[Omaha.pm] Fwd: An Apology From Meetup.com

Jay Hannah jay at jays.net
Wed Apr 20 13:28:57 PDT 2005


Anyone motivated to keep perl.meetup.com for Omaha? I'm not for $9/mo. 
I was barely motivated at $0/mo... -grin-

Long live omaha.pm.org! It's not going away.

Grin,

j


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> From: "Meetup.com" <organizer at meetup.com>
> Date: April 19, 2005 9:30:15 PM CDT
> To: jay at jays.net
> Subject: An Apology From Meetup.com
> Reply-To: organizer at meetup.com
>
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> Tuesday April 19, 2005
>
>
>
> Dear Organizer of The Omaha Perl Meetup Group--
>
> As you may have heard, Meetup recently made an announcement you 
> probably don?t like: a required monthly group fee.
>
> We announced this a week ago, and we?ve heard the announcement was 
> abrupt, confusing, and inconsiderate of the hard work you do for your 
> groups ? for that we sincerely apologize.
>
> We also listened to that feedback and rewrote the announcement ? it 
> now reads as we wish it always had. We  strongly encourage you to read 
> the new version (then please come back and read the rest of this email 
> ? it?ll only take a minute).
>
> www.meetup.com/changes
>
> Welcome back. By now you?ve read the announcement. Hopefully you?ve 
> paid the monthly fee for your group. If not, we hope this email 
> provides some useful information:
> 	? 	First, this isn?t a decision we made lightly. However, after 
> exploring every other possible path, we feel this is the only way to 
> ensure that Meetup.com is available for a long, long time so your 
> groups always have a home.
>
> 	? 	Second, while we need to collect this monthly fee from each 
> Organizer, please remember this is a group fee. The financial burden 
> isn?t yours alone - the fee allows  your group to use Meetup.com and 
> we encourage the group as a whole to contribute.
>
> We?ve also heard feedback that discussing money with your group may be 
> uncomfortable and/or you may not want to have to deal with collecting 
> and managing money. As with every new iteration of Meetup, we didn?t 
> get it perfect from the start. But as always we?re listening, we hear 
> this concern loud and clear, and we?ll respond as we always do ? by 
> making the improvements you want over time.
>
> 	? 	Third, some people have been unclear about the price. If you 
> purchase in April, it costs $9/month until 2006. This special price is 
> our way of thanking you for being one of the first Organizers.
>
> 	? 	Finally, we understand that some of you are waiting until the last 
> minute to make your first payment. You?re welcome to do that, however, 
> we?re now treating all purchases made in April, regardless of when 
> they?re made, as if they?re made on April 30. Don?t risk missing out 
> on the discounts ? sign up now.
>
> Hopefully this information has been useful and we hope you and your 
> group feel that Meetup.com is worth $9/month. If so, click the link 
> below to begin your subscription:
>
> https://secure.meetup.com/plus
>
> Sincerely,
> ~The Team at Meetup.com
>
> ?
>
> You are receiving this message because you are?the Organizer of a 
> Meetup Group and have agreed to receive Meetup service announcements. 
> To review the Meetup Privacy Policy,?visit: 
> http://www.meetup.com/privacy/


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