It seems it might be worth getting someone new to help manage *nothing
but* the public communication about lodging -- from confirming details
to updating wiki pages to answering questions on mailnig lists --
including dorm and hostel options and the variety of hotel options.
That may help avoid extra confusion.

S.

On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 3:39 AM, Lodewijk <lodewijk@effeietsanders.org> wrote:
> At least there will be plenty of dorms available if I'm reading the bid, for
> 24$ a bed with double occupancy. These were at least confirmed already *in
> the bid* so I guess we can have those up soon, a year later :) Because yeah,
> this amount per night is what I would ideally spend on a whole Wikimania for
> staying etc.
>
> Best,
> Lodewijk
>
> El 23 de abril de 2012 03:51, James Hare <messedrocker@gmail.com> escribió:
>
>> I and every American will concede the U.S. tax code does not make
>> sense. (Technically this is the D.C. tax code we're dealing with, but
>> just another part of the problem.) But now that we have that settled,
>> let me know if you want me to clarify a price.
>>
>> Regards,
>> James Hare
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 9:29 PM, Joseph Seddon <josephseddon@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Primarily "sensible" tax policies :) It is a very annoying practice
>> > though.
>> > And pointless because rarely is there any indication of what the actual
>> > tax
>> > is until youve bought something. So you neither know how much your going
>> > to
>> > pay or have any idea to what to expect from the state.
>> >
>> > Seddon
>> >
>> >
>> > 2012/4/23 Delphine Ménard <notafishz@gmail.com>
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 2:35 AM, Nathan <nawrich@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > 2012/4/22 Delphine Ménard <notafishz@gmail.com>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 5:32 PM, James Hare <messedrocker@gmail.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > The deals we're arranging have no extra charge for dual occupancy.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> This might sound extremely stupid, but make sure that dual occupancy
>> >> >> means 2 beds in a room, not a Queen Size Bed. There are surprisingly
>> >> >> few hotels that actually offer two separate beds in a room or their
>> >> >> contingent of such rooms is actually quite limited. At the prices
>> >> >> that
>> >> >> were mentionned, you really want to book all the double bed rooms in
>> >> >> those hotels, because very few people will be able to afford a
>> >> >> single
>> >> >> room.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Best,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Delphine
>> >> >> --
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm not sure about this... While I haven't done a survey or
>> >> > discovered
>> >> > any
>> >> > references on point, I've stayed in a number of hotels in Washington
>> >> > and
>> >> > throughout the U.S. and almost always encounter two beds in a room as
>> >> > a
>> >> > single occupant. Since I'm commenting anyway, I will say that $149 is
>> >> > a
>> >> > very
>> >> > good rate for hotels in Washington D.C.
>> >>
>> >> Point taken on the beds. It must be a silly European habit ;).
>> >> I am not arguing with the fact that $150 is cheap or expensive for
>> >> Washington. My point was rather to say that $150/night is not
>> >> something that many wikip/medians can afford.
>> >>
>> >> > And while Thomas Dalton denigrates it as "a silly American habit" to
>> >> > quote
>> >> > prices before taxes, that may be because we have so many different
>> >> > tax
>> >> > domains with different rates. It helps to know the pre-tax amounts
>> >> > (similar
>> >> > to how airline seats are often quoted) for comparison purposes, as
>> >> > the
>> >> > tax
>> >> > component will give you no sense of the accommodations or amenities
>> >> > expected
>> >> > etc. I suppose that may not be commonly understood by travelers from
>> >> > small
>> >> > nations with primarily national tax policies.
>> >>
>> >> Heh, I like the "small nations" part a lot ;). You're right though, at
>> >> least in Europe, you know the tax, but it's included in the display
>> >> price. Shopping in the US can quickly become a problem if you max out
>> >> your available dollar by just adding up numbers without "thinking" the
>> >> tax.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Delphine
>> >> --
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>> >>
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>> >> get
>> >> lost.
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