Then the Twestival SF organizers are flakes, and your friends who do the central coordination need to do a better job vetting their local organizers. Otherwise, your friends will earn themselves a bad name.
I agree. Lots of local organizers have been booted for various reasons. I think there are something like 150 cities. There is basically a person or two vetting the whole thing. I think that deserves respect regardless of a few bad examples.
I mean, there is money involved, and charities to donate to. That extremely sensitive issue is essentially already settled.
Trouble is your usually defined by mistakes. Finding the "rotten apples" is a thankless task and when you get it wrong people notice.
I feel myself siding with the venue right now: Twestival seems to be playing the "but it's for charity! c'mon" card a little too strongly for my taste.
