Additional item...
Some people will adopt a 'win at any cost, regardless of ethics' OR will
justify what they do by thinking, "well, it's just a LITTLE BIT (fill in blanks
with an excuse). What difference will it make?"
Well, those who have been around contesting any length of time QUICKLY develop
a good 'grapevine' AND a sense of 'what's what' about reality. It becomes
fairly well known (even if only unofficially) who's playing it straight and who
is 'a bit/lot bent' when it comes to scores/winning, etc.
Those who get a reputation for being willing to bend/subvert things get known
and ANY wins/victories they achieve are AUTOMATICALLY disregarded or discounted
by those who know. They MAY have a listing that shows they 'won'.. but the
memories of those who KNOW are long AND they pass those memories to the next
crop who then remembers too!
Me? I'd rather play it straight and up front and come in 3rd or 4th or
whatever. It makes the eventual win THAT much sweeter AND my peers know I
earned it which garners me their respect and THAT makes any win so much nicer!
Enough moralizing.. those who understand the preceding get it.. those that
don't.. never will.
73
k3FT
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