Magics Removed from WCA Events List in 2013?

[Ranzha]

Today I was informed that Magic and Master Magic are to be removed from the official WCA events list come January 2013. This seems to be backed up by a Brazilian delegate who posted on the Brazilian forums here: http://www.cubomagicobrasil.com/for...magic-nao-serao-mais-eventos-oficiais-da-wca/

Google translated:

Guys, I have been informed that from January 2013 Magic and Master Magic will not be official events of the WCA. The reasons include the fact that events are complicated to administer, because the times are very low and there is hard to be sure whether the stop the timer procedure was done correctly. Thus, the results end up not being reliable. Another issue is that these two "puzzle" has nothing to do with the other WCA, since no scramble, resolution method, algorithm, shortcuts, look ahead .. .

It seems like a valid reason to remove the magic events to me, but I wasn't sure of the truth of the matter.
Can anyone of higher power please verify?

EDIT:
Tyson has confirmed magics' removal from the official WCA events system, but competition results for magics in 2013 will be archived.

 

[Kirjava]

so much love

 

[TheAwesomeAlex]

RIP MAGICS

 

[Endgame]

WCA
SO MUCH WIN!

Now replace it with Skewb and 8x8. kthnxbai

 

[benskoning]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

 

[MirzaCubing]

</3

 

[god of rubic 2]

Hmmm... I was bound to happen, magic is pretty useless..

 

[uberCuber]

If this is true, it makes me so happy

 

[mrpotatoman14]

meh

 

[FinnGamer]

Now replace it with Skewb and 8x8. kthnxbai

Skewb and Master Skewb. Or add a cuboid

 

[jonlin]

NO I was actually getting pretty good at magic

 

[antoineccantin]

WUT?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Pro94]

Now replace it with Skewb and 8x8. kthnxbai

lol, 8x8 no please.

 

[Godmil]

Interesting. I thought feet or one of the higher BLDs would go first. Oh well, I was never interested in Magic anyway. I feel a little sorry for the people who are big fans of Magic, but hopefully some new events could be added (I'd love to see 3x3x4, but I know it's not popular.)

 

[kinch2002]

Can anyone of higher power please verify?

It is being discussed amongst delegates/board members. No decision has been made yet, but I'm sure it will be announced clearly when one is made.

 

[Endgame]

Skewb and Master Skewb. Or add a cuboid

IMO it doesn't really matter, we just need it replaced with events which aren't as stupid as those two.

 

[Meep]

It was proposed, but nothing definite yet.

Edit: Ninja'd by Daniel

 

[Kirjava]

I feel a little sorry for the people who are big fans of Magic

They're only fans of magic because magic is a thing.

 

[antoineccantin]

They're only fans of magic because magic is a thing.

They're only fans of it because they're fast at it.

 

[mdolszak]

Wow, this is ironic. I just got back into magic today, and now it's being removed. :/