[CQ-Contest] FW: Getscores.org Changes/Improvements...

[Richard DiDonna NN3W]

Andy, you just hit my fundamental objection to GetScores.  I completely missed the CQWW SSB opening on 10 meters this year.  I heard stations working guys, but didnt work any of the Sporadic E into Europe.  Had a ham been looking at W3LPL's or KC1XX's or K1TTTs scores and saw rapid movements in 10 meters, do you think that peson could have dumped radio 2 on 10 meters or moved to 10 all together?  Absolutely.

I would propose that the get scores be limited to ONLY raw score or, at most, QSOs and mults.  No band breakdowns.

73 Rich NN3W

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Faber" <andrew.faber at gte.net>
To: "Pete Smith" <n4zr at contesting.com>; <CQ-Contest at Contesting.COM>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] FW: Getscores.org Changes/Improvements...


> Would the use of a realtime scoreboard make one a multi-op?  For example, in 
> NAQP CW, I completely missed the 10m opening in the second hour (I was 
> having too much fun and stupidly didn't check 10 on my second radio until 
> after the opening was over).  If I had been monitoring a realtime scoreboard 
> that showed others making Qs on 10, I would have been alerted to the opening 
> and would have changed my strategy.  But that isn't very different than 
> monitoring packet spots to look for openings, which would put you in an 
> assisted category (or multi-op in NAQP, I suspect).
>  73, andy, ae6y
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Pete Smith" <n4zr at contesting.com>
> To: <CQ-Contest at Contesting.COM>
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 7:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] FW: Getscores.org Changes/Improvements...
> 
> 
>> Dave and I have pretty much agreed to disagree about this, but I think 
>> that
>> one disincentive to top ops using the scoreboard is that there is, at
>> present, no option to withhold band-by-band QSO and Mult numbers.  Some
>> people apparently are using a logging program that sends zeros for these
>> numbers, either as an option or as the default, and some of the top 
>> scorers
>> who *are* using the scoreboard appear to use this logging software.  Other
>> software (notably N1MM Logger) sends all the band by-band numbers.
>>
>> Why does this matter?  I submit that many top contesters are highly
>> competitive and take the prospect of giving away their strategy very
>> seriously.  Dave argues that if you're paying *that* close attention to
>> your competition's scoreboard numbers you're gonna lose anyhow.  That may
>> be, but the counter argument would be "why take the chance?"
>>
>> 73, Pete N4ZR
>>
>> At 07:30 PM 1/17/2008, David Robbins K1TTT wrote:
>>>Sorry if this is a dupe, but I didn't see it come through on cq-contest.
>>>Gerry has done some more work on getscores.org as detailed below.  Right 
>>>now
>>>it is running as if both naqp ssb and jan vhf are in progress if you want 
>>>to
>>>test.  Sometime either tomorrow night or Saturday morning after we are 
>>>done
>>>testing it will switch back to the proper start times to clear out the
>>>testing scores.
>>>
>>>Personally I would sure like to see more of the big m/m and other top
>>>scorers get into this.  Even if you don't want to watch for yourself, its
>>>interesting for those of us who do to have a big target to shoot for!
>>>
>>>
>>>David Robbins K1TTT
>>>e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
>>>web: http://www.k1ttt.net
>>>AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: yccc-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:yccc-bounces at contesting.com] On
>>>Behalf Of Gerry Hull
>>>Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 05:36
>>>To: CQ-Contest Reflector; YCCC
>>>Subject: [YCCC] Getscores.org Changes/Improvements...
>>>
>>>Thanks to a lot of feedback from the community, I've implemented a few
>>>changes to increase functionality:
>>>
>>>The scoreboard will now track more than one contest at a time.   This is
>>>important for weekends like the upcoming one,
>>>where we have two popular contests -- NAQP and ARRL VHF.    Now, choose 
>>>your
>>>contest and go ahead and post.
>>>
>>>The "testing" page has been modified to show all fields, including the
>>>contest name.  It will be pre-pended with [TEST] if you post outside the
>>>valid contest hours (UTC) for a specific contest.   If you want to test 
>>>that
>>>your scoring to the site properly, just fire up your logger, post a score,
>>>and take a look at http://www.getscores.org/testing.aspx.
>>>
>>>There are some challenges left -- VHF multiplier breakdowns are still an
>>>issue (you'll see a dash right now);  and, though it is a great contest, 
>>>the
>>>Stew Perry is a challenge for both this site and loggers, as far as
>>>reporting goes.
>>>
>>>Activity continues to increase...   What a blast to watch the big guns and
>>>little pistols compete!
>>>
>>>I look forward to your feedback and seeing you on the air -- and on
>>>getscores!
>>>
>>>A big THANKS to Dave, K1TTT, who has been a constant supporter and 
>>>champion
>>>for this site!
>>>
>>>73,
>>>
>>>Gerry, W1VE/6Y6C
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>>>
>>>
>>>
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