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From your FAQ: > There is a way to import members from your existing meetup.com group. HOWEVER! The member export from Meetup does NOT include email addresses

by 32005600 7y ago

From your FAQ: > There is a way to import members from your existing meetup.com group. HOWEVER! The member export from Meetup does NOT include email addresses of all your members - so you must notify them separately of the change. Detailed instructions about that process are available after you set up your group. Why do I need to sign up to read that info? Why can't you just put it in the FAQ? To be honest that kind of "paywall" doesn't inspire confidence in your service. And what about exporting members from your service? Is that possible, and if so how does it work? The last thing I want to do as a Meetup organizer is bring all my members into another walled garden.

distances 7y ago
I've given my email to Meetup with permission to contact me. I'm not so sure this permission allows group organizers to export my contact details. I can see it could be both legally and ethically questionable.
chrisa 7y ago
Hm, I see how I should reword that a bit - what I mean is that there are additional instructions about specifically how to go into meetup and export your list (from meetup) next to the button where you can import it into MeetingPlace. There's nothing special or secret about those instructions - but I can see how it looks like there's something hidden... not my intention! The main reason it's not directly in the FAQ is because it's about a page of pretty specific details - not great for being directly in a FAQ. I could see putting a link to it from there though. For export from MeetingPlace: as an organizer, you have the ability to export your member list. Each member has an individual setting to let you see their email address or not. So if all the members let you see their email addresses, then you'll be able to export them all. That's the most fair way I could think to do it: allow the members to decide if the organizer can see their email or not.

distances 7y ago

I've given my email to Meetup with permission to contact me. I'm not so sure this permission allows group organizers to export my contact details. I can see it could be both legally and ethically questionable.

chrisa 7y ago

Hm, I see how I should reword that a bit - what I mean is that there are additional instructions about specifically how to go into meetup and export your list (from meetup) next to the button where you can import it into MeetingPlace. There's nothing special or secret about those instructions - but I can see how it looks like there's something hidden... not my intention! The main reason it's not directly in the FAQ is because it's about a page of pretty specific details - not great for being directly in a FAQ. I could see putting a link to it from there though. For export from MeetingPlace: as an organizer, you have the ability to export your member list. Each member has an individual setting to let you see their email address or not. So if all the members let you see their email addresses, then you'll be able to export them all. That's the most fair way I could think to do it: allow the members to decide if the organizer can see their email or not.