[CQ-Contest] Here we go again

[Richard Zalewski]

Did you read about the school district that did not want to make their
students feel like failures so they banned the use of red markers by
teachers when grading papers.  It seems that an "F" in red is too
traumatic.  They now must use purple.  Supposedly and "F" in purple is
ok.  How about we charge $5 an entry and give everyone a certificate
that says they are a winner in their own mind.

 


On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:16:07 -0600, wd0t <tdravland at pie.midco.net> wrote:
> 
> Help me out here.  Who defines what is fair, and who defines what is a level
> playing field??
> 
> As to the comment about listening while transmitting and SO2R, it is not
> hard to do, but hard to do effectively, yes. It takes practice,
> determination, persistance, and time... some of the things that are required
> to perform at a high level. Will you win because you do these things? Maybe,
> but probably not, because there are a LOT of other factors. Will you do
> well, and have fun.. yes, I believe so.
> 
> Myself included, lets try to have more fun with what we are doing, because
> in 100 years, is anyone gonna remember what we did in radio contesting?
> 
> God Bless.
> 
> Todd, WD0T
> 
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> 
> 
> > >
> > > I am glad to see the SO2R folks have "mind flexibility" and understand
> > > the word "competition".  Flexing their minds, they will now understand
> > > why having the ability to listen while transmitting makes the
> > > competition "unfair" and why an SO1R category helps make it more fair.
> > >
> > > Likewise, they understand the competition is most fair and most
> > > exciting when the playing field is as level as possible, and will work
> > > to make it so.
> > >
> > > They will now understand why Indy cars do not race against stock cars,
> > > why heavyweights do not box middleweights and why 40-foot sailboats do
> > > not race against 20-footers.  The Indy car guys do not point to the
> > > stock car guys and say "life is not fair, get used to it".
> > >
> > > If their minds really are flexible, they will understand that all
> > > sports, other than amateur radio, make a serious attempt to level the
> > > playing field as much as possible.
> > >
> > > And for what seems like the zillionth time, NOBODY WANTS TO BAN SO2R.
> > > They just want SO1R in its own category.  There is at least one
> > > contest which already does this: The Mexican RTTY contest, held the
> > > second weekend of February.  Perhaps other contest sponsors will take
> > > note?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Bill W6WRT
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Tnx es 73
Dick W7ZR