Saying that banning nova decreases the barrier for entry is plain false, you have the same thing with volt, zephyr, hydroid etc. They are just as "hard" to get, so the same argument could be made for banning them. And then there's the build you have to afford to get the best times, the mods and the forma. This is a rabbithole that never ends.

I'm against a "nova" filter. Unless it's an exploit of a bug (can be subjective) or something requiring monetary investment, I think all categories should be un-restricted. Acquiring Nova is something anyone can do without monetary investment or bug exploiting = shouldn't be filtered.

The record in any given category, should be held by the fastest run imo.