It strikes me that this discussion could use some of the same methods
that are promulgated in "Moose Turd Pie"
<http://www.utahphillips.org/stuff/mooseturdpie.mp3>: if a person
complains, they're required to take over the job.
On 2/8/08, Theodore Tso <tytso(_at_)mit(_dot_)edu> wrote:
On Fri, Feb 08, 2008 at 04:00:26PM -0500, David Harrington wrote:
I think the complaints would simply be slurred more, and we might have
to worry about lynch mobs (which would remind me of the reasonableness
of this discussion so far).
To be fair, I think most of the concerns raised on this discussion
have been relatively reasonable, although perhaps people have been
worrying without having enough information. It appears that they may
be some restaurants other than those in the hotel; whether they are
sufficient is unclear at the moment, but either way, the die is seems
to be cast and even if there are not sufficient restaurants, it seems
too late to do anything about it. (Except maybe for adjusting the
schedule so people have time to take the buses into Dublin, or some
such, if it really is an issue.)
One sugestion that I would make for the people who are tasked to do
site surveys is to collect a list of resturants nearby, with
addresses, type of cuisine, average cost for lunch/dinner, distance
from the hotel, and number of diners they can handle. I suspect the
concierge for the conference hotel has the information on hand
already, so collecting it shouldn't be difficult; just asking them to
make the information available should be all that's needed.
Placing this information on the web site would be extremely useful for
IETF attendees who are trying to determine where they can get
sustenance without mobbing the concierge, and it would also serve to
ease the minds of people who might have various dietary restrictions,
or just want to make sure that there are alternatives beyond buying
lunchmeat at a local convenience store or paying $24 for a coffee and
a pastry at an expensive resort restaurant. (I've paid that much in
Venice when on vacation; never again...)
- Ted
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