I respectfully submit, not if it's unattainable. Lowering the standards does not apply here. Those who are enjoying the status of deleted countries still enjoy them. It's just that from now forward newly deleted countries will not count. I have no qualms with that happening to any entities in my QSO count.
Ron Visit my Website at: www.qsl.net/nd5s ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dean Norris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ron St.Laurent ND5S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "DX chat submital" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 10:10 AM Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Deleted vs Expunged > At 06:47 6/16/2003, Ron St.Laurent ND5S wrote: > >Bruce, > > > >I may be missing something, but using your logic, a "new guy" could NEVER > >get to the top of the all time list as there are entities he couldn't > >possibly work as these entities are on the deleted list. The current method > >levels the playing field as available entities are available to all. Under > >the new rules attrition will eventually take care of the deleted "good ones" > >out there. > > > >Best 73, > > > >Ron ND5S > > > I started DXing in 1957. I will never have all the countries which enjoyed > listing as DXCC entities. I have 354 Possible to confirm and set currently > at 353. I do have 334 of the 335 current. If we have to "level the > playing field" (Read: lower the standards) this detracts from the > accomplishments of those who expended time and money to get to a past goal. > > Just to whom is it fair? > > Dean > > > > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems > http://njdxa.org/dx-chat > > To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA > http://njdxa.org > > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
