They used the exact same terminology of "bye" and "getting a bye into the finals" in the exact same ways that I did. It correctly was used to describe one possible way of handling a situation such as Ralf's (and nowhere did I ever say this was the correct way).
You are actually starting to cross into the topic of which format is "correct", which is something I never argued for a side on. But I think it is pretty clear based on all the threads and posts and uproar and debates that the format didn't dictate anything in regards to a situation like Ralf's as there were loads of people on both sides of the issue. It seems to me that perhaps the real truth is that how this type of occurrence should be handled is only dictated by what the promoters decide on and publicize it will be prior to the start of the event. And in this case they failed to cover that aspect of the format in advance, hence all resulting debate with people divided. But again, I never discussed which way was best so that is an entirely different topic you can take up with someone else.
