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Initially, Sochi and Yekaterinburg were competing, but it was necessary to involve Volgograd (and I have nothing against it), just to spoil the whole picture and create discord within the Heroes community. Competition is good, but the Heroes Community is very small, and many people know each other personally.
Plus, professional bureaucrats got involved, and they always ruin everything. For example, they announced a tender in the evening of December 29th, and the winner was determined on December 30th, due to the lack of alternative proposals. The same thing happened with the points system – the bureaucrats claim that there was no alternative system, but when and with what quorum did they vote for the current one?
The worst thing is that it used to be simpler; a simple majority was enough, and they respected the desire to organize something. As Mey-Vova wrote above, if there is a desire to organize, but the application was submitted late, don't interfere – reserve the next year.
And now, they have already started arguing about who has contributed more to the Heroes Community.
And will we also be assigning seats at the tables based on points? If I happen to come to Volgograd, I will give Merlin the Order of "Veteran of Heroes Gatherings"; he is going to retire anyway...