> My fictitious group was an example. I do not like dogs. :) But your solution goes back to my original comment. The article lists functional alternatives, but

> My fictitious group was an example. I do not like dogs. :) But your solution goes back to my original comment. The article lists functional alternatives, but there is no way for someone to find the group, unless they explicitly searched for it. Most end up searching on Meetup and Facebook. The article lists other solutions that will either: 1. Start monetizing via data mining and ads. This is a very dubious proposition for sites targeting small communities unless those sites convert every single inch of space on screen into ads or unless community management part of it is a just another place to stick ads like it is for Google and Facebook 2. Charge the money from either attendees or organizers to support a going concern, causing the same kind of freak out meetup is currently experiencing. 3. Shutdown The "those who pay the least whine the most" is showing to be true here as well.