No, clearly there is a mod who is very butthurt and shielding this fund-raising event.
I also received an unjust infraction (deleted, admins please look into it, much thanks).
Legit threads discussing about this event are locked and deleted almost immediately, with no explanation given.
Admins, I implore you to seek out the mod who is obviously shielding this event. I suspect he might even be part of the event.