[CQ-Contest] Casual vs organized "alerting"

[Mike Gilmer]

K4BEV wrote:
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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. 
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1) You mixed up the word "assisted" as defined in the 
dictionary and "Assisted" as interpreted defined 
(poorly defined or otherwise) by contesting rules.  

One definition, the contesting variety, is, IMO, more
narrowly defined.  Otherwise one's spouse bringing one
a sandwich makes one "Assisted"... unless of course
that is what you are suggesting?

2) Perhaps more importantly, your analogy has the 
third party doing the work (operating) which is a 
multi-op situation and not "assisted".

Mike N2MG