[CQ-Contest] not logging dupes is wrong

[kr2q at optimum.net]

Disclaimer:  these are my thoughts and should not be construed to represent any opinion
or "ruling" by any contest committee with which I am associated.

Jukka said that he does not log dupes and feels good about it because he set up an
"agreement" with the other guy that he will remove the "first" dupe from his log.

I think that this is wrong in most cases.

If you log K2AA at 0800z and then K2AA calls you again at (say) 1000z, you say that you
will log him again at 1000z but only after telling him that you are removing K2AA from your
log at 0800z.  Well, what if the "first" QSO with K2AA was actually with N2AA or K3AA or
K2AAK, etc?  YOU made the error in YOUR log, but by removing the "first dupe," you are
penalizing the other guy (who will now get a NIL).

If the other guy checks his log at 0800 and finds OH7LI, then you can agree.  But what if
he says, "I don't have anytthing close to your call in my log at that time" or if he says, 
"I first turned on the radio just 15 minutes ago?"  Or what if he doesn't say anything?

Removing QSO's from logs is potentially dangerous and I would not do it.  I do think that
it is "nice" and "courteous" to tell the guy that he is a dupe and give him the time so that
he can check his log to see if he copied your call wrong.  But if he does and says, "no dupe,"
then you have to work him "again" and you should not remove the 1st QSO, even if it 
shows "dupe" in your log.

de Doug KR2Q