[CQ-Contest] public logs

[K1AR at aol.com]

Guys,
 
Never forget in this discussion that there is really only  one secret. And, 
I'm about to disclose it for all to know.
 
Secret: Get on and work guys. Those that work the most will  usually win. 
 
And, now you know the secret, too. Whatever you do, please don't tell  
anyone else. If my competitors discover that I spend my operating time  working 
guys in contests, I may start to drop in the final standings! This may  
happen to others as well. Contesting could vanish right in front of our eyes.  
With this knowledge in the public domain, all competitors may end up in last  
place in the next contest.
 
To quote my good friend Billy Shakespeare, so much ado about nothing.
 
73 John, K1AR
 
 
In a message dated 6/13/2010 7:59:50 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
wn3vaw at verizon.net writes:

That may  well be, but FORCING someone else to share their "secrets" is the
very  antithesis of healthy.

-----Original Message-----
From:  cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com]  On Behalf Of Ed Muns
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 9:03 PM
To:  cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] public logs

Art,  K3KU, wrote:
> Yes, this has been discussed many times before.   (And it will 
> probably come up again, sigh!)  One valid (IMHO)  reason NOT 
> to have public logs, even if you are not fudging, is that  it 
> would reveal the secrets of your operating success.  (At  
> least that's the theory.  At my level, there are no secrets  
> worth hiding.)  But not everybody agrees that operating 
>  secrets make a difference.

Of those operators who believe there is  value in reviewing past logs, some
hold the view that "sharing secrets" is  healthy for radiosport and its
participants.  Sharing your successes  motivates you to enhance your
operating skill further to remain  competitive.  This is good for the
individual and the hobby.

Ed  - W0YK

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