[Chicago] MeetUp

[Rob Kapteyn]

First of all, I am inspired by how well our anarchist system works.

I agree that Meetup.com is slightly evil, even though I use it, I kind  
of like it, and I have gone to a few meetups.
It's main value is publicity, but I'm not sure that we have a  
publicity problem with our target audience.

It would be nice if we spruced up the website a little.
I use MoinMoin myself, but I'm starting to think it's a bit too clunky.

What do people think about putting the website on appengine with  
Web2Py and KPAX ?

-Rob

On Jun 27, 2008, at 7:52 AM, Ishmael Rufus wrote:

> "I am opposed due to possible single point of failure in use of  
> Meetup,
> as you point out."
>
> If something ever happened to my account (deletion or non-pay) the  
> group goes under new election status where Asst. Organizers can take  
> charge of the group with a paid account.
> "I would like us to have control of the source of notification, which
> would post to vatrious places, and also send out reminders to a group
> of moderators, or perhaps to the list unless the automatic reminder
> thing would get annoying."
>
> You can control the automatic reminder and send email specifically  
> to "Admins" or b.k.a Asst. Organizers of the group instead of the  
> entire group.
>
> sheila miguez wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 5:22 PM, Pete <pfein at pobox.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Jun 26, 2008, at 5:45 PM, Ian Bicking wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Ishmael Rufus wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ian:
>>>>> Could you clarify why Meetup is not very helpful about being one
>>>>> announcement location among many?
>>>>>
>>>> It has seemed to me that it always acts as the canonical location  
>>>> for
>>>> information, even when it is not.
>>>>
>>> Hence the concern about turning into the "Chicago Python Meetup".   
>>> They also
>>> seem lame about taking down defunct groups (should Ishmael  
>>> disappear as
>>> suddenly as he appeared, say).  Do they let you link to your own  
>>> site in
>>> notification emails, say?
>>>
>>> My unofficial tally is:
>>>
>>> 1 person suggesting (Brian)
>>> 1 person willing to pay (Ishmael)
>>> 1 person in favor but really wanting earlier notification
>>> many people opposed, in various degrees of strenuousness and for  
>>> various
>>> reasons (everyone else).
>>>
>>> Sound about right?
>>>
>> Yes
>> I am opposed due to possible single point of failure in use of  
>> Meetup,
>> as you point out.
>>
>> I am opposed unless Meetup can be made one of many means of
>> notification, which sounds problematic though perhaps less so, as
>> Ishmail pointed out a public api now? (I am ignorant on these things)
>>
>> I would like us to have control of the source of notification, which
>> would post to vatrious places, and also send out reminders to a group
>> of moderators, or perhaps to the list unless the automatic reminder
>> thing would get annoying.
>>
>> I know we could probably set up a group calendar in google and have  
>> it
>> mail out reminders, but that would also be a notification scheme
>> locked into one provider
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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