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IMO: Its more of people being shy and/or drop the expectation that they'll accepted by the community in the first go. They should come out to the non-discrimin
by monksy 12y ago
IMO: Its more of people being shy and/or drop the expectation that they'll accepted by the community in the first go.
They should come out to the non-discriminatory user groups. (I.e. groups that don't ask for a particular gender i.e. xNUG/xJUG etc)
I've found, in others and myself before, is that I've held myself back from going to meetups because I didn't feel immediately welcome the first go, or that I didn't think I'd know people. However, you can't expect for everyone to welcome you with open arms in the first go. It's easier to blame the issue on racism/sexism, than to admit that you may just be shy. (That being said, I attempt to introduce new people in my meetups to the group and others)
- skybrian 12y agoIt could also be distance or lack of time or avoiding creepers or having more fun things to do or not knowing about the event in the first place or some hidden factor we didn't think of. The point is that there's a filter and its effects aren't necessarily known to us, so it's hard to deduce what's wrong when some people don't show up. It seems like figuring out problems like this is what marketing is all about.
- monksy 12y ago> It could also be distance or lack of time or avoiding creepers or having more fun things to do or not knowing about the event in the first place or some hidden factor we didn't think of. The point is that there's a filter and its effects aren't necessarily known to us, so it's hard to deduce what's wrong when some people don't show up. Except for the creepers issue (which only can be solved by bringing it up to the organizers), thats on the fault of the attendee. You can't make connections if you're not there. Don't blame the organizers for that.