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You replied far more diplomatically than I would have... Shannow Send a noteboard - 24/04/2012 10:10:57 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.



I was about to tell him to just "Piss off!"

Hehe.
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Very interesting QA with Brandon Skeeve the Great - 20/04/2012 11:19:02 PM 2979 Views
I'm sad MikeyMikeyMikey - 21/04/2012 12:00:33 AM 1328 Views
Ha! Not even RJ could keep up with the world he created! *NM* Dark Knight - 21/04/2012 01:01:29 AM 529 Views
I found it painful to read Sidious - 21/04/2012 09:53:31 AM 1200 Views
Do you find that surprising? Dark Knight - 21/04/2012 02:52:47 PM 1049 Views
I find it disappointing Sidious - 22/04/2012 08:09:10 AM 969 Views
How would obscure crap screw up the story? HousealThor - 21/04/2012 06:51:27 PM 1115 Views
He apparently amended himself the next day... DomA - 21/04/2012 08:00:01 PM 1486 Views
"Brandon: Umm, when did Perrin meet Masema?" ughhh facepalm *NM* mogi67 - 22/04/2012 02:45:45 AM 602 Views
Re: He apparently amended himself the next day... Sidious - 22/04/2012 08:34:39 AM 1139 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 1040 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 1109 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 1048 Views
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I find your pain highly amusing. *NM* callandor1000 - 23/04/2012 04:50:09 AM 638 Views
I'll make my pain yours *NM* Sidious - 23/04/2012 02:34:31 PM 546 Views
Sid.. Sid... Sid... *sigh*... *facepalm* *NM* Skeeve the Great - 24/04/2012 11:09:22 PM 622 Views
Re: Very interesting QA with Brandon mogi67 - 22/04/2012 02:53:38 AM 1114 Views
Re: Very interesting QA with Brandon DomA - 22/04/2012 03:10:21 PM 1177 Views
Re: Very interesting QA with Brandon Marshall - 23/04/2012 05:48:18 AM 1022 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 1382 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 1131 Views
Agreed.. Shannow - 23/04/2012 03:22:05 PM 1084 Views
Re: Agreed.. dacole - 24/04/2012 05:47:22 AM 1040 Views
It's just their pet subject. Stephen - 24/04/2012 06:01:24 PM 1114 Views
I think you may be giving RJ more credit than his due here darius_sedai - 24/04/2012 10:35:28 PM 1132 Views
Re: I think you may be giving RJ more credit than his due here DomA - 25/04/2012 05:02:04 AM 1019 Views
We are in very close alignment darius_sedai - 25/04/2012 01:27:37 PM 929 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 1052 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 1119 Views
You replied far more diplomatically than I would have... Shannow - 24/04/2012 10:10:57 AM 1026 Views
It's got little to do with obsession... DomA - 25/04/2012 01:20:48 AM 1066 Views
Re: It's got little to do with obsession... Sidious - 25/04/2012 05:05:40 PM 1071 Views
Re: It's got little to do with obsession... DomA - 27/04/2012 12:58:36 AM 987 Views
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of course there's no plan DomA - 30/04/2012 06:15:49 AM 1405 Views
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She does DomA - 01/05/2012 03:52:40 PM 1065 Views
Egwene... fionwe1987 - 27/04/2012 05:41:13 AM 1001 Views
Re: Egwene... DomA - 27/04/2012 09:30:32 PM 983 Views
Re: Egwene... Sidious - 28/04/2012 09:44:43 AM 972 Views
I don't find it all that surprising darius_sedai - 28/04/2012 03:56:41 PM 920 Views
Re: I don't find it all that surprising Sidious - 29/04/2012 08:07:55 AM 927 Views
Agreed darius_sedai - 29/04/2012 01:52:06 PM 904 Views
Re: I don't find it all that surprising DomA - 30/04/2012 07:54:14 AM 833 Views
I suspect Cadsuane will die before that happens darius_sedai - 30/04/2012 07:06:04 PM 1002 Views
Re: I suspect Cadsuane will die before that happens DomA - 30/04/2012 08:36:44 PM 895 Views
Cadsuane shouldn't reswear the oaths guttering flame - 30/04/2012 10:43:32 PM 1008 Views
Apparenly not DomA - 01/05/2012 04:26:08 PM 833 Views
Not sure Cadsuane will ever be reigned in by anyone darius_sedai - 01/05/2012 01:18:44 AM 872 Views
Re: Not sure Cadsuane will ever be reigned in by anyone DomA - 01/05/2012 08:17:49 PM 1189 Views
As usual we are in pretty close alignment darius_sedai - 02/05/2012 04:29:20 AM 1069 Views
Re: Egwene... DomA - 30/04/2012 07:41:11 AM 840 Views
Re: Egwene... Sidious - 01/05/2012 07:10:35 PM 953 Views
Re: Egwene... DomA - 01/05/2012 10:51:09 PM 1176 Views
I think there is a lot of TAR coming up darius_sedai - 05/05/2012 05:13:18 AM 830 Views
Probably DomA - 05/05/2012 06:52:57 PM 985 Views
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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... dacole - 01/05/2012 12:08:33 AM 1083 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 1040 Views
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