Again you're talking arse... We always have a vote for the city to attend, this then allows for someone to garner the possible numbers of attendees and look around for places to stay & things to do... As usual people are voting for the location in their own country or the closest one to it for their own reasons... And as for people not turning up after they vote? So what? Work & personal commitments mean some of us will not be attending but I voted because we live in a free democracy and I can vote or not, it's my choice...
People are always going to argue over where the fest is held, we had UK 2 years ago and people moaned, it was in Berlin last year and people moaned... We're >XI<... We're old farts... We love to moan!!