Good points Chalky... Never an easy answer and i have worked in promotions for most of my adult life, a lot it outside the rare soul scene but same things apply...
You have rival promtions that come along and take you on, should we just say that the established promoters is in the right an the upstart should have some respect.. What if the upstart is offering a better product to the majority ???? do you stick with the established event through moral issues or just go to the event that you think you will like the most, with little thought to who was there first...
I have had rival promotions come and go over all these years, if you and the rivals can have pow wow and try and get on, avoid clashing and hope that both events can be a winner, its a good for all.... Whe you have rivals that are selfish/ greedy/ full of ego bullshit etc etc etc, then there is gonna be a problem.. a big problem.....
Let bullshit be gone?? nice thought but never an option for some folk who are out to make their own promotion be winner at all cost sometimes..