RIskatingfan said:Dear Libra, you're very welcome Allow me now to make another comment in general about your posts on this thread... you see, when we're talking about charisma, as in many things in skating, we're talking about something rather subjective. So trying "to prove" charisma comes off as a little, let's say, pointless? It's something that can't be proved LOL Either you get it (the skater and their charisma), either you don't. Very simple. If you want to talk about charisma and who is more charismatic, I believe you have to realize that it is nothing but matters of opinion. If you happen to want to use facts to back your opinion, fine use facts. But FACTS, not not erm... "facts" LOL Plushenko being a three time World champion is a very true and real fact. Plushenko having the "biggest in the world fan base" is most likely not a fact LOL
Instead of trying to "prove" (something that can't be proved) and make all of us accept as fact that one skater is the most charismatic skater because you think so, I think it would make much more sense to come out and say you don't agree with the results of the poll and that who you believe to be the most charismatic skater is Plushenko. There, woudn't it be more simple and with the same result?
DearRIskatingfan, re: facts in my post
1) talking about the "biggest in the world fan base" I meant websites - as indicated in my post over 50 across the globe - dedicated stricly to Plushy (I didn't include those which had a section related to him). Yagudin has 15 - both figures are facts.
2) the schedule of ex hibitions did change of late - no matter Plushenko won or not he is the last to come on ice and as many times as he wishes - which breakes the schedule but shows the credit to his charisma and not titles - which is also a fact . And I was tought at school facts are stubborn things.
I think my trying to convince people on this board in something I so strongly believe is natural - when I see something which is either black or white I would't say " it's white with a black spot". I hope the tendency is the increasing number of people who accept my point of view. May be in a year or two you'll probably see that it is not as subjective as you think.
Libra - from Russia, with love