A lawsuit over a ham radio contest, what a depressing state of affairs to
contemplate! I think if that day ever comes I'll sell my gear and find a more
civil hobby.
73,
Ken Alexander
VE3HLS
--- On Thu, 8/26/10, Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com> wrote:
> From: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Anonymity of CQWW Contest Committee Actions
> To: "CQ Contest" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> Date: Thursday, August 26, 2010, 9:45 AM
> For as long as I can remember, the
> CQWW Contest Committee has sought to
> avoid assigning responsibility for any action to a single
> individual -
> except when K3EST speaks for it, and then not in specific
> cases. I
> suspect this is out of concern that negative decisions
> could trigger
> reprisals from those affected, ranging from Internet
> harassment to
> (perhaps) lawsuits - remember Don Miller. I agree
> that the result is a
> somewhat spooky impression of a disembodied voice from on
> high, but
> don't have a ready answer on how to do it better.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
>
> The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at
> www.conteststations.com
> The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at
> reversebeacon.blogspot.com,
> spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000
>
>
> On 8/26/2010 2:39 AM, Mats Strandberg wrote:
> > First of all, I am not a member of the CQWW Contest
> Committee, so I
> > have no connection to the emails that you refer to.
> > I agree with you that correspondence from the CQWW
> Contest Committee
> > must be signed properly by the person responsible for
> the letter.
> > Signing means to add the call-sign, the full name, and
> the signature
> > of the person behind the letter.
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