I understand this. But people here seem to have seen that they'll be making up a financial plan for the event, then announcing that there is no raw passion underneath the money. I'm just telling you that there are a lot of very active and very passionate Wikimedians in the UK looking to make the best possible event.
Also remembering that Brits are all tightfisted, of course, so they'll not be silly with their money ;)
(Also, James, my apologies for the assumption. I wonder if WMUK will be able to negotiate such a discount...)
Joe
On 25 August 2012 21:15, Manuel Schneider
<manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch> wrote:
Am 25.08.2012 22:10, schrieb Joseph Fox:
> To be honest I'm rather offended that the UK bid is being written off while
> it's still 2014. I agree with you, but London is far from the cheapest city
> in the world, as I'm sure you're aware - money will be required.
from my experience on the Wikimania Jury I can assure you that it is
pretty much taken into account how much Wikimania experience the bidding
team has and how much the understand to make a Wikimania as Wikimania is.
/Manuel
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