[CQ-Contest] What would you have done?

[Mike N1TA]

If one were to notify the league and they gave the "blessing", it would
fly. But my suspicion is that Sean will say "log it and leave it" lest they
create any frightening precedents. But we'll see, this might be an
interesting litmus test for the future. One that could potentially open
up Pandora's box.

Kelly, MQE comes from a nightly meeting we have on 10m called "the Moron
Net;" the only requirement for check-in is at least one MQE. We meet on the
Moron Use Frequency (MUF). Feel free to spread the tradition, hihi

-- 
Mike DeChristopher, N1TA


On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 7:22 PM, <ve4xt at mymts.net> wrote:

> I think we're overanalyzing the response here just a bit: if you notify the
> League as well as the other operators, the League is now in on the deal, so
> any post-contest edits would be immediately apparent. Ergo, no harm done.
>
> MQE - love the acronym. Mind if I use it?
>
> 73, kelly
> ve4xt
>
>
> On 11/21/11 2:48 PM, "Ron Notarius W3WN" <wn3vaw at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > I see your point. So one might want to wait to tell either or both of
> them
> > until after logs had been submitted.
> >
> > That is a moral judgement that only the operators can, and should make.
> >
> > And frankly, if I received and email from someone telling me something
> like
> > this... I can't speak for anyone else, but I would NOT change my log.
>  (What
> > if the person sending said information is wrong?)  I would make a note
> of it
> > and pass it on to the contest sponsor along with my log, just to cover
> all
> > bets.
> >
> > The point is, though, that the receiving station copied what was sent to
> him.
> > The error appears to be on the sending station.   Someone should be
> notified
> > of where the error originated so that the receiving station is not
> unfairly
> > (IMHO) dinged for copying what was sent, as he should, not what should
> have
> > been sent.  Granted, life's not fair, but one should try to do the best
> one
> > can, and an error like this should not be ignored.
> >
> > 73, ron w3wn
> >
> > --------------------------------
> >
> > On 11/21/11, Mike N1TA<n1tangoalpha at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Ron,
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 11:56 AM, Ron Notarius W3WN <wn3vaw at verizon.net
> >wrote:
> >>
> >> If I'd overheard this, I'd email both stations and tell them exactly
> what
> >> you observed. And I would definitely contact Sean up at the League and
> tell
> >> him the same thing.
> >>
> >>
> > If you email both stations, and the stations use this information to
> > correct their logs, they are making an exchange after the contest - and
> > this is not legal. This is the same as emailing some EU after CQWW to
> > confirm their zone or to correct an exchange - it's not right. Brain
> spasms
> > happen (locally, we call them MQE's or Moron Qualifying Events), and
> > unfortunately they cost points, be it a momentary lapse and a wrong zone
> > sent or fat fingers and a wrong zone copied or using the club call by
> > mistake, etc., we've all done this stuff. Now, feel free to get a hold of
> > KX9X on this, as he'd be the ultimate authority, and might even wave the
> > ultimate authority wand over it. But in any case, contact him BEFORE you
> > try contacting either of the stations.
> >
> > My $0.02.
>
>
>