Author: KQ2O via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 23:42:28 -0400
Personally I have never understood why the rules (or before rules, the opinions) treat post contest (let alone during contest) editing of logs before submission as a no-no. not talking about padding
In the day of the pencil I think many of us had to go over the logs to make them legible! I doubt the logs were poured over as much as they are now but would doing this be a rule violation today? Whe
What happened to being able to make a note to oneself to fix a typo that yiu know you did but you don't want to screw up the rythym of a good run so you make a note on a piece of paper so you can fix
The discussions on this reflector have clearly demonstrated the challenge for contest administrators and rule development. There are really 2 (maybe 3) classes of participants in a contest. There are
Hello Randy, Bad example. The "professionals" don't have to record themselves, there is someone else doing the work. You can still win the marathon or place in one of the top spots even if during the
Well stated, Randy. I am sure there are things that the committee sees that most of us are unaware of. I believe that most of the cq-contest subscribers do want a fair contest and I am glad to see th
In a word, no. Wouldn't the consequence of having to declare the intent to be No. 1, either by declaration or by carrying with you whatever technological baggage is required by the rules video record
Hi Randy, I agree with this dichotomy and I think ruling should reflect this state of thing. However let's take my very personal case : I feel I am in the second "participant" class. Still, I almost
This is completely false, Randy. And you've left out the "contest-defining" class that tilts the playing field strongly to their own benefit, namely those stations around the Atlantic basin. Those ha
Gee, I know of someone 2000 miles from the Atlantic who won the USA in SOAB, CQWW Phone, 2013. By your definition, Jim, I guess he was just a non-competitor. Maybe he should send the plaque back to P
Should we create a special section of the rules that is focused only on the top 3 or top 5 scores at the World and Continent levels for the major categories? Those who wanted to be considered competi
But the problem I see with this is, OK I fall into the "Participant" Class for sure. But if I should have the Universe shine on me and my station to the point that I actually would place near the top
Requiring an audio recording punishes everyone? Are all contesters being punished because they are required to submit a log to substantiate their claimed score? Ed W0YK But the problem I see with thi
In 30 years how many times has that happened? In 30 years what is the percentage of Atlantic/East Coast winners compared to the rest of the field. I suspect these numbers strongly favor the East Coas
The audio recording requirement was not written well. It requires more computer power or an additional computer, It could introduce rfi issues into the setup and many other variables. It is far from
right, the entrant This doesn't concern the recent rule change drafts, so I'll throw in my answer to Randy's question: I think Randy's strongest argument is that a long list of complex rules may put