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great questions. 1) we check you out. this is how we know you don't know the other people and what you're interested in (at least at a basic level). we found f
by shakers 11y ago
great questions.
1) we check you out. this is how we know you don't know the other people and what you're interested in (at least at a basic level). we found filling this kind of info out makes people even more weirded out, since it's more dating style and so we do what we can in the background instead. after the dinner, we make sure you had a good time, and if not, try to figure out how we can change your dinners so that you have a great time.
2) awesome, based on the responses we've gotten so far, you're not alone.
3) we always plan a full meal. that is, if somebody from the table we'd planned can't go, we fill it with someone else. if someone says they'll attend and cancels, we email them and let them know that we have a three strike cancellation policy. it's not fair to others when they cancel and we have a low tolerance for that.
- meesterdude 11y ago> if someone says they'll attend and cancels, we email them and let them know that we have a three strike cancellation policy. it's not fair to others when they cancel and we have a low tolerance for that. FWIW, this might be counter to your target audience. People who sign up for a service like this will be more likely to present with some form of social anxiety that has inhibited them from socializing normally in the first place. Certainly not everyone, but certainly not no one either. Trying to respond with a heavy hand to such people will only alienate them further; try responding with compassion and understanding and above all else respect. saying you have "low tolerance" for that basically means you have low tolerance for people's quirks and flaws. Attending might be a struggle for some people. Also, you don't need to mention names or faces; but you could mention some interests that each person has that you would be going to dinner with.
- codewithcheese 11y agoI would like to present a counter point to your generalization. I am interested in this. I work from home on a own business. Do not suffer social anxiety, however my social outgoings are limited due to work from home alone. I would suggest that this type of random dinner would not be very appealing for people who suffer from social anxiety.
- Paul_S 11y agoI don't live in SF but I'm really curious, how do you "check people out"? I hope you send PIs after them.
- jccc 11y ago1) we check you out. How? Are you keeping the details of this secret?