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There was never any difficulty of interpreting the idea behind the Steelhunt, because we talked to Brandon about it around a month before it went live. When we talked, it was made clear that the intent was definitely "PM and ask, and you'll receive", not "beg openly, and count on the generosity of others". Just for clarity’s sake, the card itself even states: "Feel free to share with Friends and Family." Now, friends are those who would probably know that you've obtained a code, or even people who instantly come to mind when you think of the site. Family, hopefully explains itself. "However, we ask that you NOT post your code public online." Well, no confusion there. "Sending it to individuals by direct message is fine, but if you post it openly on forums, Twitter, Facebook, or the like, we might have to deactivate it to preserve the fun of the hunt." Now, especially that last bit, to me sounds like "don’t go sharing with anyone and everyone." Regardless, a judgement call was made, and we’re sticking by it. We really are trying to keep in line with Team Sanderson's wishes, and it's pretty clear how requests for codes should be channeled: through PM. The restrictions stay. (Also, remember that we will have our Shardhunt up very shortly, so in a couple days, things will open up quite a lot when there's more easy access to a code.)

Exhibit C is getting tossed out because it's completely false. Kelsier may PLAN to kill the Lord Ruler, but he certainly isn't the one who actually does it.

It's not only being released through iTunes. It'll be up on other retailers next Tuesday.

So things should be fixed for now, but they'll probably break later. :/ I'll take the temp fix for now, though. If anyone has any problems, let me know.

Hey guys, I'm looking into this, but from what I'm looking at right now, I probably won't be able to fix it. I've tried what I know how to do to fix it.

Enjoy the downvote. <3 *peace*

Mi'ch and I play every week or so. Admittedly, I play a lot of EDH. And I do have to agree, Theros is looking AWESOME.

BYU bookstore, Windy.

Guys, Brandon has asked that we not do forums for unpublished works, hidden or not. We're going to respect his wishes. End of story.

All of you need to take a few steps back and realize that this discussion is going NOWHERE. It hasn't gone anywhere in THREE DAYS. You've covered three pages and nobody's opinion is changing. I'm not sure, but last I checked, none of us here know exactly what Brandon meant by “basic” in an interview, which was not only not recorded verbatim (Brandon is known for being very crafty with the way he words things), but was also more than three years ago. Since that interview (it was before WoK was published) we've seen multiple (I'm counting at least two, with a potential of at least five) new characters who have at least enough knowledge of Realmatics that they're able to transport themselves between realms, as well as actually seeing into Shadesmar at least twice. I do agree that we need more clarification on this point, but until that comes, arguing about it isn't going to change anyone's opinion. I'll personally get clarification on it the next time I talk to him. For now, I'd like this topic dropped, and if we can't get back to discussing the topic at hand, I'm going to lock this topic, if not hide it. In the meantime, please remember. This is a fictional work, not all of which has been published yet. Yes, Brandon has answered many questions, but he's not been 100% consistent between interviews and what's been published. Yes, he's pretty close to it, but he does change his mind from time to time, and that's okay too. I'd rather see what awesome things he's able to do with the cosmere going forward, than nail him down to what he's said in the past.

As has been mentioned, Shardcast will be going forward (in a similar pattern to the first you listed) as soon as we're all less busy (things have been crazy for the three of us). As for doing something like tor.com has been doing, I just barely put up a topic seeing who would be interested in a readthrough of Way of Kings in preparation for Words of Radiance. If you're interested, you should totally go post in that topic!

I know that there's been talk about something like this, which maybe you've heard, maybe not. We've been planning on doing a readthrough of Way of Kings in preparation for Words of Radiance. I know that Tor.Com is doing one, but I think it might be a bit more fun to do one here that's very cosmere aware, so that we can show you all the cool things you may have missed, and you can show us the things that we've missed. Anyway, sound off below and in the poll above. Let us know if there's something specific you want to see, and we may very well include it!

Actually, we don't have TWG. Brandon's brother does. It's possible that we may be able to have him set it up so that it redirects, but that would be a matter of convincing him to be awesome and such. In the meantime, if you really get a hankering to follow an old twg link, take out the www.timewastersguide part of the link, and replace it with twg.17thshard and you're set.

Is your username by some chance an Animorphs joke? Because if it is, that's awesome.

FULL DISCLAIMER. My post above was entirely satirical. Pointing it out in said post would have ruined all the fun.

SPOILERS FOLLOW: Well first he REDACTED BY PETER and then he ALSO REDACTED into the DID YOU REALLY THINK THAT THIS WHOLE THING WOULDN'T GET REDACTED? COME ON JOSH, THIS ISN'T EVEN FUNNY. And then it picks up where the book begins. edited by Peter Ahlstrom: no spoilers on the fun stuff!

THE FOLLOWING PERTAINS TO A (CANON) DELETED SCENE IN THE EMPEROR'S SOUL REMOVED FOR REASONS OF PACING. Summary by Rubix. Hoid shows up, mocks the protagonist (as is his MO) and promptly runs off set (also his MO). fin

True story, bro.

Ookla is Peter Ahlstrom, Brandon's assistant, and all around cool guy (and total troll).

Well, I guess we must be doing something right, then.

I'd definitely be open to it. I'd want to check it out first (see it implemented on another site, etc.) but I think that it could be a good thing. Mind, I don't have time to be looking right now, as I'm starting a new job on monday (I'm going to have a lot of my time taken up for the next while), but if someone else found one, it's a definite maybe.

Well, she is in Florida. The fire is probably slightly cooler than the daytime high...

Well, yes, but it's an unrelated incident. *Tosses another incendiary through the window*

The reason I gave this post the !!SPECULATION!! hammer is because you've been referencing it elsewhere on the site as fact. Until we get word of Brandon that it is fact, you need to stop posting around the forums using this as a citation, or posting in such a way that you're refering to something in your theory as fact, such as unconfirmed surges.

The reputation system is going to stay right where it is, thanks muchly. I'm always for input, but not when that input is "My change is the only way, and you need to change it RIGHT NOW". It tends to make me very unlikely to listen to what you have to say. But to be fair, I'm going to go through your post and respond to it in a very detailed manner. You like your positive reputation, and from what I've gathered, many do. As Phantom points out though, upvotes without downvotes are less than useless. As you can earn upvotes, you can also earn downvotes, so I'm not sure entirely what you mean by "something else is going on with downvotes". It's all subjective, that is very true, but I'm not going to give a line by line criteria of what can or cannot (or should or shouldn't) be downvoted, or upvoted. I tend to go with "Was it Awesome, Totally Correct, In the negative for no good reason, or very Polite? Upvote", and "Rude, Incorrect, or Abrasive? Downvote". But that's my subjective reasoning behind either. And they're not stacked against newer posters. I've seen more fits over rep from people who have been here more than six months than any new posters. I'm not going to try to count how many times I've had someone PM me saying "Oh, my rep went down by two, someone's abusing the rep system", so don't assume that we only see problems with it from new people. That said, I've actually seen people throw a fit because their rep isn't as high as someone else's, and they want me to tell them how to catch up. As for what we have to gain, there's a lot to be gained by a random sampling of people's general reaction to your post, and to your posts overall. It gives a feel (at random) of what people thought of your post. I'm going to take a break here from my rant about reputation to respond to your comments about us being "The official Brandon Sanderson fansite". I'm VERY aware of the responsibilities that entails. I think about it daily, and am constantly trying to come up with ways to make it better because of what we are as "official". Not only are we the official Brandon fansite, but we're also the official Brandon forums (TWG is dead, it's not coming back), as well as the official Writing Excuses forums. When people want to discuss their works, they're pointed here. So yes, I take being the official fansite seriously, and administrate the site accordingly. I have talked with Brandon a number of times regarding site moderation, and he agrees with our policies, and trusts our judgement in the managing of the site. And yes, we admins do take site rules very seriously. People who are breaking rules are informed of their infraction, as well as having any appropriate action taken against them (Such as losing the ability to give reputation if they've recently been abusing the reputation system). We don't hang a red letter on these and try to keep it behind the scenes, because we try to give everyone a chance for a fresh shot (Mind, there have been a few times when someone felt the need to respond abrasively to a polite invitation to not be a dick to other members, and they're not around anymore). The people who have a red letter on them are those who the community feels needs to shore up their posting habits, whether it's not being as rude, or not posting their own theories as absolute fact and freaking out when someone corrects them. As for your proposed solutions: 1) Umm. No. That suggestion seems an awful lot like either two or three... 2) That's almost as bad as number one. We've considered it, but it would be entirely too much work to implement, plus, we want people to be able to see their rep as it IS, not a bleached version of reality. How bad would you feel if you saw that you were at 0 rep, posted an awesome post that got 7 upvotes, and you still showed 0 afterwards because you were at -10 before, and now you're at -3. Also, I don't want to deal with those same cases PMing me asking me why the rep system is broken and asking for it to be fixed. 3) For reasons listed above, this one is out the window because with only up and no down, it becomes less of reputation, and more of "How long has this person been here?" That's not acceptable. 4) I like the reputation system, and I think it performs admirably. I think it's awesome to see your rep climb higher and higher as you post more and more awesome things. And I like to know when I post a controversial post, too. Because if I can choose between knowing when I'm awesome and when I'm being rude or not knowing that people are taking offense at what I'm saying until there's a massive blowup, I'm going to take the first, thanks. TL;DR: It's staying. Thanks for your input.