----- Original Message -----
From: "Leigh S. Jones, KR6X" <kr6x@kr6x.com>
Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2007 9:20 am
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] combination of, bragging, back-scratching
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> I have been trying to understand why a group as seemingly competitive as
> contesters would even think of spotting stuff for their rivals to benefit
> from. They spend small (or large) fortunes setting up hugely elaborate
> stations in order to beat "the other guy" and then turn around and tell
> "the other guy" where the points are.
>
> So far, I have narrowed it down to bragging (Hey! Look what I
> worked!) and
> back-scratching (I'll spot stuff for you if you spot stuff for me). Maybe
> a combination of both.
>
> 73 -- Paul VO1HE
My take on this is as follows:
Contesting, by its very nature, requires that participants support each other
to some extent. For example, I could try and "hurt" a fellow contester by not
contacting him (thereby denying him points, and possibly a multiplier).
However, in doing so, I would also hurt myself by denying myself the contact
and points as well.
One also needs to consider that by spotting a rare station, I am going to send
my competition into the fry in order to work him. Consider that I "find" a
rare station, and quickly work him. Then, I spot him. What happens when this
gets out? A huge pileup ensues, and maybe my competition will get "stuck"
there for several minutes trying to work him. This can give me several minutes
to try and maximize my points while my competition is "stuck in traffic" as it
were.
I am sure there are other lines of thought as well, but the bottom line is that
we all need to play nice together, and everyone "wins".
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