It has to be completely up to the person playing.
But if that were the case, then we could all just say we AAA everything we play, since it's completely up to us and all.
Why would you want to do that? It would take out all the fun in the game if you just 'AAA'd everything' just by saying I did it.
I think he means it's up to the person to count it or not. If I were to AAA Sky High and get a miss/pad boo I wouldn't post a picture. I would have counted it along time ago because that was my decision. no one can prove I didn't get the AAA.Which means its up to the player to decide.