 06:36:11 AM 2203 Views
You say it as if I had been condemned to hell! - 24/03/2010 07:13:45 AM 2097 Views
No. Well, maybe. - 24/03/2010 06:52:28 PM 2282 Views
! - 24/03/2010 06:54:34 PM 2279 Views
Re: Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 22/03/2010 02:47:23 PM 2406 Views
Re: Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 23/03/2010 01:53:16 PM 2385 Views
Wow, you guys have completely missed the point of the Wheel of Time series - 22/03/2010 05:28:07 PM 2415 Views
There's a point to it? - 22/03/2010 06:47:12 PM 2401 Views
Yes, RJ has explained it at least a few times and the main sequence of each book invokes his message *NM* - 24/03/2010 02:09:01 AM 1437 Views
You're not taking me seriously now, are you? - 24/03/2010 02:54:37 AM 2331 Views
I meant the reason why RJ wrote WoT in the first place - 24/03/2010 06:39:47 AM 2317 Views
I thought the point was to write about a bunch of stuff happening? - 09/04/2010 03:42:49 PM 2382 Views
Re: Author Adam Roberts tackled the WoT. - 23/03/2010 04:54:38 PM 2338 Views
pfft wth-ever - 26/03/2010 12:35:53 AM 2214 Views
Dude's been up for more awards for his writing than RJ ever was - 26/03/2010 12:28:19 PM 2467 Views
bla bla bla - 29/03/2010 06:17:07 AM 2337 Views
Usually, it's spelled "blah" - 29/03/2010 07:03:51 AM 2308 Views
Wow. That post was more entertaining than Mr. Roberts' review. Thank you *NM* - 29/03/2010 08:23:41 AM 1610 Views
You must have low standards for entertainment - 29/03/2010 08:54:03 AM 2266 Views
Re: You must have low standards for entertainment - 29/03/2010 09:13:44 AM 2391 Views
I know you were, thus the at the least of my comment - 29/03/2010 09:19:30 AM 2217 Views
Unimpressed - 29/03/2010 10:50:07 PM 2664 Views
Thank you - 30/03/2010 12:35:39 AM 2116 Views
*Standing ovation for DomA* - 30/03/2010 07:36:59 AM 2412 Views
Yes. Also, Roberts is a wanker. *NM* - 05/04/2010 09:28:57 PM 1441 Views
Re: Dude's been up for more awards for his writing than RJ ever was - 29/03/2010 04:32:23 PM 2363 Views
Might want to re-read their Wikis again. - 29/03/2010 07:07:11 PM 2246 Views
Awards - 29/03/2010 07:42:03 PM 2211 Views
That link is out of date - 29/03/2010 07:54:56 PM 2198 Views
Re: That link is out of date - 29/03/2010 08:22:03 PM 2319 Views
This is a battle of win/lose? - 29/03/2010 08:47:54 PM 2245 Views
Re: This is a battle of win/lose? - 29/03/2010 09:03:07 PM 2273 Views
*considers employing the Chewbacca defense* - 29/03/2010 09:28:06 PM 2259 Views
Re: *considers employing the Chewbacca defense* - 29/03/2010 09:44:58 PM 2444 Views
The final point explains the "defense" - 30/03/2010 12:24:56 AM 2150 Views
Re: The final point explains the "defense" - 30/03/2010 01:33:04 PM 2133 Views
No, no, no - 30/03/2010 06:38:41 PM 2192 Views
Re: No, no, no - 30/03/2010 07:51:34 PM 2314 Views
Still continuing, huh? - 31/03/2010 02:10:13 AM 2268 Views
Re: Still continuing, huh? - 31/03/2010 03:56:57 PM 2229 Views
Those were polls - 31/03/2010 08:46:07 PM 2238 Views
Re: Those were polls - 05/04/2010 03:22:13 PM 2174 Views
Does it gives him right to insult me? - 13/04/2011 02:10:32 PM 2217 Views
I wouldn't know. Was he speaking directly to you? - 14/04/2011 11:28:16 PM 2319 Views
He's now reviewed the third book - 26/03/2010 12:27:16 PM 2452 Views
Well, this time I must disagree with him . - 29/03/2010 07:31:40 AM 2175 Views
I don't think he was claiming that RJ was alone in doing that - 29/03/2010 07:44:07 AM 2170 Views
Hah! - 29/03/2010 06:07:28 PM 2216 Views
Well... - 29/03/2010 06:52:10 PM 2110 Views
Differing perspectives, I guess. - 29/03/2010 07:58:13 PM 2299 Views
I suppose - 29/03/2010 08:50:43 PM 2205 Views
Re: I suppose - 30/03/2010 12:18:30 AM 2354 Views
True - 30/03/2010 12:23:28 AM 2188 Views
Hey, DomA, do you know why the Shienarans randomly speak in the Old Tongue? - 30/03/2010 12:52:01 AM 2160 Views
Re: Hey, DomA, do you know why the Shienarans randomly speak in the Old Tongue? - 30/03/2010 07:45:08 AM 2321 Views
But why only them? - 30/03/2010 08:07:00 AM 2251 Views
Re: But why only them? - 30/03/2010 03:56:54 PM 2212 Views
Re: But why only them? - 30/03/2010 08:29:37 PM 2316 Views
I really liked a lot of the minor characters in The Great Hunt. - 30/03/2010 12:49:03 AM 2220 Views
I barely thought twice about those, to be honest - 30/03/2010 06:39:55 PM 2252 Views
I can't wait what he's going to try to do with TFoH and beyond - 28/03/2010 08:18:59 PM 2325 Views
Glad you enjoyed it - 29/03/2010 09:33:43 PM 2161 Views
The Shadow Rising review - 02/04/2010 09:42:53 AM 2431 Views
I wonder if this borders on trolling - 02/04/2010 02:29:58 PM 10996 Views
You want complaining? You got it... - 02/04/2010 06:38:09 PM 2320 Views
That would be a mistake - 02/04/2010 09:16:25 PM 2445 Views
Re: That would be a mistake - 02/04/2010 10:28:56 PM 2205 Views
I agree, Roberts is more and more coming across to me as just bitter - 10/04/2010 01:24:52 AM 2320 Views
Little late to this one as well - 10/04/2010 11:12:04 AM 2340 Views
Perhaps you should have led with this bit - 10/04/2010 02:52:23 PM 2413 Views
Re: I wonder if this borders on trolling - 04/04/2010 09:16:22 AM 2308 Views
What review? I couldn't find one... - 02/04/2010 08:00:45 PM 2408 Views
Re: What review? I couldn't find one... - 02/04/2010 09:22:13 PM 2417 Views
See my comment below - 02/04/2010 09:32:54 PM 2481 Views
Re: See my comment below - 03/04/2010 09:31:22 AM 2813 Views
Sorry I'm late in responding, but I've been quite busy this week - 07/04/2010 09:45:48 PM 2663 Views
Yes, I can probably agree with what you say here. - 08/04/2010 12:29:16 AM 2114 Views
- 08/04/2010 12:32:53 AM 2261 Views
I agree completely. *NM* - 02/04/2010 09:53:44 PM 1333 Views
Speaking of irritation - 02/04/2010 10:50:04 PM 2370 Views
Commentary, then? - 02/04/2010 09:27:18 PM 2249 Views
Here's the thing... - 02/04/2010 10:11:18 PM 2194 Views
Re: Here's the thing... - 02/04/2010 10:31:56 PM 2030 Views
Re: Here's the thing... - 03/04/2010 01:34:05 AM 2103 Views
I somehow overlooked this last week, it seems - 10/04/2010 11:01:17 AM 2405 Views
Indeed - 02/04/2010 10:34:00 PM 2098 Views
Re: Commentary, then? - 05/04/2010 03:44:07 PM 2167 Views
for a man that bitterly complains about an author who is padding his work - 08/04/2010 09:41:07 PM 2374 Views
1400 words is long-winded? - 09/04/2010 10:07:41 AM 2418 Views
since you can sum up those 1400 words in about 25 yes that's longwinded - 09/04/2010 01:36:16 PM 2281 Views
Except I didn't really sum it up, as I left out quite a bit - 10/04/2010 11:15:42 AM 2324 Views
You are very defensive over this - 10/04/2010 01:54:15 PM 2138 Views
Nah, more of a devil's advocate than anything else - 12/04/2010 03:57:12 AM 2178 Views
Re: Nah, more of a devil's advocate than anything else - 12/04/2010 05:30:53 PM 2103 Views
You sound like a Goodkind webmaster from a couple of years ago - 12/04/2010 06:58:42 PM 2208 Views
You don't come across as a devil's advocate - 30/03/2011 03:07:32 PM 2175 Views
Well Larry I have started reading Gradsil by Adam Roberts - 07/04/2010 08:59:28 PM 2368 Views
I demand a paragraph by paragraph review, with footnotes! - 07/04/2010 09:50:39 PM 2226 Views
Re: I demand a paragraph by paragraph review, with footnotes! - 08/04/2010 01:06:20 PM 2074 Views
Which Invisible Man? - 09/04/2010 09:58:44 AM 2322 Views
Re: Which Invisible Man? - 09/04/2010 01:26:42 PM 2282 Views
I have a very different take on that book - 10/04/2010 11:17:13 AM 2157 Views
Re: I demand a paragraph by paragraph review, with footnotes! - 09/04/2010 01:45:44 PM 2214 Views
Hrmm... - 10/04/2010 11:19:01 AM 2067 Views
Re: Well Larry I have started reading Gradsil by Adam Roberts - 12/04/2010 05:37:36 PM 2293 Views
He brings up some interesting points, if in an unnecessarily rude manner - 08/04/2010 12:42:25 PM 2256 Views
To be honest, I doubt most readers of the series obsess over it that much - 09/04/2010 10:05:49 AM 2247 Views
Re: To be honest, I doubt most readers of the series obsess over it that much - 09/04/2010 01:28:17 PM 2784 Views
Re: To be honest, I doubt most readers of the series obsess over it that much - 10/04/2010 11:40:22 AM 2262 Views
why are you so bothered by people being unimpressed with Roberts? - 10/04/2010 02:19:08 PM 2277 Views
I don't understand it either - 11/04/2010 12:44:25 PM 2239 Views
right? - 11/04/2010 02:13:00 PM 2282 Views
Nah - 12/04/2010 04:13:44 AM 2069 Views
And in vol. 5, Roberts discovers the horrors of the circus - 09/04/2010 09:57:03 AM 2244 Views
5 reviews without saying more than "I hate the series" - 09/04/2010 01:31:13 PM 2092 Views
Basically he just states the "nothing happens"-argument... - 09/04/2010 03:26:02 PM 2135 Views
Well, what was really resolved here? - 10/04/2010 11:25:25 AM 2211 Views
Well... - 12/04/2010 05:05:20 PM 2311 Views
well exactly - 12/04/2010 05:33:11 PM 2362 Views
So very little was resolved and much was set into motion, then? - 12/04/2010 06:55:45 PM 2304 Views
Yes... - 12/04/2010 10:51:08 PM 2051 Views
Ever read Umberto Eco's How To Travel with a Salmon? - 12/04/2010 11:07:19 PM 2366 Views
I guess... - 13/04/2010 10:03:03 AM 2358 Views
Sounds like you value prolixity for the sake of prolixity, to be honest - 13/04/2010 04:41:07 PM 3473 Views
Nah... - 13/04/2010 05:29:34 PM 2048 Views
He's read and enjoyed Proust, among others - 13/04/2010 07:37:39 PM 2142 Views
Ah, well... - 13/04/2010 09:45:45 PM 2068 Views
Dismissive, much? - 13/04/2010 10:52:30 PM 2260 Views
About that bifurcation... - 14/04/2010 02:02:15 AM 2214 Views
I'm rather moderate - 14/04/2010 10:11:30 AM 2124 Views
I'm just a liberation theologist at heart - 15/04/2010 01:51:16 PM 3050 Views
So, if you don't mind... - 13/04/2010 05:51:06 AM 2246 Views
That's fine with me - 13/04/2010 06:31:41 AM 2210 Views
I'm sorry, but he's totally right. "The Circus" made me put down this series for 5 YEARS. - 09/04/2010 03:38:16 PM 2261 Views
I didn't find it quite that bad, but... - 11/04/2010 08:27:52 AM 2244 Views
LoC represented a sharp drop in quality!!? - 19/05/2010 03:27:21 PM 2238 Views
And ignores everything else... - 09/04/2010 05:10:00 PM 2291 Views
Inchoatus went offline a couple of years ago - 10/04/2010 11:42:26 AM 3178 Views
This guy is going to get what he deserves... - 09/04/2010 10:26:14 PM 2219 Views
I'm waiting with bated breath for his CoT review *NM* - 10/04/2010 01:00:59 PM 1407 Views
Just wanted to point out that he is not reviewing the series. - 16/04/2010 04:04:49 PM 2159 Views
Lord of Chaos commentary - 16/04/2010 03:39:39 PM 2232 Views
He has reached - The Hump. - 16/04/2010 03:55:51 PM 2179 Views
Re: He has reached - The Hump. - 18/04/2010 08:08:59 AM 2616 Views
No no. It was Lord of Heaven! - 16/04/2010 05:51:11 PM 2121 Views
Yeah, I noticed that - 16/04/2010 11:16:26 PM 2035 Views
I would love the see him review Goodkind... - 16/04/2010 11:51:07 PM 2260 Views
Finally re-read that post - 20/04/2010 09:35:45 PM 2239 Views
The magic items are mostly irrelevant... - 21/04/2010 03:37:36 AM 2209 Views
A Crown of Swords - or is it deco-porn? - 23/04/2010 08:36:17 AM 2310 Views
Re: A Crown of Swords - or is it deco-porn? - 29/04/2010 06:02:28 PM 2245 Views
I disagree - 29/04/2010 09:34:49 PM 2073 Views
I agree. - 29/04/2010 09:45:29 PM 2283 Views
Took me a moment to realize with whom you were agreeing - 29/04/2010 10:19:05 PM 2190 Views
Well, I did mention the necklines get overdone... - 06/05/2010 06:17:46 PM 2480 Views
Well, there's now also the tea to comment about - 07/05/2010 11:29:03 AM 2310 Views
A bit of a stumble this week - 30/04/2010 01:53:31 PM 2330 Views
The Path of Daggers commentary - 07/05/2010 10:39:03 AM 2378 Views
You'd think a Brit would like the tea... *NM* - 11/05/2010 04:05:42 PM 1277 Views
Maybe he's just a contrarian? - 11/05/2010 07:55:43 PM 2128 Views
Winter's Heart - 21/05/2010 12:46:14 PM 2357 Views
To be fair - 21/05/2010 01:56:49 PM 2466 Views
I think WH was my least favorite of the WoT novels I re-read - 21/05/2010 04:49:31 PM 2217 Views
Re: I think WH was my least favorite of the WoT novels I re-read - 25/05/2010 05:05:09 PM 2358 Views
WH was my least favorite novel in the series, and that is saying a lot. - 28/05/2010 03:15:13 PM 2218 Views
I completely agree with his KoD post. Here is my favorite quote: - 28/05/2010 03:08:31 PM 2546 Views
CoT, you mean (link to actual post included) - 28/05/2010 04:56:10 PM 2368 Views
Yep, I meant COT. *NM* - 28/05/2010 07:02:48 PM 1282 Views
Knife of Dreams - 18/06/2010 09:07:27 AM 2242 Views
Re: Knife of Dreams - 19/06/2010 05:49:38 AM 2323 Views
Agree... - 19/06/2010 05:08:44 PM 2257 Views
Roberts reflects back on WoT 1-11, with answers to questions asked of him - 25/06/2010 12:51:29 PM 2320 Views
This guy should be burned at the stake - 25/06/2010 03:22:34 PM 9773 Views
Are you done making a fool out of yourself, Mark? - 26/06/2010 06:53:37 PM 2245 Views
Oh come on... - 26/06/2010 09:06:01 PM 2339 Views
Well, the burning at the stake was a bit much... - 26/06/2010 10:19:40 PM 2320 Views
Well, really! You brought the comment to his notice... - 26/06/2010 11:34:08 PM 2334 Views
And your point is...? - 27/06/2010 12:37:00 AM 2340 Views
Well... - 27/06/2010 05:38:12 AM 2316 Views
Indeed... I think it's rather clear that Larry's goal has been to cause trouble - 27/06/2010 10:57:36 AM 2478 Views
There is no "borderline" about it. - 28/03/2011 05:17:15 PM 2164 Views
Ridiculous - 27/06/2010 06:38:46 AM 2241 Views
I like his FAQ and his overall musings on its' popularity. - 29/06/2010 06:35:10 PM 2243 Views
One year later... - 27/03/2011 03:40:29 AM 2169 Views
Re: One year later... - 28/03/2011 05:03:32 PM 2413 Views
I see you subconsciously support critical takes. - 28/03/2011 11:41:48 PM 2418 Views
No I conciously support telling you and him that you are pathetic, arrogent, & jelous. *NM* - 30/03/2011 01:40:36 PM 1344 Views
Jealous? - 30/03/2011 05:20:32 PM 2178 Views
You both are jelous of Jordan's tremendous succes. - 30/03/2011 10:27:36 PM 2200 Views
Please learn how to spell the word "jealous" before tossing it about in the cavalier fashion you do - 30/03/2011 10:54:36 PM 2229 Views
The fact that you teach is supposed to be a surprise? - 31/03/2011 01:23:45 PM 2158 Views
After reading the standard-issue checklist of generic, tossabout pejoratives... - 01/04/2011 03:06:18 PM 2296 Views
I agree, I didn't even notice it was an old post, definitely did not deserve to be revived. *NM* - 30/03/2011 02:41:12 PM 1259 Views
Seconded. - 30/03/2011 04:04:36 PM 2116 Views
Now I notice as well that this is a year old. You're very silly, Larry, very silly. *NM* - 30/03/2011 04:13:38 PM 1387 Views
Yep! - 30/03/2011 05:16:38 PM 2120 Views
Jeez Larry, you're starting to sound like a GRRM detractor. - 31/03/2011 03:01:38 PM 2303 Views
Nah, no detractor - 01/04/2011 03:00:41 PM 2295 Views
Could a thread be locked? - 31/03/2011 07:48:26 PM 2155 Views
Re: One year later... - 01/04/2011 02:55:02 AM 2541 Views
Yep - 01/04/2011 02:57:52 PM 2300 Views
He's not an "author", he's just a stupid troll, do not feed him *NM* - 30/03/2011 02:39:19 PM 1271 Views

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