If you win, you won.
If you didn't win, you shouldn't get left-over plaques from those who
"already got another one".
73, de Hans, K0HB/W7
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From: "Randy Thompson K5ZD" <k5zd@charter.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 12:05 PM
To: <kr2q@optimum.net>; <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Putting the spoon into the pot: WPX - who is
onfirst?
> This is not an issue specific to the WPX Contest. I believe all CQ
> Contests
> (WW, RTTY, WPX, 160) follow this convention of only awarding one plaque
> per
> entry.
>
> The goal of the plaque program is to motivate and provide recognition.
>
> There are 3 "levels" of plaques (World, Continent, Country). If an entry
> was allowed to win multiple plaques, then one great effort from an
> advantaged location could take all 3 levels and leave other strong efforts
> unrecognized. Perhaps all the plaques should not say "Winner", but again,
> that's they way it has been done historically. The policy has been to
> always award an entry with the highest level plaque they were eligible
> for.
>
> I am interested in hearing from the contest community if this policy
> should
> be changed (specifically for the WPX Contest).
>
> What we have done for WPX in 2009 is change the definition of the North
> America plaques so that they only apply to stations outside the USA and
> Canada. This accomplishes two desirable results: 1) it encourages
> activity
> from North American stations outside USA/Canada, and 2) the winner of the
> USA or Canada for a category will always be the winner of the country
> plaque.
>
> The list of plaques currently sponsored for the upcoming WPX contests can
> be
> seen at http://www.cqwpx.com/plaques.htm. (We are still looking for a few
> more sponsors.)
>
> To follow the example of my friend Jim White (K4OJ - SK), it is only 27
> more
> days until the CQ WPX Phone Contest!
>
>
> Randy Thompson, K5ZD
>
> Director - CQ WPX Contest
>
> email: k5zd@cqwpx.com
> web: www.cqwpx.com
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
>> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
>> kr2q@optimum.net
>> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:37 PM
>> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
>> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Putting the spoon into the pot: WPX -
>> who is on first?
>>
>> Just got my March 2009 CQ mag with the cw WPX results.
>>
>> YIPPIE!! I won a trophy!!
>>
>> BUT WAIT A MINUTE.....what's this I see?
>>
>> TI5N wins for the world (congrats) and get the WORLD trophy.
>>
>> I win for USA, but since TI5N got the WORLD trophy and now
>> I'm 2nd place in N.A., I get the NA trophy. But I didn't win
>> NA, I won USA. So why would I get the NA trophy?
>>
>> And ELSE do I see? Because I got the N.A. trophy, N7IR, who
>> is 2nd place USA, (an amazing feat from AZ) wins the USA trophy.
>>
>> HUH??????
>>
>> This made no sense to me 30 years ago in CQWW when W1WY
>> thought that it would be equitable to not only do this sort
>> of thing, but make the previous year's winner ineligible to
>> win the trophy again. So what happened? Station "A" won in
>> year 19xx. In year 19xx+1, they won again, but could bit win
>> the trophy, so station "B" got the trophy....and the trophy
>> was engraved with the word WINNER. But it gets better. In
>> year 19xx+2, Station A again won, Station B again came in
>> 2nd, but since they were both "ineligible," Station C got the
>> trophy, which again was engrave with WINNER. This nonsense
>> was stopped long ago. The winner is the winner, period.
>>
>> So what would I do in this case? TI5N wins the world AND
>> wins N.A. He should get TWO trophies. This concept of
>> "being fair" works well in kindergarten and first grade...not
>> contesting.
>>
>> OK...taking a step back and now handing the spoon off.
>>
>> de Doug KR2Q
>>
>>
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