The non-meetup thread

[Gzussaves]

being that i live in the middle of nowhere it makes it would be difficult for me to make it to any meetup XD, but as long as i somewhat knew at least one person that was there in the crowd i think i would feel comfortable, big or small doesnt matter (giggity)

[Shorty]

I don't care about this public places stuff. Yeah, I'll just walk right on into your home if you invite me.

[Pumpkin]

I'll meet people I've been talking to for a while.

I flew 1000 miles to stay in the home of a man I had never met before (sharky) so that shows my level of comfort.

[Araciel]

Dude for real, I've met almost all of the eoffers I want to meet.

There's like two more on my list.

[fire_of_avalon]

OUCH ARACIEL. OUCH.

I haven't met any of you but I would like to meet more of you.

[Pheesh]

I actual like big gatherings/parties/social events, so it would be right up my alley. But the smaller meetups that I've had were good too. I'm hoping that the tentative plan for an Australia meetup comes to fruition.

[Jowy]

Dude for real, I've met almost all of the eoffers I want to meet.

There's like two more on my list.

Come out and see me sometime!

Meetups are fun and and create unforgettable memories.

[Jiro]

I love meeting you people. Big groups or small groups or one-on-one - it's all good to me. The smaller the group, the better I get to know your weird in-person habits of course But seriously, I've not met someone I didn't enjoy hanging out with, and I've never been concerned about any of you being too weird or whatever.

I mean, I happily met Roogle and most of you think he's a bot. You're all missin' out though.

[Freya]

Public places work so much better for myself. When I met Del it scared the crap out of me. I've shown my face before so I was recognizable but I had no idea what he looked like so when someone came up to me in a very populated city saying "kaycee?" It spooked me at first. Not that he's scary or anything (he's super scary) but just when you don't know someone even by how they look, it's a little, well, spooky! So when it comes to meetups where I might not know all the faces, I'd rather be some where in public. You lot are creepy! (specially shorty, she was wearing heels when I met her, who does that?)

If i'm on a level of wanting to meet just one person, I'm more likely to meet them. As a group it tends to be people I don't know as well so i'm less likely to meet them. Doing new things is scary.

[Loony BoB]

I get kind of annoyed at larger meetups because there is no room to get to talk to everyone enough to really get to know them. Any more than four people and I really do prefer it to be over 24 hours, preferably a full week. I'm perhaps odd that way, but I adore actually getting to know people rather than just having a dinner or something. If I had my way, I'd spend multiple days with loads of you lot just so I could get to know you properly.

[Denmark]

Back in January I met up with a LOT of friends from a different online community. It was good that I had met people from the internet before, talked to the majority of these folks before so I knew what their voices sounded like, and actually knew what a good chunk of them looked like too so it was easier to recognize people without just going around and looking at nametags. I think that meetup was better for that particular group, since it was a large planned event, and most of my contact/conversations with these friends had been about our shared interest and not really so much about more personal stuff like we talk about here at EoFF. It was better to just go hang out with a bunch of nerds and be nerds for a week rather than try to have a small meetup or a one-on-one thing with people that I like but don't really know all that well.

So there are benefits to large meetups too. But it's gotta be in the right context, imo.

[Chris]

I would love to go to a meetup, but I would prefer it if it meant that I got to meet people that I've actually had something do with over the years.

I'd love to hangout with Sam, Sarah, Jordan, Megan, Daniel and the likes! Could be so much fun. I'd take you all to gay clubs, and make you wear funny outfits.

[Yar]

I prefer one-on-one hang outs. Going to an EoFF meetup would probably freak me out and I wouldn't go unless someone I knew well was going.

All of the meet ups I've had so far were organized privately

[Old Manus]

Call me when the Cardiff meetup happens.

(SPOILER)I'll make sure I go to work that morning

[Calliope]

Meetups don't phase me because if I'm uncomfortable, I can just leave and not have to see anyone ever again. I am told that my husband and I are markedly different from our online personas, but I'm not sure that I would agree.