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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 2972 Views
I'm sad MikeyMikeyMikey - 21/04/2012 12:00:33 AM 1321 Views
Ha! Not even RJ could keep up with the world he created! *NM* Dark Knight - 21/04/2012 01:01:29 AM 527 Views
I found it painful to read Sidious - 21/04/2012 09:53:31 AM 1194 Views
Do you find that surprising? Dark Knight - 21/04/2012 02:52:47 PM 1042 Views
I find it disappointing Sidious - 22/04/2012 08:09:10 AM 961 Views
How would obscure crap screw up the story? HousealThor - 21/04/2012 06:51:27 PM 1108 Views
He apparently amended himself the next day... DomA - 21/04/2012 08:00:01 PM 1479 Views
"Brandon: Umm, when did Perrin meet Masema?" ughhh facepalm *NM* mogi67 - 22/04/2012 02:45:45 AM 600 Views
Re: He apparently amended himself the next day... Sidious - 22/04/2012 08:34:39 AM 1132 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 1032 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 1105 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 1041 Views
*NM* HyogaRott - 25/04/2012 01:49:42 PM 452 Views
I find your pain highly amusing. *NM* callandor1000 - 23/04/2012 04:50:09 AM 635 Views
I'll make my pain yours *NM* Sidious - 23/04/2012 02:34:31 PM 544 Views
Sid.. Sid... Sid... *sigh*... *facepalm* *NM* Skeeve the Great - 24/04/2012 11:09:22 PM 619 Views
Re: Very interesting QA with Brandon mogi67 - 22/04/2012 02:53:38 AM 1107 Views
Re: Very interesting QA with Brandon DomA - 22/04/2012 03:10:21 PM 1170 Views
Re: Very interesting QA with Brandon Marshall - 23/04/2012 05:48:18 AM 1017 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 1375 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 1124 Views
Agreed.. Shannow - 23/04/2012 03:22:05 PM 1076 Views
Re: Agreed.. dacole - 24/04/2012 05:47:22 AM 1030 Views
It's just their pet subject. Stephen - 24/04/2012 06:01:24 PM 1105 Views
I think you may be giving RJ more credit than his due here darius_sedai - 24/04/2012 10:35:28 PM 1125 Views
Re: I think you may be giving RJ more credit than his due here DomA - 25/04/2012 05:02:04 AM 1011 Views
We are in very close alignment darius_sedai - 25/04/2012 01:27:37 PM 922 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 1046 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 1113 Views
You replied far more diplomatically than I would have... Shannow - 24/04/2012 10:10:57 AM 1019 Views
It's got little to do with obsession... DomA - 25/04/2012 01:20:48 AM 1059 Views
Re: It's got little to do with obsession... Sidious - 25/04/2012 05:05:40 PM 1065 Views
Re: It's got little to do with obsession... DomA - 27/04/2012 12:58:36 AM 980 Views
Question about TGS and ToM: Narg - 27/04/2012 02:20:34 AM 953 Views
Very similar to you DomA - 27/04/2012 09:50:52 PM 1050 Views
Are there plans for rewrites / reordering of the books? guttering flame - 29/04/2012 01:17:48 PM 1019 Views
of course there's no plan DomA - 30/04/2012 06:15:49 AM 1399 Views
I didn't know Harriet had such a big role in this guttering flame - 30/04/2012 10:57:14 PM 919 Views
She does DomA - 01/05/2012 03:52:40 PM 1028 Views
Egwene... fionwe1987 - 27/04/2012 05:41:13 AM 994 Views
Re: Egwene... DomA - 27/04/2012 09:30:32 PM 977 Views
Re: Egwene... Sidious - 28/04/2012 09:44:43 AM 965 Views
I don't find it all that surprising darius_sedai - 28/04/2012 03:56:41 PM 909 Views
Re: I don't find it all that surprising Sidious - 29/04/2012 08:07:55 AM 919 Views
Agreed darius_sedai - 29/04/2012 01:52:06 PM 895 Views
Re: I don't find it all that surprising DomA - 30/04/2012 07:54:14 AM 827 Views
I suspect Cadsuane will die before that happens darius_sedai - 30/04/2012 07:06:04 PM 994 Views
Re: I suspect Cadsuane will die before that happens DomA - 30/04/2012 08:36:44 PM 888 Views
Cadsuane shouldn't reswear the oaths guttering flame - 30/04/2012 10:43:32 PM 1001 Views
Apparenly not DomA - 01/05/2012 04:26:08 PM 827 Views
Not sure Cadsuane will ever be reigned in by anyone darius_sedai - 01/05/2012 01:18:44 AM 866 Views
Re: Not sure Cadsuane will ever be reigned in by anyone DomA - 01/05/2012 08:17:49 PM 1182 Views
As usual we are in pretty close alignment darius_sedai - 02/05/2012 04:29:20 AM 1062 Views
Re: Egwene... DomA - 30/04/2012 07:41:11 AM 833 Views
Re: Egwene... Sidious - 01/05/2012 07:10:35 PM 946 Views
Re: Egwene... DomA - 01/05/2012 10:51:09 PM 1167 Views
I think there is a lot of TAR coming up darius_sedai - 05/05/2012 05:13:18 AM 824 Views
Probably DomA - 05/05/2012 06:52:57 PM 977 Views
Thanks! This fits nicely with my thoughts... fionwe1987 - 28/04/2012 10:05:27 PM 1019 Views
Re: Thanks! This fits nicely with my thoughts... DomA - 30/04/2012 03:08:57 PM 972 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 1075 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 1033 Views
For me it's interesting simply because it is not all that well defined darius_sedai - 24/04/2012 11:16:14 PM 1041 Views
Elminster vs Karsus, Darth Vader vs Darth Revan, Demandred vs Sammael - who has more midichloriants. Shannow - 25/04/2012 03:13:17 PM 1339 Views
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Quantifiable magic Sidious - 25/04/2012 04:41:43 PM 928 Views
the angreal part bothered me way more Deadsy - 28/04/2012 10:51:46 AM 939 Views
what's MAFO? *NM* Noail - 28/04/2012 07:01:52 PM 557 Views
Maria (Simmons) And Find Out Praziquantel - 29/04/2012 02:07:19 AM 872 Views
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