{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Purple Tinker (purpletinker)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Aug-11 05:26:34 UTC","author_name":"Purple Tinker (purpletinker)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/purpletinker","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/428481","html":"@starshine<\/span><\/a><\/span> I appreciate that. It's wonderful, really it is. In the end, though, you have to lift your own boulders. That's the lesson here. Every time somepony whines "Why is there no meetup group in East Asscrack, Whinnypeg?", I point out that if you want a meetup group in your area, SOMEPONY is going to have to step up and make it. It's my task to promote BroNYCon. It's your task to promote the Ohio group. I will work with you to ensure that your link on bronies.com<\/a> is up to date. I will coordinate dates with you so my event doesn't cannibalise attendance from yours, or vice versa. I will happily cross-promote your stuff... but ultimately, it's your job to pimp Ohio meetups, and it's my job to pimp NYC meetups."}