[CQ-Contest] CQWW CW check logs

[Barry]

Randy,

You answered that question like a politician  :-)

Are you saying that the unusually large number of checklogs were 
submitted as checklogs, or did they result in checklogs from some kind 
of "plea deal?"

Barry W2UP

On 5/3/2015 08:01, Randy Thompson K5ZD wrote:
> The concept of CHECKLOG has existed for many years.  It is a log that is submitted to help the log checking process, but the entrant does not want their score to be included in the results.
>
> >From the CQ WW rules at http://www.cqww.com/rules.htm
>
> "V. ENTRY CATEGORIES:
> D. Checklog: Entry submitted to assist with the log checking. The entry will not have a score in the results and the log will not be made public."
>
>
> You enter this category by using
> CATEGORY-OPERATOR: CHECKLOG
> in your Cabrillo file.
>
> Most contests accept Checklogs.
>
> The Checklog category has been used by some contest administrators as a place to "park" logs that don't meet the rules for some reason.  That is not a practice used by the current CQWW administration.
>
> Randy, K5ZD
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
>> ko7ss--- via CQ-Contest
>> Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2015 5:08 AM
>> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
>> Subject: [CQ-Contest] CQWW CW check logs
>>
>> So what is the story on all the check logs in the CQWW CW results? Is
>> this offered to opswho submit logs that have "issues"? I have never even
>> thought  of sending in a check log, sothis is a mystery to me....
>> Bill, KO7SS, Mt Lemmon, AZ
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