Well, actually, it was not very clear as to the "buddy" system. It EXPLICITLY states that:
The lottery will not assign you to events that you gave a 0, and it will not assign you to events with conflicting schedules.
The lottery will assign each day's events in separate rounds. We'll randomize the list of attendees and, going down the list, assign people to one of their highest-ranked available events. When we reach the bottom of the list, we'll re-randomize it and start again, continuing this process until no more assignments can be made. We'll repeat this process for each day. This process is designed to allow the greatest number of people to attend one or more events each day (although we cannot guarantee any particular event or number of events to anyone). -- That part's understood --
It then states:
You may request one other PAIZOCON attendee as your "buddy." You and your buddy will always be assigned to events together. When you make a buddy request, your buddy will be sent an email asking them to accept your buddy request. They must accept your request before the lottery begins.
Nowhere does it state that you have to pick the same events as your "buddy" nor that it would be "easier" to co-ordinate with that buddy, so your insinuation that we didn't follow the clear instructions is patently incorrect.
Now I'm more than willing to admit my error if you can show me exactly where this is supposed to have been stated. Obviously, I was one of "those" who (aside from 2 events) was assigned to events that I rated as 0. Not only that, but I was assigned to an event that I wouldn't be permitted to attend as I am not a published Paizo author:
Game Design Self-Editing Workshop for Pros by Sue Cook.
So, now, to be clear, the only way to actually attend the events I rated as "5's" is to hope that they're still open when event registration is re-opened on Monday?
Just wondering...
