You will have to briefly write about this setting soon, as it is related to your next task!
Soon, as in, as soon as round 2 starts I assume, right?
Strop is featuring the characters in the most logic way he can. Like Snelly, Flipper, Thoad and Bluydee. They are bound together by the flyer, therefor they are in that order.
It's because some spambot spammed the forums with a link containing the word "game.tester" often enough to make the mods block it. That's my guess at least.