Master of Ossus wrote:
That showed a ridiculous lack of integrity, on Pablo's part.
Dishonest, but clever in a way. If these folk were more technically minded, we'd have a more of a problem with them than we do now.
However, it indicates clearly that the debris existed and was a serious problem.
How so? If anything, it makes no suggestion about the scale or severity - it just says some debris was heading towards Endor.
OT:ITW wrote:
"The explosion of the second Death Star sent a rain of meteoric debris toward the forest moon, but the rebel fleet was able to deploy shields and tractor beams to deflect debris away from their strike team on the surface*."
It precludes the use of planetary shielding by either the Alliance or the Empire (since the Rebels wouldn't have bothered screening the correct area if they had a planetary shield ready to go).
How so? It doesn't deny the existence of planetary shielding explicitly. Besides, te only planetary shield present was the one surrounding the Sanctuary moon, and that had a big-ass area (at least comparable in diameter to the Death Star) that would be uncovered due to the shield generator they blew to hell. The Rebel fleet would still be needed to cover that gap as best as they can (which is still part of the problem, even with shielding present.)
What's even more ludicrous is that the quote can be interpreted to mean that the Rebels WERE actually able to deflect all the debris away without harming the planet, irrespective of how ludicrous that may sound. That's just how problematic the lack of scale is for the quote.
It correctly points out that the Alliance fleet didn't even know about the Ewoks, and was concerned only with extracting their commando team.
The fact they were unaware of the Ewoks was well established in the novelization itself, if not the movie.
It resolves any lingering difficulties with fitting the Holocaust-scenario into the film itself by explaining how the Alliance could've been partying later (nuclear winter effect hadn't set in, yet). Frankly, it strikes me as destroying the fan-whore position for these things.
I'm afraid it doesn't settle anything. In fact, it creates a whole new series of problems (as that idiot Valiento has started to demonstrate, i believe.)
As for the "celebration", that is STILL a difficult to reconcile problem with the whole "Holocaust" scenario, and continually will be (which is why I am glad none of the anti-holocaust sort aren't that technically-minded.)
True, but life just got harder for him and his chronies.
In alot of ways yes, but not in the case of the Endor Holocaust, at least.
I imagine it's talking about instantaneous dissipation rates, since that's the format that was used by the Acclamator and comparisons between the relative strength of the shielding of the two ships make sense that way. Surface area may or may not matter, but that's the maximum theoretical shielding of all of the different shield sections combined.
My point is is that its not a good comparison, at least not for the purposes of debate. The context leaves it open to too many interpretations, some of them quite dishonest (like with the "Fate of Endor" quote.)