[CQ-Contest] CQ WW Rules Changes

[David Gilbert]

Except that in football you aren't even allowed to make a field goal 
attempt that you are not entitled to.  In radiosport, you essentially 
can ... you make a guess at a callsign or exchange that you didn't 
really copy and hope you are either correct or don't get caught.  The 
penalties are there to discourage such behavior.

Besides, in football you are indeed given a penalty for trying to gain 
an undue advantage by being offside, late hit, interference with a pass 
receiver, etc ... all of which are exactly analogous to incorrectly or 
carelessly copying or logging a required exchange. Read the rules ... 
they require you to perform those activities accurately and doing 
otherwise is precisely a "rules infraction".

Dave  AB7E




On 5/26/2013 8:18 AM, Radio K0HB wrote:
> Your analogy is not relevant to the discussion, Steve.  Your example
> addresses the violation of rules  (which we'd all agree ought to be
> penalized).
>
> Poor copying or logging skills (busted calls, transposed serials, etc) are
> not rules infractions.
>
> These are not rewarded by points, just as a missed field goal is not
> rewarded by points.  But I never saw an additional 3 points (or 6 or 9
> points) removed for a missed FG.
>
> 73, Hans, K0HB
>
> On Saturday, May 25, 2013, Steve Sacco NN4X wrote
>>
>> Actually, this exact type of issue has been worked out in any number of
>> sports.
>>
>> Let's take American football: Depending upon the infraction, the offending
>> team does not simply lose their turn, or force a "do over"; they're
>> assessed yards, or a loss of down or similar.  The point is to encourage
>> abiding by the rules, and strongly discourage breaking them by making their
>> infraction painful, and causing them to not want to do it again.
>>
>>