[CQ-Contest] R: QRP - Get Over It

[Richard DiDonna NN3W]

--- Original Message ---
From: Bill Turner <dezrat1242 at ispwest.com>
To: Mark Steven Williams <K9GX at N4GN.COM>, "Doug Smith 
W9WI" <w9wi at earthlink.net>, "cq-contest" <cq-
contest at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] R:  QRP - Get Over It

>
SNIP
>
>When it comes to rare QSLs, I live in the least 
desired state in the 
>least desired country in the world, with the possible 
exception of JA. :-)
>
>And yet I get tons of QSL cards through the buro. I 
simply don't 
>answer them because I'm pretty sure the guy doesn't 
really need 
>California for any imaginable award. My theory is he 
just cranks them 
>out by a QSL printing program because he can and he's 
just curious to 
>see what comes back. I have better things to do with 
my time than answer those.
>
I'm sorry, but I disagree highly with this practice.  
Perhaps the ham is rebuilding his QSL collection or 
has moved to a new state or province and is resetting 
his counters at zero.  You don't know, and you 
shouldn't assume what the motivations are of another 
person who requests a QSL.

73 Rich NN3W