[Noisebridge-discuss] NoisyCalendary

[Vlad Spears]

On Jan 25, 2010, at 4:22 PM, Kelly wrote:
>>> -Events don't all start at the same time, but they may still  
>>> conflict.
>>> If I'm scheduled 7-9, but someone else is scheduled 8-10, I can't  
>>> very
>>> well just see if they show up before I decide to take their room.  
>>> This
>>> has been a problem in the past.
>>
>> Sure you can see if they show up before you take their room.  What  
>> would be
>> an excellent amount of time to wait?  15 mins?  After that time  
>> passes, if
>> no-one is there then take their room at 8:15.  If they show up  
>> late, it can
>> be worked out between those present.  Being late is unexcellent,  
>> but doesn't
>> require contact info.  What if their contact info was email and  
>> they were
>> stuck in traffic without access? Or their phone is on vibrate in  
>> their bag?
>>  You might take their room at 7:55 when you can't contact them even  
>> though
>> they may walk in the door at the stroke of 8:00.
>
> No, I meant that this is a problem when I need a room at 7. When the
> 8pm person arrives they're unlikely to boot me if I already have a
> sizeable group in progress.  And since I won't be done until an hour
> into their event, they're stuck with the couch area. This is what
> happened to BayCat, and let me tell you, it was frustrating seeing
> them all clustered around a small whiteboard on a chair, while the
> group in their room probably didn't need a whiteboard at all.  And
> you're assuming that I'm trying to troubleshoot this situation when
> I'm in the space.  I mean that contact info allows for this to be
> dealt with in advance. When I notice that someone else has booked
> something potentially conflicting, I can contact them to try to work
> it out in advance.  I think my point was that often when the only
> option you have is to work it out, that night, in the space, it's
> already too late.


I'm under the impression resources can't be double-booked in the One  
True Calendar, though this might be a mistake on my part.  It doesn't  
make sense that I could reserve something which has already been  
reserved by someone else.  Will NoiseCal allow double-booking?

Vlad
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