Originally Posted by
Patrick
I think that is a bad idea. Even with real world records they allow people to submit whatever record they feel like but they have moderators that say if it is a record or not. I think a better idea would be to have two sub threads. One would be official records that the moderators have approved such as fastest decap. The other sub thread could just be where people submit whatever record they want that still follows the rules and then the moderators would decide if they wanted to move the record into the official record thread or not.
I see your point here, HOWEVER, due to the large amount of endless and rather pointless submissions, some valid and impressive replays seem to be languishing in a sea of tepid wanna-be's. Also, by placing milestones up to be challenged, we may see more impressive and focused replay attempts. All the major records of note are already taken. By offering focused and obtainable records we can expand into new territory while still retaining a sense of control and balance.
For example, highest sambo.tbm jump is a record I'd like to see. Thereby, while we create restrictions we actual expand the record book. Not by allowing massive amounts of worthless records, by focusing upon those that really matter.