I miss the days of when they announced the non-qualifiers placing right after the semi
(It may have just been 2004 when that happened... maybe a few others?)
I remember a mistake in the voting was the reason for that. Didn't Croatia awarded itself some points and the Computer let it pass in the result.
It would be nicer for us to get the results right away but I think it's better for the artist and non fan audience. They just know they didn't pass. Knowing they were one point away or that they were last seems harsh after so much work and deception