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@xxxxxxx> 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 > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > http://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > -- Clint (JOATMON) Chaplin Principal Engineer Corporate Standardization (US) SISA _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx http://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf