On 23/09/2007, Gary Kirk gary.kirk@gmail.com wrote:
I hope none of you are expecting me to be representative for our <s>joke</s> bid. If I can find a PC I might drop in lurk. Seriously, why did nobody withdraw us? Now we look even more stupid. Karlsruhe had an unfortunate hand in their conference venue being unavailable, but they were dignified and bowed out. What's special about us that we didn't?
Probably because no one felt they had the authority to do so. Given your statement and the unlikely hood of anyone else getting involved. I've made this edit:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimania_2008/Bids&diff=683...