I will not send a log in for any contest with a ridiculous deadline like this.
If others feel the same, it might just reduce contest participation instead of
increasing it.
73s John AA5JG
--- On Sun, 2/14/10, Idle-Tyme <nss@mwt.net> wrote:
> From: Idle-Tyme <nss@mwt.net>
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Contesting On Line - Used to be Rookie Roundup
> Scoring
> To: "John Geiger" <aa5jg@yahoo.com>
> Cc: cq-contest@contesting.com, "W0MU Mike Fatchett" <w0mu@w0mu.com>
> Date: Sunday, February 14, 2010, 4:06 PM
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> Agreed,
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> Give at least 24 hours?
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> Oh well,, I guess I'm in the minority on most of
> this. I see at least
> in my home situation here that if something like this
> happens across
> all contests I guess my days of contesting is over after
> 35+ years,
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> Sad that to be able to play in a RADIO game that you must
> have perfect
> and good constant internet connection
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> A sad day for Amateur Radio, or maybe it should it be
> called Amateur
> VOIP in the near future?
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>
> Joe WB9SBD
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> Idle-Tyme
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> John Geiger wrote:
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> Suppose an unforseen quasi-emergency or needed
> family get together occur the last 30 minutes of the
> contest, and the whole ordeal lasts 45 minutes. Should I
> then not be allowed to submit a log because I had to deal
> with something that prevented me from making some sort of
> stupid 10 minute log submission deadline? Guess I am the
> only one who has a life outside of contesting and may not
> always be able to drop everything and submit a log at
> 00:00:01 UTC.
>
> 73s John AA5JG
>
> --- On Sun, 2/14/10, W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu@w0mu.com>
> wrote:
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> I think we can add the posts complaining about the
> 10
> minute log rule to the
> list of reasons why log deadlines need to be shortened
> greatly!
>
> Are that many people massaging their logs? Apparently
> more than I ever
> imagined with all the guff this one particular point is
> getting.
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