On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 09:59:44 -0500, "Dick White" <ks0m@ktis.net>
wrote:
>No one is forcing anyone to enter a contest. If you don't like the rules and
>cannot abide by them, just don't enter the contest.
If no one ever suggested improvements, we would all be driving Model
T's. Or riding horses.
> There in no way that
>sponsors of a contest can make rules that everyone will like.
True, but I'll bet they try to.
>But, they
>make the rules and you can either join in the fun or stay out. It is your
>choice.
There is a third choice: suggest improvements. In any human endeavor
it's a rare thing that's created perfect right from the start.
>I note in the SARTG contest that 61 of my 174 contacts have 2by 3 calls.
>That does not seem to keep such notables as ZL2AMI and others out of the
>contest. I did a lot of CW contests when my call was WB0WLX because I wanted
>to. The 2by3 call was not really a problem. Shall we drop this thread and
>let the contest sponsors do their thing ?
The thread will drop when people have finished talking it out, not
before.
>If the contest has merit, it will
>survive and those who enter will have all the fun.
No argument there.
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73, Bill W7TI
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