2006/9/25, Gordon Joly gordon.joly@pobox.com:
It was almost certain that a decent bid from Asia would be successful.
We look forward to Wikimania 2007 and hope that Wikimania will swing back to Europe in 2008!
Gordo
Then why did they open a WorldWide Contest? They knew they were going to choose a city in Asia, then why shortlisting 3 city out of Asia (and only one in it)? That's ridicolous. If "turnation" was that important, they would have told in a very clear way by the begin: "We are gonna choose Asia, cities from Asia can make a bid. Others not".
Gatto Nero (that's what I talk about when I use the verb "be fooled")