Does anyone want a "I'm in the area lets hangout board"

[DaveF]

Subject kind of says it all. One of the other boards I am on setup a section like it a couple of years ago and it seems to have been somewhat popular.
Not like the "meetup section" that we have now for been meets but more 1 on 1.

Something along the lines of, "I'm going to be in the Zion National Park area for a couple of days next week, anyone want to grab a beer and a burger?"

I know we are a bit more privacy focused then a lot of online places, just wondering if anyone would be into it.

-Dave

[hilariousandco]

I can't imagine there's much demand for this. Just use the meet up board if necessary. Or tinder  .

[Jet Cash]

I could be interested, but we have a problem with all the Covid rubbish at the moment.

[Lucius]

If we take into account that we are people from all parts of the world, that we are more or less all focused on privacy and that social distancing is very important at the moment, I do not believe that such an idea would be successful. Maybe something like this would be successful at the level of local boards where people still know each other much better, have no language barriers and are close to (relatively) each other. I know that some people from the forum are friends in real life, if the memory serves well, the guys from WO even posted pictures from their gatherings.

Here is something planned for the 15th anniversary of the forum Suggestion: Bitcointalk 15th anniversary meetup in Arnhem

[BlackViruse]

This is a welcome development but quite unfortunate the forum is more interested in the privacy of its users even in the local boards people care more about their privacy  they don't talk about who they are and where they live I think the creation of a " hook up board" won't be a bad idea, it would create more unity among the members of the forum, there are so many members who contributed much, spend years on this forum and passed away without meeting anybody in real life from the forum maybe we should uncover the masks sometimes it would mean alot to some persons.

XXX.

[GazetaBitcoin]

Here is something planned for the 15th anniversary of the forum Suggestion: Bitcointalk 15th anniversary meetup in Arnhem

Eheheee, great memory you have, Lucius! I myself almost forgot about that topic of mine, although I told myself to bump it at least once per year. I'm both surprised and glad you remembered it.

Oh well, so far we'll have a meeting in 4 years and in 4 participants hehe. Maybe we'll gather a few more by then. Maybe Satoshi will come too

[The Sceptical Chymist]

I could be interested, but we have a problem with all the Covid rubbish at the moment.

I'd be very interested in something like this except that I don't really want to meet up with total strangers.  Jet Cash, you're someone I'd love to meet but if I were ever planning on going to the UK (which is where I think you live), I'd drop you a PM beforehand to see if you'd want to meet up. 

Same thing with OP.  I think I know the area you live in, and if I were planning on traveling into the city I'd contact you beforehand.  So I'm not sure how useful a feature like this would be, or even if it would ever get used.  I could be mistaken, but I don't think there's a hell of a lot of off-forum socializing going on.

[BIT-BENDER]

Most people would like to hangout but after seeing and contributing in boards like Bitcoin discussion, meta, technical board, economy and many more your interest in meeting to hangout board would just go down like what is happening in the off-topic board, well if anyone is interested in hanging out can make that know in there profile bio with a specified telegram account or any preferred social sites.

[DaveF]

I know that I have been traveling for both business and pleasure over the years and had contact with people from online. Just a forum post about "I am here" and someone saying "I am too"

I was at DefCon over a decade ago and from the Hybrid car forum I was on at the time wound up having a few drinks with another member while talking about IMA vs HSD and a host of other things. Barely spoke about tech stuff. Same thing a few years earlier when I was traveling with a pilot friend of mine who had a nice discussion about some aviation things that I barely understood. And summer 2018 I was in DC and met up with 2 people from the motorcycle forum I was on.

So just a section of kind of what I said. "I'm here anyone want to meet?" (and no @hilariousandco not tinder) then hangout for a few hours and leave. If nobody responds so be it.

Yeah, Covid is limiting travel at the moment, but it's not going to be here forever.

Same thing with OP.  I think I know the area you live in, and if I were planning on traveling into the city I'd contact you beforehand.  So I'm not sure how useful a feature like this would be, or even if it would ever get used.  I could be mistaken, but I don't think there's a hell of a lot of off-forum socializing going on.

The point is not just for "Hey Dave I'm going to be in your area" but also "I'm on vacation hiking in Utah anyone else here?" or "Stuck at this lame ass 3CX training seminar in Jersey anyone local?" That kind of thing. I would think a lot of us are showing up to the same conventions / meets / seminars but never have any contact.

Just a thought.

-Dave

[philipma1957]

after covid it works for me.

I have meet with a dozen or so members on the board.

I even now am a partner with member buysolar as he lives near me.

[iamsheikhadil]

I love traveling and I would totally be interested in such a board. Would love to meet up btctalkians! However, this is a very sensitive time I mean covid and stuffs. After lockdown, maybe. I don't think there are many people from the place I live, but it would still be fun nonetheless. There's a discord server for the forum, we can also discuss meetups there as well. Because since this forum is too huge and public, people posting their addresses here might bring bad consequences as well! But the idea is nice!

[crwth]

Personally, I love the idea of where people gather with the same—wavelengths or interests in a place. Connecting to people is one of the important things for development. It might not be for everyone, but it's still the best way to move forward with improvement in anything, like conventions and events.

Anyway, for 1-on-1 meetings, it's great. Meeting someone who you know nothing but posts in a forum could be the start of a great relationship. Even with differences in race, religion, upbringing, etc., you would still know nothing BIG of a difference between different people. That's what I miss about traveling the most. Communicating with people and learning about new stuff and their culture.

[SFR10]

I know we are a but more privacy focused then a lot of online places, just wondering if anyone would be into it.

I would like to show my interest as well ^{[without factoring in complications due to Coronavirus]} but given what it takes for theymos to create a new board/sub-board, I think our best route would be to go with hilariousandco's suggestion ^{[not the latter part ]} and only push this idea back to the top once there are enough threads for having such board.

[Pmalek]

This is a welcome development but quite unfortunate the forum is more interested in the privacy of its users even in the local boards people care more about their privacy  they don't talk about who they are and where they live I think the creation of a " hook up board" won't be a bad idea, it would create more unity among the members of the forum, there are so many members who contributed much, spend years on this forum and passed away without meeting anybody in real life from the forum maybe we should uncover the masks sometimes it would mean alot to some persons.

If you want to meet crypto enthusiasts but don't want there to be a connection between your online profile and your real identity just make an alt account and suggest a meetup. Say where you will be and that you would like to meet like-minded people. It might even be interesting, like a blind date. You don't know who is coming, but it is not important. Both parties will be there as crypto fans, and that is the only thing that matters. Friendships can be formed this way if you both hit it off. 

This could also protect you in the event a forum user tries to meet a famous Bitcointalk user to rob/blackmail him. Have your pocket knife with you just in case.

[Lucius]

Eheheee, great memory you have, Lucius! I myself almost forgot about that topic of mine, although I told myself to bump it at least once per year. I'm both surprised and glad you remembered it.

Oh well, so far we'll have a meeting in 4 years and in 4 participants hehe. Maybe we'll gather a few more by then. Maybe Satoshi will come too

I don’t even know how it came to my mind, but obviously I took it seriously and it stayed somewhere in my memory. Now that the topic has come to life again, maybe some more members will decide to celebrate that anniversary - and if Satoshi happens to read, of course he is welcome

[hilariousetc]

So just a section of kind of what I said. "I'm here anyone want to meet?" (and no @hilariousandco not tinder) then hangout for a few hours and leave. If nobody responds so be it

Just do that in the Meet-up section. As with all new sub boards they're created if there's a demand for them so if the meet-up board turns into some sort of hook-up or lets hang out board then maybe theymos will create a sub for them. I think you would be less likely to get interest for one-on-one meet-ups or smaller gatherings though and if people get friendly here or want to meet up it will probably be done through PMs etc like I know it has before. I'd also bet 99% of the people who have showed interest in this here wouldn't meet up with a random person even if they were in the same city.

The point is not just for "Hey Dave I'm going to be in your area" but also "I'm on vacation hiking in Utah anyone else here?" or "Stuck at this lame ass 3CX training seminar in Jersey anyone local?" That kind of thing. I would think a lot of us are showing up to the same conventions / meets / seminars but never have any contact.

Just a thought.

-Dave

Sounds like you really need Tinder  .

This is a welcome development but quite unfortunate the forum is more interested in the privacy of its users even in the local boards people care more about their privacy  they don't talk about who they are and where they live I think the creation of a " hook up board" won't be a bad idea, it would create more unity among the members of the forum, there are so many members who contributed much, spend years on this forum and passed away without meeting anybody in real life from the forum maybe we should uncover the masks sometimes it would mean alot to some persons.

If you want to meet crypto enthusiasts but don't want there to be a connection between your online profile and your real identity just make an alt account and suggest a meetup. Say where you will be and that you would like to meet like-minded people. It might even be interesting, like a blind date. You don't know who is coming, but it is not important. Both parties will be there as crypto fans, and that is the only thing that matters. Friendships can be formed this way if you both hit it off. 

This could also protect you in the event a forum user tries to meet a famous Bitcointalk user to rob/blackmail him. Have your pocket knife with you just in case.

I'm sure most people wouldn't want to meet with a newbie, and if you're just wanting to hang out with a random person off the internet then there are apps and websites for this.

[BlackViruse]

if Satoshi happens to read, of course he is welcome

And he just read and hopefully some of you would see him for the first time and make it a legacy. Satochi is everywhere

[Harlot]

Can't casual gatherings for these kinds of events be squeezed in the meet-up board we already have? Sorry I myself personally don't know what is allowed or not in this board since I never really read topics in it but just always past it by when I'm searching and reading topics. Just by looking at the recent topics right now you will see different types of events not only the formal ones.

[Pmalek]

I'm sure most people wouldn't want to meet with a newbie, and if you're just wanting to hang out with a random person off the internet then there are apps and websites for this.

You are not meeting some random person, you are meeting a fellow Bitcoiner. Whether he is a Newbie, Member or Legendary shouldn't matter. If you want to meet only users of a certain rank, put that as a condition in your post.

I still think all this can be done from the meetup section and doesn't require a brand new board that will have just a couple of threads in it.   

[hilariousetc]

I'm sure most people wouldn't want to meet with a newbie, and if you're just wanting to hang out with a random person off the internet then there are apps and websites for this.

You are not meeting some random person, you are meeting a fellow Bitcoiner. Whether he is a Newbie, Member or Legendary shouldn't matter. If you want to meet only users of a certain rank, put that as a condition in your post.

I still think all this can be done from the meetup section and doesn't require a brand new board that will have just a couple of threads in it.   

Well in that case you're still meeting a random person but who is just interested in bitcoin. If people just want to meet random people who are into bitcoin then sure, but I wouldn't want to just meet up with any randomer and I'm sure most others won't either. People usually only want to meet someone if they get along or at least have had some sort of rapport. The level that people have any interest in bitcoin here is going to very greatly as well. Probably 50% of the users are here only because it's profitable for them. I'm sure many don't really care about bitcoin that much other than that.