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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheSword" data-source="post: 9467363" data-attributes="member: 6879661">The guy refers to those posts as a collection of unmitigated pedantry. With three of the articles themselves referred to as nitpicks that the writing begins by saying these things don’t affect the story. I really don’t care whether the shoulder braces on the scales armour are sufficiently curved or not.All those posts can be summed up as looking for problems not looking for solutions.For instance, the impossibility of Numenror reinforcements travelling 2 thousand miles in seemingly a couple of days. Looking for solutions is easy enough as nothing states that Galadriel's scenes on Númenor were happening at the same time as the other events in the same episode in the southlands.Or that the Harfoots can’t possibly have books because they don’t interact with other societies. When we now know that Sardoc wasn’t always a nomad.I often read someone give the lie to their claim ‘I really wanted this to be good’ by being unbelievably petty. It see it a lot when investigated grievances in a work scenario. Where the most banal and trivial things are raised even if there are serious issues because clearly the person is trying to find fault wherever they can. Even though it can undermine the broader point they’re making.The truth is these posts get more interest ripping things apart. It’s also easier to do that than more balanced criticism because the elements of proportionality, context and importance aren’t really relevant to criticisms being made. We know the algorithms and the worst of human nature means these approaches get more clicks/interest.There used to be something called the temporary suspension of disbelief that used to handle things like Sardoc having a book. It seems to be falling out of fashion now in favour of “if it isn’t spelled out clearly to me it can’t be the case”</blockquote>

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