# ...about poetry or art?
Whilst we do recognise records that fall within broad record categories such as largest painting and longest poem ever published, unfortunately, owing to the very subjective nature of art and poetry and the difficulty of even defining “art”, most potential claims for these areas will not be considered. For instance, a 'painting' could feasibly consist of anything from a single brush stroke on a canvas to a detailed, realistic oil painting. Clearly, it would not be possible or meaningful to compare such works with one another for record purposes. We frequently receive requests to set a record for the most paintings done in a set time, but because it is not possible to compare paintings with one another, it is not meaningful to award a record on the basis of the number of paintings completed.
We cannot consider any claims for the shortest poem. There are many who claim to have written "poems" consisting of little more than a punctuation mark or a single word. Even if we were to concede that these were indeed poems, there is no way for any such record to be broken because poems cannot come any shorter.
Examples of proposals we do not accept:
Most paintings in a month
Fastest time to write a poem
Most detailed painting
Longest poem with every line starting with the letter 'o'
Examples of records we do accept:
Longest published poem
Largest painting by numbers
Most valuable painting
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Накратко: доста са скръндзави при връчването на "Гинеси" в категория "изкуство/литература". Основният им довод е, че творбите трудно се сравняват помежду си. Например кое може да се нарече разказ и кое - не?
За роман с най-голям брой автори ("Играта"
) не можах да намеря вписан рекорд - но както Гинесци обясняват, на сайта са публикувани съвсем малка част от рекордите. Някой да знае?(Разбира се, веднага ми хрумва аргументът "А как ще докажете кой от авторите с колко е допринесъл?" - и хоп! кандидатурата в коша...)
Такава книга още нямаме. Предполагам, че условието за невъзможност да се докаже, все още важи, но ако има някакъв шанс да участваме, а и полза от участието, казвайте!