Updates from December

Yikes both of my groups have had meetups since the updates and both show 0 zero attendance when you can see that several members rated and posted comments. I even went in and rated the event myself and added a count to see if maybe members were just missing it at the top of the list but when I finished and went back it still said zero .
Are we the only 2 who have noticed this? I haven't check the other boards but will go check now.

Yikes is right

Thanks for the bug reports! I've passed this along to the Tech. Team.

Andrea

I really like the new attendance features, but would rather it be listed as 1 list rather then by in groups by letters.

Now that the attendance is better counted, can we list on the members page under attendance history how many times a person said "yes" but didn't show.

I really like being able to choose who is hosting but we have 20 different hosts every month. In our group, our 80 members are expected to host 1 event every 3 months. It would be nice to choose who is actually the "real" host.

Hi Carla:

And by the way, I just now noticed that ALL my events are now listed as Organized by Carla, even though I only posted one myself, and the rest were posted by one of the Assistant Organizers. Geez, would it be too hard to have at the very least linked it to the organizer who posted the event???

Since some of our members are hosting these events, I do not know which organizer actually posted it and now cannot change it without either wasting MORE time contacting ALL organizers, or making a "guess"

You may want to use the 'email group' function to email all AOs about this. They can edit the event details for each their own events and add themselves as the Organizer too.

I'm sorry if that caused you any inconvenience.


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Hi Gilbert:

Jumped in late here and I'm not sure if this has been addressed. I have soon meet ups that include an image but it is getting cut off or only displaying half the image. Is there a fix for this or have I lost this ability?

Thanks to anyone that can answer....

You can post images for your upcoming events. Please forward us a link to the event page where the photo is not displaying properly. You can send it to support@meetup.com.


*Update for Jeanne: The zero attendance problem should be resolved. The display should have the properly attendance appearing on your welcome page and past event page now. Please let me know if you see that happen again!


Thanks to everyone for the suggestions about adding event hosts. Obviously we're gaging feedback from this release and this is great stuff.

Hope everyone is having a Happy Holiday season -

Also! Kindly do me a favor and post your Bug Reports in the main Help Forum, if possible. That way, its easier for the Tech Team and I to sort through your responses.

Many thanks again!

Andrea

Yikes! I organize an approval-only meetup and I just approved my first member since the upgrade. In the Settings screen, my welcome message is nicely formatted with a list of helpful hint items about the features for our group on the site. In the past, this looked just fine in the e-mail. Now it's just one big jumbled mess! It's all one huge paragraph that's very difficult to read.

On top of that issue, meetup.com has now added a new section at the end of the e-mail called "Here's what you should do next" with 3 items - RSVP for an upcoming event, Introduce yourself, and Browse past event photos". That's all fine and good, but why are you listing notes from the calendar (instead of actual meetups) under the "RSVP for an upcoming event" item and telling new members to RSVP to these? That is soooooo confusing.

Please, please restore the formatted new member e-mail and fix the RSVP item to only include actual meetup events!

On top of that issue, meetup.com has now added a new section at the end of the e-mail called "Here's what you should do next" with 3 items - RSVP for an upcoming event, Introduce yourself, and Browse past event photos". That's all fine and good, but why are you listing notes from the calendar (instead of actual meetups) under the "RSVP for an upcoming event" item and telling new members to RSVP to these? That is soooooo confusing.

As an organizer, why can't I be the one who recommends what my new group members should do first. As an example, I really want them to read the "About Us" page from top to bottom since it contains important information including safety information and group expectations about joining hikes.

Actually, it's much harder for me if people RSVP to an event without having read the "About Us" page. Generally I get 5-7 messages every week from people who have signed up for events without any understanding of our group and need to be re-directed back to the detailed hike description or the "About Us" page. No wonder the new folks are confused.

If nothing else couldn't you just add the word "OTHER" as a pick for who will organize an event.

As the organizer of a moms group we have 2 or 3 play days a day sometimes.
I and my other AO's cant be the contacts for them all as they are often at moms houses.

If you can add the option of photos for events..you can surely add the word other can ya?
PLEASE!

I'm of a different mind on this.

While I can see it's advantages, I prefer to have someone I trust enough to raise to AO status run events.

We made the mistake of setting up an event for a member recently and she didn't even bother to check if the venue was open (they were closed for a private party)

I received so many calls & text messages from irate members plus the event ended up being rated a 1 which could have brought my group down if my other events hadn't worked out well.

I have decided that if a non organizer wants to host an event and myself or an AO are not able to assist we can either post it as a note on the calender or as a message board thread so it doesn't diminish the great work my team puts into the group.

Steve

A few things wrong with this...If you count it as a note and on the board it wont be added to your total meetups. Also, there is no way for people to RSVP to notes or limit the amount that come.
In the event of a play day at a moms house she cant have 100 moms there.

I also have over 100 moms in my group and to make them ALL AOS is just dumb! THen to take it away after they host is just dumber

Yikes! I organize an approval-only meetup and I just approved my first member since the upgrade. In the Settings screen, my welcome message is nicely formatted with a list of helpful hint items about the features for our group on the site. In the past, this looked just fine in the e-mail. Now it's just one big jumbled mess! It's all one huge paragraph that's very difficult to read.

On top of that issue, meetup.com has now added a new section at the end of the e-mail called "Here's what you should do next" with 3 items - RSVP for an upcoming event, Introduce yourself, and Browse past event photos". That's all fine and good, but why are you listing notes from the calendar (instead of actual meetups) under the "RSVP for an upcoming event" item and telling new members to RSVP to these? That is soooooo confusing.

Please, please restore the formatted new member e-mail and fix the RSVP item to only include actual meetup events!

Definitely a bug. Apologies for the confusion!

We should have both issues fixed in our next release.

Thanks,

Keith

A few things wrong with this...If you count it as a note and on the board it wont be added to your total meetups. Also, there is no way for people to RSVP to notes or limit the amount that come.
In the event of a play day at a moms house she cant have 100 moms there.

I also have over 100 moms in my group and to make them ALL AOS is just dumb! THen to take it away after they host is just dumber

Thanks Lisa

After reading your response and a couple of others I realize that what works in my group wouldn't work in groups like mom groups.

I think an "other" selection with the ability to fill in a host members name instead of an organizer would work well for you and not affect the way I run my group.

Steve

Thanks Lisa

After reading your response and a couple of others I realize that what works in my group wouldn't work in groups like mom groups.

I think an "other" selection with the ability to fill in a host members name instead of an organizer would work well for you and not affect the way I run my group.

Steve

I would like to cheer Steve, for seeing that what would help others but not hinder him, is a good idea all round.
Well done, and thanks on behalf of not only Mom's groups, but the many others who would also benefit.

Now if someone could just devise a method for it to recognise that potential typed in 'other' as a destinct member, and send RSVP emails to them, that would be an all-round win. I realise some groups have member numbers that make a drop-down list formidable if not unworkable.

Len