[CQ-Contest] Sweepstakes -Automatic Fill - 93 or 67

[N7mal]

Thanks for your comment but how could I possibly be penalized because you 
didn't copy the exchange correctly? Without my physically seeing your log 
how, and or, why could I be held responsible for your mistakes? If we both 
send "QSL" I have to assume(ass/u/me) you copied what I sent correctly.
I would like the contest sponsor to chime in and explain what ""logged 
correctly by each station "" means.
Thanks again
Best 73


MAL
N7MAL
BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
http://www.n7mal.com
Everyone in the world is
entitled to be burdened
by my opinion

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Tom Frenaye
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 2:34
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Sweepstakes -Automatic Fill - 93 or 67


At 09:46 PM 4/8/2009, N7mal wrote:
>I've been following this thread and many other similar threads with one and
>only one question: Why do you care how someone else logs you???? There is 
>no
>penalty to you if the other guy copies your exchange wrong. As long as your
>log is OK and has been pointed out your exchange is consistent throughout
>the weekend, why do you care???

Actually, Mal.  The way I read the ARRL contest rules, you could be 
penalized if the person you work copies your exchange or callsign 
incorrectly.  That isn't what has been done in the past, but I think it 
could happen.

http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/rules-all.html

Under section 3 of the General Rules for all ARRL Contests, it says:

"3.2. All callsigns and exchange information must be sent, received, 
acknowledged and logged correctly by each station for a complete QSO."

and section 7:

"7.2.  Score reduction may be made for taking credit for unconfirmed QSOs or 
multipliers, duplicate contacts or other scoring discrepancies."

So - after a quick reading, it appears the log checkers could assess 
penalties to both sides if one station has something incorrect.

I'm not suggesting that should happen, but it could.

And, I do care if someone copies my exchange or callsign incorrectly.  It 
matters.  The rules say so.

                    -- Tom