You say that several times, but the only time I've seen that it worked out the other way around. The conference had twice as many attendees as the hackathon; it

You say that several times, but the only time I've seen that it worked out the other way around. The conference had twice as many attendees as the hackathon; it was clear what more people were interested in. I realise one data-point is not proof, but you also haven't produced anything to back up your assertion.