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Huh really? I should know that, I've been so busy for so long I've been a very poor Arcanists. I'm happy to edit them once they're up to have the appropriate marking. Thanks for the contributions, in this time of very few signings, new WoBs are worth their weight in aluminum.

I've edited it to have the proper paraphrased marking Tesh. There's a box you can tick to paraphrase it though forgive me, I'm not sure if that shows up for non-Arcanists? Interesting question btw, never occurred to me to ask that. Curious to know what your other is. Thanks for asking.

Ok time for me to contribute because I'm on an island in the Great Barrier Reef and this is occupying my mind. First, some qualifying information. I am not a moderator or an admin. I have a pretty title for helping out a little with getting Arcanum set up. But my opinions mean no more than any other user. Secondly, I have been around longer than the post-OB entrants,sure, but still only 15 months. So I'm still relatively new. Thirdly, I do not care one iota about shipping conversations. I therefore do not contribute to them. My input here is regarding the comments on the staff. And I have to emphasise that this is not aimed at any one person or any one 'side' of the argument. It's a plea, not an attack. All I want to ask is that people be nice, pleasant and civilized. The staff here are not paid. They're not in it for popularity. They're not in it for reputation. They're not kids looking for power. They're people who love Brandon's works and spend a lot of their free time in service to the community. This is not some pop-up chatroom where people name their mates admin. This is the official Brandon Sanderson fansite where most of the staff have been serving this community for the better part of a decade. They're people with jobs, family and limited time to spend, and they spend much of that time building a place that is supposed to be welcoming and devoted to making the Sanderson experience more enjoyable. This thread is about commenting on the administration of this site. That is a worthwhile thing. I understand that no moderation action can please everyone. But please remember that not one staff member is on here for some petty power trip. They are wonderful, devoted people who are doing their best to deal with a level of tension here i haven't seen before. So please, be passionate about Brandon's stories, whether you're into realmatics and lore like me, or character development like the shippers. Both are equally legitimate ways to engage with this world. But don't let your passion turn into tribalism, judgement, anger or aggression. There is no us and them. We're all here for the same reason, to enjoy the worlds Brandon has created and forensically analyze them. But please, most of all, don't be cruel to the people that work hard to make this place happen. They need your feedback to help this place work. They don't need you to be aggressive, accuse them of bias and be cruel about the job they do without credit or benefit. They are good people, each and every one, and they deserve better. And please, they are moderators because of their experience and love of Brandon. Don't ask them not to contribute. Yes they must have a higher standard, but they have the right to contribute and express opinions as private Sharders. Having a moderator title doesn't mean everything they say they say as a mod. They have every right to contribute to discussions. If they don't then why would anyone ever choose to be one!

I'll quote myself from a different thread on the same topic Even though its nowhere near as fun as the idea of a tradie founding interplanetary religion

My theory since the prose was that trell has a linguistic root, for example in the word mastrell, perhaps a meaning like artisan or master, and that is both why a man has the name (like some surrnames in real life come from the occupation of an ancestor) and that the Trell that appears to be an avatar of Autonomy has that name because it is actually a noun. The fact that the character Trell has now not only vein included but given more screen time makes me wonder if its more than that. But I'm still slightly fond of my theory

Interesting idea. That saidwe know from Brandon that seeing the future is dangerous and Hoid emphasises never to trust somebody that does it. So there's clearly something damaging and unwise in the cosmere to futuresight (at least for a non-shard) and the tradition may be rooted in that. But it could well be the Odium promotes that further for his own purposes.

Speaking of that which you spake

As usual in recent months I have very little time to Shard properly (though get to Discord sporadically) so apologies for dropping in and out. As we've discussed my primary issue is with the last point, I'm sceptical that spren can unilaterally sever the Nahel bond. The reason was given by the Stormfather. I regard the Nahel bond as a two way thing, an oath from the spren as well as from the Radiant. If that is the case then spren cannot choose to abandon the Radiant. If you're right with point 9 then it must be that the Nahel bond does not require an oath from the spren (which would surprise me as what other type of oath would a spren take?). My two cents. I'll see you again in the forums...soooometiiiiime

I can only apologize for what is to follow.

I also don't think the question is necessary but it is democratic and its not a stupid question. And it may just put an end to that theory. #democracyworstformofgovernmentexcepteveryother

They are novels he wrote before getting published that were rewritten or combined to make the final published book. Eg Way of Kings Prime is quite different to Way of Kings. He releases some chapters from the Prime novels on his website.

For the first time in a long time I had to look up what my rank means. I don't know how glad I am to be the muggle king of a small Rosharan kingdom but hey, Most Ancient is an undeniably cool title.

This is great @hoiditthroughthegrapevine. Very generous of you. Your aimian question was my first thought. But I would personally rephrase itr to this. "You once said at a signing that the Listeners are not of Honor, not originally of Cultivation and not originally of Odium. Are Aimians (Dysian, Siah or both) of Cultivation?". I'll try think of a less RAFOable question but one I'd love to know is this. "Does everyone in the Cosmere with naturally golden hair have some Iriali ancestry?" Edit - i just realized your aimian question seems to be more about whether they are currently active agents of Cultivation. My curiosity is more aboutwhether they are natural to roshar but subsequently invested by cultivation to become the creatures they are now. Obviously the choice is yours

Ha yeah mine is The Shattered Plains. It raises questions. Questions that lead to converts.

Adolnasium

OMH this is one of my favorite things in a year on here. Perfect.

@CayJoBla its Platonic. A couple of WoBs for you

@hoiditthroughthegrapevine your diagram diagram made me laugh til my eyes bled. And conceptually confused me. In that order.

Oh its increasing like crazy. Pre- Oathbringer it was a few a week I'd see. After maybe 2 a day. In recent weeks maybe 5. And the last week I'm probably reporting 10 or more a day? But there are mods in every time zone so all we can do is report and they typically do their brutal business pretty quickly. This time its particularly bad as most Americans are asleep. So they'll keep coming. But by reporting quickly we minimize the chance most Sharders will see many

Laugh, report, repeat (You report a spam post by clicking on the flag, a mod will zap it and ban the user once they see it)

Since we've been memeing "That theory has been proposed" on Discord... And a different one because, well, the photo is JUST...SO...GOOD

You shameful, merciless trolls. Making everyone feel like you're special and they're not. I mean with the processing delays and appalling administration even I'm still waiting for MY Worldhopper account to be accessible. Once it is, and I'm more special than everyone, I'll be classy and sophisticated and considerate in enjoying my privilege.

It was put up on Brandon's site earlier today I backed the kickstarter so i already have it but I recommend it, I'm glad others can buy it now! But yeah I've also been surprised I haven't seen people talking about it. Though I guess a lot of fans already have it.

The Honorblades are less efficient with investiture because they don't bond as deeply to the bearer as a Nahel bond does. So I suspect they can take in as much Stormlight but it's l basically bursting out of them because it can't be used as efficiently. Also hence not being able to heal as effectively as a Radiant.

I am not quite the Renarin fan some are but that scene was one of the most beautiful, haunting scenes in all of Brandon's writing. Welcome, officially I'm glad that as a character he rings true I'm Aussie too btw, from Perth but live in Canberra. You'll find a lot of us here!