No attempt to lynch anyone from my end, and in fact I'm pretty sure the
VE2 in question was actually located in zone 2 during the contest. My
comments were in response to those of K0HB who couldn't understand why
he shouldn't get credit in general for a contact with a station who,
intentionally or not, misrepresented his location. Just didn't make
sense to me.
73,
Dave AB7E
k8gt@mi.rr.com wrote:
> Oh, c'mon guys. Here some of us are ready to lynch a VE2 just because
> someone got bent out of shape because the sent zone didn't agree with the CTY
> file, which is the only "authority" anyone is using. Jeez, if I was a VE2 in
> Zone 5 I'd pack up and go operate CQWW portable in Zone 2. Give it a break,
> and wait 'til the log adjudication process is completed, then, if there's a
> discrepancy, hash it out. A tempest in a teapot. Lighten up.
>
> As has been said before, "C'mon sunspots", the gang is getting restless.
>
> 73, Gerry K8GT
>
>
>
>
> ---- Paul Cassel <paul@ve3sy.com> wrote:
>
>> This whole thread would die if the original poster would simply provide the
>> VE2 callsign. We could then confirm where that operation was located.
>>
>> Paul VE3SY
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
>>> bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of David Gilbert
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 12:27 PM
>>> Cc: cq-contest@contesting.com
>>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WW CW wrong Zone sent?
>>>
>>>
>>> I think it's obvious that we are all supposed to copy the zone that was
>>> sent, and to trust the scoring process to take that into account if it
>>> was wrongly sent to enough people to flag the system. The comment
>>> passed on from K1TTT clearly shows that to be the intent. It may not
>>> work all of the time and I definitely heard a couple of zones being sent
>>> incorrectly and inconsistently due to bad fists this past weekend. The
>>> folks on the receiving end of those exchanges might get screwed as a
>>> result, but I bet that happens less often than the other guy typing your
>>> call incorrectly.
>>>
>>> However, I don't understand the folks that think they should get credit
>>> for the zone that was sent incorrectly if the scoring committee can
>>> clearly determine it was wrong. Why should anyone expect to get credit
>>> for working someone who wasn't where he said he was? The culprit isn't
>>> the scoring committee that gave you credit for what you actually worked
>>> ... the culprit is the guy who was either too clueless or too dishonest
>>> to tell you where he really was. It seems to me that abandoning reality
>>> is an open door for abuse.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Dave AB7E
>>>
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