[CQ-Contest] Distance-Based Ranking

[Ward Silver]

 > One of the great things about contests like SS, NAQP, and Sprint is 
the competition between clubs and teams.
 > Another is that it's possible for small, medium, and large clubs 
almost anywhere to be competitive in SS,
 > and for locally formed teams almost anywhere to be competitive in 
NAQP and Sprint.

Hear, hear!  Club and team competition is just terrific and really gets 
the juices flowing.  The Pacific NW clubs have a great traveling trophy 
competition every year that gets people on the air, running up points 
and having a great time.

 > You know, for all the opinions expressed on distanced based scoring 
in contests,
 > I still think the answer only comes when we try it out and see if we 
enjoy the operating.

I will gently point out that nothing prevents you from doing that as a 
Contest Within A Contest right now.  As long as the contacts are valid 
under the CQ WW rules, you can score them any way you like and publish 
the results according to any criteria you can imagine.  If enough people 
care about the results of the CWAC, it will become popular.  If they 
don't, it won't.  The CQ WW will benefit from the activity and you will 
benefit from having tried something interesting and new.  Go for it!

73, Ward N0AX