[CQ-Contest] WW CW wrong Zone sent? PROVIDE THE VE2 CALL

[Paul Cassel]

This whole thread would die if the original poster would simply provide the
VE2 callsign.   We could then confirm where that operation was located.

Paul VE3SY

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of David Gilbert
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 12:27 PM
> Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WW CW wrong Zone sent?
> 
> 
> I think it's obvious that we are all supposed to copy the zone that was
> sent, and to trust the scoring process to take that into account if it
> was wrongly sent to enough people to flag the system.  The comment
> passed on from K1TTT clearly shows that to be the intent.  It may not
> work all of the time and I definitely heard a couple of zones being sent
> incorrectly and inconsistently due to bad fists this past weekend.  The
> folks on the receiving end of those exchanges might get screwed as a
> result, but I bet that happens less often than the other guy typing your
> call incorrectly.
> 
> However, I don't understand the folks that think they should get credit
> for the zone that was sent incorrectly if the scoring committee can
> clearly determine it was wrong.  Why should anyone expect to get credit
> for working someone who wasn't where he said he was?  The culprit isn't
> the scoring committee that gave you credit for what you actually worked
> ... the culprit is the guy who was either too clueless or too dishonest
> to tell you where he really was.  It seems to me that abandoning reality
> is an open door for abuse.
> 
> 73,
> Dave   AB7E
> 
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