2025 Skate America Pairs Short Program

[TallyT]

Hmm, without actual proven studies showing the numbers, we are all obviously sharing our opinions and impressions regarding Ilia's popularity or lack thereof. In any case, I was not particularly concerned with debating Ilia's 'importance.' I was responding to the overwrought response a poster made to my earlier offhand humorous comment that was specifically in regard to NBC/ Peacock's annoying coverage of Skate America. Sigh...

You did claim that relative importance of fans is tied to who they choose to support, hmmm?

 

[BlissfulSynergy]

You did claim that relative importance of fans is tied to who they choose to support, hmmm?

I believe it is you who are making errant claims and misinterpreting pbp thread comments. There was no point to the original commenter getting riled up by my humorous remark regarding NBC's coverage. There is even less reason for your nitpicking. I made no claims whatsoever about "fans' relative importance tied to who they choose to support." Those are your words and your misinterpretation. At this stage, it's a waste of my time trying to figure out what you are going on about in this pbp thread. Sigh...

 

[TallyT]

I made no claims whatsoever about "fans' relative importance tied to who they choose to support."

To quote the exact words in question, my italics...

But the numbers of people who do care outweigh in quantity and importance those who profess they don't care.

Repeating the word 'humorous' after the fact - even had it succeeded in being so - doesn't change my "no, that's silly." I repeat,

just because people care - or don't - about this or that particular skater does not make them individually more important or significant - make them somehow matter more - than others.

which is what I am 'going on about', no more and no less.