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I'm a member of one of the groups but I noticed a lot of people sign up for these groups and you never see them . They never bother to come out to the meetup . I am beginning to think that people use the meetup group as a status symbol so to speak , like they do facebook a lot .I mean the particular group I am in has 86 members but only 3 people come out ? I mean why bother joining one of the groups if you are not going to attend ? does that not seem down right rude ? Do they not consider that it takes time to plan these things ? I mean how do people make friends if you never go to these things ?
Is it that they never attend, or some people attend inconsistently, while there's a small core of regulars, and others that simply never get around to attending? BTW, are Meetups free, or is there a small fee per meeting, or does it vary tremendously from one group to another?
Is it that they never attend, or some people attend inconsistently, while there's a small core of regulars, and others that simply never get around to attending? BTW, are Meetups free, or is there a small fee per meeting, or does it vary tremendously from one group to another?
no it is the fact that they never attend and 3 including myself consistently attend . The one that I'm a member of is free . There are some that charge though I do know .
no it is the fact that they never attend and 3 including myself consistently attend . The one that I'm a member of is free . There are some that charge though I do know .
I don't know why so many would sign up, but not show, though I've heard it's not unusual for a small group of serious participants to have trouble getting a group off the ground for this reason. I think some people sign up, thinking it would be a great activity, but when the time comes to actually attend, other things may get in the way.
How on earth would it be a status symbol? That doesn't make sense to me. I've joined groups, and short of me telling them, no one would know what groups I joined. But why would I tell anyone if I joined a group I never participate in?
I've joined a number of Meetup groups that I've never actually taken part in. Often it's because the group is private, so I have to join if I want to learn anything about their activities.
I am a member of many groups. Signed up during a weak, lonely, motivated moment. Then I got busy with other stuff and forgot about it. Get those stupid emails all the time and the meetup page itself is really stupid to navigate and a pain in the butt. Really not userfriendly. So I am mad every time I get an email but don't sign on to figure out how to delete.
And why leave a group if I may want to join an event sometime in the future? Nobody gets hurt if I am a member and just never show up. It is not like I am pretending to attend to a specific event and then just flake out.
I am a member of many groups. Signed up during a weak, lonely, motivated moment. Then I got busy with other stuff and forgot about it. Get those stupid emails all the time and the meetup page itself is really stupid to navigate and a pain in the butt. Really not userfriendly. So I am mad every time I get an email but don't sign on to figure out how to delete.
And why leave a group if I may want to join an event sometime in the future? Nobody gets hurt if I am a member and just never show up. It is not like I am pretending to attend to a specific event and then just flake out.
But there are those who do but I get what you are saying ....flake out I mean oh yeah I'm coming and then you make a spot for them say at a dinner and they don't show up . well the restaurant does not make the money the server misses out on money , can you see what I'm saying ? I was planning to help with a dinner and co organize if needed , but there was no interest so we said forget it . I find that to be rude don't you ? if you say you are going to be somewhere dont you think you should be there short of an emergency ?
I didn't know people did things like dinner through meetup. I was thinking "who cares?" when I saw the OP's complaint. But for something like a dinner, it would matter.
I joined a couple of writers groups through meetup. Nobody wrings their hands if someone doesn't come to the library, lol. I thought that's what it was, not a social gathering site, but place where you find groups having a common purpose or interest. Who knew. I found out about meetup because my niece found a cycling group that way when she moved to a new area.
I didn't know people did things like dinner through meetup. I was thinking "who cares?" when I saw the OP's complaint. But for something like a dinner, it would matter.
I joined a couple of writers groups through meetup. Nobody wrings their hands if someone doesn't come to the library, lol. I thought that's what it was, not a social gathering site, but place where you find groups having a common purpose or interest. Who knew. I found out about meetup because my niece found a cycling group that way when she moved to a new area.
There are a lot of Meetups that are about sampling restaurants, or meeting for drinks, so places, and a number of tables, need to be reserved.
But there are those who do but I get what you are saying ....flake out I mean oh yeah I'm coming and then you make a spot for them say at a dinner and they don't show up . well the restaurant does not make the money the server misses out on money , can you see what I'm saying ? I was planning to help with a dinner and co organize if needed , but there was no interest so we said forget it . I find that to be rude don't you ? if you say you are going to be somewhere dont you think you should be there short of an emergency ?
I'm confused. If there was no interest, then no one said they were going to be there. What's rude? Simply being a member of the group is not saying that you will attend all the events.
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