[CQ-Contest] Anonymity of CQWW Contest Committee Actions

[Ken Alexander]

A lawsuit over a ham radio contest, what a depressing state of affairs to contemplate!  I think if that day ever comes I'll sell my gear and find a more civil hobby.

73,

Ken Alexander
VE3HLS


--- On Thu, 8/26/10, Pete Smith <n4zr at contesting.com> wrote:

> From: Pete Smith <n4zr at contesting.com>
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Anonymity of CQWW Contest Committee Actions
> To: "CQ Contest" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Date: Thursday, August 26, 2010, 9:45 AM
> For as long as I can remember, the
> CQWW Contest Committee has sought to 
> avoid assigning responsibility for any action to a single
> individual - 
> except when K3EST speaks for it, and then not in specific
> cases.  I 
> suspect this is out of concern that negative decisions
> could trigger 
> reprisals from those affected, ranging from Internet
> harassment to 
> (perhaps) lawsuits - remember Don Miller.  I agree
> that the result is a 
> somewhat spooky impression of a disembodied voice from on
> high, but 
> don't have a ready answer on how to do it better.
> 
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> 
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> 
> 
> On 8/26/2010 2:39 AM, Mats Strandberg wrote:
> > First of all, I am not a member of the CQWW Contest
> Committee, so I 
> > have no connection to the emails that you refer to.
> > I agree with you that correspondence from the CQWW
> Contest Committee 
> > must be signed properly by the person responsible for
> the letter. 
> > Signing means to add the call-sign, the full name, and
> the signature 
> > of the person behind the letter.
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