The more things change, the more they stay the same don't they?. To say your lack of experience had nothing to do with this event crashing is just a straight up wrong.
1) Changing the track almost before show time. I mean come on this one is a no brainer, there was no reason to change it and added almost 2 hours in delay to the start time. Even when it proved to be a mess, rather then making the decision to stick with it or change back to the original one, you flip flopped between the two, causing confusion and even further delays. This is a blatant rookie error.
2)Making a rule list and not adhering to them. What exactly was the point of evening having them? And you want to blame the participants (you know the people that are the reason you even get to hold an event) for questioning why rules are not being followed and then you get upset when they escalate to brute arrogance because you refuse to acknowledge fault? Not implying I agree with some of the things the competitors did in chat, but the fact there was more then one person voicing displeasure should have been a indicator there was something wrong.
Bert your a good guy and I have never had an issue with you but 2/3rds of your post is still blaming other people for the collapse of tonight's event.
The thought that people need to re-evaluate exactly why we are on this site is just ridiculous, we are all here for the same reason. Times will not always been sunshine and rainbows but that is no reason to pack up and leave at the first sight of clouds.
gonna lock this up now