I would agree with this *if* there were any standards or criteria for these runs to begin with. I mean, if we go way back the record was at one point in the 300's and it was set on a 10-foot table. Then later that record was broken on a 9-foot table with a 400ish ball run. Then Willie ran 526 on an 8-foot table with (by many accounts) 5.25" pockets. And that ignores the fact that we have accounts of Willie running in the 580's and over 600. Then we have Eufemia who ran 625 but that was not recognized. And then Cranfield ran a pair of 700's that were never recognized.you are mostly right.
But a small "but":
if you are jogging for your pleasure around the block, nobody cares how you do it. If you beat the world record in 100m run, expect some doping testing and some closer look at how you did it.
He did the same questioning for the record of John Schmidt, so I consider it fair. (And there was a promise of free uploading of the full run later the day, where he later decided differently).
But I agree that overall this is a great challenge and it's good for the sport. And as long as every new player stays under 5 1/8'' for corner pockets for his high run attemts, I am ok with it.
I have a little problem with a perma rack, since there is no need for a breakball anymore if all the balls are frozen. So the rules have to be changed some here. I ordered the Perma-Rack and will make a video, what I mean. But basically i can call and make the corner ball from the rack probably about 8 out of 10, perhaps even more. But this is probably another thread.
The numbers I'm giving are not terribly accurate, but the point is that the criteria for these things have been very arbitrary and it's not really mattered because no one has really tried in 60 years to set the record. The only constant is that these runs are set on a table that is twice as long as it is wide, has pool cloth, cushions, and 6 pockets with 16, 2 1/4 inch balls.
If record attempts are going to be a thing, then yes I would agree that standards should be set to declare maximum table specs and also attempt formats. To my mind, putting a camera on you for a month blurs the line between exhibition and practice.