Scandal: why did Masterforex-V rating of FX brokers refuse to take into account “The IBtimes 2011 Trading Awards”?

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Scandal: why did Masterforex-V rating of FX brokers refuse to take into account “The IBtimes 2011 Trading Awards”?

Not so long ago ibtimes.com published the results of its six-month-long survey (Sep 2010- March 2011). 6400 traders from 82 countries cast their votes to choose and award the best online brokers (30 nominations). Some of those 30 brokers are definitely of Russian origin. How to evaluate the awards given to these Russian dealing centers? How did it affect their standings in the rating of Forex brokers by Masterforex-V?