How best to invite people to events but put a limit on # of attendees?
January 23, 2016 4:22 PM Subscribe
I'm interested in scheduling regular, artsy-fartsy outings with a select group of sweet people, but I (maybe) want to limit the number of attendees, because we're mostly introverts and I'd like the events to be kind of intimate. Like dates for 3-4 people who might not know each other, but I imagine could be fast friends. What are some online tools that can facilitate this?
There are a number of people I'd really like to spend more time with/get to know better. I also think that these people might enjoy meeting and spending time with each other.
My job keeps me in the loop re. cultural events of all sizes, and for years I've considered making something like a curated event list available to my friends. But now that I'm newly single and have more evenings free, I'd like to try to get myself and some of these folks together for these things.
I'm imagining some sort of event list that has a limited number of signup spots for each event, first come, first serve. A totally soft limit, of course, and anyone who truly wants to go is of course welcome, but that's the spirit of the thing.
I'd also kind of like to avoid Facebook because I'm just so tired of that website. Thanks!
There are a number of people I'd really like to spend more time with/get to know better. I also think that these people might enjoy meeting and spending time with each other.
My job keeps me in the loop re. cultural events of all sizes, and for years I've considered making something like a curated event list available to my friends. But now that I'm newly single and have more evenings free, I'd like to try to get myself and some of these folks together for these things.
I'm imagining some sort of event list that has a limited number of signup spots for each event, first come, first serve. A totally soft limit, of course, and anyone who truly wants to go is of course welcome, but that's the spirit of the thing.
I'd also kind of like to avoid Facebook because I'm just so tired of that website. Thanks!
My friend does this. You don't have to do anything fancy, simply be committed to being the social curator and people will join in more and more. Particularly for a crowd of introverts, committing particular dates of the month for regular repeating will work well so people know it's coming and can plan accordingly.
Texting people directly can work if you have a small number of specific people in mind for a particular event. Otherwise a mass email, or a mass message on Facebook are good ways to go. The thread on the Facebook file lets people see the updates or they can remove themselves from the conversation, but so do mass texts or reply-alls on the email thread. Be upfront and say you've only got spots for (4-6) people, so first come first serve, and give them a deadline to reply.
posted by lizbunny at 4:40 PM on January 23, 2016 [1 favorite]
Texting people directly can work if you have a small number of specific people in mind for a particular event. Otherwise a mass email, or a mass message on Facebook are good ways to go. The thread on the Facebook file lets people see the updates or they can remove themselves from the conversation, but so do mass texts or reply-alls on the email thread. Be upfront and say you've only got spots for (4-6) people, so first come first serve, and give them a deadline to reply.
posted by lizbunny at 4:40 PM on January 23, 2016 [1 favorite]
Signup genius could work too - if you want no more than 4 people to come, just make 4 slots available.
posted by selfmedicating at 5:07 PM on January 23, 2016
posted by selfmedicating at 5:07 PM on January 23, 2016
Doodle allows you to set up a number of time slots for meet-ups, and also allows you to limit the number of participants per time-slot.
posted by Johnny Assay at 8:03 PM on January 23, 2016
posted by Johnny Assay at 8:03 PM on January 23, 2016
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posted by jacquilynne at 4:36 PM on January 23, 2016