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Nisan comments on [Draft] How to Run a Successful Less Wrong Meetup - Less Wrong Discussion

20 Post author: Kaj_Sotala 29 March 2012 06:50PM

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Comment author: Nisan 31 March 2012 10:35:35PM 2 points [-]

To increase membership, one can:

  • Advertise on meetup.com
  • Put up fliers on a university campus
  • Invite your extramural friends

If your group has a decent number of members but too few core members, this means that most of your membership isn't getting value out of the community:

  • Your meetup content might not be varied enough (see section on meetup content)