I disagree that the fact that the interactive lines scores are available to
members only is an indicator that there is a significant number of
contestors (which the ARRL wants to coerce into membership by limiting
access). The interactive database is a service provided by the ARRL, which
costs them time and money to provide. Because of this they limit access to
it to their membership - the same as they do with the index download to
their publications, and the product review downloads, etc. Those are
services provided to the membership, and are part of the benefits of being a
member. They have a consistent policy in allowing access to special
services only to their membership.
Rick
W2RDS
----- Original Message -----
From: "W2RU - Bud Hippisley" <W2RU@frontiernet.net>
To: <CQ-Contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 9:55 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Re: Line Scores
At 00:30 2004-12-03, Richard DiDonna NN3W wrote:
>What if ARRL were to have all full scores published in
>NCJ? While it would certainly add to NCJ's production
>costs, it might increase subscribership somewhat.
>Post the summary results in QST and mention that line
>scores can be found in NCJ.
While this approach might appeal to some of us hard core contesters, I don't
see how this addresses the issue I originally raised, which was one of
exposing certain groups -- non-contesters, people who don't yet know they're
budding contesters, and "minimal" contesters -- to the documentation of
contesting efforts by themselves and/or their peers, neighbors, and fellow
club members. I didn't have to buy or order a single extra document, or
otherwise lift a finger, to see my call in print after my first contest
effort. (All of us who were eligible to participate in CD Parties also
automatically received the quarterly CD Bulletin, wherein ALL scores were
listed, broken down by ARRL section.) If I had needed to buy an NCJ
equivalent at the time to see my scores, I wouldn't have prioritized what
little money I had available in order to do so.
Admittedly, QST isn't the perfect venue because not every contester belongs
to ARRL; but it has by far the largest circulation of any print document
we've talked about so far. But then, the ARRL web site isn't such a hot
alternative, either, because most of the "interesting" stuff on their
contest results page is available ONLY to ARRL members.
Why do you think interactive line scores are limited to ARRL members if the
incremental number of ARRL memberships resulting from contesters is as
small as some of the folks in this discussion think it is?
:-)
Bud, W2RU
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