> The speedrun world is almost like a scholarly domain, with all the usual bickering about terminology
Right. Like the most recent 100% runs of Ocarina of Time[1], which use glitches to obtain items early and break the sequence of the game, while still obtaining every item from its source eventually making them still legitimate 100% runs.
You'd think "100%" and "glitchless" were synonymous, but they're not anymore!