The Archregimancy wrote:I have already done so at length, and find no post where you satisfactorily address your contention that saying last night was the greatest day in the history of British athletics is hyperbole.
There is only an exchange where Krytenia asks you to TG him your thoughts on the issue.
Since any subsequent TG exchange isn't a matter of public record, we have no basis for accepting your contention that Krytenia is 'perfectly satisfied' with your answer.
Your point that there are other measures for deciding whether last night was the greatest ever night for British athletics is a good one, but you are using it poorly.
Stating that this is the case doesn't by itself prove your point about hyperbole; to do so satisfactorily requires further elaboration.
Specifically, it requires:
A) A more detailed outlining of what those other criteria might be.
B) A specific example of a time when those other criteria were met for British athletics, and specifically British athletics, not British sport generally.
C) Using points A and B to therefore demonstrate that people are engaging in hyperbole because there are other days and nights which were demonstrably better.
Given your confidence over this point, we have no doubt you can construct this argument clearly and logically - we merely wait for you to do so on our behalf.
Disserbia TGed me, and his view is essentially that such labels take away from the humanity of the achievement. Not the answer I had in mind, but I can see his point (though I disagree) and that's fair enough. We had an interesting discussion about the men's 10000m, too.
