It was the Herbert Kornfeld trash talk that had me literally laughing out loud. Keep it real, L-Dog.
Thank you! If I could multiple upvote this, I would.
I don't know how relevant it is to other groups, but something that has been working for the Ohio group is that we have monthly multi-city meetups that focus more on rationality, and more casual city-specific meetups that focus more on socializing. I think this MAY be useful for other people who live in midwest, which often has multiple smaller cities within driving distance.
We will hopefully be taking pics at our next monthly (we wanted to do it at our last one, but a scheduling snafu lead to a lower attendance than normal.) I will ask, but I'm sure everyone will be happy to share!
You should ask for written meetup descriptions and thoughts as well, to avoid generalizing from one example.
The Singularity Institute is preparing a booklet for LessWrong meetup organizers called How to Run a Successful Less Wrong Meetup Group.
Right now what we need are your photos of LessWrongers doing things and having fun! If you have photos you don't mind us potentially using in How to Run a Successful Less Wrong Meetup Group, please email them to luke@intelligence.org.
Thanks!