[CQ-Contest] ARRL Discrimination - was "2002 ARRL DX Phone Results Available"

Jim Rhodes rhodes at evertek.net
Thu Sep 26 14:40:09 EDT 2002


I am truly at a loss here. Why are people bitching so much? In the past you 
had to buy the magazine (or borrow it) to see the results & line scores. 
Now they are on the web for anyone to see. Sure the dues paying member gets 
to see them a little bit sooner. But now you can see them on-line without 
buying the mag or joining the league. Even the dues paying members are not 
going to get the line scores if they don't have internet access. That seems 
more discriminatory than letting DUES PAYING MEMBERS see the scores a bit 
sooner.

Don't like it? Pay the dues. Or better yet, sponsor your own contest. Give 
away all the forms, rules, results, etc. Process all the logs yourself. 
Spend your own money to publish & distribute the results.

At 10:11 AM 9/26/02, Sylvan Katz wrote:
>Tony
>
> >Let's go on to something more positive that will add to
>our hobby and quit bitching!
>
>One of the most important things we can do is figure out ways to increase
>participation in contests.
>
>Discriminating against contestants who your organization has invited to
>participate in their contests but who are not members of your organization
>does not seem to be an appropriate way to do this.
>
>Paying attention to small details like this is one good way to promote
>fellowship and a more positive outlook on the larger amateur radio
>contesting community. Sweeping details like this under the carpet only
>causes the problem to fester in an unhealthy manner.
>
>.. sylvan
>
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Jim Rhodes K0XU
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>From Sylvan Katz <jskatz at sk.sympatico.ca>  Thu Sep 26 20:12:37 2002
From: Sylvan Katz <jskatz at sk.sympatico.ca> (Sylvan Katz)
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 13:12:37 -0600
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Re: ARRL Discrimination
References: <000901c2657e$395bd700$0100a8c0 at joe>
Message-ID: <0f4001c26590$ad8d4d90$6400a8c0 at selfsimilar>

> Hmmm. Am I missing something?

Perhaps.

Line results should be free and immediate. It is the cost the sponsoring
organization incurs to encourage participation and maintain harmony in the
community. On the other hand, value-added things such as commentary and
analysis should be charged for on a fee-for-service (subscription) basis.

Very simple logic for a very simple problem.

.. sylvan

Ô¿Ô¬
----------------
Sylvan Katz, VE5ZX
Saskatoon, SK
"A Novel Perspective of Amateur Radio Contesting" at
http://www.dynamicforesight.com/~ve5zx





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