[CQ-Contest] Kill 0,1,2,3 and go for just 3 points

[Rudy Bakalov]

So what exactly is the purpose of the exchange? If it's getting in the way we might as well get rid of it.

Rudy N2WQ

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> On Jul 20, 2016, at 5:55 PM, Shelby Summerville <k4ww at twc.com> wrote:
> 
> Rudy, with all due respect, IMHO making the exchange more difficult only discourages the "casual" participants, especially those that will send in a log?
> Those that don't send in their log, couldn't care less. Case in point: My CW is mediocre, at best, but I still get on during SSCW, just to give out some points. I know what I should be sending, as the exchange, but couldn't care less what they send to me, as I have no intention of submitting a log.
> 
> C'ya, Shelby
> 
> As I don't have an iPhone, nor an iPad, sent from my PC
> 
> ---- Rudy Bakalov via CQ-Contest <cq-contest at contesting.com> wrote: 
>> While the focus so far has been on scoring, let's not forget about the current exchange, which requires zero skills. I'd like to propose an alternative so that ops actually pay attention to what's being sent. Some examples include the following:
> 1) Serial number2) Serial number plus the serial number of the previous QSO3) Grid locator plus the grid locator of the previous QSO
> The exchange should be something that cannot be pre-populated in a history file.
> 
> Rudy N2WQ      
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