[CQ-Contest] making lemonade (was: ARRL report on line scores decision)

[Gary Ferdinand W2CS]

> In short, if we give the committee a month past deadline to assemble and
> post to the web the results (or is a month not enough now, guys?
> Tell me if
> I'm wrong), and we can have the final results two months after the contest
> instead of six to eight months, isn't that good enough?
>
>

No, it's not good enough.

I say let's try the proposal for a season.  It will force the remaining
entrants to use or find electronic means.  It will force us all to be a tad
more prompt with the submissions.  With the level of automation we now have,
15 days for submission and 15 days for tallying what should be something
that can be done in 1 or 2 days sounds about right to me.  It leaves most of
that last 2 weeks open for unanticipated problems.

You don't reach a goal by setting it low and hope to improve on it later.
When's later, a few more years?  Rather, set an extremely difficult goal and
then surprise yourself when you achieve it.

I think this is doable with only level-1 whining about it.

Gary W2CS