[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.
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> http://www.meetup.com/privacy/
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