[UK-CONTEST] IARU Contest: Level playing-field?

[Bob Henderson]

I hadn't realised GB5HQ were doing this too.  I suppose that makes it alright then ;-))
No seriously, if it is ok to blatantly solicit contacts on behalf of HQ stations prior to commencement of this contest, then is it ok for non HQ entrants to do the same?
What about other contests?
Would it be approriate for me to offer a free holiday to the first station from each continent to work me on six bands during the CQ WW?  Maybe £500 spending money too, for the one who did this with the maximum number of legal alias calls?  I could probably make a significant boost to activity this way.
Of course, this would all be done to increase interest in contesting.

Bob, 5B4AGN
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Peter Hobbs 
  To: uk-contest at contesting.com ; Bob Henderson 
  Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 1:47 PM
  Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] IARU Contest: Level playing-field?



  On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 07:15 , Bob Henderson <bob at 5b4agn.net> sent:


    ...On 
    the other hand were such a member society to offer an award for working 
    their own HQ station on 12 band slots, that would be blatant pre-contest 
    solicitation and while this might promote activity in the event it would 
    undermine the integrity of contesting. This would be BAD. 

    Bob, this is EXACTLY what GB5HQ  does - silver, gold and platinum, etc., together with advance *requests* in this forum.  Can't really see why it's so bad??

    Peter G3LET


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