Right... I asked Cawdor if he minded me opening this thread up, posting in it, then closing it again. He agreed.
I'm withdrawing the [LN] from this event entirely. Here's why.
It's damned stressful. Every time I've had any involvement in it, I've found myself getting annoyed and angry. It's too large. Unweildy and pointless. Every time I've seen this happen it's resulted in Q_Q and whinging, or alternatively ego stroking and mindless self celebration. I'm not cool with that. I dislike it.
Nobody listens to anyone. You make a genuine attempt at organising people for the purpose of it, and nobody gives a damn. That's frustrating. Very frustrating. I don't want to get frustrated. I don't want the members of my faction to get frustrated. All I've seen coming out of this event so far is frustration, anger, ego, and generally bad spirited trash.
I'll have no part in it.
Cawdor, this isn't your problem or your fault. . You did a damned fine thing by organising this, and I ongratulate you for it. I'm mainly disappointed by the attitude of a large number of participants on both sides of it.
This most recent fiasco which resulted in a heap of annoyance is just another one to add to the list.