Or we wing ourselves out of people to work...........
Jim Neiger wrote:
> Show of hands, please: How many on this reflector got into contesting
> because of the real-time scoreboard we had at the 2002 WRTC in Finland??
> Thank you. (I'll send you a bottle of scotch, if I can find it).
>
> Some, here, seem to resent those who try and be the best of the best in a
> contest.
>
> For those who do try and win, every possible (legal) advantage is put to
> maximum effort. What's wrong with that? And if a real-time scoreboard,
> however constructed or used, gives one scintilla of advantage, would not
> that advantage be exploited?
>
> You can hypothesize "what if's, woulda -coulda - shoulda" to the max, and
> create whatever answer for which you are searching. Circular arguments with
> no meaningful utility.
>
> We can also not count any scores, or have a competition, and just have a
> good old 48-hour ragchew.
>
> One thing I learned many years ago, "The top never drags the bottom up. The
> bottom always drags the top down". I guess people don't feel so bad about
> themselves if everyone's grovelling around at the same pathetic level.
>
> As we wing our way towards mediocrity...........................
>
> Vy 73
>
> Jim Neiger N6TJ
>
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