The future of Furmeets: A discussion

[Sikkab]

I kinda get this feeling, that our monthly furmeets have come to an end, it's it's place seems to be a bunch of smaller friends only parties, and games and D&D nights.

Us newcomers are getting screwed by this *cries*

No kidding. I've only been to Sniffum's meet. Though, that was an awesome one!

[AMZinthos]

I kinda get this feeling, that our monthly furmeets have come to an end, it's it's place seems to be a bunch of smaller friends only parties, and games and D&D nights.

Us newcomers are getting screwed by this *cries*

No kidding. I've only been to Sniffum's meet. Though, that was an awesome one!

I been to 2 events now and met some people individually but still I have a hard time socializing however there's not many events with that purpose now so I kinda end up going home without much interaction with people D: I do have a few people I get along with and feel a bit comfortable around but still its hard for us to hang out due to distance + busy with stuff  :(

[Acco]

It's because the Vancouver base is far too large for any one place to support people at a residence. Plus the overhead as far as work goes (it's been debunked by Aphinity that costs for a meet end up being minimal, as long as host doesn't provide drinks/snacks) is very intensive for the host. Setting up, and worse, the cleaning up.

I'm a fan of smaller meets anyway. But I'm not organizing anything for a while. No desire. Maybe I'll host another meatcon down the road. But I doubt it. Very little motivation after this summer.

For me (and some of this stuff might apply to others...), I just got incredibly jaded after some stuff went down - don't ask what. Community makeup has changed since I joined too. And a lot of my friends have "moved on" to other things... greener pastures, or not being involved with it to begin. Formed sorta close-knit groups that keep to themselves. So, yeah, between events over the summer, friends moving on, and having head back to Edmonton, I've decided to keep my paws outta vfur events... and to a degree, the vancouver fandom in general.

I mean, if stuff had gone a different way in the summer, maybe I'd at least consider trying to organize Phin's idea. I certainly had the time. Cause I do think that it is important for events like that to exist. But it'll not happen under my watch.

Anyway, I'll stop my droning on about this, it's 3 AM here, and I've got a 400-level mind-screw course at 10.

[Vanilla Skunk]

Part of the problem is, vfur includes....   furries from the neighbouring cities, towns, provinces, even states.

Marzi had a good idea mentioning that at his residence, it's not a "destination" meet, where people can travel to from other areas.  Though I've met some awesome furs from belview at the doghouse meet that I was at.

I think if we're going to get this back, we might have to arrange it like a semi-con.  A group of furs would have to rent out some space, or a few spaces inside the same building, or just buy a large building for the purpose of simply public furry events.  Like an empty warehouse or something, where the amount of noise you make won't matter.

I'm a few years away from being able to do this myself, by myself, but I think I can speak for numerous others when I say I miss the meets, even though I've only been to two.

[Zen]

So what we would need is a decent sized rented area, food ... and what else?  I am a complete n00b when it comes to this, I have no idea what all usually goes on at furmeets and what would be required to host one.  I am trying to understand exactly what the scope of a furmeet is, and what would be required to host it.

One of the other communities I'm involved with has bi-monthly meetings at a specific restaurant, similar to the dinner meets, but at a scale of 20 - 30 people.  It seems to work well for them (once again I haven't been ... ) from what I've read on their forums and such.

[Acco]

50-60 people, minimum capacity. Food not necessary. Pretty much an area to gather.

[Torwin]

I have something big in the planning, that will jump us ahead of any other furry community and it's going to be incredibly awesome. It's already in the planning stages, but I have to wait till after RF to start, I have too much on my plate with that con as it is, lol.

Not to worry all, it'll be well worth the wait for what I have in store, and it'll happen on a monthly basis. I first tested the idea on Vancouver Island and had enormous success with it.

Keep your tails on till then :P

Cheers

~Tor~

[WerewolfRedX666]

what happend to the monthly meets?
Fort Minor - Where'd You Go (Official Music Video)

[Renwaldo]

What do you call Howl?
Chopped liver?!  ???

[Vanilla Skunk]

I guess now that that topic was merged into this one, my link to the topic I'm already in is unnecessary.
:roll:

[Sairys]

What do you call Howl?
Chopped liver?!  ???

howl is a con. hes talking about our monthly furmeets where we drink eat and be merry, generalize be social.

[Renwaldo]

Oh I see.  :o

[Mayhem]

i know the ukranian dance hall i went to will rent out the hall, its the size of a school gym and has a stage. only drawback is its in the heart of whalley right by gateway station, but neighborhood aside its right by a sky train station as well.

[Renwaldo]

i know the ukranian dance hall i went to will rent out the hall, its the size of a school gym and has a stage. only drawback is its in the heart of whalley right by gateway station, but neighborhood aside its right by a sky train station as well.

I know that place! Cinemazoo used to be in the old bank by the highway, I did volunteer work there a couple years back.  :o

[BabyCheetah]

I live downtown... Now I don't want to sound snobby but if I arranged a fur-movie night in my building (yes, they have  a big Blu-Ray projection screen and 30 theatre seats - with cup holders!) I would REQUIRE a divided "accident deposit" because I am liable for any accidents that happen in the theatre that I rent out. I'd be paying $150 for that, so a 30 person invite would involve a $5 RETURNABLE deposit. Thats means at the end if there are no spills or anything damaged, everyone would get there $5 back. This of course would change if everyone agreed to use the $5 deposit for some sort of prize for some games that went on before/after the movie. I believe my building has a party room as well. They also have a huge (half a block in length) 2nd level foyer for sitting down and chatting in 2 different locations. It is a good place for small events but I assure you, I could not possibly trust every single person to act responsibly or without insidence - hence my reason for a required returnable damage deposit.

We all are in different stages in our lives - and differ in age. This is a simple fact. These different stages in our lives all affect how we behave and interact with others. I have a 45 year old brother that I wouldn't trust with anything, and yet I have a 19 year old nephew that I'd let him borrow my $1000 ipad. These are just 2 examples showing you that its not age that defines maturity, its our personal standards that we uphold.  This subject is especially important regarding hosts arranging a meet.