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michael hagerty said:
I just know I’m gonna hate myself for asking, but just what terms of use would this topic violate?
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Oh, hmmmm....looks like this site doesn't have a clause. Most have something about not using a service for off site meetups of some kind, but this one doesn't. Seems actually like a pretty short ToU here
 
tall_guy1 said:
Oh, hmmmm....looks like this site doesn't have a clause. Most have something about not using a service for off site meetups of some kind, but this one doesn't. Seems actually like a pretty short ToU here
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Does it have a sanity clause (he asked, expecting the answer “no”) ?
 
ChannelFlipper said:
Is there an actual radio element to this thread? Asking for a friend.
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Yes. The OP is asking about having a meet-up with radio people from L.A. or working in L.A. radio. The OP suggested an in-person get together, but southern California is a huge area, so people have to travel a long distance, often in heavy freeway traffic.

So, the alternative suggestion was to have a meet-up on Zoom. This isn't as strange and cringe as it sounds. No one has to feel as if he's sliding down a cheese grater. LOL. 😂 First, when people can hear each others' voices, they can hear inflection, intentionality, and feelings; so there is more to the person than was previously realized. It's easier to identify with the speaker and easier to relate to him/her.

Zoom meetings work best when they are structured. For example, there is a time limit and a definite topic. A meeting could be set up for 20 minutes, with the goal of going around the virtual room and each person introducing himself/herself and talking about what s/he likes best about L.A. radio. (just an example). After a certain time limit, the meeting is adjourned.

For an ice-breaker, it can be set up like a TGIF cocktail party, and each person can bring a glass of wine, or his favorite beer or cocktail. Non-alcohol drinkers can bring a favorite juice, flavored tea, etc. Each person can say what he is drinking, which helps the feeling of congeniality. It doesn't have to be so "cringe." JMO.
 
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tall_guy1 said:
Oh, hmmmm....looks like this site doesn't have a clause. Most have something about not using a service for off site meetups of some kind, but this one doesn't. Seems actually like a pretty short ToU here
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I'm not sure I've seen that before - unless maybe some websites use that clause to try and deny any responsibility or liability if people who get acquainted on their site decide to meet up in person, only for one of them to be injured, assaulted, or in more extreme cases, wake up in a bathtub of ice with their organs harvested (it's happened, do an internet search).

Like others on here, back when I'd recently moved to a new large city years ago, I also met groups of others that I'd chatted with on message boards similar to RD. Luckily it was always a good experience and some remain close friends years after. I'm not sure if it still exists, but there used to be a website called Meetup where you could find groups of people with similar interests to yours, who'd plan organized meetups on occasion - happy hours, dinners, picnics, sporting events and the like.
 
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asugeorge1 said:
I seem to recall the Phoenix people having a get together at Ted’s Hot Dogs after the failed Dave Pratt BBQ. Anyone remember that? I think @DrAkbar and the Buckeye Media Hut organized it!
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Aren't using "failed" and "Dave Pratt" in the same sentence redundant?
 
michael hagerty said:
I'm guessing "slide naked down a cheese grater into a vat of alcohol" was a close second.
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That sounds suspiciously like having the ER doc & nurses scrubbing road rash & burnt skin off of and out of the cuts and burns on my leg after my motorcycle crash.....without waiting for the pain meds to kick in.
 
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