I have always recommended that guys over a certain age attend Meetup.com singles groups events. It's an opportunity to meet lots of single women at one time. It's also a huge time saving over online dating. Finally, such events almost always have far more women attending than men.
But Meetup.com is closing a huge number of groups. Most of these are related to dating events and anything related to PUA. The details are here:
http://www.meetup.com/help/article/2426608/
Here are some quotes from that policy announcement:
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Dating Services
Groups primarily intended for scheduling dating events and all dating-related service offerings are no longer permitted on the Meetup platform including, but not limited to: Speed dating, date coaching, matchmaking, and date clinics.
Pick-Up Artists and Seduction Guides
Meetup does not support groups that involve ‘pick-up artist,’ seduction techniques, or ‘wingman’ tactics.
Guiding principles
The shared practices and principles of these groups were determined to not be in alignment with Meetup’s values to support local communities built on civility, respect, and mutual consent — not only towards their own members, but towards the outside community as well.
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There is some good discussion on this here:
http://www.discussmeetup.com/forum/gener...ng-groups/
It's important to note that Meetup.com has a "Trust and Safety" department within its organization, just like Twitter.
But Meetup.com is closing a huge number of groups. Most of these are related to dating events and anything related to PUA. The details are here:
http://www.meetup.com/help/article/2426608/
Here are some quotes from that policy announcement:
___________________________________
Dating Services
Groups primarily intended for scheduling dating events and all dating-related service offerings are no longer permitted on the Meetup platform including, but not limited to: Speed dating, date coaching, matchmaking, and date clinics.
Pick-Up Artists and Seduction Guides
Meetup does not support groups that involve ‘pick-up artist,’ seduction techniques, or ‘wingman’ tactics.
Guiding principles
The shared practices and principles of these groups were determined to not be in alignment with Meetup’s values to support local communities built on civility, respect, and mutual consent — not only towards their own members, but towards the outside community as well.
_________________________________
There is some good discussion on this here:
http://www.discussmeetup.com/forum/gener...ng-groups/
It's important to note that Meetup.com has a "Trust and Safety" department within its organization, just like Twitter.