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Now, regarding how I envision the interaction between players and organizers during a tournament: 1) The organizer has the right to establish any rules of the game and any tournament regulations. If someone disagrees, they can go to other organizers. 2) If a player disagrees, they have the right to challenge a particular decision made by the organizer. However, they must do so politely – without being arrogant, stomping their feet, insulting anyone, or issuing ultimatums, etc. Ideally, the player should first write their complaint to the organizer in a private message. This also has the advantage that they can express their thoughts more freely in a private message. If a consensus cannot be reached in a private message, the discussion can continue publicly, but the key is that the rhetoric (from both sides) should be respectful, with an analysis of the reasons and motivations, without resorting to personal attacks. Before writing phrases like "As a 5-time CIS champion and a player with a rating of 3000+, I believe that..." one should consider whether the second part of the phrase will be convincing even without the first part. If not, it is better to rephrase it somehow. Because a good argument is convincing in itself, and without it, the value of an opinion simply because of the existence of that opinion is not very great. 3) A demonstrative withdrawal from the tournament in protest is a very unfriendly gesture, and it gives the organizer the right to "in protest" remove this player from all of their other tournaments. If the degree of disagreement with the organizer's decision is such that the player does not want to continue participating in the tournament, they should do so in a politically correct manner, without provoking a chain reaction ("everyone ran, and I ran too"). For example, inform the organizer in a private message about their decision, so that the organizer can choose the time to announce this fact. Those who follow big politics know that high-ranking officials usually leave their posts quietly – they write a statement "resigning due to health reasons." This allows both sides to save face and maintain prospects for further cooperation. But if someone leaves their post with a scandal, they usually have no way back into big politics, even if it later turns out that they were right. This is not just for show...