Is there a thread somewhere where I can gauge interest in a meetup in my area? I’m from Winnipeg, a medium-sized city in Canada, and I would be interested in starting a meetup group, but I honestly don’t know if there’s anyone in the city who reads LW other than me (we’re not even on this list, for example). I think this is probably a concern for everyone outside major metropolitan areas—we don’t want to put the effort in until we’re at least sure that like-minded people actually exist in our vicinity.
Is there anyone who’s had success with meetups in areas of similar size who would be willing to offer advice?
I think people have occasionally started Discussion threads of the form “post your general location, respond to comments indicating you are also in that general location.” Seems like you could do that again (with a positive externality: other people can also gauge meetup interest in their areas).
Is there a thread somewhere where I can gauge interest in a meetup in my area? I’m from Winnipeg, a medium-sized city in Canada, and I would be interested in starting a meetup group, but I honestly don’t know if there’s anyone in the city who reads LW other than me (we’re not even on this list, for example). I think this is probably a concern for everyone outside major metropolitan areas—we don’t want to put the effort in until we’re at least sure that like-minded people actually exist in our vicinity.
Is there anyone who’s had success with meetups in areas of similar size who would be willing to offer advice?
I think people have occasionally started Discussion threads of the form “post your general location, respond to comments indicating you are also in that general location.” Seems like you could do that again (with a positive externality: other people can also gauge meetup interest in their areas).