Food for thought. Concept: Pay log checkers and sponsors [more] money to deliver better and faster. Rules: 1. All logs due 30 days after contest. 2. Entries which include a processing fee are eligibl
It might not reduce participation, but it'll surely reduce log submissions. Robert E. Naumann N5NJ / V26O Plano, TX USA ex KR2J, V26RN, W6V, WA2OVE -- Original Message -- From: Ken Widelitz <widelitz
Probably the best single fact in squelching the fee topic. Lets face the facts and not look for ways to help CQ Magazine out of their problems by trying to cover their profit margin. CQ Magazine has
Another answer: Require mailing address on the submission summary sheet. No address, no certificate. Get rid of the inchey-pinchey aspect of the scoring rules that require so much human intervention.
Author: Mark.McLauchlin@PSS.Boeing.com (McLauchlin, Mark A)
Date: Tue Sep 21 16:43:36 1999
As soon as you introduce the $$$ element, bad things tend to happen. Personally, I would not be willing to fork out an entry fee to participate in a contest - this is a hobby, not a profession. Not o
Reading these threads makes me think that we might all learn a lesson from the first PSK31 contest beginnings. Emailed scores/logs, honor system, almost instant results gratification via reflector, a
faster. fee. This would really hurt contesting. Little guys would not send in their scores. Big guys who already had a wall full of certificates and didn't care about another one would not send in th
Don't we have enough categories already? I cannot understand all the battle on log checking and against cheaters, to put all of us on the same level of competition while people can think of other cla
tell the logging police that its just a hobby!! they seem to think its the olympics or world series?? w7gg -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/_cq-contest/ Administrative requests: cq-con
KN7T has a much more civil response than some others that I've seen. OK, so K1IR's idea of injecting a money isn't a good one, but let's not tear him to shreds. I know Jim and he is a decent guy. I k