Svetlana Feofanova

[eldanielfire]

Re: Svetlana Feofanova

You are in a minority

It wouldn't be the first time :wink: .

I suppose some people hate Usain Bolt's antics. Some people just have to be different :lol:

[Pego]

Re: Svetlana Feofanova

You are in a minority

It wouldn't be the first time :wink: .

I suppose some people hate Usain Bolt's antics. Some people just have to be different :lol:

Mrs. Pego cannot stand him. When I remind her he is The GOAT, she just makes a face. I think, we should quit this one-on-one exchange, if no one else peeps in, so we are not kicked in the ass .

[aaronk]

Re: Svetlana Feofanova

Feofanova will compete in the Shanghai DL!!

[gh]

Re: Svetlana Feofanova

......So what do they do in the US at big international meetings, for example the DL in New York? Announce and show results both in feet and meters?

Having announced at both NYC and Eugene I can tell you that when the DL crranked up 3 years ago, the Swiss Timing people were in meters-only mode, so the on-field indicators were metric-only. That went over like a lead balloon (and wrought havoc in the booth).

The last two editions, the indicators show both metric and English.

And if I'm on the mike, meters get mentioned only when it's good filler to stretch out the drama on the measure of an obviously long jump/throw.

It's called understanding your audience and enhancing their understanding/enjoyment of the proceedings.

[eldanielfire]

Re: Svetlana Feofanova

That wasn't remotely snide. It was a flat-out warning to cease and desist. Thanks.

It comes across as snide and afterwards slightly threating, you can't be serious about threatening somebody for criticising the resistance to the metric system?

Feofanova will compete in the Shanghai DL!!

Didn't Feofanova have a major falling out with Isinbayeva? I've heard references to how they don't like each other or are enemies. Does anybody know how this happened or what the supposed rumours were about it?

[gh]

Re: Svetlana Feofanova

That wasn't remotely snide. It was a flat-out warning to cease and desist. Thanks.

It comes across as snide and afterwards slightly threating, you can't be serious about threatening somebody for criticising the resistance to the metric system?
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there is no resistance. There's a flat-out rejection, and reducing criticism to attacks on a nation's beliefs won't be tolerated.

[iain]

Re: Svetlana Feofanova

That wasn't remotely snide. It was a flat-out warning to cease and desist. Thanks.

It comes across as snide and afterwards slightly threating, you can't be serious about threatening somebody for criticising the resistance to the metric system?
...

there is no resistance. There's a flat-out rejection, and reducing criticism to attacks on a nation's beliefs won't be tolerated.

I don't want to get into an argument again but that is untrue.

[polevaultpower]

Re: Svetlana Feofanova

Didn't Feofanova have a major falling out with Isinbayeva? I've heard references to how they don't like each other or are enemies. Does anybody know how this happened or what the supposed rumours were about it?

I don't know of any elite female vaulters who like Isinbayeva. She's not a very nice person when she is competing and as far as I know makes no effort to be pleasant toward other vaulters outside the arena either. Most vaulters are pretty chummy.

[eldanielfire]

Re: Svetlana Feofanova

Didn't Feofanova have a major falling out with Isinbayeva? I've heard references to how they don't like each other or are enemies. Does anybody know how this happened or what the supposed rumours were about it?

I don't know of any elite female vaulters who like Isinbayeva. She's not a very nice person when she is competing and as far as I know makes no effort to be pleasant toward other vaulters outside the arena either. Most vaulters are pretty chummy.

I always took that as her needing to be focused in competition, the blanket etc. Some athletes are like that. Outside pole vaulting she seems such a family oriented person, helping out with her sisters child, close to her parents etc. Though loving the high life as well.

[Ref]

Re: Svetlana Feofanova

That wasn't remotely snide. It was a flat-out warning to cease and desist. Thanks.

It comes across as snide and afterwards slightly threating, you can't be serious about threatening somebody for criticising the resistance to the metric system?
...

there is no resistance. There's a flat-out rejection, and reducing criticism to attacks on a nation's beliefs won't be tolerated.

I don't want to get into an argument again but that is untrue.

Completely concur. There is no hint whatsoever of the purported attacks. From a neutral's perspective (a non-American) that reaction appears completely disproportionate and unfounded.

There is always the "might is right" fallback of an administrator; but really, this is neither a civil not wholly rational way to debate, and is certainly reading-in things that are simply not there.

The out-of-line poster is clearly the one wielding the ban-hammer; on this thread's evidence, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see it swung.

[lonewolf]

Re: Svetlana Feofanova

I will not participate in a pissing match about the right/wrong of this bone of contention but, IMO, gh is much more lenient as an administrator than I would be..
But then, some would say Genghis Khan would be more lenient than I.