Re: [Adventures-in-History-and-Culture] SPECIAL announcement for our MeetUp group: Adventures in History and Culture (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

Probably a good idea.

 > From: Charissa Kerr <http://www.meetup.com/~Adventures-in-History-and-Culture-announce>
 > Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2017 22:27:54 +0000 (UTC)
 > 
 > Special Announcement
 > 
 > Dear Explorers,
 > 
 > In-between Thanksgiving and Christmas is the perfect time to express my 
 > hopes for building community within our group. Â Community, to me, is an 
 > interactive group building connections with each other.
 > 
 > These past five years have taught me two things: there is no way you can 
 > run out of awesome things to do in the Bay Area and that there are 
 > incredible friendships to be made with people in our group.
 > 
 > With all of the above in mind, Iâ??d like to announce a major change: I am 
 > opening up the ability to post and host events to EVERYONE!
 > 
 > To get you going, Iâ??ll be posting some â??Open Hostâ?? events where you 
 > can coordinate through the comments section for connecting at the event. 
 > For these events, anyone can be a point-of-contact or everyone can just 
 > meet at the spot noted in the event details. Â Either way, be sure to check 
 > the event comments to find the others and see if I am hosting in person or 
 > just via MeetUp. Â If you want to become the host (or the point-of-contact) 
 > for an Open-Host event, just send me a message on MeetUp and I will add you 
 > as a host or you can note it in the comments.
 > 
 > Want to host your own events? Some guidelines and tips for posting/hosting 
 > events:
 > 1  You CAN cross-list an event with another MeetUp group as often as you 
 > like! Just be sure to note it in the event details and set your guest # 
 > with an approximation of the number of people from the other group.
 > 2  No discrimination or harrasment of any kind will be tolerated by 
 > hosts or members. Â Our groupâ??s great reputation is based on hosts and 
 > members paying attention to the comfort and enjoyment of others. Â 
 > Please continue this.
 > 3  If you need help figuring out how to plan for an event, check out our 
 > Pages on our group's MeetUp page section for an event planning template.
 > 4  Feel free to email me with any questions, issues, concerns, or 
 > comments you have: http://www.gmail.com/~ckerr4ahc; Iâ??m here to support you.
 > 5  While a release of liability is the default for AiH&C membership, use 
 > good judgement for safe activities (like carpooling, event costs, or 
 > meeting spots).
 > 6  If you are charging or have costs associated with your event, ethical 
 > practices must be followed or you will be permanently banned and 
 > reported to MeetUp.
 > 7  The farther out you post events, the more people tend to forget about 
 > them or over-commit. Posting out 3-4 weeks in advance is ideal, but I 
 > leave it to you to judge when you wish to post and announce.
 > 
 > There might be a period of adjustment as we figure out this new process, so 
 > please be patient. Â You can email me at http://www.gmail.com/~ckerr4ahc or message me 
 > privately on MeetUp with your thoughts.
 > 
 > Warm regards,
 > 
 > Charissa
 > 
 > Organizer, AiH&C
 > 
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