[wsfii-discuss] overregistration

Tue Sep 27 14:45:36 UTC 2005

On 27/09/05, Saul Albert <saul at twenteenthcentury.com> wrote:
> hi wsfii
>
> we have a problem - 219 people have registered, and we only have space
> for 200 at any one time in the hall, although the rest of the building
> can absorb more.
>
> I'm a bit worried that we didn't say that we had a limit. oops.
>
> I think we might have to shut down registrations, or put people on a
> 'waiting list' until we know who has confirmed and will definitely be
> coming for both days.
>

Presumably the registration info is being held in a database.  If so,
a little booking confirmation script would be appropriate.  A simple
form asking for confirmation including which days they plan to be
present on.

In the interim, putting all new registrations on the waiting list
would seem to be a good idea.

--
Mamading Ceesay

"Isn't a state that keeps files on innocent persons a police state?"
-- David Mery - Innocent In London http://gizmonaut.net/bits/suspect.html