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People skipping the RSVP and just showing up "unofficially" is already a problem with Meetup. This is going to create the exact wrong incentive for that. Next

People skipping the RSVP and just showing up "unofficially" is already a problem with Meetup. This is going to create the exact wrong incentive for that. Next up: movie theaters that charge $2 to anyone who doesn't talk during a movie, gyms that charge $2 if you put dumbbells back on the rack instead leaving them strewn around the floor, traffic cops giving tickets for properly using your turn signal, ...

ryanlol 7y ago
Ah, so it’s kind of like taxes which you only have to pay if you snitch on yourself?
joe_the_user 7y ago
The thing is, as a meetup organizer, I prefer someone who shows up but doesn't sign-up to someone who doesn't show up at all. At least for ongoing attendees and I host weekly and monthly "hobby" events when once someone shows up once, they don't have much incentive to sign-up for future meetup events and that's fine for everyone. I still don't mind paying for meetup because it's a way for new people to find the event. But in that situation, attendees paying meetup is absurd but in just about any situation, attendees paying meetup is absurd. Meetup already has an option to have attendees to pay the organizer for attending. They might consider that for the events where this option isn't used, it is realistically because this could not work, you can't get money from people for that stuff.
- adrianmonk 7y ago
  Depending on the event, showing up without doing an RSVP can be worse than not coming. I think generally it depends on whether the RSVP is being relied on for something, for example an accurate headcount for a restaurant reservation. For a regular meetup, it's not nearly as important to RSVP. Maybe even overly formal. I go to a weekly thing that's organized through Meetup, and I still RSVP every time, though, for a few reasons. One is it puts it on my calendar automatically. Two is it helps newbies feel comfortable that somebody is going and they won't be the only one there if they show up.
- Cub3 7y ago
  Having attended several meetups in London, RSVP is usually required for building security reasons, they need to know in advance the names of who is coming into the building depending on the hosting venue

ryanlol 7y ago

Ah, so it’s kind of like taxes which you only have to pay if you snitch on yourself?

joe_the_user 7y ago

The thing is, as a meetup organizer, I prefer someone who shows up but doesn't sign-up to someone who doesn't show up at all. At least for ongoing attendees and I host weekly and monthly "hobby" events when once someone shows up once, they don't have much incentive to sign-up for future meetup events and that's fine for everyone. I still don't mind paying for meetup because it's a way for new people to find the event. But in that situation, attendees paying meetup is absurd but in just about any situation, attendees paying meetup is absurd. Meetup already has an option to have attendees to pay the organizer for attending. They might consider that for the events where this option isn't used, it is realistically because this could not work, you can't get money from people for that stuff.

adrianmonk 7y ago
Depending on the event, showing up without doing an RSVP can be worse than not coming. I think generally it depends on whether the RSVP is being relied on for something, for example an accurate headcount for a restaurant reservation. For a regular meetup, it's not nearly as important to RSVP. Maybe even overly formal. I go to a weekly thing that's organized through Meetup, and I still RSVP every time, though, for a few reasons. One is it puts it on my calendar automatically. Two is it helps newbies feel comfortable that somebody is going and they won't be the only one there if they show up.
Cub3 7y ago
Having attended several meetups in London, RSVP is usually required for building security reasons, they need to know in advance the names of who is coming into the building depending on the hosting venue