Re: [Fsfe-uk] [Proposal] Mailing lists

[MJ Ray]

On 2003-10-23 13:04:51 +0100 Brian Teeman <address@hidden> wrote:
> AFFS would not have been cramped in themselves. It was the AFFS 
> decision to 
> allow two other people into their space.

I know. I'd rather we did that than not have them there at all. I also 
know that we could depend on those two to show up and help staff the 
stand. It just seems a simple statement of fact that we'd need more 
space for more people, as we got to the limit this time.

> Your right beggars cant be choosers and the .Org Village costs alot 
> of money. 

Out of interest, how much did you get it for? I've been looking at 300 
pounds per square metre for BETT at Olympia.

> AFAIK you are the only person who wanted the "dead space" to be 
> larger but 

Rather, I believe I suggested using the centre space for birds of 
feather meetings instead of having any dead space. When you are trying 
to get the most use from an expensive area, it seems a shame to have 
unproductive space. I think we had at least two meetings in the cafe 
area and two meetings in the pub over the road. That's another reason 
why we invited more people onto the stand, to help cover for those.

> feel free to design the village yourself and fit in 19 exhibitors in 
> that 
> space, taking into account the wishes and requirements of all the 
> exhibitors.

I think I'd leave that to stand builders.

You seem to be taking something personally. If I said anything to 
offend, please accept my apologies. That was not my intention. This 
stand design was OK, but I hope that it continues to evolve based on 
past experiences. I would expect that you do too, as it changed from 
the NEC to Olympia. I appreciate that there are many constraints. For 
what it's worth, I'd like to see future versions include the 
possibility to talk to people at the stand without blocking the 
display and easier access for wheelchair users. At Olympia, I seemed 
to have trouble with background noise, too.

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