[CQ-Contest] Dupes and computer logs

[K3BU at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/6/2000 1:15:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
n6tr at teleport.com writes:

> 
>  If there is no penalty for busted information - there is no reason
>  to not guess when you don't know.  Let's say I know a callsign is
>  either W7WSY or W7WHY, but I am not sure.  I have three choices:
>  
>  1. Enter W7WSY.
>  2. Enter W7WHY.
>  3. Don't enter anything because I am not sure.
>  
>  We would like to encourage #3 - since the QSO wan't sucessfully 
>  finished (I am thinking of the case where W7WHY didn't stick around
>  to respond to the request for his callsign to be sent again).
>  
>  Without a penalty - the station is better off doing #1 or #2.  If
>  he gets it wrong - no big deal - he has the same result as #3.  Half
>  of the time, he will be right and gets credit for the QSO.


If that is the problem, then simple solution could be to setup checking 
program to look for similar -1 calls within few lines and hit the sucker with 
10 QSO penalty if you find entrant to be clever at guessing game.

Do we all have to be penalized for remote possibility of the above reason? 

Penalty is for cheating, breaking rules, errors and mistakes should be 
removed from the scoring. We see the opinion of the contest committee and 
checkers. If the committee would like to get opinion of contestants, maybe it 
wouldn't hurt to do the opinion survey and perhaps adjust the checking 
process. It can only help. We should try to make contests more friendly and 
inviting to newcomers, rather than scaring them off with penalties and 
punishment.

Yuri


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