To be honest I&#39;m rather offended that the UK bid is being written off while it&#39;s still 2014. I agree with you, but London is far from the cheapest city in the world, as I&#39;m sure you&#39;re aware - money will be required.<div>
<br></div><div>Joe<br><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 25 August 2012 21:08, Nathan <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:nawrich@gmail.com" target="_blank">nawrich@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I hope the committee that evaluates bids looks for communities of Wikimedians who are prepared to host Wikimania. A big check does not a community make, and no amount of spending of donors money will replace actual Wikimedians with the interest and desire in hosting Wikimania. 
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