it would certainly be madness to have procedures that would ask people to do an excellent job twice, let alone many times over.
the questions raised here seem to me: *how can we make such fortunate results not disappear down the drain? *would the torino-sponsors be willing to do the same for 2008? *how long can we afford to wait with this without spoiling the opportunity?
even if the choice of a city hosting wikimania needs to be made sooner and sooner in years to come (we may want to set a limit in "booking" here, say, 3 years?), the bids themselves should always be judged on their own merits first of all, the geographical location being important too, yet coming second in line as a criteria imho.
it may be wise to agree upon this: that a bid which doesn't make it for one year, may run once more and make it the year after. such a prospect, when communicated in advance, could prevent serious disappointment for some of our potential sponsors (they would feel less "turned down" because there is always a second chance). also it would be good to discuss and know this at an early stage: if, from a sponsors point of view, a bid is valid for one calendar-year only, or perhaps also for the next, in case a city isn't elected.
oscar
On 9/28/06, Jimmy Wales jwales@wikia.com wrote:
Not that it is up to me, nor should it be, but I intend to be a strong personal supporter of Turin for 2008, and encourage the concept that we should settle this fairly soon.
Gianluigi Gamba wrote:
I congratulate with Taipei team and I'm sure they'll organize a
memorable
event.
As a member of the Turin bidding team, let me voice a choral "too bad". We had a sort of incredible "astral conjunction" of sponsors *really
eager*
to have the Wikimania event, the enthusiasm of the whole community, the honeymoon with the media and the commitment of many people from national (and not only) institutions. I wonder if such combination will return in a future. I hope so.
A prayer to the future jury: that's not been this year's case, but
should
geographic and linguistic criteria be essential in choosing the future locations, please say it in advance, before people start making
contacts,
put their faces off and spend words.
Good luck Taipei, and good job.
G. (aka Paginazero)
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