came back to Prest, our alliance was pretty much done, then he got who he could into Comeuppance. He saved who he could, and I commend him for it. Sadly, not everyone could come.
I haven't paid any attention to what has or hasn't happened this round, so I can't comment on facts. I can, however, comment on my interpretation of your comment.
Having held senior roles in a few alliances in the past, and even led a couple, I can understand why leaving an alliance would be seen as a negative point for any alliance leader. But hey, at least he came back, right?
Oh wait, your alliance was "pretty much done". Wtf? I assume you mean by this that you were about to disband. This isn't exactly the actions of a successful alliance. In fact, most people would look favourably on an alliance that sticks it out in spite of various tough patches.
On disbanding he got a few people into rank 1. Well done him. Those few people (including you, I assume) must have been very happy. But what about the rest of the alliance? Were they really all content that he did the best he could for them?
From your comment alone I can see evidence to support people's claims that Recon should have got the "worst leader" award from this round. And, as I've said, disbanding only makes an alliance look worse.