Um, not actually. I said that (even though it's implied) if you're going to designate an American Record then it would have "NR" alongside the "AR." I don't think it should be designated in the case of an Area or World Record, but when it is designated that's the abbreviation (rather than AR for "American Record") that should be used. I have always agreed that it isn't necessary to designate both an Area (or World) Record and a National Record. Then again, considering how mainstream media f***s up reporting on the sport, I wonder if they'd immediately pick up on the fact that it's an American Record without such a superfluous designation.
P.S. to you: attagirl!