I dont think the only benefit from the cluster is receiving the
informations.
What about those that dont use/read cluster but are regulary spotted and
getting pile ups because of it?! They are not directly involved with cluster
but are sure getting big benefit from it. That's not called assisted?
I should quit the contest because I'm not spotted?
Hrle - 9A6XX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck" <k3ft@erols.com>
To: "Hrvoje Horvat" <hrle@ipazin.net>; "contesting.com submital"
<cq-Contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 11:21 AM
Subject: quitting the contest
> Hrvoje,
>
> Deciding NOT to participate in WAE since they dropped the distinction
> between assisted and non-assisted is a darn good reason NOT to
participate.
> I wouldn't either since unassisted automatically goes into the contest
with
> a built in disadvantage.
>
> To illustrate...Let's put it another way, using a sports analogy.
> Substitute the words 'radio contest' with the words 'soccer game'. (Since
> both are a competition, both have time limits, both have scoring, points,
a
> playing field, and there are competitors on both sides., both have rules
to
> play under, and both involved human AND non-human interactions.
>
> Say you are playing soccer against another team. One team has ONE
> player -YOU. You've chosen to enter the game as one player. Normally, you
> would ONLY compete for scoring against other teams of ONE player only.
BUT!
> The league decided they were going to allow teams with MORE than one
player
> (no upper limit on the number of players allowed) to play against you AND
> your score would be counted in ranking against theirs without any
> discrimination as to the obvious inequity that exists.
>
> On the day of the game, the other team is able to put 100 people on the
> field for most of the game while you have just yourself.
>
> Gee, wonder which team has the advantage - both in the short term and the
> long term? Do you think the advantage will be 'just a bit tilted' towards
> the team with the greater number of players?
>
> Such it is when you eliminate the wall between single-op unassisted and
> assisted categories. I don't believe you will find any contester who
would
> NOT admit that having thousands of other people over the World spotting
> stations to work does NOT provide a built in advantage - at a minimum in
> time savings! - over a station without the assistance.
>
> It is true that the HARDCORE contester who has the wherewithal (bux, land,
> skills, experience, resources, location) will probably rise to the top BUT
> even then.. the advantage still rests with the team with the extra
players.
>
> The KEY is effective enforcement of the rules by the Contest Sponsors in
> DQ'ing cheats and standing up for the rules.
>
> 73
> Chuck K3FT
>
>
>
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