Richard, if that were to happen, then I would have taken 2nd World, 2nd
N.A., 2nd USA, etc.
My accomplishment would have been 2nd to yours. I would be very proud of
that.
You should be recognized as Top in all categories you won, and I would not
have earned or accomplished being Top in any of them. I would not want a
plaque which proclamed otherwise.
I actually did receive some sort of certificate for a higher place than I
earned, in this same sort of situation, for some contest in the 80s as
K5UCV. The certificate did not mean much to me because it claimed I had won
something which I did not actually win. I never hung it on my wall. In my
heart of hearts, I knew I did not deserve it.
My sense is that if the sponsors inflate the supply of awards, then the
value of each reward is reduced.
Rusty
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard L. King" <k5na@ecpi.com>
To: "Russell Hill" <rustyhill@earthlink.net>; <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Cc: "Thompson, Randy" <k5zd@charter.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 2:48 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WPX Plaques - Who should win them?
> What if you were the second highest scoring station in the world behind me
> and we were both in Texas?
>
> You say then you don't want your outstanding effort to be recognized?
>
> I would have enough wood to build a tree and you would have nothing, nada,
> zippo. Even after all that great effort.
>
> How many years would this need to happen before you decided you didn't
> want to work this contest anymore?
>
> It isn't fair for your effort to go unrewarded. And the contest will
> suffer as a result.
>
> 73, Richard - K5NA
>
>
>
> At 02:16 3/3/2009, Russell Hill wrote:
>>Richard, if I were the 2nd top Texas station, I would be happy to receive
>>recognition for the extraordinary effort required for that accomplishment.
>>
>>If you were the Top Texas station, then you should win the Top Texas
>>trophy, be it a wooden plaque or whatever.
>>
>>If you were also the top W5, Zone 4, USA, and world, that would not make
>>me the Top Texas station. That would still be your accomplishment.
>>
>>73,
>>Rusty
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard L. King" <k5na@ecpi.com>
>>To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
>>Cc: "Thompson, Randy" <k5zd@charter.net>
>>Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 4:14 PM
>>Subject: [CQ-Contest] WPX Plaques - Who should win them?
>>
>>
>>>I guess I will take the unpopular position and say that I like the
>>>plaque methodology that is already in place.
>>>
>>>There is just a limited amount of money available for plaques.
>>>
>>>To change to a winner-take-all for plaques would discourage some
>>>participation and fail to recognize some extraordinary efforts from
>>>other operators.
>>>
>>>If I were to win the world-high, USA-high, Zone 4, W5 area, and top
>>>Texas station plaques, I would be very happy receiving just the World
>>>plaque. Why not share the wealth with others that made outstanding
>>>efforts?
>>>
>>>Just how much wood do you want hanging on your wall anyway?
>>>
>>>73, Richard - K5NA
>>>
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>>
>
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