[CQ-Contest] Self-spotting explanation from CQWW blog

[Mark Bailey]

And my point is that single operator categories should not be played on the internet.  Otherwise, as Rick observed, the final nail is in the coffin.

We have to accept some possibility of undetected cheating-as we do now for power categories.

73,

Mark

On April 17, 2017 9:47:54 AM EDT, Rich Assarabowski <konecc at snet.net> wrote:
>Mark:
>
>Don't get me wrong, I'm in favor of keeping the single-op category,
>always have been.    But prohibiting self-spotting in single-op
>unassisted means these enforcement issues will continue to hound us ...
>And if the rules are changed to allow self-spotting, how does one
>self-spot in single-op without the Internet?  
>
>That was my point.
>
>--- Rich K1CC
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: MARK BAILEY [mailto:kd4d at comcast.net] 
>Sent: Monday, April 17, 2017 9:05 AM
>To: cq-contest at contesting.com; Rich Assarabowski
>Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Self-spotting explanation from CQWW blog
>
>Hi Rich:
>
>I do not agree that forcing everyone who wants to compete onto the
>internet ("nail in the coffin for the single operator categories") is
>the right answer - I think we should retain single-operator categories.
>
>Clearly, the assisted and multi-operator categories will continue to
>move more and more on to the internet (self-spotting, social media,
>etc.).  There should continue to be single operator categories for the
>luddites like me who want the option to play on the radio - and these
>categories should prohibit self-spotting.
>
>There may be cheating that cannot be detected, similar to the situation
>with power cheating and remote receivers, but that is not a sufficient
>reason to eliminate categories.  Otherwise, we end up with a single
>category: "anything goes".
>
>73,
>
>Mark, KD4D
>
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