22 Sep
2016
22 Sep
'16
10:13 a.m.
On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 12:30 AM, Charley Sheets <rcsheets(a)acm.org> wrote:
I think it would be nice to have an yes/no/maybe RSVP type of thing, to
help give some idea of how many people might be going on a given night.
Would anyone else find that valuable?
Don't expect that to be a solution though. As you know, CCL schedules all
its meetings through Meetup, which has an RSVP system baked in. What we see
is that most people (especially the regulars!) just don't bother to click
the RSVP button. Which sometimes leads new folks to think that meetings
will have a very low turnout, so they don't bother coming. We've also had
instances where the meetup organizer changed the schedule last-minute, and
only emailed the people who did RSVP.
So unless you really hound people to use the RSVP system, RSVPs are
typically inaccurate and misleading.
They may or may not still be a net positive overall. But having an RSVP
system would definitely not have solved the issue with a new prospective
member showing up, pie in hand, to an empty sudo room...
Patrik
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Charley Sheets