[CQ-Contest] RE Post Contest Log Scrubbing or Buffing?

[Guy Olinger, K2AV]

I am waiting to see if the contest suffered any ill-effects for requiring
everyone to type in their own logs insteading of sending in a paper log for
some over-worked volunteer to do for them, or over-worked staff in the case
of ARRL.

No matter what, SOMEBODY has to type in the logs. The argument was that we
still have places where email is not available, or there's no PC within
driving distance, or....

I thought the CQWWCW was very busy, especially given the wierd conditions on
Saturday. Plenty of stations on in those third world countries that
supposedly don't have pc's, email or running water.

I guess we'll see.

And if all the logs come in to CQ ok electronically, then ARRL should drop
paper as well. We really OUGHT to see results a few days after the log
deadline.

In some sense some of the stuff that goes on between the volunteers and the
log submitters after the deadlines is really just another brand of log
massaging. Why should we allow that and not the others?

73, Guy.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis OConnor" <k8do at diamondcs.net>
To: <w2up at mindspring.com>
Cc: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 8:22 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] RE Post Contest Log Scrubbing or Buffing?


>
> Hey Barry, the final solution is to have each Q posted to the web site of
> the contest sponsor in real time... That will eliminate any log massaging
> post contest...
> Now, what shall we discuss?
>
> Denny
>
> >
> > There's a very simple solution:
> > Since CQ no longer accepts paper logs, they should require all logs be
> > e-mailed within 24 hours of the end of the contest (or is that too long
> > -  how about 1 hour?)
> >
> > Another plus of this system: They should be able to have contest
> > results out within one month, and certificates should take less than
> > the  current 2-3 years.
> > Barry W2UP
> > --
> > Barry Kutner, W2UP              Internet: w2up at mindspring.com
> > Newtown, PA                     Frankford Radio Club
> >
> >
> >
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