Anniversay meetups in the sidebar?

June 22, 2009 8:00 PM

For obvious reasons the "upcoming meetups" sidebar is starting to look empty and lonely. May we have the confirmed meetups posted to the sidebar?

Yes, it would be a lot of links. This is but a glorious feature. Show it off, eh?

And it'll save a couple of clicks as threads get more traffic for final planning and communication.

As a bonus it might help motivate some folks to push their meetups from planning to confirmed to get on the sidebar.

posted by loquacious to MetaFilter-related at 8:00 PM (22 comments total)

Maybe the 10th anniversary meetups that were confirmed in the last three days just above upcoming meetups?
posted by BrotherCaine at 8:20 PM on June 22

I would love to see the whole roster there. I don't think it would be too intrusive. Perhaps leave the date format off of the links to individual city/locations since they'll all be the same or similar.
posted by loquacious at 8:29 PM on June 22

Also spelling fail in title, sorry.
posted by loquacious at 8:30 PM on June 22

This list isn't enough for you? It comes with its own map!
posted by gingerbeer at 8:52 PM on June 22

ItShould be obvioud to you peoplle by now that you need to get lost.
posted by longsleeves at 9:13 PM on June 22

s.
posted by longsleeves at 9:14 PM on June 22

The Chicago Cabal votes against. We're going to have at least one meetup before the MeFanniversary.
posted by eamondaly at 9:16 PM on June 22

I agree, Glorificus Placitum (or Meetupum) in the sidebar for all to see and revel in would be nice. Fill it up and spread the word!
posted by shoesfullofdust at 9:18 PM on June 22

There is no Chicago Cabal!
posted by loquacious at 10:05 PM on June 22

I vote for:

> Jul 17 - 15 tenth meetups
> Jul 18 - 31 tenth meetups
> Jul 19 - 7 tenth meetups

And each arrow is clickable:

> Jul 17 - 15 tenth meetups
v Jul 18 - 31 tenth meetups
    • Butte, ID
    • Monkey's Eyebrow, AZ
    • Climax, MI
    • Intercourse, PA
    (etc)
> Jul 19 - 7 tenth meetups

posted by Plutor at 4:46 AM on June 23 [1 favorite]

But if there were, eamondaly would be a reasonable enough representative to speak for it.

I would put that Chicago one up so the sidebar was less lonely, (Wednesday, July 1st, 6ish, Billy Goat!) but I'm on the Chicago shame bench after having to back out of the 10th Anniversary Block Party Protestacular.
posted by SpiffyRob at 4:52 AM on June 23

could you also put my dental appointments over there? I really hate having to leave the meta to click on iCal.
posted by HuronBob at 8:29 AM on June 23

Shouldn't Intercourse, PA be before Climax, MI?
posted by gingerbeer at 11:54 AM on June 23

All set!
posted by pb at 4:55 PM on June 23

Happy now?
posted by jessamyn at 6:41 PM on June 23

Hooooollllyyyyy crap. That's a lot of meetups.

Actually, I don't think this feature is really necessary. I mean, it just crowds the sidebar and drowns out the upcoming non-10th meetups.

Maybe closer to the actual date of the events..?

(SORRY I POSTED THIS COMMENT ON THE OTHER CHICAGO MEETUP THREAD I GOT CONFUSED)
posted by spiderskull at 7:37 PM on June 23

Me happy now! Thanks pb!
posted by shoesfullofdust at 8:39 PM on June 23

The sidebar looks so pretty right now! There are currently no puppies or babies around so I have to channel my maternal feelings SOMEWHERE.
posted by liquorice at 9:38 PM on June 23

You know what's cool? Sometimes, folks who've only communicated through some lame-ass website get together in person and drink and hang out. I think that's pretty fucking cool.
posted by BitterOldPunk at 12:35 AM on June 24 [2 favorites]

Thanks for this post loq, because I totally spaced on the date and now have to switch to another state for the meet-up. You're a meet-up saver.
posted by phytage at 5:57 PM on June 24

This web site is not lame-ass!
posted by jessamyn at 5:59 PM on June 24 [1 favorite]

Well I see that the meetup sidebar has now been updated. The downside is it's made the sidebar longer than the main content section of MetaTalk. Maybe we could/should temporarily display more posts?
posted by Effigy2000 at 3:33 AM on June 25