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I can't figure out where in this fandom to go to ask questions that aren't immediately shouted down by randomness. How do brony meetups work? I want to meet bronies. I want to organize a meetup. But the only things I hear anywhere are just "To the moon!" and "lol derpy".
Friday, 12-Aug-11 01:59:50 UTC from web-
@generalzoi Organizing a meetup isn't that difficult. Mainly, it's choosing a place to meet that everyone can get to with minimum effort, getting people interested enough to go and everything else is set-dressing.
Friday, 12-Aug-11 02:02:12 UTC from web-
@tenure Therein lies the problem, because I don't know what a suitable venue would be. I've been trying to ask people what they've seen people do at meetups, but no luck.
Friday, 12-Aug-11 02:05:49 UTC from web-
@generalzoi I bought coffee, but the only meetup I've been to was a very small one.
Friday, 12-Aug-11 02:07:12 UTC from web -
@generalzoi Try to get an approximation of how many people there are in your local area first. If there's probably only going to be ten or so, you might as well just meet up at a park or something.
Friday, 12-Aug-11 02:08:12 UTC from web -
@generalzoi Have you read any of the summary posts from other meetups on Equestria Daily?
Friday, 12-Aug-11 02:09:03 UTC from web-
@starshine I've read a couple. I know there are a number of different options. I guess I should just try to get word out that I'm considering one, and see how many people are interested before trying to pick a place.
Friday, 12-Aug-11 02:12:52 UTC from web
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@generalzoi: "But the only things I hear anywhere are just "To the moon!" and "lol derpy"." Well that's mean. But, I suggest you find the group nearest you first here: http://www.bronies.com/map/ and then ask to see who might be interested in a get together. Then, if you find that there's some interest, then advertise in as many locations as possible, especially ponychan in /collab/, since that seems to be the place where Sethisto from EqD looks for new meet-ups. If you're on facebook, you can also create an event for people to rsvp to... At least, this is what @tenure and I did.
Friday, 12-Aug-11 02:12:33 UTC from web-
@wollffey Very good advice, wollffey! Though I may disagree about ponychan. So far the only people to respond there have been us and your boyfriend. The place has become too insular, in my opinion. @generalzoi A suitable venue can pretty much be any neutral meeting ground. Right now me and others are setting up a picnic for labor-day weekend. It's just got to be a place that can accomodate as many people as would be willing to come. The timing is also important because you have to arrange for when a maximum amount of people in your region can actually have the spare time to do whatever it is you've planned. Another factor is cost; places that allow for big meetings can sometimes have a reservation cost attached. There's other things but this alone should get you started. Once you get some others interested you can brainstorm with them. My original idea was just to see if any Tampa bronies wanted free pizza. After collabing with wollffey here, it turned into something bigger.
Friday, 12-Aug-11 02:18:13 UTC from web-
@tenure lol, reservation costs. I'd like to add to that, some places are really apples-retentive or just plain dumb, and ask for things that you can't really provide (like exact headcounts a month in advance) or insist on charging per-person or something. Those places suck, and if you're in a decent sized city you can surely find a suitable location that you don't have to pay to reserve. (or at least, a place that you can easily cover the costs of yourself)
Friday, 12-Aug-11 02:23:58 UTC from web-
@starshine Every place is different and every situation is different. Depending on what's going on or the circumstances surrounding your plans, there may be a need to rent out space. I could have simply announced a place and set up shop, but I took into account the possibility of rain ruining our fun so I went the extra mile and rented a covered pavilion with grills.
Friday, 12-Aug-11 02:32:14 UTC from web-
@tenure of course. that's why I wrote that text in parentheses. There are places *anywhere* that can be gotten for cheap or free unless you have an absurdly large group, and for a first meetup, you won't.
Friday, 12-Aug-11 02:36:51 UTC from web-
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@kingcarcinopony Hello. I will now ban myself.
Friday, 12-Aug-11 02:45:45 UTC from web-
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@kingcarcinopony Oh, okay.
Friday, 12-Aug-11 02:46:59 UTC from web-
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@wollffey Apologies, wollffey. I didn't mean for that statement to apply to the whole fandom. What I meant was that I don't know where people in the fandom go to talk, because the places I tried (ponychan and Equestria Daily) I was ignored due to all the other fast-paced conversations going on. But it did sound like I was insulting the fandom, and I'm very sorry for that. I did check bronies.com, but the closest groups to me are still too far for me to attend, so what I'm trying to figure out is how to start at the very beginning with a local group.
Friday, 12-Aug-11 02:36:36 UTC from web
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