Is there a time interval one should wait before requesting the next meetup?

July 2, 2004 9:25 AM

Is there any particular time interval one should wait before requesting the next meetup in some location?
posted by casarkos to MetaFilter Gatherings at 9:25 AM (28 comments total)

nah...where? when?
posted by amberglow at 9:43 AM on July 2, 2004

Well there seem to be somewhat regularly scheduled meetups in NYC (every 3-4 months or so); in other places they seem to be more impromptu affairs. I'd say the 3-4 month period seems reasonable for larger, general gatherings.

That said, even though we just had a Vancouver MeFi meetup in April, we still managed to get a bunch of people together in June to welcome an out-of-town MeFite visiting our fair city. And the Minneapolis-area MeFites seem positively chummy...they'll meet up at the drop of a hat.

So nothing ventured, nothing gained. I'd say post the meetup request to MeTa and see who bites. If no one else, I'm sure amberglow will turn up ;)

seriously, he needs some kind of 12-step program to fight his meetup addiction.
posted by filmgoerjuan at 9:58 AM on July 2, 2004

Oh, Juan. You card.

In New York, there are the official ones every couple-four months, but if there's an even unwritten rule, it's that it is customary to not have a meetup until the last one has ended. Avoids double booking. You know.

But consecutive weekends? Consecutive days? One at lunch, and then a sensible dinner? Hell, yeah. We can do it.

Any esteemed visitors to NYC wanna hook up this month?

How's, oh, July 16 or 17?
posted by chicobangs at 10:01 AM on July 2, 2004

seriously, he needs some kind of 12-step program to fight his meetup addiction.
aw, you're just jealous cause all the cool kids live on the east coast--and i like real people (it's a result of growing up pre-net or something) ; >

i'm in for the 16th or 17th.
posted by amberglow at 10:15 AM on July 2, 2004

Is there any particular time interval one should wait before requesting the next meetup in some location?

You must wait for the hangovers to subside.
posted by kindall at 10:33 AM on July 2, 2004

i live in a flyover state. we have SAMs.
posted by quonsar at 10:40 AM on July 2, 2004

It depends. Some people need half an hour or more to recover, others can go 4 or 5 times in an hour.
posted by scarabic at 11:25 AM on July 2, 2004

Showoff.

So, okay. Bohemian Beer Hall, anyone?
posted by chicobangs at 12:58 PM on July 2, 2004

I'll be in NY July 25 through 28 or so, and maybe early August (still not sure), but it sounds like you could have another one, even if you meet the 16th or 17th. Maybe?
posted by caitlinb at 1:13 PM on July 2, 2004

let's do it when caitlinb's here
posted by amberglow at 2:09 PM on July 2, 2004

*blush* Thank you!

Oh dear, am I going to have to leave Manhattan for this?
posted by caitlinb at 2:30 PM on July 2, 2004

It'll be good for you. Manhattan is *so* over.
posted by dame at 2:57 PM on July 2, 2004

well, fresh meat and everything : >

i don't know about Astoria--persuade me.
posted by amberglow at 3:13 PM on July 2, 2004

can i come to the next nyc meetup since i just moved to NYC a few days ago? or do i need to go through some werid ritual or something?
posted by Stynxno at 5:10 PM on July 2, 2004

we'll have the weird ritual at the meetup--chico, you bring the goat.
posted by amberglow at 5:19 PM on July 2, 2004

excellent! as long as i don't have to wear pants, i'll be happy.
posted by Stynxno at 5:22 PM on July 2, 2004

don't worry--you're not allowed to : >
posted by amberglow at 5:25 PM on July 2, 2004

Stynxno, why don't you just go back to Colorado?

Sheesh, if the MeFiNYC club is gonna let Stynxno in then it's true that the standards have dropped.

Now if you need me, I'll be over here seething in a jealous rage.
posted by filmgoerjuan at 5:44 PM on July 2, 2004

Is there any particular time interval one should wait before requesting the next meetup in some location?

I think if it depends if sex was involved. If you were "intimate" during the last meetup, then it is customary. . .

Oh wait. Thought this was an askme post. Move along.
posted by Quartermass at 7:11 PM on July 2, 2004

One vote for the Bohemian Hall here. It's outside so everyone can smoke. The beer is terrific and so is the food. And a large contingent of the MeFiNY crew lives in the neighborhood (including me!).

Queens reprazentin!
posted by jonmc at 7:31 PM on July 2, 2004

How about another UK meetup, given the poor attendance of the last one? There seemed to be a lot of people very interested in coming but couldn't make it.
posted by adrianhon at 2:24 AM on July 3, 2004

Astoria is just over the Queensboro Bridge, as close as, say, Williamsburg is to Manhattan (and on the much more reliable N/W train to boot).There are at least a half dozen genial mefites in the neighboprhood, and the Beer Hall, och! The Beer hall is a taste of old Prague.

And the beer, the food and the polka music are phenomenal for a hot summer night.

(And do we need a goat? Dude, I can get you a goat.)

Now, as far as a date. the 25th-28th is Sunday through Thursday. Caitlin, any lead time in either direction on that? Fridays and Saturdays make the drunken baby Mefites very happy.
posted by chicobangs at 12:11 PM on July 3, 2004

Well, I'm working both weekends before and after (in Washington DC), but if you go for August 6 or 7th, I'll probably be in NYC, then, too.
posted by caitlinb at 4:56 PM on July 3, 2004

Early August! Early August! I could make that one! Or you guys could all come to DC on the shuttle to meetup w me and Caitlin.
posted by CunningLinguist at 4:21 AM on July 5, 2004

goats.

and knee length white socks : )
posted by sgt.serenity at 5:45 AM on July 5, 2004

Okay, then. How about Saturday, August 7th at the Bohemian Beer Hall? Could that possibly be a plan?

(Stynxno, the newbie initiate, brings the goat. Everyone brings cameras, which we all, of course, have.)
posted by chicobangs at 7:52 AM on July 5, 2004

Newbie here. Is a black cockerel okay? I can't afford a goat.
posted by casarkos at 9:03 AM on July 5, 2004

Naw. We get too many black cockerels at these things. They eat all the food and shit in your hat. Kind of messy.

But can you bring Jarvis Cockerel?
posted by chicobangs at 9:06 AM on July 5, 2004