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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 3181 Views
I'm sad MikeyMikeyMikey - 21/04/2012 12:00:33 AM 1533 Views
Ha! Not even RJ could keep up with the world he created! *NM* Dark Knight - 21/04/2012 01:01:29 AM 636 Views
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Do you find that surprising? Dark Knight - 21/04/2012 02:52:47 PM 1264 Views
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How would obscure crap screw up the story? HousealThor - 21/04/2012 06:51:27 PM 1313 Views
He apparently amended himself the next day... DomA - 21/04/2012 08:00:01 PM 1695 Views
"Brandon: Umm, when did Perrin meet Masema?" ughhh facepalm *NM* mogi67 - 22/04/2012 02:45:45 AM 694 Views
Re: He apparently amended himself the next day... Sidious - 22/04/2012 08:34:39 AM 1335 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 1229 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 1323 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 1252 Views
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I find your pain highly amusing. *NM* callandor1000 - 23/04/2012 04:50:09 AM 752 Views
I'll make my pain yours *NM* Sidious - 23/04/2012 02:34:31 PM 674 Views
Sid.. Sid... Sid... *sigh*... *facepalm* *NM* Skeeve the Great - 24/04/2012 11:09:22 PM 699 Views
Re: Very interesting QA with Brandon mogi67 - 22/04/2012 02:53:38 AM 1351 Views
Re: Very interesting QA with Brandon DomA - 22/04/2012 03:10:21 PM 1392 Views
Re: Very interesting QA with Brandon Marshall - 23/04/2012 05:48:18 AM 1209 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 1610 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 1398 Views
Agreed.. Shannow - 23/04/2012 03:22:05 PM 1289 Views
Re: Agreed.. dacole - 24/04/2012 05:47:22 AM 1258 Views
It's just their pet subject. Stephen - 24/04/2012 06:01:24 PM 1442 Views
I think you may be giving RJ more credit than his due here darius_sedai - 24/04/2012 10:35:28 PM 1379 Views
Re: I think you may be giving RJ more credit than his due here DomA - 25/04/2012 05:02:04 AM 1239 Views
We are in very close alignment darius_sedai - 25/04/2012 01:27:37 PM 1123 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 1259 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 1347 Views
You replied far more diplomatically than I would have... Shannow - 24/04/2012 10:10:57 AM 1234 Views
It's got little to do with obsession... DomA - 25/04/2012 01:20:48 AM 1277 Views
Re: It's got little to do with obsession... Sidious - 25/04/2012 05:05:40 PM 1290 Views
Re: It's got little to do with obsession... DomA - 27/04/2012 12:58:36 AM 1216 Views
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Re: Egwene... DomA - 27/04/2012 09:30:32 PM 1233 Views
Re: Egwene... Sidious - 28/04/2012 09:44:43 AM 1188 Views
I don't find it all that surprising darius_sedai - 28/04/2012 03:56:41 PM 1113 Views
Re: I don't find it all that surprising Sidious - 29/04/2012 08:07:55 AM 1114 Views
Agreed darius_sedai - 29/04/2012 01:52:06 PM 1141 Views
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I suspect Cadsuane will die before that happens darius_sedai - 30/04/2012 07:06:04 PM 1204 Views
Re: I suspect Cadsuane will die before that happens DomA - 30/04/2012 08:36:44 PM 1124 Views
Cadsuane shouldn't reswear the oaths guttering flame - 30/04/2012 10:43:32 PM 1203 Views
Apparenly not DomA - 01/05/2012 04:26:08 PM 1024 Views
Not sure Cadsuane will ever be reigned in by anyone darius_sedai - 01/05/2012 01:18:44 AM 1073 Views
Re: Not sure Cadsuane will ever be reigned in by anyone DomA - 01/05/2012 08:17:49 PM 1428 Views
As usual we are in pretty close alignment darius_sedai - 02/05/2012 04:29:20 AM 1264 Views
Re: Egwene... DomA - 30/04/2012 07:41:11 AM 1087 Views
Re: Egwene... Sidious - 01/05/2012 07:10:35 PM 1178 Views
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