Chuck,
What a novel idea!!!! Most contests in all sports, especially the
elite top notch events, do just that. I vote yes. Now if we can just
figure out how to charge admission for all the spectators we can really
make this thing go.
Have a good weekend everyone. 73 de Milt, N5IA
At 06:27 PM 4/11/97 -0500, Charles D. Shinn wrote:
>Why not charge an entry fee? One could make a case for spiffing the rewards
>and handling the admin in a more timely fashion. Good grief I can just
feel the flames! de Chuck W7MAP
>
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>From: Kosmenko, Gordon
>Sent: Friday, April 11, 1997 10:02 AM
>To: 'cq-contest@contesting.com'
>Subject: [CQ-Contest] CQ Contest - Help !
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>The Contest Reflector this last month echoes alot of concern about
>the health of some contest events, specifically CQ WW DX and WPX.
>Areas of concern are from basic rule changes to unfilled commitments
>regarding winner certificates.
>
>Our administrative problems seem to be rooted in voluntary commitment
>of a few dedicated individuals which have a tremendous work load to just
>make happen the written announcements, after contest log checking and
>posting of score results.
>
>So. it seems we as the international contest community need to do
>something to "spin-up" the administrative needs for our major contests
>to make them meet the needs which have been echoed on this reflector
>so many times.
>
>Yet, instead of "pulling together" as a world contest community we seem
>to be moving in a more fragmented direction. For example in regard to
>publications CQ, CQ Contest , why ? Who are management team to the
>CQ WW DX & WPX contests ? Where are they ? To they have any visibility ?
>We use to see contest matters discussed in CQ's regular department of
>Contest Scene authored by Frank about the administration of the
>contests.
>
>I ask the question does the CQ Publication organization need help with
>the
>administration of its sponsored contests ? If so talk to us .... say
>something
>either in editorials, contest scene column or a feature article. CQ
>Contest
>in depth articles regarding log checking great ! What about the basics
>of
>administrating the contest program. It seems it needs help in just doing
>the
>committed basics ! We need to polish-up what is already required to be
>done
>and a plan to look at new changes for the future. A CQ Publication
>Dayton
>forum maybe ??
>
>Where to we start the fixing folks ...?????
>
>73 de Gord VE6SV
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