I think that the ability to post REAL TIME SCORES is just so much mental
masturbation.
For M/M, if you have "extra" guys, I guess they can watch the scoreboard. What
is the value unless you're looking for some inside secret info to take
advantage of?
If you're S/O, looking at the scoreboard means you're not optimizing your score
(winning).
Knowing the results immediately post-contest is nice. As I recall from
multiple decades ago, we did this using 3830 (hey...isn't there a reflector
with that same name?). You didn't need to see it on line, you just tuned in
and gave your score. M/M also gave band by band breakdowns. It was immediate
and tension-relieving.
It was considered a courtesy effort among M/M guys - and had expanded to
include lots of other categories. If a M/M did not give their score, they were
viewed in a negative light (and they know where they were...but their feathers
did change). Why, I even recall a QRPer calling in with his score for a couple
of years until a transplanted Texan called him STUPID for doing qrp (gotta love
the no-innuendo aspect).
I suppose that an analogy in favor of real time scores would be horse-racing
where the ACTION is the excitement of the entire race (2 minutes) as the
competitors close to the finish. Horse-racing excitement would not be the same
if all you got were the win/place/show listing. But sitting there, watching a
2 minute event, is a lot different than watching a 48 hour marathon. I like
to look at my "finished lawn" but I don't want to watch the grass grow.
Wishing everyone a safe holiday and thanks for the Q!
de Doug KR2Q
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