Democratic processes have been proven to be exploitable. A good example is Microsoft's stacking of the ISO OOXML committee: https://www.zdnet.com/article/micr

Democratic processes have been proven to be exploitable. A good example is Microsoft's stacking of the ISO OOXML committee: https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-accused-of-stacking-iso-committee/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-accused-of-stacking-... So are we stuck between a choice of democracy, dictatorship, or a politburo? Maybe the organizers of events like this should stick to organizing the event and not trying to regulate the behavior of presenters and attendees.