5BDXCC and "other awards" are not the root cause of the aberrant operating
practices described in this thread. All these problems existed with the
basic DXCC. The problems may be more prevalent and extensive than in the
past, but its not because there are more awards (or contests). A minority
of all the stations calling create problems. Its very visible and
negatively impacts everyone. The behavior needs to be corrected, as opposed
to reducing awards and contests. If all awards and contests were
eliminated, the bands might be more gentlemanly, but there would be little
sport. The challenge is to improve the behavior of our sport, without
killing the sport.
73,
Ed - W0YK
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill Turner
> Sent: Friday, 13 April, 2007 06:35
> To: Shelby Summerville
> Cc: RTTY List
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Blacklisting over zealous callers
>
> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
>
> On Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:07:23 -0400, "Shelby Summerville"
> <k4ww@arrl.net> wrote:
>
> >The discussions, regarding "unruly" pileups, calling out of
> order, and
> >all those other things that take place, when the "rare" DX is on the
> >air, are not even close to resembling "gentlemanly" behavior!
>
> ------------ REPLY FOLLOWS ------------
>
> That's my point. Before 5BDXCC and the explosion of other
> awards, I don't remember the ravenous behavior of the
> award-obsessed chasers.
> Back then, you worked a country once on phone, once on CW and
> that was it. You didn't have to work them on all bands, all
> modes including digital and SSTV, all IOTAs, all grid
> squares, etc, etc, etc.
>
> That's why I remember it as a "Genlemanly Sport".
>
> Sigh.
>
> Bill W6WRT
> spoken like a true OF, I know
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