Read it again, even the ARRL guys had to read it a few times before they said that it did not count.
I do not understand your point. Read rule 10:
10. All contacts must be made using call signs issued to the same station licensee.
Meaning any Contacts made using a call sign must be a call sign issued to the Stations Licensed owner.
Contacts made by an operator other than the licensee must be made from a station owned and usually operated by the licensee, and must be made in accordance with the regulations governing the license grant.
They don't require verification but they clearly allow other legitimate operators.
- Glenn W9IQ
As they said Section 11 Clarifies the whole thing in case there is doubt.
Are you ignoring section 11?
" It is never OK to remotely use a station outside of the 'home DXCC entity' to add to the home-entity DXCC totals -- just as it is never OK for you to ask someone else at another station in another place to make QSOs for you."CAN IT REALLY GET ANY CLEARER THAN THAT !!!
Anyway I don't really care, they should get their contacts!
I just find it amusing that you guys love to Quote the Rules but when it does not suit your opinion you shoot the messenger and if that does not work you just dismiss it and say oh yeah well that's been happening forever so it's fine?