Probably the simplest way to get the most information would be "What is your first choice?" "What is your second choice?" and "What is your third choice?" questions. (Or, to allow lots of data fun, have all six possible orders to choose from.)
I battle evil. But I don't really win. The bad keeps coming back and getting stronger. Like that kid in the story, the boy that stuck his finger in the duck.
Buffy ,'Showtime'
F2F5: I forget that everyone isn't us
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon.
Hil R. - Mar 20, 2010 9:16:22 pm PDT #5407 of 12708
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
sj - Mar 20, 2010 11:41:56 pm PDT #5408 of 12708
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Frank, Al Forno's is still in business. I haven't been there in a while, but I heard it is still excellent. They don't take reservations, so the wait can be long, but they might make an exception for a larger group. I think I heard the owners have a new restaurant as well.
meara - Mar 20, 2010 11:47:32 pm PDT #5409 of 12708
Yeah, I voted for a July date, but....if I end up coming, either July date is probably just as possible. The June one is right out, though.
sj - Mar 20, 2010 11:52:02 pm PDT #5410 of 12708
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
The new restaurant is called Tini. It only seats 20, and it is a place that does drinks and small bites. Frank, I should add that if the F2F is not in Providence, I would be happy to meet you at Al Forno's some night for dinner. I have been wanting to take TCG there anyway.
amyth - Mar 21, 2010 3:34:54 am PDT #5411 of 12708
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
My answer is meara's answer.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 21, 2010 4:12:48 am PDT #5412 of 12708
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Frank, I should add that if the F2F is not in Providence, I would be happy to meet you at Al Forno's some night for dinner. I have been wanting to take TCG there anyway.
I would love to do that sometime. I haven't been to Providence in a while, which is silly, because it's only an hour+ away.
Laura - Mar 21, 2010 5:21:55 am PDT #5413 of 12708
Our wings are not tired.
Also able to attend any of the dates so I left the voting to those with a preference.
brenda m - Mar 21, 2010 5:27:06 am PDT #5414 of 12708
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Ditto.
megan walker - Mar 21, 2010 5:58:42 am PDT #5415 of 12708
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Huh. Now I'm questioning my survey design. Maybe I should have added a "can't make XX" and a "can make all" category.
Given the responses here, I think the poll seems fine. Even if some people can make all, they still might want to express a preference. So I don't think another button is needed. And we already had one opportunity to narrow down the dates to those three.
Unfortunately, the reality is that not everybody can make all dates. That's why we vote. If half of the people pick June, so be it. I wouldn't assume that the second choice of July people is the other July date (it's not in my case).
SailAweigh - Mar 21, 2010 7:36:48 am PDT #5416 of 12708
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I probably should have abstained, too. If I can make it at all, any day would be okay to some degree. Some are better than others, but none are not doable.