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

[Jim Brown]

Gee, is the reason for contest rules nothing but a numbers game? I 
thought contesting was about technical skill in building a station and 
operating skills.

Many years ago, I taught at DeVry, which was a privately run, for profit 
school. A few students failed my classes, and a few others were tossed 
out for cheating on exams. But the motivation that a real grading system 
provided caused students to work harder, which is one of the points of 
education.  And the administration solidly supported my approach, in 
part because I was also considered a good teacher.

An EASY contest does nothing to separate the men from the boys, nor to 
build operating skills.

73, Jim K9YC

On Wed,7/20/2016 2:55 PM, Shelby Summerville 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.