[CQ-Contest] Counting uniques

[Mark van Wijk, PA5MW]

Contesting is about FUN !!
Oh wait..I elaborated about that already on may 25th...

Anyway, let me offer a suggestion here:

"Remove any incentive , reward, etc. from the SO class"

"Only recognize SOA winners in magazine contest articles, other public media 
like FB etc."


Since the SOA class offers most toys, introduces new developments etc.. most 
of our 'current problem', which we cannot control yet, are willing to 
participate in that class anyway. The reason they are at SO is because it is 
more easy to score, instant gratification and such. Remove that instant 
gratification from SO. Remove the public recognition incentive from SO.
True SO ops do not need such anyway.


73 Mark, PA5MW



-----Original Message----- 
From: VE5ZX
Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 9:20 PM
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Counting uniques

WOW - I second the contents of Jim's posting in particular the comments
about SO and SOA.

It is time to accept that SOA will be here for a very long time.

Let's get on with acknowledging it as commonly used contesting tool and
honor those participates that choose be SOA as well as those that are SO

Syl - VE5ZX


On 04/09/2015 1:04 PM, JIM NEIGER wrote:
> I believe that uniques should count, and have witnessed over the decades - 
> very much depending upon from where I'm operating - the rarer, the more 
> real uniques.  QUESTION: SU1AH needed me for a new DXCC when I was at 
> D44BC in the late '80's.  Do I not count this double multiplier because 
> Ahmad worked only me??
>
> Fundamentally more troubling to me is that AGAIN the Committee seems to be 
> on a quest to combine Single Operator with Single Operator/Assisted.  I 
> thought the survey it conducted a couple years ago answered that?? 
> Assisted is with us forever.  Fondly and encourage its use,  and manage it 
> appropriately.    Just categorize all assisted as MULTI-OPERATOR, which it 
> truly is............
>
> QUESTION:  Will the Committee Leadership continue to conduct this survey 
> until it gets the answer it wants??  If that's reality, that's fine.  Just 
> share with us all that it's the Committee's goal.  Thank you.
>
> Vy 73
>
> Jim Neiger
> N6TJ
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Oliver Dröse
> Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 6:53 AM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Counting uniques
>
> Charles,
>
>> ​American bosses of American contests show little understanding nor care
>> for the DX entries.
>
> Interesting viewpoint taking into account they just asked YOU for YOUR
> opinion on the topic of uniques!
>
> 73, Olli
>
>
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