[UK-CONTEST] Question about serial numbers (not) being given by non-competing stations in a contest

[Michael Ruttenberg]

Hi all,

I had a heated debate with one of my fellow contesters over NFD and we'd
like to see whether there is a consensus in UK contesting land.

Basically the scenario is that we as a contesting station encountered
someone who isn't in the contest and won't give a serial number. What to do?

Q: Do you log them as serial number 1 (as the contest rules state that all
serials start with 1) or do you infer a number 1 and move on.

The argument is that SD lets you log a serial number 0, and N1MM won't - it
needs a number 1 or more. This became an SD vs N1MM debate.

The question is more likely, SHOULD you be able to log a serial number of 0?

My personal view is no, and that's where it starts to go downhill...

Mike
G7TWC with his tin hat on ;)