[PaQSO] Another question

[Eric NO3M]

I do not think bonus points should be rewarded for something that is not 
part of the "operating" activity of the contest (yes, I know some don't 
call it a contest, but as long as there are awards, scores, records, 
et.al., it's a contest), but merely administrative.  A 300 pt bonus is 
also hardly enticing for serious entries.

An alternative would be to make all logs not accompanied by a summary 
sheet a checklog.  Drastic, maybe, but if the "contest" committee wants 
to stand by a position, draw a hard line.

The ultimate goal should really be to eliminate the summary sheets. 
Reach out to N6TR and get his feedback on what would be required to 
fully automate the log checking / score calculation / et.al. process.  
Tree's been involved in log checking for a long time and for some pretty 
major contests.  He might have something already coded that just needs 
tweaked for the PAQP rules.... or maybe the PAQP rules might have to 
change slightly...

73 Eric NO3M


On 11/10/2015 11:39 AM, Michael Coslo wrote:
>> On Nov 10, 2015, at 6:36 AM, John Myers <tvguy07 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> If I read your previous e-mail correctly, the submittal of a summary sheet
>> will be voluntary, with a 300pt bonus for those who choose to submit one.
> Absolutely voluntary. Look at it like in school, when the teacher has a raft of tests that come in with no name on them. This happens all the time. So she tells the kids that they will get 10 points just for putting their name on the paper.
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> I’ve been doing the party for ten years now, and usually about half the entrants don’t send summary sheets. Been a lot more this year.  Some of the logs don’t even have a Cabrillo header, just a callsign. So I spend a lot of time on QRZ looking up callsigns and names and addresses. So obviously not having a summary sheet doesn’t DQ a person.
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> So it’s pretty simple. If a person has a big issue with submitting a summary, which in many programs is a mouse click away, then they are under no obligation to do so.
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> Most of the time people like bonus points.
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> However - complaints if they lose a county or section or plaque for want of the summary points?
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> That’s on them.
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> - Mike -
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