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The creator of an IRL event has the option to be notified by email when a comment is added to the post. How much trouble would it be to add notifications to those who are attending (including Maybes)? Is this something others would find useful?
posted by Johnny Wallflower on May 26, 2019 - 15 comments

I used to love looking at meetup photos and putting faces with names, but it doesn't seem like anyone posts them anymore. Is this because people are more worried about privacy, or is it because Flickr is completely terrible now, or a combination? Or is it just because pictures are so easy/ubiquitous that no one really takes them anymore? I don't know what the answer is (and I won't be contributing because I am WAY too shy to ever go to a meetup) but I would love it if people got into the habit again. Would allowing photos in IRL posts be a pony too far?
posted by cilantro on Feb 18, 2019 - 28 comments

The classic Chicago Goat / Frog meetup is losing one portion of its evening thanks to the vagaries of the property market.
This seems like a meetup that’s been around forever, and so I thought it would be good to ask about long-running local meet-ups. Do mefites in your area regularly get together for a specific event? Have you been doing it for a long while? More than a year? Please tell.
posted by Going To Maine on Nov 30, 2015 - 24 comments

Pony request: an option to opt out of IRL posts that come up on a regular basis. [more inside]
posted by youcancallmeal on Jun 12, 2015 - 32 comments

Hello all :) I would like to post a meetup event. I am new to Halifax (Nova Scotia) and several AskMeFi responses suggested this as a good way to make friends. I would like to know the behavior Metafilter participants expect of the "hosts" ... More inside ... [more inside]
posted by partly squamous and partly rugose on Mar 4, 2014 - 52 comments

As someone who frequently posts IRL events, I'd really love if, when I previewed the post, the page told me about other meetups on that day within a 50 mile radius of my location. It would be awesome, because then I could say, "Oh, so-and-so is having their ice cream meetup that afternoon; I'll just make the post for the next week instead." It would also have the benefit of showing me events that might be outside the radius I've set for my own personal IRL notifications, but that might still be in range for attendees. What do you think? Would other IRL posters appreciate such a feature?
posted by ocherdraco on Jul 18, 2013 - 30 comments

Hey folks. So I realize that I don't even look at meet-ups anymore because I don't drink. So I just wanted to promote the idea of a Brooklyn or NYC or whatever area non-barhopping meet-up. Have a favorite coffeehouse or less snooty spot that you dig? A non-drinking-centric hole in the wall or other like thing? [more inside]
posted by nevercalm on Jul 9, 2013 - 33 comments

In your experience, what makes for a small IRL meetup successful? [more inside]
posted by Nomyte on Dec 29, 2012 - 32 comments

There are three (1, 2, 3) NYC meetups scheduled for next Saturday. Is that the same-day same-city record? [more inside]
posted by Jahaza on Oct 11, 2012 - 34 comments

What's the format for meetups? [more inside]
posted by aqsakal on Oct 1, 2012 - 40 comments

Could we revisit the close-a-proposed-meetup thing on IRL? [more inside]
posted by phunniemee on Nov 9, 2011 - 35 comments

Problems with entering cities/suburbs with using the Google Maps plugin in IRL. [more inside]
posted by Fiasco da Gama on Mar 6, 2011 - 5 comments

My Pony would like to meet other Ponies. [more inside]
posted by Ghidorah on Oct 27, 2010 - 104 comments

Slight issue with IRL: what if the location isn't easily findable on Google Maps? [more inside]
posted by showbiz_liz on Oct 21, 2010 - 9 comments

Confirming Meet-Ups without including an exact address. Possible? [more inside]
posted by zizzle on Sep 20, 2010 - 31 comments

Thanks everyone for trying out IRL during our alpha test and for putting up with the awkward dual MeTa/IRL posts for a while. We're ready to unveil new features and a new approach to meetups. [more inside]
posted by mathowie on Aug 5, 2010 - 127 comments