Idézet: stekkos - 2010.06.12. 05:43:10 But comparing a hockey (or any other sport) player to one of the greatest composers in the world is unfair. When will you get the point that sports havent got the world wide impact of other subjects? Haydn has greated masterpieces that endured and are played for hundreds of years, will endure for hundreds to come by the looks of it. A sport player, even as good as the one you mention, will still be a passing star, like maradona in soccer. After they retire all that remains is the mention of their feats and abilties in sports history books or shows. They are not less importand than any other person, but their acievements do not have the same impact to the world as many other figures, the example of Haydn being one.
Beethoven, Bach, Brahms, Tchaikovsky - those were great composers. Haydn? Never heard of him. More importantly, I'm not saying that his question should not be in... I'm saying that my question should not have been excluded. If I asked what country Maradona played for, that would be valid, right? Or would you boot that out of the quiz?
The problem is that it's your OPINION that Haydn made a greater contribution to society than Ovechkin will over his career (or that Maradona did). This is WRONG. Until the Moderators stop making decisions on international opinion based on your own personal criteria, this system will be flawed.
Beyond that, Haydn is history. Ovechkin is pop culture. Both should have a respected place in the quiz... You say yourself that "They are not less importand than any other person" - yet the Moderator actions indicate that is
clearly what is being said. The stupidest thing is that I bet you after 100 answers, more people would have the Ovechkin answer right than Haydn... But BOTH should be in the quiz.