[ale] NOTICE: Meetup wants $$

[Scott M. Jones]

On 5/27/19 10:29 PM, Joey Kelly via Ale wrote:
> On Monday, May 27, 2019 08:52:38 AM Jim Kinney via Ale wrote:
>> The credit card used previously to pay the $90 no longer exists. The bill
>> will NOT get paid and the service will get closed. I no longer have access
>> to the meetup page (I think - haven't looked).
>>
>> Can someone please edit/hack the meetup data and setup a working card.
> 
> What value does meetup give us? I don't think we really need it... if it's a 
> website with fancy calendars, surely someone in the group has skills to throw 
> that up somewhere.

The main value is in bringing in new people and fresh blood, especially
the younger generation.  If we don't think it's being effective at all
in doing that then we should discontinue it.  But we may end up
wondering where all the new people are.