Re: [vegan-481] Bye Meetup.com hello Facebook.com

[robert b <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > --- On Wed, 1/28/09, Sarah Coffin <http://profiles.yahoo.com/scoffin21> wrote:
 > 
 > From: Sarah Coffin <http://profiles.yahoo.com/scoffin21>
 > Subject: [vegan-481] Bye Meetup.com hello Facebook.com
 > To: http://www.meetup.com/~vegan-481-announce
 > Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 12:36 PM
 > 
 > Hi beloved friends on a vegan diet! I guess it's time for a change:
 > 
 > It's great that meetup.com helped us get in contact and organize some
 > meetups but it's 45 bucks every 3 months so that's mmm 180 bucks a
 > year? need to pay those credit cards you know. Anyway some people
 > just won't go on facebook

If you could email http://www.yahoogroups.com/~southbayveggies about events, then those of us who are facebook-refuseniks can still know about Vegan City events.

 > and we will miss them for everyone else we are starting local sub
 > chapters of vegan city in facebook. That is local facebook groups
 > that are replacing our meetups. Thank you for the 2 people that paid
 > the $5 subscription fee, your support is greatly appreciated. Anyway
 > let's not let money get in the way of this most needed wonderful
 > support group. The original idea of vegan city was to build a network
 > of people with some sort of a common constitution (any ideas welcome)
 > so that we will all feel more supported in what sometimes seems to be
 > a fight against the rest of the world.  So here are the links to the
 > facebook groups that are replacing the meetup.com meetings, the good
 > aspect of that change is that we will all be able to expand to more
 > cities.. wouldn't it be nice to stop by at a local meeting while on a
 > trip? Some sort of local support group, potential friends, well we
 > think so. Facebook groups allow users to schedule related events so
 > that's what we'll do
 > See you next time
 > 
 > Charlie and Sarah
 > 
 > Portland
 > http://www.facebook.com/groups/edit.php?success=1&customize=&gid=47878819134#/group.php?gid=47878819134
 > 
 > Boston
 > http://www.facebook.com/groups/edit.php?success=1&customize=&gid=47878819134#/group.php?gid=119898715401
 > 
 > where-I-live (silicon valley)
 > http://www.facebook.com/groups/edit.php?success=1&customize=&gid=47878819134#/group.php?gid=45863334182