> I suppose the concern about "category shopping" is legitimate.
Yeah. I'm thinking it didn't happen too much before 3830 came along - the
downside of success I guess.
K6LA:
> However, whether you wait one hour or 30 days to post to 3830,
> you can still massage your log before submitting it.
True, I didn't say you couldn't. However, I believe that the sooner you
post, the more likely these two things become:
1. log massaging (or possibly sandbagging) becomes obvious
2. people will be discouraged from log massaging
> I think 3830 is great.
I agree. I think the 3830 team does a fabulous job with what they're doing.
I think tho that they're filling a void created by sponsors who won't do
what they should - shoreten the deadlines and post "official" claimed scores
the moment the deadline passes, then get the final results wrapped while the
players can still remember the contest.
I know quick log turnaround is not popular with a vocal minority of people.
But truly, it would be good for the game. By quick I mean something like
logs due in a week and results out in a month. This is already known to be
practical, and demonstrated twice a year by the North American Sprint.
Note I am not talking about real-time scoreboards. That is a different
conversation.
> if the final scores show someone ahead of me that
> didn't post, I might think "darn, that sneaky weasel
> beat me," but I won't think he cheated to do so.
I don't think I ever got close to the word "cheated," Ken, please don't dig
my hole any deeper.
Mark, N5OT
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