Date:  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 15:29:22 -0300
From:  "Mark Dodel" <madodel at ptdprolog.net>
Subject:  [VOICENWS] Net: Want to meet other OS/2 users in your area?


From: Esther Schindler <estherDESPAM at bitranch.com> 


A friend of mine turned me on to meetup.com, which is a fairly nice  site
with a decent premise: you pick the topics that interest you, and  when
there are 5-or-more people in the area who share the same  interest, they
help you choose a coffee-shop type of place to get  together. My friend
Jeff said he met 5 other Delphi guys in Colorado  Springs, and had a good
time.    

The site does a remarkably good job of protecting your privacy, 
particularly because it collects very little data about you. Just  name,
e-mail ID and location, all of which would be necessary to match  up
people with venues and interests.    

They have a gadzillion topic areas, from Linux to quilting to folk  music
to Wicca. They didn't have an OS/2 group, so I wrote in and  they've just
started one:  http://os2.meetup.com/  

They do have a premium membership (which would let us set up a venue  of
our choice in, say, Phoenix) but the advantages aren't quite  compelling
enough to get me to fork over the $20. You might feel  differently.   

In any case, I think it's a great idea, particularly for people who  use
eCS, OS/2 or whatever, and live in areas without a "known" group  of
compatriots.    (

Feel free to post this around to OS/2 discussion groups. The more the 
merrier!)  

Esther 


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