Just because the council members are "respected" throughout the community doesn't make them infallible. It really makes no sense to not include DM, if you actually sit down and think about it. All DMers were looking for was a small bone - one 3v3 or 4v4 game... it would have meant a lot for the DM community to be included in a WCL, but as I've said - the majority of the council members have made it clear that they have no interest in aiding the DM community, although they sure are quick to disparage it and talk about how dead it is.