[CQ-Contest] Proposal for keeping UNassisted category

[Roberto Rey]

+1 ...yeah that is ridiculous... change the world becasue of the cheaters.. 
bizarro world

73 de HK3CW  Rob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Notarius W3WN" <wn3vaw at verizon.net>
To: <pa5mw at home.nl>; <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2017 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Proposal for keeping UNassisted category


> Wait...
>
>
> So because of cheaters, you want us (the contest community, collectively, 
> including sponsors, log checkers, and operators) to penalize those who 
> (for whatever reason) prefer SO by making it less interesting to cheaters?
>
>
> Really?
>
>
> 73, ron w3wn
>
> On 03/10/17, Mark van Wijk wrote:
>
> Please do not spoil the fun of SO contenders by deleting the category for
> whatever reason.
>
>
>
> Instead, change people behavior.
>
> Make assisted/all allowed category MORE interesting for the cheaters:
>
> - Raise the public recognition
>
> - Better, more incentives
>
> - Bigger prizes, larger plaques
>
>
>
> On the other hand, lower the incentive for UNassisted, make it LESS 
> interesting
> to participate for cheaters
>
> - No incentives
>
> - No plaques
>
> - Lower public recognition
>
>
>
> Since we cannot influence peoples own responsibility and personal merits 
> of
> honesty and pride, we have to make SO less and Assisted more attractive.
>
> We might as well let go of the materialistic and large public recognition 
> for SO
> contenders. We can share recognition within our peer group, do not need 
> the
> gold/wood.
>
> Pride is in the accomplishment, the long road to and sharing 
> knowledge/operating
> experiences with our peer-friends.
>
> 73 Mark, PA5MW
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