[RTTY] Contest Operating

[jeff stai]

In my initial post I surely tried to make it clear that I valued each
and every contact, and was very very happy at the wonderful new level
of participation!

All I suggested was that we all do our best to take the new folks
under our collective wings and give them some helpful Elmering - with
love, of course!!

I feel bad that I didn't consider Shelby's challenge in advance - I
will strive to do better next time!

73 jeff wk6i


On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 6:10 AM, J. Edward (Ed) Muns <w0yk at msn.com> wrote:
>> wk6i.jeff at gmail.com wrote: "But if any of you know any of those folks that
>> insist on 1) sending the exchange in response to CQ all at once with their
>> call and/or 2)
>> sending my call 3 times and their call once in response to my CQ
>> and/or 3) sending 599 or 5NN multiple times; please take them under
>> your wing and show them the Right Way."
>
> k4ww at arrl.net replied:
>>
>> As I've said before, and continue to say: "keep a record of those
>> "offenders" during the contest, and, post contest, take the time to send
>> them an email, with your idea of "the Right Way"! Please don't tell me
>> "there is no time, during the contest to do this"! We make time for what
>> we
>> want to do. Most that are serious, make many pre-contest preparations?
>> Making a note pad, for those "offending" stations, should be part of the
>> pre-contest preparation? Don't depend on someone else "taking them under
>> their wing", if you really want it done, do it yourself.
>
> Good points by buddies Jeff and Shelby.  At the same time, I'd hate for the
> serious contester's version of the "right" contesting style to discourage
> casual participants from joining our contests.  We should work hard at being
> inclusive in contesting because none of us can contest on our own.  We all
> need each other for this game to work.  Many of the stations who join us in
> Round-Up and other contests do so for their own non-contesting reasons.
> Let's keep this in mind when we attempt to correct someone else's operating
> behavior.  It's good to raise the general competence of contesting as long
> as it is balanced with encouraging lots of participation by welcoming
> diversity.
>
> As much as anyone, I get frustrated when my rate is reduced by a station
> responding with a ridiculously long exchange (in my biased opinion).  On the
> other hand, I also really appreciate this station calling me to help meet my
> goals.  Ideally, these stations' operating style will become more
> contest-efficient in time, rather than them feeling chased away by a bunch
> of elitist contesters.  As Shelby astutely reminds us, training each other
> is an important part of the time and effort that goes into preparation by
> the serious contester.
>
> Ed - P49X (W0YK)
>
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