Re: "We did not know" is not a good excuse

Dave Crocker <dhc@dcrocker.net> Thu, 07 April 2016 02:19 UTC

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Subject: Re: "We did not know" is not a good excuse
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On 4/6/2016 4:34 PM, Adrian Farrel wrote:
> How do we move on so:
...
> - this problem does not recur


What you probably do not mean is 'we do not go to Singapore again.

What you probably /do/ mean is that further venue selections avoid 
places that effectively serve to exclude participation by various 
constituencies.  Or at least, that is what I hope you mean, because it 
has broader utility.

So I'll repeat what I said at the virtual microphone:

    If the community wishes meeting venue selection to refrain from 
choosing specific places, the community needs to develop that list.

Anything less specific leaves too much to interpretation, which 
guarantees that similar errors will recur.

d/

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   Dave Crocker
   Brandenburg InternetWorking
   bbiw.net