[RTTY] Gripe of the Day

[Fred Dennin]

Not to drag it on forever but in the strictest sense, you're correct. 
However, the net effect is virtually the same.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "WW3S" <ww3s at zoominternet.net>
To: <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Gripe of the Day


> Sorry. Thats not self spotting. Self spotting is connecting to the cluster
> and spotting yourself. They try to disguise it now by connecting under a
> different callsign and using that callsign to spot, but post contest work,
> based on ip addresses, etc, usually point out those offenders as well.
> On 1/28/2007 12:37:38 PM, Fred Dennin (fdennin at numail.org) wrote:
>> No "self spotting" is one central premise in virtually every major 
>> contest
>>
>> and should be understood that it is unacceptable.  However, it seems that
>>
>> lack of specificity in the rules is sometimes interpreted to mean that if
>>
>> it's not spelled out in the rule, then it's fair game.  Based on my quick
>>
>> review of the BARTG rules for this year, it does not expressly prohibit
>> self
>> spotting.
>>
>> Other committments kept me from playing in this one but for what
>> it's worth,
>> he/she should just submit a check log.
>>
>> 73'......Fred
>> WW4LL
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Rick Mintz" <Rmintz at Rochester.rr.com>
>> To: "RTTY Mailing List" <RTTY at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 9:14 AM
>> Subject: [RTTY] Gripe of the Day
>>
>>
>> > Hi Gang,
>> >
>> > I noticed a station in BARTG RTTY Sprint asking other stations to spot
>> > him/her on the PacketCluster.
>> >
>> > I think that this is outside the bounds of "proper" operating. Am I off
>>
>> > base here? Should we really be doing this?
>> >
>> > The station in question will remain forever nameless. At least he/she 
>> > is
>> a
>> > good operator
>
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