I help run a discussion group that meets twice a month and gets about 30 people each time. We have no problem with no-shows (partly because some people turn up

I help run a discussion group that meets twice a month and gets about 30 people each time. We have no problem with no-shows (partly because some people turn up without RSVPing!). Charging attendees a fee will keep people away in droves, not because they can't afford it, but because who can be bothered to go through a payment flow just to go to a meetup? If we choose the "cover members’ fees" option, that's an extra $120 a month in fees. Which makes the "you'll be saving at least 80% annually on subscription fees" particularly insulting. Probably what we'll do is keep the Meetup page, and just tell people not to bother RSVPing. We can always run a Google form for that if numbers are a problem.