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As mentioned here, the prospect of a TCA Association isn't ridiculous.... I'd be happy to do it from home!
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Re: "Official" Tube Challenge Adjudicators
Or we could just let Guinness World Records continue to do what they have been doing (albeit with varying degrees of ineptitude) for many years in adjudicating world record attempts in accordance with the criteria that they lay down.
Why would anyone trust a 12 year old with absolutely zero tube challenge experience to cast an eye over and adjudicate a record? The fact that you have to put "Official" does kind of show that there would be absolutely nothing official about it too.
Why would anyone trust a 12 year old with absolutely zero tube challenge experience to cast an eye over and adjudicate a record? The fact that you have to put "Official" does kind of show that there would be absolutely nothing official about it too.
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Not official record, but if (say) it was turned down by GWR, someone could check.it before putting it on here..
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Guinness, one assumes, have a means of contacting LUL to check train times and numbers. That hasn't changed over the years has it? I always thought that Guinness would be able to contact someone in the know at LUL, who would be able to confirm that the claimed journeys had been made.
I'm wondering how Tube Geek plans on getting that information to verify an attempt. And if GWR *did* turn a record attempt down I'm sure they'd have a good reason, not one that could simply be overturned by a member of the public trying to find out why. I know certain people on this forum (including certain ex-members) have criticised Guinness for refusing to recognise some attempts they have made, but I'm sure there must have been a good reason for it.
We're not really able to claim to be better-placed than Guinness to verify attempts, so the whole thing is nonsense.
I'm wondering how Tube Geek plans on getting that information to verify an attempt. And if GWR *did* turn a record attempt down I'm sure they'd have a good reason, not one that could simply be overturned by a member of the public trying to find out why. I know certain people on this forum (including certain ex-members) have criticised Guinness for refusing to recognise some attempts they have made, but I'm sure there must have been a good reason for it.
We're not really able to claim to be better-placed than Guinness to verify attempts, so the whole thing is nonsense.
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You have greater faith in Guinness than I do. I don't think they check the log at all. Remember it takes them several months to verify the record by which time the data might not be available anyway and I suspect LU staff have better things to do than go back and check whether train 123 to Mill Hill East did indeed depart at 10:46:32 on the 15th June.
I think anyone on this forum could come up with evidence that looks plausible enough to claim a fake record if they really wanted to.
I think anyone on this forum could come up with evidence that looks plausible enough to claim a fake record if they really wanted to.
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They could confirm that those trains had run, but not that those journeys had been made. As far as I know LUL do not keep records of every passenger getting on and off every train.tubeguru wrote:Guinness, one assumes, have a means of contacting LUL to check train times and numbers. That hasn't changed over the years has it? I always thought that Guinness would be able to contact someone in the know at LUL, who would be able to confirm that the claimed journeys had been made.
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It would be nice if we could actually KNOW what Guinness do when presented with a record attempt.greatkingrat wrote:You have greater faith in Guinness than I do. I don't think they check the log at all. Remember it takes them several months to verify the record by which time the data might not be available anyway and I suspect LU staff have better things to do than go back and check whether train 123 to Mill Hill East did indeed depart at 10:46:32 on the 15th June.
I think anyone on this forum could come up with evidence that looks plausible enough to claim a fake record if they really wanted to.
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Re: "Official" Tube Challenge Adjudicators
Tonight: Inside Guinness World Recordtubeguru wrote:It would be nice if we could actually KNOW what Guinness do when presented with a record attempt.greatkingrat wrote:You have greater faith in Guinness than I do. I don't think they check the log at all. Remember it takes them several months to verify the record by which time the data might not be available anyway and I suspect LU staff have better things to do than go back and check whether train 123 to Mill Hill East did indeed depart at 10:46:32 on the 15th June.
I think anyone on this forum could come up with evidence that looks plausible enough to claim a fake record if they really wanted to.
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Unless there was some kind of major scandal involving them...
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As some members of the forum know, a few years ago, I entered into a dialogue with Guinness about some doubts that existed about a recently ratified record. These doubts were fuelled by misinformation that had been put out by the record holder about their route, which had led some to suppose that apparent inconsistencies were evidence of malpractice.tubeguru wrote: It would be nice if we could actually KNOW what Guinness do when presented with a record attempt.
After an initial exchange of letters with Guinness about the issue, I then spoke on a couple of occasions with the adjudicator of this claim. She was based in New York, and while she tried to be diligent in checking the evidence presented, she had no real knowledge of the London Underground system and had not verified anything with TfL.
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I have mentioned before you could quite easily get a GWR for this sat cosily at home....
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This is why Guinness are trying too get applicants to send oyster records as well.Going Underground wrote:I have mentioned before you could quite easily get a GWR for this sat cosily at home....
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The last time we claimed a record were sent a list of queries based on our rather full portfolio of evidence. This led me to believe that Guinness use information in the public domain to verify claims. That said, more information than ever is in the public domain.Nigel wrote:As some members of the forum know, a few years ago, I entered into a dialogue with Guinness about some doubts that existed about a recently ratified record. These doubts were fuelled by misinformation that had been put out by the record holder about their route, which had led some to suppose that apparent inconsistencies were evidence of malpractice.tubeguru wrote: It would be nice if we could actually KNOW what Guinness do when presented with a record attempt.
After an initial exchange of letters with Guinness about the issue, I then spoke on a couple of occasions with the adjudicator of this claim. She was based in New York, and while she tried to be diligent in checking the evidence presented, she had no real knowledge of the London Underground system and had not verified anything with TfL.
You have to remember that there are three levels of verification:
Very premium: on the day Guinness attendance at attempt to verify then and there,
Premium: quick turnaround.
Everyone else.
As I understand it, the Guinness headcount is relatively small and that number of people is spread across the globe. Therefore the more very premium / premium requests, the longer everyone else's claim takes. Likewise, when they are preparing the book, it seems to take longer.
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They do (CCTV footage) but only for 20 days.GuyBarry wrote: ↑06 Dec 2016, 17:00They could confirm that those trains had run, but not that those journeys had been made. As far as I know LUL do not keep records of every passenger getting on and off every train.tubeguru wrote:Guinness, one assumes, have a means of contacting LUL to check train times and numbers. That hasn't changed over the years has it? I always thought that Guinness would be able to contact someone in the know at LUL, who would be able to confirm that the claimed journeys had been made.
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Re: "Official" Tube Challenge Adjudicators
Would it be so ridiculous to form a small governing body? *shrugs*
(not saying it should be in the hands of a 12 year old - no offence to you Tube Geek)
(not saying it should be in the hands of a 12 year old - no offence to you Tube Geek)
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