philh comments on [Open Thread] Stupid Questions (2014-02-17) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: polymathwannabe 17 February 2014 11:05:07PM 6 points [-]

How do I organize a LW meeting in a city (and perhaps the entire country) where I strongly suspect nobody else visits LW.com?

Comment author: philh 18 February 2014 12:26:56AM 13 points [-]

Pick a date, time, and location that seems sensible. Post a meetup. Say "I'm flexible about details, if this point in spacetime doesn't work for people". At the specified time, show up with something identifiable, and a book or some work that you can do to keep you occupied for, say, two hours in case nobody shows up. Hope somebody shows up.

Or feel free to say "I will only be there if I get at least N replies", where my own preferences would place N at one or two but YMMV. That reduces the probability of being bored and alone, but also reduces the probability of successfully meeting someone.