Amen...amen...de NQ4I
On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 2:43 PM, Rich K2WR <k2wr@njdxa.org> wrote:
> In the interest of civility, I'm disappointed at the strong language already
> directed at K1TO over the selection criteria just announced for WRTC 2014.
> Setting selection criteria is a no-win game for the person(s) doing the
> setting, and I think, at the very least, that everyone should give Dan, and
> those he worked with, the benefit of having been willing to let a big target
> get put on their backs.
>
> The criteria had to get approved by the Sanctioning Committee, which includes
> considerable international membership, so it's not as if Dan just pulled this
> out of the air.
>
> With regard to single-band efforts and weighting, I think it's generally
> reasonable for those putting on the event to get to make the rules. As long
> as the criteria are the same for everyone and do not blatantly favor any
> particular part of the world, complaints this early tend to take on the
> aspect of "how do these criteria affect MY plans?"
>
> If you know three years in advance of the selections that your chances of
> surviving the process are improved by emphasizing all-band efforts, then your
> most advantageous course of action is clear. Everyone is subject to the same
> rules.
>
> I guess I'll put my own flame suit on now.
>
> Rich
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