[CQ-Contest] zero pointers

[Mike McCarthy, W1NR]

If you NIL the contacts, it WILL get noticed by the log check and your log 
will probably be disqualified.

The problem with the rule is that zone and country multiplier credit count 
for the other stations.  If you are loud and running, you will get called 
and log a lot of zero pointers.  You need to live with it.  Changing the 
rules to one pointers would really change the fabric of the whole contest. 
It is supposed to be a DX contest...

Mike, W1NR

> Hi all...New Thread ...at least for the time being....reviewing my log 
> this morning, I find we made nearly 1600 NA qso's...approx 75% were zero 
> pointers from the US...my dilemma should I teach these bozo's a lesson and 
> NIL ( that's making a verb out of a noun, I realize) them all so they do 
> not get credit????
>
> How does one get the word across that when they hunt us down and work us 
> on all bands they are not helping us in this contest???
>
> With nearly 1200 zero point qso's and my average hourly rate of just under 
> 90 per hour...that's a lot of wasted hours!!! Its time for the contest 
> committee from CQ to step to the plate and "do the right thing" its time 
> for one point per qso in one's own country!!!
>