I think MJ has tried to match Zwartjes splits alright, but has fallen a little short, which means that Zwartjes is still at a higher level than MJ (on that course..and therefore a lot of other courses if he had tried them, which he strangely didn't. Anyone who knows what speed you have to be at to get that time, also knows how simple it would be to transfer that speed elsewhere).
I agree that WRs should be proven, or at the very least, the potential for these WRs (by taping individual laps which show your speed) should be provided. This is just common courtesy and shows respect for the community. This is the way around it should be. If you don't respect the community enough to provide this, then you shouldn't automatically expect people to respect you back and blindly accept your time. I agree that Steven has a strong history of good MK64 times and has proven himself in the past, but for me personally, he didn't do enough for this time. It's unfortunate that he (lost?) his VCR and had no way of taping, and it's also unfortunate that he cares so little about it that he's been unwilling to prove anything to us.
Having said all that, the time itself is not impossible. I'm a firm believer that one day it will be broken (and probably by MJ), but breaking it should not validate it. Have we seen Gallo's DKJP records reinstated after I broke those? No. Steven is more trustworthy than him, yes, but that doesn't mean he should get a free ride.
This is the last remaining (widely doubted) WR, and I think the community is worse for having it. In the other thread Michael said this:
"The aim of the community is to have fun with time trialing competition, and have rankings with players/times that can be trusted by the rest of the community". The thing is that this time is _not_ trusted by the community and hence generates bad feelings which takes away from the site. I'd like to add, that whereas this site is about having fun, we're also representing ourselves as the authority on MK64 world records, and we have an obligation to ensure a strict proof regimen as far as WRs go. I sincerely hope someone beats this time some day or that Steven proves himself.
I don't want people to read this the wrong way. I'm not calling Steven a liar here, but I am frustrated with both this time and the way he treated the situation. I don't see any reason why Steven would lie about this time, when he hasn't lied before, so I hope this thread doesn't disrespect the person Steven, but more importantly addresses the situation of trust and proof. At the end of the day, even if the time was removed, history has proven that people would still remember it and try to break it, so the time is already immortal.
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