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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 3125 Views
I'm sad MikeyMikeyMikey - 21/04/2012 12:00:33 AM 1474 Views
Ha! Not even RJ could keep up with the world he created! *NM* Dark Knight - 21/04/2012 01:01:29 AM 609 Views
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Do you find that surprising? Dark Knight - 21/04/2012 02:52:47 PM 1209 Views
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How would obscure crap screw up the story? HousealThor - 21/04/2012 06:51:27 PM 1247 Views
He apparently amended himself the next day... DomA - 21/04/2012 08:00:01 PM 1640 Views
"Brandon: Umm, when did Perrin meet Masema?" ughhh facepalm *NM* mogi67 - 22/04/2012 02:45:45 AM 670 Views
Re: He apparently amended himself the next day... Sidious - 22/04/2012 08:34:39 AM 1275 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 1167 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 1252 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 1187 Views
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I find your pain highly amusing. *NM* callandor1000 - 23/04/2012 04:50:09 AM 720 Views
I'll make my pain yours *NM* Sidious - 23/04/2012 02:34:31 PM 649 Views
Sid.. Sid... Sid... *sigh*... *facepalm* *NM* Skeeve the Great - 24/04/2012 11:09:22 PM 677 Views
Re: Very interesting QA with Brandon mogi67 - 22/04/2012 02:53:38 AM 1264 Views
Re: Very interesting QA with Brandon DomA - 22/04/2012 03:10:21 PM 1341 Views
Re: Very interesting QA with Brandon Marshall - 23/04/2012 05:48:18 AM 1146 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 1540 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 1320 Views
Agreed.. Shannow - 23/04/2012 03:22:05 PM 1231 Views
Re: Agreed.. dacole - 24/04/2012 05:47:22 AM 1180 Views
It's just their pet subject. Stephen - 24/04/2012 06:01:24 PM 1387 Views
I think you may be giving RJ more credit than his due here darius_sedai - 24/04/2012 10:35:28 PM 1309 Views
Re: I think you may be giving RJ more credit than his due here DomA - 25/04/2012 05:02:04 AM 1184 Views
We are in very close alignment darius_sedai - 25/04/2012 01:27:37 PM 1070 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 1200 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 1290 Views
You replied far more diplomatically than I would have... Shannow - 24/04/2012 10:10:57 AM 1169 Views
It's got little to do with obsession... DomA - 25/04/2012 01:20:48 AM 1210 Views
Re: It's got little to do with obsession... Sidious - 25/04/2012 05:05:40 PM 1226 Views
Re: It's got little to do with obsession... DomA - 27/04/2012 12:58:36 AM 1149 Views
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Re: Egwene... DomA - 27/04/2012 09:30:32 PM 1169 Views
Re: Egwene... Sidious - 28/04/2012 09:44:43 AM 1121 Views
I don't find it all that surprising darius_sedai - 28/04/2012 03:56:41 PM 1043 Views
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Agreed darius_sedai - 29/04/2012 01:52:06 PM 1066 Views
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I suspect Cadsuane will die before that happens darius_sedai - 30/04/2012 07:06:04 PM 1151 Views
Re: I suspect Cadsuane will die before that happens DomA - 30/04/2012 08:36:44 PM 1075 Views
Cadsuane shouldn't reswear the oaths guttering flame - 30/04/2012 10:43:32 PM 1150 Views
Apparenly not DomA - 01/05/2012 04:26:08 PM 970 Views
Not sure Cadsuane will ever be reigned in by anyone darius_sedai - 01/05/2012 01:18:44 AM 1012 Views
Re: Not sure Cadsuane will ever be reigned in by anyone DomA - 01/05/2012 08:17:49 PM 1363 Views
As usual we are in pretty close alignment darius_sedai - 02/05/2012 04:29:20 AM 1202 Views
Re: Egwene... DomA - 30/04/2012 07:41:11 AM 1021 Views
Re: Egwene... Sidious - 01/05/2012 07:10:35 PM 1117 Views
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Probably DomA - 05/05/2012 06:52:57 PM 1193 Views
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