[CQ-Contest] Getscores, 3830, and cherrypicking

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

When 3830 was in it's prime before the internet it was something you 
looked forward to.  The top players got to give their scores.  You got 
immediate feedback on how you did.

Delaying the postings for 30 days for some contests would take away much 
of the initial interest.  It is very old news by that time.

If people want to cherry pick so be it.

Mike

Bruce Horn wrote:
> At 10:24 AM 1/18/2008, Richard DiDonna NN3W wrote:
>> As has been joked about quite often, there is concern that 3830, 
>> while being the de facto claimed scores board for most all major 
>> (and minor contests), has unfortunately become a menu board for 
>> entry category selection.
> 
> Since I'm in the process of revising the 3830 score posting system, 
> NN3W's post inspires a couple of questions:
> 
> 1) If you had the ability to selectively delay the posting of your 
> claimed score until after the log submission deadline, would you use 
> this feature? In other words, you could fill out the form any time, 
> but your posting would not be publicly available until after the log 
> submission deadline if you clicked on the appropriate check box on the form.
> 
> 2) Would the number of contesters using the 3830 system be less, 
> more, or the same if this delayed posting functionality was available?
> 
> Thanks for your input.
> 
> 73 de Bruce, WA7BNM   (bhorn at hornucopia.com) 
> 
> 
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