Drew DeVault has officially lost it

In general, the more specific you make the rules regarding some choice, the less room you leave for sound judgement for things that weren't considered before.

It's better to go for general principles and lets the organisers make their choices as they see fit, than demanding a checklist for every talk with the risk sometimes you get bad results.

It's all about trust in the end. If people don't trust the organisers to make the right choices, then those people are going to be unhappy no matter what.