Furmeets - WE NEED YOU!

[Aphinity]

Unless we have people willing to do more than talk about it, furmeets will not happen.

People like Torwin, me, Tai, Rat, and select others have put a lot of their own time and money into this community and we continue to, but it'd be nice if someone decided to take the reins and actually plan an event or meet without requiring others to motivate them for it.

Remember, there's nothing special about any of us who run things.  We don't have magical contacts or huge amounts of money or resources.  We just have the balls and guts to get out there and DO it.  Many of us that I mentioned are just too busy to plan ANOTHER event, and if nobody else makes a point of coming forward, the furmeets will not happen.

If you want a furmeet, then post in how you are willing to make that happen!  And no, saying "I would help if I knew what to do" is not a valid answer.  MAKE IT HAPPEN!  Tell us what you're SPECIFICALLY willing to do for this furmeet to happen!

[Renwaldo]

What ever happened to Torwin's awesome amazing super secret idea that was going to blow us all away?  :o

I'm in the midst of planning a get together in Vancouver (at the Vancouver Christmas Market at The Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza) on either the 19th or 20th this December. I encourage anyone who's seen the thread to leave a post, even if they think there is no way they can attend. Right now it hasn't gotten a whole lot of reception from you guys, if I don't get enough interest in it at all I'll save my time and cancel.  :-\ However if it seems there is a large enough interest in it I don't mind making some schedule or accommodation changes if that'll mean more furs are able to go. I just need the community to give me more to work with.  :P Please, ask questions, address your concerns, and be critical! I need to know what you guys want if I'm going to setting up more fun stuff for us to do together like this!

If I can get things flawlessly planned out and finalized, I'm hoping to get some suiters together to provide some free community service for the market. It will be good in improving our negative image as a subculture, and if everybody promises to behave themselves there should be some surprise perks just for showing up.  ;)

[Mikau Seafox]

I'm currently working on organising a Christmas furmeet on 13th December, to be held at a restaurant, specifically in Burnaby. I'll be doing some scouting around town this week and see who will be able to accommodate the lot of us.

[Acco]

I'll just say that you guys are far worse at organizing events than most large furry communities now. Edmonton has been doing better than you guys. Hell, they're going to be hosting a convention that'll essentially kill any hopes of hosting a second one in Vancouver most likely, like the one that people were keen on trying to get going.

[Vanilla Skunk]

So much for BC being the best place on earth.  I miss the snow.

[Renwaldo]

Oh come now - lets not whine about it.  :-\

I can only work with what you guys give me, and right now I'm not seeing a whole lot of interest.
Maybe it's the cold weather that's turning everyone into shut-ins for winter hibernation.  

[Blue]

I would host, but I am just not in a place that can host. My lil space is hardly enough for Kyris n me, let alone a slew of furs...

As for dinnermeets, I would help organize it, if only I knew the restaurants in BC. I am still relatively new to the province, and prefer eating at home. As for why I am never at the meets, they always fall on worknights...

[Vanilla Skunk]

Yup, I have the exact same problem with the dinnermeets.  They finish just as I am getting out of work.

If there were one on the weekend I would definately go.

[Jay-Wual]

i would show up to furmeets in the central cariboo if anyone is willing to set one up... Man... I am into helping out so that it CAN happen

[mediar]

[Vanilla Skunk]

Mediar, this is far from drama llama material, but very much fail whale material. :P

[Zen]

So what we need is people to step up and help, and suggest things to make an actual Furmeet event.  I got a partial idea from the other furmeet thread as to what is required, and now that I've been to Howl, I think i have the basic idea of the space and necessities needed.  I can certainly understand why we need more people to organize, I can only imagine the work that Aphinity and crew put into putting on Howl.

I'd volunteer if I knew what was required, or what people needed exactly.  I don't have a lot of free time, but between my wife and I we can contribute some.  I am also wondering, since there are so many aspects to a meet, what is the best way to organize?  Mailing group, forum section?  I don't think one thread can really accomplish decent organization if this is to fly again.

[mediar]

Mediar, this is far from drama llama material, but very much fail whale material. :P

My bad.

[Runix]

this calls for some anonymous

Just host a meet someone, gawd, your all being biased and very seperated, just host somthing, have everyone show up, and lets start having these proper functions again instead of breaking into small organizations of the community?

im sure everyone can agree to this post, lets just set aside differences with each other and move on.

[Kitten]

I'll just say that you guys are far worse at organizing events than most large furry communities now. Edmonton has been doing better than you guys. Hell, they're going to be hosting a convention that'll essentially kill any hopes of hosting a second one in Vancouver most likely, like the one that people were keen on trying to get going.

Acco Why do you care??? You don't even LIVE here right now.........Also I know I don't currently care about the situation in Edmonton, I'm sure some of the others don't as well. Plus, since you've been gone the "other" con has been disbanded.

this calls for some anonymous

Just host a meet someone, gawd, your all being biased and very seperated, just host somthing, have everyone show up, and lets start having these proper functions again instead of breaking into small organizations of the community?

im sure everyone can agree to this post, lets just set aside differences with each other and move on.

We can't all be like you Rino and set aside our differences so easily.  Also there ARE people trying to get meets started again.