I refuse to, and can tell that K5ZD basically refuses to as he posted only raw
score during the CQWW SSB last year.
Do we count?
73 Rich NN3W
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Robbins K1TTT" <k1ttt@arrl.net>
To: <CQ-Contest@Contesting.COM>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] FW: Getscores.org Changes/Improvements...
> Pete, name the top competitor who has stated that they won't post their
> score if it contains a band breakdown. I know it has been discussed, but
> has any top scoring station specifically refused to post their score because
> it contains a breakdown.
>
>
> David Robbins K1TTT
> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
> web: http://www.k1ttt.net
> AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
>> bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Pete Smith
>> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 15:44
>> To: CQ-Contest@Contesting.COM
>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] FW: Getscores.org Changes/Improvements...
>>
>> Dave and I have pretty much agreed to disagree about this, but I think
>> that
>> one disincentive to top ops using the scoreboard is that there is, at
>> present, no option to withhold band-by-band QSO and Mult numbers. Some
>> people apparently are using a logging program that sends zeros for these
>> numbers, either as an option or as the default, and some of the top
>> scorers
>> who *are* using the scoreboard appear to use this logging software. Other
>> software (notably N1MM Logger) sends all the band by-band numbers.
>>
>> Why does this matter? I submit that many top contesters are highly
>> competitive and take the prospect of giving away their strategy very
>> seriously. Dave argues that if you're paying *that* close attention to
>> your competition's scoreboard numbers you're gonna lose anyhow. That may
>> be, but the counter argument would be "why take the chance?"
>>
>> 73, Pete N4ZR
>>
>> At 07:30 PM 1/17/2008, David Robbins K1TTT wrote:
>> >Sorry if this is a dupe, but I didn't see it come through on cq-contest.
>> >Gerry has done some more work on getscores.org as detailed below. Right
>> now
>> >it is running as if both naqp ssb and jan vhf are in progress if you want
>> to
>> >test. Sometime either tomorrow night or Saturday morning after we are
>> done
>> >testing it will switch back to the proper start times to clear out the
>> >testing scores.
>> >
>> >Personally I would sure like to see more of the big m/m and other top
>> >scorers get into this. Even if you don't want to watch for yourself, its
>> >interesting for those of us who do to have a big target to shoot for!
>> >
>> >
>> >David Robbins K1TTT
>> >e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
>> >web: http://www.k1ttt.net
>> >AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
>> >
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: yccc-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:yccc-bounces@contesting.com] On
>> >Behalf Of Gerry Hull
>> >Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 05:36
>> >To: CQ-Contest Reflector; YCCC
>> >Subject: [YCCC] Getscores.org Changes/Improvements...
>> >
>> >Thanks to a lot of feedback from the community, I've implemented a few
>> >changes to increase functionality:
>> >
>> >The scoreboard will now track more than one contest at a time. This is
>> >important for weekends like the upcoming one,
>> >where we have two popular contests -- NAQP and ARRL VHF. Now, choose
>> your
>> >contest and go ahead and post.
>> >
>> >The "testing" page has been modified to show all fields, including the
>> >contest name. It will be pre-pended with [TEST] if you post outside the
>> >valid contest hours (UTC) for a specific contest. If you want to test
>> that
>> >your scoring to the site properly, just fire up your logger, post a
>> score,
>> >and take a look at http://www.getscores.org/testing.aspx.
>> >
>> >There are some challenges left -- VHF multiplier breakdowns are still an
>> >issue (you'll see a dash right now); and, though it is a great contest,
>> the
>> >Stew Perry is a challenge for both this site and loggers, as far as
>> >reporting goes.
>> >
>> >Activity continues to increase... What a blast to watch the big guns
>> and
>> >little pistols compete!
>> >
>> >I look forward to your feedback and seeing you on the air -- and on
>> >getscores!
>> >
>> >A big THANKS to Dave, K1TTT, who has been a constant supporter and
>> champion
>> >for this site!
>> >
>> >73,
>> >
>> >Gerry, W1VE/6Y6C
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>> >
>> >
>> >
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