I don’t see how asking lesswrong people about what has and hasn’t worked is the wrong approach. We have very little discussion of that topic here and I think we need more.
We are asking people the question you suggest, but that’s not really what this thread is about. Anyways, I’ll ask you to start. IIRC you are from vancouver, and your reason for not coming to our meetups is something about us being to young. Can you elaborate on that and what we could do to make you feel more welcome?
Since you asked… From what I recall, my issues were, beside the apparent age difference, scheduling conflicts, low-interest announced topics of discussion, loss of (real or perceived) anonymity, and maybe a faint negative vibe from some of the members’ posts/comments on LW.
Are you at least on the list? If you’re interested in coming to the meetups, I’m sure we could work out a schedule and topics of discussion that work for everyone.
I don’t see how asking lesswrong people about what has and hasn’t worked is the wrong approach. We have very little discussion of that topic here and I think we need more.
We are asking people the question you suggest, but that’s not really what this thread is about. Anyways, I’ll ask you to start. IIRC you are from vancouver, and your reason for not coming to our meetups is something about us being to young. Can you elaborate on that and what we could do to make you feel more welcome?
Since you asked… From what I recall, my issues were, beside the apparent age difference, scheduling conflicts, low-interest announced topics of discussion, loss of (real or perceived) anonymity, and maybe a faint negative vibe from some of the members’ posts/comments on LW.
Are you at least on the list? If you’re interested in coming to the meetups, I’m sure we could work out a schedule and topics of discussion that work for everyone.