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Re: [CQ-Contest] Online scoreboard

To: Hans Brakob <kzerohb@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Online scoreboard
From: Jack Brindle via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Jack Brindle <jackbrindle@me.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 17:18:03 -0600
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Now Hans, looking at the standings, perhaps both teams would be better off with 
more transparency. <grin>

My favorite NFL team? The Baltimore Colts. They haven’t lost a game in around 
40 years…

One of the things I note on the scoreboards is that most ops don't seem to care 
about others seeing their band splits. N1MM+ allows you to turn off that 
feature. But almost all users leave it on.
I use SkookumLogger which doesn’t give you a choice - K1GQ made the right 
decision is leaving out the band info.

73,
Jack, W6FB


> On Nov 23, 2024, at 7:48 AM, Hans Brakob <kzerohb@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On weekends lately I’ve been watching the Vikings and the Gophers play 
> football.  The coaches don’t seem to value transparency very much.  In fact, 
> they often pull some really sneaky and confusing moves as if they want to 
> confound their competitors.
> 
> I’ve also observed that those competitors whose moves are transparent, mostly 
> lose their games.
> 
> 
> 
> 73, de Hans, KØHB
> “Just a Boy and his Radio”™
> ________________________________
> From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces+kzerohb=gmail.com@contesting.com> on 
> behalf of NT6X - Mike via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2024 9:39:17 AM
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Online scoreboard
> 
> Transparency in contesting has come a long way in the last 10 yrs, which is a 
> good thing. However, it's still a "competition" isn't it? We can exchange 
> logs and stories after the contest, but I'm not about to give my competition 
> any information (Score, QSO's, mults, what band I'm on, or if I'm taking off 
> time) that would motivate them to keep BIC. Fighting your inner demons is 
> part of the game. Perhaps the Scoreboards should limit viewing to only those 
> participating.
> 
> Personally I get motivation from not knowing and wondering how my competition 
> is doing. THAT keeps the adrenaline level through the roof and keeps me 
> pushing the whole contest. If the sponsors ever made the Scoreboard 
> mandatory, I would probably submit checklogs and just compete for myself.
> 
> Mike, NT6X
> 
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