On 11/10/2007, Casey Brown cbrown1023.ml@gmail.com wrote:
and we should not have to feel unwanted or discriminated against because the decision is final.
But the decision *is* final, these discussions should have been brought up at this depth *during* the bidding procedure, not after it was announced. You could have e-mailed the jury, posted to this list, or posted on the talk page.
It's possible that many of those contending Alexandra didn't pay notice to the Wikimania bidding process before reading the announcement. Is that their fault or the fault in the way that meta issues are communicated to Wikimedia participants?
Regardless, the decision has been made, but this discussion does serve a purpose. These issues will be taken into account in future bidding procedures.