[CQ-Contest] Casual vs organized "alerting"

[K4BEV at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/30/2006 8:13:13 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
w5ov at w5ov.com writes:

VO1HE  Wrote:

"Just as you CANNOT take unsolicited info, act upon it and be  unassisted."

I'm mystified by your conclusion.

If you didn't  arrange for it, and it is truly unsolicited, how can you  be
assisted?


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A little old lady has a flat tire...
She changes the tire herself = Unassisted
She calls AAA and they come out and change the tire = Assisted
A Good Samaritan stops and changes the tire for her = Unassisted?
 
Using the above logic she must have been unassisted since she didn't ask  for 
help, even though she accepted it.
Using *real world logic*, if you accept assistance you are no longer  
unassisted. 
 
Mystified by YOUR conclusion, 
Don - K4BEV