All, Over the past few weeks in particular, there has been a significant increase in personal attacks and mudslinging on this channel. Someone aptly pointed out recently that rather than celebrating
Thanks John, Very well written and articulated. Now let's see if the community of posters can live up to higher expectations and raise the bar. 73 de Milt, N5IA ______________________________________
I think the WRTC teams all did an excellent job. I believe that anything regarding packet spotting was beyond their control and was not authorized or condoned by them. As far as use of the Internet,
I agree John, One real easy rule of thumb that seems to work well on lists like these. is simple. Before hitting send think to yourself, Would I say this directly to the face of the person if they we
Contesting by its very nature is completive. After each competition the contesters need a place to vent, make suggestions for improvement, and exchange ideas, whether they be good or bad. This mailin
It depends how you define "traditionally". In the past ten years CQ-Contest has become very divisive and negative. If you go back to the early years (1991-1996), it was an inviting place for conteste
I don't find myself in agreement with MAL a lot, but I must say this topic requires full commentary. He is quite on. This thread will die on it's own accord. Just a lil' gun.. Gary K7ZD _____________
Very well said, John. People seriously need to grow up a little bit. Reading CQ contest makes me not even care about contesting anymore... And that's coming from the kid being called " the future of
Thanks John... :) Angst Renounced... ;) All, Over the past few weeks in particular, there has been a significant increase in personal attacks and mudslinging on this channel. Someone aptly pointed ou
You think this is bad, go read the VHF contesting reflector everytime the issue of grid circling comes up. 73s John AA5JG _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Co
I agree with Steve, though my sense is that this is not just in contesting, but sadly a reflection of society. We can choose to add to the malaise, or endeavor to rise above it. And, if one reaches a