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16 Post author: TylerJay 21 December 2013 04:11AM

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Comment author: Snorri 21 December 2013 06:14:51PM *  3 points [-]

Meetups appear sort of cryptic to me, especially with the lack of replies and followup in most of the threads. As I'm interpreting TylerJay, the process could be demystified with a little summary of what transpired. I'm actually curious as to why this isn't already done normally.

It's extra work

I feel that if I were the host of a meetup, writing a short summary would be the most rewarding part.

Comment author: maia 21 December 2013 07:31:31PM 2 points [-]

Most meetups have more information on their mailing list. You could check out the DC one, for example; we keep brief meetup logs, but also have a variety of conversations on the list sometimes, which might give you a better idea of what goes on. Or if there's a meetup near you, you could check out their list.

Comment author: Ben_LandauTaylor 21 December 2013 09:16:17PM 2 points [-]

Suggestion: link to the mailing list in the meetup post.

Comment author: maia 21 December 2013 09:51:38PM 1 point [-]

Good idea!

Though, note: Some require you to ask for permission to see the list, for reasons of privacy. So there is some conflict between making this knowledge publicly available and the privacy. I'll suggest doing this for DC, though, since ours is public.