7 Nov 11, 6:11 PM
hollythedolly
UK(NN), 2 yrs
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Kali_Ma wrote:
I'm actually fine with how it currently works... my biggest gripe is only being allowed to send 6 memos at once...a bitch when you're memoing nearly 200 people.
I keep a separate spreadsheet for attendees, add a name once they've memo'd me, then post when the guest info memos have gone out, stating that if you haven't received a memo then you aren't on the list... I keep an eye on who has ticked the 'I'm going' and if it's a name I don't recognise then I'll mail then myself.
So.. in conclusion..I'd like to be able to send out more memos in one go...
Kali
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i agree
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7 Nov 11, 6:13 PM
Kali_Ma
UK(B), 5 yrs
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leopard99 wrote:
Kali_Ma wrote:
I'm actually fine with how it currently works... my biggest gripe is only being allowed to send 6 memos at once...a bitch when you're memoing nearly 200 people.......
So.. in conclusion..I'd like to be able to send out more memos in one go...
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Perhaps this is a privilege that should be granted only to events/groups but not to individuals. Possibly made available by request to admin so that somebody can't set up a spurious group profile for the purpose of spamming IC.
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Yeah that's what I thought too!
K
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7 Nov 11, 7:20 PM
janusxuk
UK(HP), 7 yrs
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Admin wrote:
For informal events like munches and club nights where you can turn up at the door, this seems to work very well and we want that to work the same way it does now.
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As I've said before, it would be better (for the event organiser) if the clicking of the going / interested button generated a post on the event thread, even if this was auotmated. This would keep event threads more at the forefront of the boards. I appreciate this is a form of free advertising and the more succesful events dont need it, but the small regional munches do IMHO and that is where one of the main hearts of our community is.
Admin wrote:
However, for events where people must confirm in advance before going there's a danger that people think they've confirmed by using that button whereas the event organiser needs a memo and maybe to ask a couple of questions (or get payment!) first.
Is there a way we can improve how this works? For example, that adding your name to the list might automatically generate a memo to the event organiser if the organiser ticks that option? Maybe even that their name doesn't then appear until the organiser adds them?
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I think this is a brilliant idea if it's an option to be set by the event organiser. Some events don't need it but some do and it would be a big help for an organiser.
Admin wrote:
Is there any interest in having invitation memos too? Some sort of "Send this member an invitation to my event" button, and a way of seeing the list you've sent so far and whether they are coming. Some of this might be additional information not visible to other members, including confirmations from people who don't want to be listed on the thread.
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This is a bad idea, just smacks of spam email to me, sorry. Watford Munch is on the 3rd Tuesday of every month.
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7 Nov 11, 9:54 PM
KinkyRoly
UK(OX), 3 yrs
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bohnanza wrote:
What would the response be if someone realised you received a memo every time they clicked to say they were going. How much fun could someone have clicking I am Going, I am not Going, 300 times in a row?
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I would welcome a system that allowed that. It would be a simple way to highlight that the individual was a wanker and an inappropriate guest. We could weed them out in advance without having to suffer them in person.
Different organisers have different approaches to guest lists. Some generate large lists and get only a small proportion of those guests turning up. At Ann & Roly's we prefer to compile an accurate list and we if we start with a guest list of N people, we find that the number turning up is N plus or minus just a small percentage. We make it quite clear that guests who persistently ask to be put on the list, but neither show up nor let us know, will not get onto future lists. It's just a simple courtesy thing and if guests can't be courteous, they probably won't fit in with our parties anyway. |
7 Nov 11, 9:55 PM
Kali_Ma
UK(B), 5 yrs
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KinkyRoly wrote:
bohnanza wrote:
What would the response be if someone realised you received a memo every time they clicked to say they were going. How much fun could someone have clicking I am Going, I am not Going, 300 times in a row?
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I would welcome a system that allowed that. It would be a simple way to highlight that the individual was a wanker and an inappropriate guest. We could weed them out in advance without having to suffer them in person.
Different organisers have different approaches to guest lists. Some generate large lists and get only a small proportion of those guests turning up. At Ann & Roly's we prefer to compile an accurate list and we if we start with a guest list of N people, we find that the number turning up is N plus or minus just a small percentage. We make it quite clear that guests who persistently ask to be put on the list, but neither show up nor let us know, will not get onto future lists. It's just a simple courtesy thing and if guests can't be courteous, they probably won't fit in with our parties anyway.
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Yep this is how we work too... we have a black list of those that have booked and failed to show twice without any form of communication BEFORE the event...
K
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'I heard she's a bit of a thug' Mister Bear.
"Kali and a gun would be perfect," @Lady_Em.
"S'alright, I don't think you're a sex offender," @Bugsyblue
“Why do people say “grow some balls”? Balls are weak and vulnerable. If you want to toughen up, grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding.”
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7 Nov 11, 10:12 PM
Rhoobarb
UK(FK), 12 yrs
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tied_n_tested wrote:
May I request that if someone clicks on an event as "interested", ie. they might go to an event, can the list of those who do so be made visible to event organisers?
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I don't necessarily want everyone to know that I'm interested in an event.
I'm happy to click on the "I'm going" button when the decision has been made (and even then I don't always do that) but I'd hate to have some event organiser think I am a time waster because I clicked that I was interested and then never turned up. I frequently click on "I'm interested" because it gives me a selection of events on my calendar that we might go to. I often have more than one event on the same day on there, because we're working out where we're going. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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7 Nov 11, 11:05 PM
Kali_Ma
UK(B), 5 yrs
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Rhoobarb wrote:
tied_n_tested wrote:
May I request that if someone clicks on an event as "interested", ie. they might go to an event, can the list of those who do so be made visible to event organisers?
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I don't necessarily want everyone to know that I'm interested in an event.
I'm happy to click on the "I'm going" button when the decision has been made (and even then I don't always do that) but I'd hate to have some event organiser think I am a time waster because I clicked that I was interested and then never turned up. I frequently click on "I'm interested" because it gives me a selection of events on my calendar that we might go to. I often have more than one event on the same day on there, because we're working out where we're going.
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This is why asking the person to send a memo themselves (rather than a computer generated one) works for us...If someone wants to come and party, sending one memo is nothing to ask...
K
x 'I heard she's a bit of a thug' Mister Bear.
"Kali and a gun would be perfect," @Lady_Em.
"S'alright, I don't think you're a sex offender," @Bugsyblue
“Why do people say “grow some balls”? Balls are weak and vulnerable. If you want to toughen up, grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding.”
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8 Nov 11, 7:02 AM
Visualize
UK(CV), 5 yrs
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Kali_Ma wrote:
leopard99 wrote:
Kali_Ma wrote:
I'm actually fine with how it currently works... my biggest gripe is only being allowed to send 6 memos at once...a bitch when you're memoing nearly 200 people.......
So.. in conclusion..I'd like to be able to send out more memos in one go...
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Perhaps this is a privilege that should be granted only to events/groups but not to individuals. Possibly made available by request to admin so that somebody can't set up a spurious group profile for the purpose of spamming IC.
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Yeah that's what I thought too!
K
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This sounds like a winning idea 
...also as another idea could an event thread be slightly differently formatted so that when you reply on it, you are forced to also select whether you are going, not going, interested, or just posting a random comment to the thread?
I find it really helpful having the list of people who are going at the top, but not everyone clicks on the attending button who is attending |
8 Nov 11, 7:55 AM
Kali_Ma
UK(B), 5 yrs
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Visualize wrote:
Kali_Ma wrote:
leopard99 wrote:
Kali_Ma wrote:
I'm actually fine with how it currently works... my biggest gripe is only being allowed to send 6 memos at once...a bitch when you're memoing nearly 200 people.......
So.. in conclusion..I'd like to be able to send out more memos in one go...
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Perhaps this is a privilege that should be granted only to events/groups but not to individuals. Possibly made available by request to admin so that somebody can't set up a spurious group profile for the purpose of spamming IC.
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Yeah that's what I thought too!
K
x
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This sounds like a winning idea
...also as another idea could an event thread be slightly differently formatted so that when you reply on it, you are forced to also select whether you are going, not going, interested, or just posting a random comment to the thread?
I find it really helpful having the list of people who are going at the top, but not everyone clicks on the attending button who is attending
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But some people don't want every one knowing they are going to an event - for what ever reason - and we need to respect that. I have this happen, they memo me in private and confirm they wish to come along.
This is why we request they memo us rather than 'just' using the thread and we ask them to tell us if they can't make it when we send out the guest info a week before hand. We still have no shows who failed to let us know...but these are people we're dealing with and sadly not every one has the courtesy we'd like.
K
x 'I heard she's a bit of a thug' Mister Bear.
"Kali and a gun would be perfect," @Lady_Em.
"S'alright, I don't think you're a sex offender," @Bugsyblue
“Why do people say “grow some balls”? Balls are weak and vulnerable. If you want to toughen up, grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding.”
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8 Nov 11, 9:38 AM
hollythedolly
UK(NN), 2 yrs
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@kali_ma
This is going to sound harsh and i know i had to contact you to say at the 11th hour that i couldnt attend the last fxxxed up due to work.
But if you go by health and safety rules and have so many numbers within a club, its not nice as an organiser to see i'm going on the boards you've counted the numbers up then the person doesn't turn up nor give you an explanation.
You then aren't able to contact a person who has been desperate to go.
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