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QUESTION/ANSWER THREAD. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS updated 22/7/08

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    hkulka2974

    [2801]Jul 15, 2008
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    collins79 wrote:

    suss2it wrote:
    chippu wrote:
    It's a gift some people have, not everyone has the power to bend. I think that's the fact cause, Katara also can bend but Sokka can't bend. I don't remember in what episode Katara says it, but she also says that not everyone can bend.
    Well all know this, but he's asking where was it confirmed that all Air Nomads are benders, because it was confirmed.

    Thank you for clarifying Suss2it you have been helpful and it is appreciated

    this is the closest thing I could find and it actually just confuses me more lol

    RM: It seems that all air nomads are bender. Did they exile everyone who didn't manifest the trait, or did they have such a high percentage of born benders?

    BK: We have always liked the idea of who would be a bender and who won't be to be kind of an ambiguous mystery, even to the people in the avatar world. From very early on we thought all air nomads would be benders. Again its like mike was saying it's more of a spiritual connection

    (That can't be the proof, -ambiguous mystery/ thought?-)

    oh well I hope someone can find something a little more solid

    i remember someone asking this same question months ago and the answer was on nick.com

    heres the link

    http://www.nick.com/shows/avatar/index.jhtml

    first paragraph second to last sentence

    And unlike all other cultures, all Air Nomads are Airbenders

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    speechless8582

    [2802]Jul 15, 2008
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    collins79 wrote:

    suss2it wrote:
    chippu wrote:
    It's a gift some people have, not everyone has the power to bend. I think that's the fact cause, Katara also can bend but Sokka can't bend. I don't remember in what episode Katara says it, but she also says that not everyone can bend.
    Well all know this, but he's asking where was it confirmed that all Air Nomads are benders, because it was confirmed.

    Thank you for clarifying Suss2it you have been helpful and it is appreciated

    this is the closest thing I could find and it actually just confuses me more lol

    RM: It seems that all air nomads are bender. Did they exile everyone who didn't manifest the trait, or did they have such a high percentage of born benders?

    BK: We have always liked the idea of who would be a bender and who won't be to be kind of an ambiguous mystery, even to the people in the avatar world. From very early on we thought all air nomads would be benders. Again its like mike was saying it's more of a spiritual connection

    (That can't be the proof, -ambiguous mystery/ thought?-)

    oh well I hope someone can find something a little more solid

    They are saying that having the gift to bend is related to a spiritual connection, and if monks arent spiritual, i dont know who is. Since all air nomads first trained to airbend at the air temples, I would assume they would all have that spiritual connection and they would all be able to bend, and pass down their bending to their kids.
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    collins79

    [2803]Jul 15, 2008
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    hkulka2974 wrote:
    collins79 wrote:

    suss2it wrote:
    chippu wrote:
    It's a gift some people have, not everyone has the power to bend. I think that's the fact cause, Katara also can bend but Sokka can't bend. I don't remember in what episode Katara says it, but she also says that not everyone can bend.
    Well all know this, but he's asking where was it confirmed that all Air Nomads are benders, because it was confirmed.

    Thank you for clarifying Suss2it you have been helpful and it is appreciated

    this is the closest thing I could find and it actually just confuses me more lol

    RM: It seems that all air nomads are bender. Did they exile everyone who didn't manifest the trait, or did they have such a high percentage of born benders?

    BK: We have always liked the idea of who would be a bender and who won't be to be kind of an ambiguous mystery, even to the people in the avatar world. From very early on we thought all air nomads would be benders. Again its like mike was saying it's more of a spiritual connection

    (That can't be the proof, -ambiguous mystery/ thought?-)

    oh well I hope someone can find something a little more solid

    i remember someone asking this same question months ago and the answer was on nick.com

    heres the link

    http://www.nick.com/shows/avatar/index.jhtml

    first paragraph second to last sentence

    And unlike all other cultures, all Air Nomads are Airbenders

    Thank you -bows-

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    suss2it

    [2804]Jul 15, 2008
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    Finally the man has his answer!
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    SoundFour7568

    [2805]Jul 15, 2008
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    This is not a spoiler. I was watching the countdown to the comet commercial. When fire lord ozai is on his airship and says, " Prepare to Die" look in the background. It looked like the serpents pass but everything was dried up. He might was flying over to Ba sing se and demostrated just how much his power increased.

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    suss2it

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    Soundfour this is a place for questions, what you're doing is speculating, and there's nothing wrong with that, it's just that this not the place for it.

    Here are 3 links where you can speculate with others:

    Official Commercial Thread
    Sozin's Comet: The Finale Discussion *NO SPOILERS*
    Official New & Speculation Thread V2.3
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    mjking963789

    [2807]Jul 15, 2008
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    Do you guys think since aang is a firebender will it make him more powerful
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    hkulka2974

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    mjking963789 wrote:
    Do you guys think since aang is a firebender will it make him more powerful

    yeah it will. it will make him more powerful like becoming an earthbender did to him

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    suss2it

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    mjking963789 wrote:
    Do you guys think since aang is a firebender will it make him more powerful
    Common sense could answer your question.
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    Alpha1Niner

    [2810]Jul 15, 2008
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    Question: What exactly is "in before the lock"? I understand that people say it before a lock but, why? And why can one get TOS for it?
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    mjking963789

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    mjking963789 wrote:
    Do you guys think since aang is a firebender will it make him more powerful

    i meant to say will the comet make him stronger

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    hkulka2974

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    Alpha1Niner wrote:
    Question: What exactly is "in before the lock"? I understand that people say it before a lock but, why? And why can one get TOS for it?

    i'm guessing TOS means being suspended. Well i personally wasnt there when the MODS decided that we couldnt use the phrase (i had mid-terms) but the MODS decided that the phrase was off topic or something like that, and since it was being used a lot on this forum (particularly when there were a lot of threads being repeated) the MODS warned that anyone who uses it will get suspended. they also implemented a lot of other rules but they seem to not be on the forum anymore.

    Edited on 07/15/2008 6:18pm
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    suss2it

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    Alpha1Niner wrote:
    Question: What exactly is "in before the lock"? I understand that people say it before a lock but, why? And why can one get TOS for it?

    "In Before the Lock" Was once used when fail topics were created to indicate that said person was able to into the thread before it was locked. Back in the day, it was a quite popular term that showed the thread starter how much of a failure he/she was, there were even pics and animated pics for people to depict that they were in.

    Here is the most popular picture:

    One can get a TOS for it because it's considered off-topic and spamming.

    Edited on 07/15/2008 6:19pm
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    Alpha1Niner

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    Thank you.
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    salsadestroyer

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    I have two questions,

    1) Is Iroh alive/will he be in the last couple of episodes

    2) Why does Aang never use anything but airbending? He is supposed to use all four(three cause he can't really firebend) like Kyoshi did when she sepperated her island. But even as recently as the final fight with the combustion man, he used strictly airbending. Why?

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    hkulka2974

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    salsadestroyer wrote:

    I have two questions,

    1) Is Iroh alive/will he be in the last couple of episodes

    2) Why does Aang never use anything but airbending? He is supposed to use all four(three cause he can't really firebend) like Kyoshi did when she sepperated her island. But even as recently as the final fight with the combustion man, he used strictly airbending. Why?

    1) right now, according to speculations, iroh will return. if you want the real answer though you could go to the official sozin's comet book thread

    2) idk its probably because its the element that aang is most proficient in and he's probably the most comfortable with it

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    Stin414

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    if dragons are the original firebenders and flying bison are the original airbenders, than who are the original waterbenders?
    Edited on 07/15/2008 9:00pm
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    suss2it

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    Stin414 wrote:
    if dragons are the original firebenders and flying bison are the original airbenders, than who are the original waterbenders?
    The Moon & the Ocean. Yea it's true, watch Siege of the Northpole for more info.
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    Stin414

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    suss2it wrote:
    Stin414 wrote:
    if dragons are the original firebenders and flying bison are the original airbenders, than who are the original waterbenders?
    The Moon & the Ocean. Yea it's true, watch Siege of the Northpole for more info.

    OH yeah, i totally forgot. I was trying to think of a beast or something instead of using my prior Avatar knowledge.

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