Re: Which is exactly what I envisage the AOL distribution to have looked like...
darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 04/01/2010 03:29:47 PM
Top Forsaken and Lews Therin as super geniuses of their time, the average person in the Egwene strength range and modern Aes Sedai 'not strong enough to be let outside without a keeper' as Rahvin so eloquently described them.
Channelers have been growing weaker over the last 3000 years. 1000 years ago there were more women of Egwene's strength, and 100 years ago there were something like 20 women of Moiraine's strength in the Tower, according to Cadsuane. I'm sure you'll correct me by saying it was actually 40 women 200 years ago or something-which doesn't change the concept of weakaning channelers in the slightest. Go back 300 years and the average woman was more than twice as strong as the average woman today.
Channelers have been growing weaker over the last 3000 years. 1000 years ago there were more women of Egwene's strength, and 100 years ago there were something like 20 women of Moiraine's strength in the Tower, according to Cadsuane. I'm sure you'll correct me by saying it was actually 40 women 200 years ago or something-which doesn't change the concept of weakaning channelers in the slightest. Go back 300 years and the average woman was more than twice as strong as the average woman today.
Do you have a quote supporting that anywhere? We know there are fewer channelers, but the evidence (women like Talaan, Sharina, Alivia and Nynaeve) shows that strength hasn't been messed with.
I contend that women like Egwene are in no way average. You've never been able to show a quote supporting this, and you brush off things like Moghedien noting Elayne's Strength as "oh she was really only speaking to Nynaeve" ... If someone from the AoL is telling us that Elayne/Egwene is "Strong enough to be troublesome" I'm going to believe that they are far from average.
Domani Drag Queen in the White Tower ... Aran'gar watch out!
One Power strength - critical analysis of previous posts and some further ideas
- 03/01/2010 07:59:24 AM
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I support your view, with maybe a few comments to add...
- 03/01/2010 02:58:05 PM
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where is this phantom quote of Egwene "not standing a chance"
- 03/01/2010 05:20:20 PM
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Here's the real quote
- 03/01/2010 05:38:59 PM
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Well that quote perfectly illustrates the skewed way in which you interpret the evidence...
- 03/01/2010 06:18:22 PM
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I also think the quote is specific
- 03/01/2010 06:34:38 PM
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Skill not Strength is the key that and the potential that another FS was with her
- 03/01/2010 06:51:46 PM
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Bah
- 03/01/2010 07:13:01 PM
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Who's arguing that?
- 03/01/2010 07:34:21 PM
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What ARE you arguing?
- 03/01/2010 07:43:06 PM
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That there is far more to strength in her quote!
- 03/01/2010 08:05:20 PM
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Re: That there is far more to strength in her quote!
- 04/01/2010 09:40:05 AM
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and where do I ever say Elayne is only a small step below Moghedien?
- 04/01/2010 03:08:37 PM
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You more than imply it with your own list
- 04/01/2010 03:39:06 PM
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and you are fixated on simple strength to the exclusion of everything else
- 04/01/2010 05:05:54 PM
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Re: and you are fixated on simple strength to the exclusion of everything else
- 04/01/2010 06:46:45 PM
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Tiny Unimportant Objection to "Bell Curve" Point
- 03/01/2010 03:09:55 PM
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Re: Tiny Unimportant Objection to "Bell Curve" Point
- 03/01/2010 04:39:25 PM
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I've got a slightly revised opinion than my last post
- 03/01/2010 05:16:39 PM
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Re: I've got a slightly revised opinion than my last post
- 03/01/2010 06:31:09 PM
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It's actually not that complicated ... simple math actually
- 03/01/2010 07:08:52 PM
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Yes, but to think that RJ put that much effort into it is improbable
- 03/01/2010 07:19:13 PM
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I'm being harsh with one poster who continues to mis-quote things!
- 03/01/2010 07:56:17 PM
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Re: I'm being harsh with one poster who continues to mis-quote things!
- 04/01/2010 09:50:38 AM
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Re: I'm being harsh with one poster who continues to mis-quote things!
- 04/01/2010 03:26:10 PM
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Re: I'm being harsh with one poster who continues to mis-quote things!
- 04/01/2010 03:52:19 PM
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You are talking out of both sides of your mouth
- 04/01/2010 05:09:15 PM
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Dude
- 04/01/2010 06:21:28 PM
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Dude, please go back to Fionwe's post
- 04/01/2010 06:35:03 PM
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A reply...
- 03/01/2010 06:02:33 PM
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The Tower sample is skewed allright, but to the upper side of the strength range...
- 03/01/2010 06:36:45 PM
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Re: A reply...
- 03/01/2010 07:09:55 PM
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I think distance is related to Strength
- 03/01/2010 07:21:46 PM
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amusing side note
- 04/01/2010 05:22:39 AM
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Which is exactly what I envisage the AOL distribution to have looked like...
- 04/01/2010 07:03:51 AM
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Re: Which is exactly what I envisage the AOL distribution to have looked like...
- 04/01/2010 03:29:47 PM
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It may sound silly, but did you look at One Power values in the Wheel of Time CCG?
- 05/01/2010 12:56:41 AM
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Re: It may sound silly, but did you look at One Power values in the Wheel of Time CCG?
- 05/01/2010 07:33:21 AM
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