[WriteLog] Serial number again - NOT IN CABRILLO

[Jerry Flanders]

But if the rules clearly state that I should give out consecutive serial 
numbers, and I violate this by giving two guys the same one, you would 
think I have committed a "bad", right?

Why in the world are serial numbers used in a contest anyway? The checker 
_probably_ verifies the QSO based on time/band only...

Why don't we stop this silly judging of contests and just start giving 
awards based on alphabetical order? AA5AU would still win, and it would 
save a lot of judging effort.

Jerry W4UK

At 17:46 1/26/03 -0500, WA9ALS - John wrote:
><SNIP>
>I've never heard of anyone being penalized for duplicate (or missing) serial
>numbers - has anyone?
>
>I'm sure the spirit of the PROGRESSIVE serial number rule is to ban starting
>in the middle of a contest with a number like 500, incrementing by 10, etc -
>termed the "intimidation factor" by Don.  I think numberous people end up
>with some dupes (serial numbers) and some missing numbers or gaps.
>
>It would be nice if it can be avoided, but I sure wouldn't worry about it.
>
>And guess what?  THE SERIAL NUMBER DOESN'T EVEN GET PORTED OVER INTO
>CABRILLO FILES!
>
>;-)