A normal reaction is when the person affected leaves, for example Alex and Cobra. But when an unrelated person like RedWhite, who has nothing to do with it, leaves, to me that's complete nonsense. To me, that's a herd mentality that I despise in people!

Kostya, have you considered that one might leave not out of herd mentality, but out of distrust for those who decide fates? Put yourself in Alex's shoes, imagine that you are innocent, won more than half of the games in the tournament, spending many, many hours on it, and then you get disqualified all at once. Moreover, not after that confirmed game, but almost two months later. Is that normal? So maybe people just don't want to end up in the same situation?

What I'd like to say about the AC in general... It's very easy to spout nonsense and take offense at a decision that supposedly seems unfair. Maybe it is, but that doesn't give anyone the right to say anything against the AC! I don't know many people who have done even half as much for Heroes as Pit, for example... If you wanted to do something better, to do something for the resource, you would have suggested an option, a compromise, or answered Chernyshevsky's question "What Is to Be Done?" Anyone can leave, or rather run away, like a rat from a sinking ship... but who are you making things worse for? If you only think about yourself, then why do you want someone to think about you? :confused:

Yes, you can go on listing merits as much as you like. And no one is diminishing them. What does the example about a sinking ship have to do with anything? In my opinion, no one is sinking HeroesWorld. Just understand, if you are elected to some body that decides something, it doesn't matter whether it's a virtual game or people's fates, that doesn't grant you some expanded rights and powers. It is first and foremost a responsibility not only for yourself, but also for the people who depend on you, and for the people who put you there.
I did suggest a solution, more than once. A technical timeout and remaining in the tournament. But I guess it's too late to do that now. It could have been done in the first hours after that decision was announced. Now, I'm afraid, it won't lead to anything anymore.