[CQ-Contest] new CQWW penalty

[kr2q at optimum.net]

Short and sweet...

1.  Since I was on the CQWWCC when the 3:1 penalty was first initiated, I can say with
confidence that it has nothing to do with the ratio of how many logs could be cross-checked.

The penalty was designed to encourage accuracy.  Later, somebody noticed that the ratio
seemed to align with how much cross-checking there was.  Today, a huge number of the
line entries can be cross-checked, so even the 2:1 would not be appropriate if that were
the logic.  Again, the history is that the penalty was designed to encourage accuracy.  No
guessing about that.  You're getting it from the horses mouth.

Did you know that at one time, errors over 3% were dinged at a 10:1 ratio?  The purpose
was encourage skill and to discourage, well, you know what.

2.  I can say with certainty that I would not have WON my category of entry several times
if the penalty were 2:1 instead of 3:1.  Yes, this makes a BIG difference for close scores.
Some guys view the penalty in terms of how it impacts their own score; "less is better," right?
But what if your competition is less accurate than you are?  Think about it.

I am not passing judgement on the new penalty one way or the other.  Just stating some facts.

de Doug KR2Q