> 5. Arguing about specific instances in YOUR log is a lot less useful to
the
> groups on these reflectors than understanding how the log checkers check
the
> logs when you submit them and how they take away the QSO's.
About a year ago I asked a naive question of a major contest sponsor. He
told me that he would tell me a little of how they check logs, but also
explained that unfortunately contest sponsors are reluctant to
explain -exactly- how the logs are checked. He went on to explain how there
are actually those who would game the system. Armed with the knowledge of
what the checkers are looking for, these unscruptulous ops would insert
bogus calls into their log in certain paterns etc. Pretty crappy, eh?
Anyway, be kind to the checkers. If you lose a plaque by 1 QSO, I'd ask
politely about the how/when/why of the logic used, but otherwise I'd like to
assume we're all honest and that the checkers have our best -overall-
interests at heart! 73
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From wf1b-rtty@wf1b.com, digital-dx@mla.nifty.ne.jp,
writelog@contesting.com Thu Jun 21 01:07:15 2001
From: wf1b-rtty@wf1b.com, digital-dx@mla.nifty.ne.jp,
writelog@contesting.com (Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604)
To: <writelog@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 20:07:15 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [WriteLog] [faunt@panix.com: Uniques, the greater impact, and club
competitions]
Message-ID: <200106210007.UAA09513@panix3.panix.com>
This discussion is going on in two disjoint groups. I've repeated
what I said, and set a reply-to: for all three mailing lists.
I hope no one objects.
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To: <writelog@contesting.com>
Date: 20 Jun 2001 19:53:31 -0400
From: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>
To: wf1b-rtty@wf1b.com
Subject: Uniques, the greater impact, and club competitions
No one has mentioned here the impact on DX stations competing.
If a station is even fairly common DX, like P4, if there's a uncommon
opening, then a LOT of those contacts could be people who are willing
to give the contest exchange in order to get the new one. The side
effect is that the DX station is less likely to stay on a band where
the opening is, because if all (or many) of those uniques are
disallowed, then they're wasted energy.
Personally, I'm in favor of lenient checking, BUT I'm mostly competing
with myself, for fun and DX. I'm not very competitive, in either
sense of the word, but doing it by the rules, whatever they may be, is
part of the game I'm in.
And that leads to another issue: There are club competitions for a
number of contests where contacts on BOTH modes count for the club.
At least one, WPX, has a RTTY equivalent, that doesn't count. I think
it would be cool if we could get included. I think a movement on the
part of the people here might be able to make that happen.
(I could be wrong: notice all the disclaimers).
73, doug
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