I don't think it was clear at all that some locations were said
"almost in jest". What was made clear, however, on
page 14 of the transcript, was the
instruction to, "Please type [locations] into the chat. No
tongue in cheek suggestions, please, because we can’t see or
hear your tone when you're typing that in." If that instruction
was ignored and our representatives on the call did instead
suggest cities not well suited to hosting a meeting such as this
one, I'm not sure who they thought they were serving.