bro, my guess is he was thinking ease of accessability with no strings attached if he set the bar lower....which more or less worked till he was caught... then they all decided to cash in on his story.... if not none of them really was interested in pulling the plug on him.... seems that with a lower threshold, they expected less of him and hence was a good play on his part.... they took whatever he gave them, and kept quiet....
unfortunately could not make it to the big day.... was freaking stuck in jakarta.... but did make it (partially) to his "night before" activities....
and the beauty is that no one even tries to climb up & out ... btw, u forgot to mention yourself ... as usual ...