[CQ-Contest] ARRL to allow self-spotting in contests

[Mike VE9AA ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca]

So to be competitive I now have to employ: "..use of online and other 
non-amateur radio
platforms including but not limited to social media, live video 
streaming, and
internet chat rooms ..." ?

This is not radio anymore.  I *DO* like the idea of especially QRP & LP 
SSB and antenna or location constrained ops to have the ability to self 
spot...Say, once every 10minutes or something, but this goes waaaaay 
beyond this and makes it a popularity and social media experiment.
(the RBN already does this automatically for CW and RTTY)

Shame.

Mike VE9AA