It is not an acceptable answer, so again it is a yes or no answer and I know people who own much company can easily overcomplicate their answers. So i try and ask u another way so as u can understand question easier. Is the recent attempt from bca to have a 'set standard' for exhibition runs - worth the bca/cancel culture trying to erase Mosconi's LEGIT 526 - and not offer the run for sale to the public in disc form? You may explain why - but again - this is a simple yer or no question. I am having trouble seeing the Forest through the tree's, welcome to the jungle.
What was the table specs for the 526?
What makes it more legit than any other exhibition run before, and since then?
Your question can only be answered, when you can create a form of legitimacy around standards established for Mosconi.
Other than the sworn affidavit of witnesses present who saw his high run, I have never seen a single piece of evidence about the table itself beyond it was a smaller 8ft table.
Because, nobody measured all pocket specs, drop, etc.. As guess what, there was no standards and rules established for exhibition high runs.
There is no cancel culture around Mosconi run.
It has been recorded as a standing record for decades, till recently.
It is the recent records that have caused some fuss.
The more time has passed, no public video from Schmidt, certainly no table spec data the more it looks sketchy.
Shaws record was better documented and video is out.
However, due to the organisors stubborn stance of 'nothing is good enough' in context to releasing full table specs, they have created their own issues.
There is NO denying how many balls Shaw ran though, and it was more than 526.
Still, and this is the important part.
All 3, still done when there are no official standards or rules.
All 3 records, different tables.
That is a fact beyond reasonable doubt.
I don't see any evidence of the BCA trying to cancel Mosconi record.
None.
Even if they set a standard for tables, rules etc for exhibition runs.. The history books still show all 3 records for Mosconi, then Schmidt and now Shaw.
Where have they stated that if they publish these standards and rules it is a clean slate and from that day, any record set becomes the new record???