Re: [Debconf-team] Sponsorship deadline
On Sat, 2012-05-12 at 20:18 +0100, Moray Allan wrote:
> Can some people work on personalised registration status messages, to go
> out as soon as possible but certainly before the sponsorship deadline?
> It's much easier if attendees find their mistakes now, rather than
> having to make special requests to us after the deadline.
In addition to the normal issues (people just forgetting to select the
right options), this year we seem to have four different options
Basic; no sponsored food or accommodation
Basic; want sponsored accommodation
Basic; want sponsored food
Basic; want sponsored food and accommodation
but also separate questions on accommodation
Regular DebConf accommodation
I will arrange my own accommodation
and on food
No dietary restrictions
Vegetarian
Vegan
Other
Not eating with the group
It seems to me that putting the four options for "Basic" in the
registration category was a bug -- the separate questions already give
us this information, in a way that's consistent for people in
registration categories other than "Basic".
The immediate problem from this is that it's likely some attendees have
put inconsistent information in the two places, e.g. asking for "Basic;
want sponsored food and accommodation" but accidentally leaving "I will
arrange my own accommodation" chosen.
So two extra things may be needed, beyond the normal status messages:
(a) Check for inconsistent choices, and warn the people in question;
(b) Perhaps re-merge the four "basic" categories to avoid the problem
recurring.
--
Moray
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