On 23/10/06, Alison Wheeler <wikimedia(a)alisonwheeler.com> wrote:
On Mon, October 23, 2006 17:06, Gary Kirk wrote:
> I noticed there's no London/UK bid currently
on Meta - any reason
> for this? The page states "Unofficial bids may be started as early as
> you like". Surely if we want to be in with a damn good chance we need
> to at least start the page now? I think I remember some discussion
> about not being able to book a venue (specifically universities) more
> than 12 months in advance, but still? Just wondering what people
> think.
Save your energy; the impression I have been given by
a number of people -
obviously unstated in writing but quite clearly otherwise - is that we
will not have a hope in hell of getting it, indeed 2008 is already
"assigned".
And there you were saying on foundation-l you didn't feel discouraged at all ...
- d.