Hi Bob,
I can't believe I've been swallowed up by this topic again (3rd year now I
think) but here I am :-)
Point taken but if that were purely the case then why do so many of the big
gun stations send so many spots?
I would suggest the realtime score website to be more a more social element
than posting cluster spots. It's neat to watch the scores climb as the
contest progresses.
73 -- Paul VO1HE
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Robert Naumann
> Sent: November 6, 2007 12:51
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Assistance & Entry Status
>
> Paul,
>
> There's more to it than that, and it has to do with
> participating with others in a social activity.
>
> Not everyone is competing to win something in a contest. Many
> just enjoy participating when not competing. If they can
> combine participation with social interaction - all the better.
>
> 73,
>
> Bob W5OV
>
>
>
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> I have been trying to understand why a group as seemingly
> competitive as contesters would even think of spotting stuff
> for their rivals to benefit from. They spend small (or large)
> fortunes setting up hugely elaborate stations in order to
> beat "the other guy" and then turn around and tell "the other
> guy" where the points are.
>
> So far, I have narrowed it down to bragging (Hey! Look what I
> worked!) and back-scratching (I'll spot stuff for you if you
> spot stuff for me). Maybe a combination of both.
>
> 73 -- Paul VO1HE
>
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