[CQ-Contest] Web page Rules errors

[Bill Fisher - W4AN]

I agree.  I have copied rules from WWW sites in the past and been burned 
on it.  The SM3CER WWW site and other sites like it, should just point to 
the rules.  They should not reprint them.  

The other side of the coin is that the ARRL, CQ, and other sponsors 
should leave their rules at the same place in cyberspace ALWAYS.  The 
ARRL has a different location for each year's rules.  What is the point?  
I don't care what the rules were for the 1996 ARRL DX contest.  Unless I 
figure out time travel, I'm not going to be operating the 1996 ARRL 
contest again.

73

Bill, W4AN

On Wed, 17 Dec 1997, Tyler Stewart wrote:

> I'd like to alert you and LA9HW about a problem that could cost someone a
> score in a contest.  I think it's dangerous to be creating your own copies of
> rules when they are available on the sponsors web page.  Case in point is the
> ARRL Sweepstakes.  Both of you have an old copy of the rules posted.  The
> actual deadline for CW logs was December 3rd, 30 days after the CW portion.
> The old rules have both modes due 2 weeks later, 30 days after the phone
> contest!  I think you should use a link to the sponsors rules page whenever
> possible, or you'd better update your copy often to avoid this problem in the
> future.
> 
> 73, Ty K3MM
> 
> 
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