'Meets' Section

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I propose a meets section for informal/formal meet ups or 'meets'. I use to post on a similar type support forum and the have a meets forum which works really well. I have looked and the friendship forum and they don't quite provide the same thing and having a separate meets section you can use it for various purposes primal about meeting up with fellow members in your parts of the world.

It is fair to say I would never have made friends if it wasn't for the meets section on that forum. I didn't really understand friendship properly until a year ago. The meet section was a real life line. I don't really want to blow my own trumpet: lol: but I have learnt a lot. Maybe I could put some simplified tips for meets from what I've learnt. There is too much to put here but there is a natural order to things and meets are a step in that order. The meet section would be primary for posting meets and the friendship, etc section for all other questions regarding social interaction as it already is. I noticed on this site there are range of people with varying understanding of friendship. That is cool. This could provide a place for people wanting to meet fellow ASD either for the first time, or to expand/creating new social interaction. Me myself would use it for meeting fellow Apies as I haven't really gone that yet.

The sort of meets you can do are fairly limitless by it tends to be by members for members (it's your own responsibility). Some of the things it could be used for:

Largish regular meets / annual events.

Less formal more improvised one off stuff. Could be a simple as you want some people to go to a gig or exhibition. Or you have a difficult social situation and you need someone to go with you for support.

Special interest group (arguably you could have a groups section)

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So what do you think?

a good idea...obviously-though I could never meet anyone I talk to online-to scared

yeah like in a mall or something...

I get you...
I'm just petrefied of who is on the other end I question everyone (in my head) at another forum I go to...
not so much here... but I still have that fear

I like that idea!! !

Good idea, but no one lives near me and therefore cannot meet me.

I'd be willing to do an informal meet on Staten Island, but it would have to be here on the island.

Maybe a few persons with not too much social anxiety and the resources to travel might
be able to "meet up". But the bulk of members are too spread out, poor and social phobic for such thing.

The number is so small no formal forum is really needed. PM / email people you like and set it all up on your own basically.

I don't think the number is too small. if there was a forum then it would be easier.

Once you see a few members in
your area, you could do as I did
and set up a thread in the "Getting
to know you" section, which might
catch others who aren't advertising
their location.

Someone PM'd me after I posted
that thread about a local group,
but I lost the PM, and never really
got the info that I needed to make
it. Ah well.

Well it's hard to know where people are from, unless it's in their profile. I think it would be neat to have dedicated threads for each area, at least.

There's a definite limit to how many
sub-forums can be maintained. There
is also a limit to how many one should
have to wade through. The current
set-up is overloaded, IMHO.

I've only mentioned because I've seen it work quite well. I would find it easier. I have pm people in the past, but only when they have shown a definite interest when there is an existing meet to go to. I can't just pm people out of the blue.