[CQ-Contest] Line Scores

[Ward Silver]

Because it's "not a contest, it's an operating event" and because it forms a
valuable bridge between the non-contest and contest communities.

73, Ward N0AX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Geiger" <johngeig at yahoo.com>
To: "Ward Silver" <hwardsil at centurytel.net>; "CQ-Contest Reflector"
<cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 9:41 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Line Scores


> SO why are Field Day line scores still published?
> They probably make up more pages than all the other
> contests combined.
>
> 73s JOhn NE0P
>
>
> --- Ward Silver <hwardsil at centurytel.net> wrote:
>
> > > I concur totally-- I used to wait eagerly to see
> > "k5ucv" even with very
> > few Qs.  It was exciting-- recognition that I
> > belonged.  I hate it that they
> > do not publish
> > > the scores any more.
> >
> > Not picking on Rusty in particular...
> >
> > Lets be clear - the ARRL *also* hates that they
> > can't publish line scores in
> > QST any more.  Those pages were lost because there
> > aren't enough members and
> > advertising dollars to support them, the reasons for
> > which are well beyond
> > the scope of this discussion. Despite the modern
> > tendency to find a
> > conspiracy behind every grassy knoll, this was not
> > an anti-contester act.
> > The ARRL has been and remains the world's largest
> > sponsor of contests by a
> > large factor.  They get an imperial ton of
> > complaints about it, too...
> >
> > While many of us greybeards - some with entirely
> > more salt than pepper - may
> > cherish the printed page, for technically savvy
> > individuals under the age of
> > 40 (i.e. - the new blood we all claim to seek) the
> > printed page is a lot
> > less important.  They have a different set of
> > expectations and waiting for
> > months and months to see lines of 6-point type is a
> > lot lower on their totem
> > pole.  We grew up with it and it is our standard.
> > They did not and it is
> > not.
> >
> > At the time of the original announcement, a group of
> > folks got together and
> > took a look at contest-related information.  We
> > wrote a paper about where we
> > thought the information should go.
> >
> (http://www.designet.com/k1ir/Downloads/ContestProposal_071702.pdf)
> >  This
> > tried to take into account the reality of publishing
> > media today.  Some
> > things are good in print.  Stuff that is really data
> > - like line scores -
> > costs too much for physical distribution in the
> > publishing environment of
> > today.  If you think you know so ding-dong much
> > about it, go start your own
> > magazine and show us :-)
> >
> > Bud's comment about "feeder activities" and other's
> > observations about
> > referencing their performance to local/regional
> > standards point the way.
> > The information is out there and public.  We are all
> > known presences in our
> > communities.  All we have to do is apply ourselves
> > by combining the data
> > with the crucial personal touch that made the
> > difference to us when we were
> > starting out.  Soon, you'll see those new calls in
> > the pileups.  I've seen
> > it happen right here in our local club.
> >
> > It's not up to "somebody else" - it's up to YOU AND
> > ME.
> >
> > 73, Ward N0AX
> >
> >
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