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[CQ-Contest] Post WAE log massaging. What do you think?

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Subject: [CQ-Contest] Post WAE log massaging. What do you think?
From: "Robert Chudek - K0RC" <k0rc@citlink.net>
Reply-to: Robert Chudek - K0RC <k0rc@pclink.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:30:41 -0500
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To the contesting community, at large (i.e., no one person specific)...

I'm going step up to the pulpit and give you my opinion regarding this 
situation (whether you want to hear it or not!).

First, I don't know who solicited the initial query message. I don't care and 
it doesn't matter.
Second, MY first reaction to reading it was "Here's an educational opportunity!"
Third, and unfortunately, I was amazed the ensuing thread hopped onto the 
"cheater" bandwagon so quickly.

Without knowing the qualifications / skill of the originator, I would have 
replied to the reqeust in an educational tone. Something along the lines that 
providing confirmations or feedback outside of the contest period is not within 
the spirit of the competition. Then I would give a choice, "If I provide the 
information you seek, your log submission will become a checklog." "If you 
submit your log 'as is' it will ensure a valid contest entry." "What would you 
like to do?"

Maybe the person asking for confirmation is a newbie. Maybe they are a seasoned 
'professional'. It doesn't matter. Acknowledging the message and suggesting the 
consequences in a positive tone would deliver the 'correct' answer to either 
participant. I am unsure whether I would cc: the contest sponsor on my initial 
email response.

In any case, I see the contest sponsor has responded and it's a non-issue now. 
But I couldn't help but shake my head after I began reading the answers to the 
original question posted by Barry - W2UP.

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN


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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:34:02 +0000 (GMT)
From: Tanja Lindenlaub <linlaub@yahoo.de>
Subject: [CQ-Contest] WG: AW: Post WAE log massaging. What do you
think? - Answer Manager
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Message-ID: <91402.14088.qm@web27513.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>
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Hi Everybody.

We have been in contact with the person sending the log check email this 
morning.
He has sent in an unedited log 2 minutes after receiving my email and 
apologized for his emails sent.
No real contester would have given him a proper response anyway!

I think the case can be closed.

Kind regards

Helmut M?ller (DF7ZS)
WAEDC Contest-Manager

www.waedc.de <http://www.waedc.de/> 
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