[CQ-Contest] Crosschecking, Penalties, Accuracy, Log Massage

[Scott Pederson]

I got it - 

How about 100 pts for skimming the logs after the contest, assembling a list of the domestic Zero-Point calls from the logfile, and extending an introductory email about the world of contesting to each callsign, offering advice / assistance in operating in the NEXT contest.

100 Pts for each converted contester from your logs.

There's a Ham who took the time to get on the air and work stations he/she could hear, but didn't understand (or know where to find information about) the rules of the contest.

That's my vote...
Scott - KI5DR


K3BU at aol.com wrote: In a message dated 3/6/2006 10:58:07 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
ct1boh at gmail.com writes:
>>It is interesting to see that the good efforts by contest adjudicators
to penalize inaccuracy and the ever increasing score reduction
penalties may be backfiring with increased tampering of logs by the
entrants made possible by the widespread availability of post
contesting log checking tools.<<

Been hit by it "not in log" while I know I worked the station. 

Time to remove the 3 QSO "PENALTIES"
They are illogical, have no parallel in real life tests and causing of 
scratching unsure QSOs and penalizing the other station by creating not in log entry.
The argument of "teaching us the lesson" of logging carefully is just plain 
silly.
Bad QSO is just bad QSO and should be removed, not counted, period.
Time to mature!!!

Oh, and add ONE point for domestic - own country QSOs in CQ WW. Another 
overdue and timely change for better!


Yuri, K3BU, N8T, N2EE, K8V
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