[CQ-Contest] INNOVATIVE IDEA??

[Kenneth Earl Harker]

    This would be interesting, but not entirely meaningful.  If the scoring
system changes, most contesters would probably re-evaluate their strategies 
and adapt to maximize their scores, and such an analysis of past logs 
would not reveal those implications.

Thus spoke Milt Jensen:
> 
> 
> Why wait.  The logs are available for past contests.  Just take a set of
> them and apply the proposed scoring routine.  Surely someone out there
> has the time to do this exercise and report back.  Good luck es 73 de
> 						   Milt, N5IA
> 
> Scot Herrick wrote:
> > 
> > Rather than talk about all of the different scoring ideas, why can't we have
> > a "simulated" contest within the contest. In short, report on the current
> > scoring structure, but have an alternative scoring fit an agreed-upon format
> > for the simulation.
> > 
> > Thus, work and report the contest as traditional, then also report it with
> > "0 points in the own country, 3 points outside" and see what the effect
> > would be on the overall results. You could probably get a very good idea of
> > the differences the format makes with reporting from 200 or so stations. A
> > worthwhile - and then will come the controversy - experiment.
> > 
> > CU...Scot, K9JY
> >
> 
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