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Re: This certainly makes a mockery of a lot that us 20-year long readers of Wot used to hold dear... Sidious Send a noteboard - 24/04/2012 08:10:15 AM
Again as has been said. This obsessive attention to minor details is crazy and ridiculous and unimportant for the themes and major import of the story. As well I expect much of these type of answers Jordan was making up when asked. He did have to change things in the books to fit with his answers at some points.

There is no proof that RJ made things up to satisfy questions.

The "science" of how things in the world work are far and away extremely less important than the characters, the themes, and how those characters and themes are handled.

In your opinion, which I'll remind you is not the only opinion that counts. Some people like myself, Shannow and a few others enjoy talking about the OP. Others enjoy different things. For you to tell us what is actually important is as ridiculous as telling someone exactly what animals are important and what aren't in a zoo.

I certainly haven't been "obsessing" for twenty years over how exactly strong each of the channelers is...I would be getting myself some help if I had been. There is being a superfan and then there is being Sheldon Cooper level crazy.

No one is obsessing. Some of us have made the OP into a pet subject. It's a fleshed out magical system that can be debated in detail, and not just a mystical magical system like in most other tales. Just because it doesn't interest you doesn't mean you should run down others who enjoy the topic.

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Very interesting QA with Brandon Skeeve the Great - 20/04/2012 11:19:02 PM 2814 Views
I'm sad MikeyMikeyMikey - 21/04/2012 12:00:33 AM 1179 Views
Ha! Not even RJ could keep up with the world he created! *NM* Dark Knight - 21/04/2012 01:01:29 AM 462 Views
I found it painful to read Sidious - 21/04/2012 09:53:31 AM 1040 Views
Do you find that surprising? Dark Knight - 21/04/2012 02:52:47 PM 893 Views
I find it disappointing Sidious - 22/04/2012 08:09:10 AM 811 Views
How would obscure crap screw up the story? HousealThor - 21/04/2012 06:51:27 PM 952 Views
He apparently amended himself the next day... DomA - 21/04/2012 08:00:01 PM 1326 Views
"Brandon: Umm, when did Perrin meet Masema?" ughhh facepalm *NM* mogi67 - 22/04/2012 02:45:45 AM 529 Views
Re: He apparently amended himself the next day... Sidious - 22/04/2012 08:34:39 AM 991 Views
Agreed ... He got some softball questions here and couldn't answer them ... But there is a lot darius_sedai - 22/04/2012 04:26:27 AM 879 Views
Re: Agreed ... He got some softball questions here and couldn't answer them ... But there is a lot Sidious - 22/04/2012 08:06:38 AM 954 Views
Re: Agreed ... He got some softball questions here and couldn't answer them ... But there is a lot DomA - 22/04/2012 02:39:41 PM 888 Views
*NM* HyogaRott - 25/04/2012 01:49:42 PM 389 Views
I find your pain highly amusing. *NM* callandor1000 - 23/04/2012 04:50:09 AM 565 Views
I'll make my pain yours *NM* Sidious - 23/04/2012 02:34:31 PM 481 Views
Sid.. Sid... Sid... *sigh*... *facepalm* *NM* Skeeve the Great - 24/04/2012 11:09:22 PM 543 Views
Re: Very interesting QA with Brandon mogi67 - 22/04/2012 02:53:38 AM 968 Views
Re: Very interesting QA with Brandon DomA - 22/04/2012 03:10:21 PM 1033 Views
Re: Very interesting QA with Brandon Marshall - 23/04/2012 05:48:18 AM 852 Views
This certainly makes a mockery of a lot that us 20-year long readers of Wot used to hold dear... Shannow - 23/04/2012 09:50:51 AM 1187 Views
Re: This certainly makes a mockery of a lot that us 20-year long readers of Wot used to hold dear... Sidious - 23/04/2012 02:39:30 PM 979 Views
Agreed.. Shannow - 23/04/2012 03:22:05 PM 944 Views
Re: Agreed.. dacole - 24/04/2012 05:47:22 AM 862 Views
It's just their pet subject. Stephen - 24/04/2012 06:01:24 PM 953 Views
I think you may be giving RJ more credit than his due here darius_sedai - 24/04/2012 10:35:28 PM 972 Views
Re: I think you may be giving RJ more credit than his due here DomA - 25/04/2012 05:02:04 AM 841 Views
We are in very close alignment darius_sedai - 25/04/2012 01:27:37 PM 785 Views
Re: This certainly makes a mockery of a lot that us 20-year long readers of Wot used to hold dear... dacole - 24/04/2012 05:46:03 AM 890 Views
Re: This certainly makes a mockery of a lot that us 20-year long readers of Wot used to hold dear... Sidious - 24/04/2012 08:10:15 AM 963 Views
You replied far more diplomatically than I would have... Shannow - 24/04/2012 10:10:57 AM 870 Views
It's got little to do with obsession... DomA - 25/04/2012 01:20:48 AM 877 Views
Re: It's got little to do with obsession... Sidious - 25/04/2012 05:05:40 PM 890 Views
Re: It's got little to do with obsession... DomA - 27/04/2012 12:58:36 AM 823 Views
Question about TGS and ToM: Narg - 27/04/2012 02:20:34 AM 791 Views
Very similar to you DomA - 27/04/2012 09:50:52 PM 906 Views
Are there plans for rewrites / reordering of the books? guttering flame - 29/04/2012 01:17:48 PM 854 Views
of course there's no plan DomA - 30/04/2012 06:15:49 AM 1234 Views
I didn't know Harriet had such a big role in this guttering flame - 30/04/2012 10:57:14 PM 767 Views
She does DomA - 01/05/2012 03:52:40 PM 862 Views
Egwene... fionwe1987 - 27/04/2012 05:41:13 AM 822 Views
Re: Egwene... DomA - 27/04/2012 09:30:32 PM 832 Views
Re: Egwene... Sidious - 28/04/2012 09:44:43 AM 804 Views
I don't find it all that surprising darius_sedai - 28/04/2012 03:56:41 PM 752 Views
Re: I don't find it all that surprising Sidious - 29/04/2012 08:07:55 AM 760 Views
Agreed darius_sedai - 29/04/2012 01:52:06 PM 721 Views
Re: I don't find it all that surprising DomA - 30/04/2012 07:54:14 AM 687 Views
I suspect Cadsuane will die before that happens darius_sedai - 30/04/2012 07:06:04 PM 851 Views
Re: I suspect Cadsuane will die before that happens DomA - 30/04/2012 08:36:44 PM 718 Views
Cadsuane shouldn't reswear the oaths guttering flame - 30/04/2012 10:43:32 PM 833 Views
Apparenly not DomA - 01/05/2012 04:26:08 PM 696 Views
Not sure Cadsuane will ever be reigned in by anyone darius_sedai - 01/05/2012 01:18:44 AM 719 Views
Re: Not sure Cadsuane will ever be reigned in by anyone DomA - 01/05/2012 08:17:49 PM 1072 Views
As usual we are in pretty close alignment darius_sedai - 02/05/2012 04:29:20 AM 921 Views
Re: Egwene... DomA - 30/04/2012 07:41:11 AM 697 Views
Re: Egwene... Sidious - 01/05/2012 07:10:35 PM 786 Views
Re: Egwene... DomA - 01/05/2012 10:51:09 PM 1020 Views
I think there is a lot of TAR coming up darius_sedai - 05/05/2012 05:13:18 AM 680 Views
Probably DomA - 05/05/2012 06:52:57 PM 803 Views
Thanks! This fits nicely with my thoughts... fionwe1987 - 28/04/2012 10:05:27 PM 856 Views
Re: Thanks! This fits nicely with my thoughts... DomA - 30/04/2012 03:08:57 PM 834 Views
Re: This certainly makes a mockery of a lot that us 20-year long readers of Wot used to hold dear... dacole - 01/05/2012 12:08:33 AM 925 Views
Re: This certainly makes a mockery of a lot that us 20-year long readers of Wot used to hold dear... Tor - 24/04/2012 10:49:54 PM 898 Views
For me it's interesting simply because it is not all that well defined darius_sedai - 24/04/2012 11:16:14 PM 901 Views
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Quantifiable magic Sidious - 25/04/2012 04:41:43 PM 783 Views
the angreal part bothered me way more Deadsy - 28/04/2012 10:51:46 AM 776 Views
what's MAFO? *NM* Noail - 28/04/2012 07:01:52 PM 483 Views
Maria (Simmons) And Find Out Praziquantel - 29/04/2012 02:07:19 AM 740 Views
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