I don’t agree with Jody’s presentation or with all of his arguments, but I do agree with a few things. I also know there are people out there who don’t post on db, but have similar feelings as him.
My feelings are very much inline with Scott who I felt did an excellent job of communicating them in a non-attacking matter.
Will,
I disagree that this event is or needs to be negative publicity for Stephane Mifsud. The only thing that could in anyway possibly question his honesty is if he purposely held up the official video from reaching AIDA. No one has accused him of that and even if he were responsible, most people would probably relate and forgive him. This is because of what happened with the onsite officials and how the word was spread to the media that the record was good.
There is a saying that people like their heroes a little flawed. Even though the general public probably can’t understand how hard it is to remember things at low O2, they can relate with forgetting simple things. Ever left your car lights on and ran your battery dead? Ever couldn’t find your keys when you were late to an important meeting? Ever done something dumb, like forget one little step, that cancelled out a whole lot of things you had done right? These things make extraordinary people human, like the rest of us. This gives the public a bond to them, which is the foundation for more interest in their achievements.
The fact that his record was taken away for such a simple mistake, the 5 months it took for it to happen, the major disappoint and let down he has experience, is far more news worthy than the breaking of the record. Nothing catches the media attention like Human drama! And if he has another attempt, like Jody said, there could be way more media interest than he ever achieved the first time. People won’t be interested because they question his ethics. It will be because they are pulling for him and if he achieves, it will be a small victory for themselves because he has demonstrated he has something in common with them
Sammy
My feelings are very much inline with Scott who I felt did an excellent job of communicating them in a non-attacking matter.
Will,
I disagree that this event is or needs to be negative publicity for Stephane Mifsud. The only thing that could in anyway possibly question his honesty is if he purposely held up the official video from reaching AIDA. No one has accused him of that and even if he were responsible, most people would probably relate and forgive him. This is because of what happened with the onsite officials and how the word was spread to the media that the record was good.
There is a saying that people like their heroes a little flawed. Even though the general public probably can’t understand how hard it is to remember things at low O2, they can relate with forgetting simple things. Ever left your car lights on and ran your battery dead? Ever couldn’t find your keys when you were late to an important meeting? Ever done something dumb, like forget one little step, that cancelled out a whole lot of things you had done right? These things make extraordinary people human, like the rest of us. This gives the public a bond to them, which is the foundation for more interest in their achievements.
The fact that his record was taken away for such a simple mistake, the 5 months it took for it to happen, the major disappoint and let down he has experience, is far more news worthy than the breaking of the record. Nothing catches the media attention like Human drama! And if he has another attempt, like Jody said, there could be way more media interest than he ever achieved the first time. People won’t be interested because they question his ethics. It will be because they are pulling for him and if he achieves, it will be a small victory for themselves because he has demonstrated he has something in common with them
Sammy
