[CQ-Contest] When is a deadline a deadline ?

[Alfred Frugoli]

Steve,

If accepting late logs has no impact on getting the results on time, either
the deadline should be later, or the results should come out earlier.

Log deadlines are well known and posted with the rules.  If someone is going
on a DXpedition, they should make arrangements to be able to submit their
log by the deadline.  They should also have a contingency plan if the log
gets damaged in transit or is corrupted, etc.

A deadline is a deadline.

73 de Al, KE1FO

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On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 11:24 AM, Steve London <n2icarrl at gmail.com> wrote:

> We have discussed, ad nauseum, compressing the log submission deadlines in
> some contests. Let's not stray into that topic (again !).
> However, we should consider the other extreme. For CQWW, for example, we
> have adequate log submission deadlines - December 1 (SSB) and January 15
> (CW). Contest sponsors have traditionally allowed some leniency for special
> (and not-so-special) situations. So, when is a deadline a deadline ? At
> what
> point should a log simply be rejected by the contest sponsor due to
> lateness, assuming there is are no special circumstances accounting for the
> delay ?
>
> 73,
> Steve, N2IC
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