@BruceDM @LuisRG . I received an sort of annonimous RSVP from “john smith”. He never contacted me so I have no way of knowing his handle here on Connect.
I wanted to thank him for accepting the invitation. It would be good to have an idea as to whom he is.
Thank you in advance for looking into this.
Dear @rvr @trivett @racha @pzachariah90 @Kaladin @AllanNShweky @Rexu @Lucecit4 @centralparkwalk @ShaunKabouter , hope all’s well. New York City Food Crawl is on for NYC Local Guides as part of World Wide Food Crawl Meet-Up - Must Try in Your City. All welcome. You’re invited to join in the fun. RSVP here Kind regards from Osaka78
Dear @alvincheungyt , hope all’s well. New York City Food Crawl is on together with World Wide Food Crawl Meet-Up - Must Try in Your City. All welcome. You’re invited to join in the fun. Kind regards from Osaka78 RSVP here
@Osaka78forTRUMP You are the total best 
Hello everyone. Please register as soon as possible.
I am thinking that perhaps our initial meeting place should be the Grand Central Terminal. It is a more neutral meeting venue.
I will have a couple of other crawl suggestions which will include more Vegan friendly options.
You may also suggest a route. After all we are a team.
@Osaka78forTRUMP wrote:
Dear @rvr @trivett @racha @pzachariah90 @Kaladin @AllanNShweky @Rexu @Lucecit4 @centralparkwalk @ShaunKabouter , hope all’s well.
New York City Food Crawl is on for NYC Local Guides as part of World Wide Food Crawl Meet-Up - Must Try in Your City.
All welcome. You’re invited to join in the fun. RSVP here Kind regards from Osaka78
Hello @VBenedict - I’m not sure what you mean but if this was an email, you could always use the “Search the Community” toolbar on the top right side of Connect pages. Click the magnifying glass, change the setting from ‘Posts’ to ‘Users’ and then type in the email account. This allows you to locate a LG username by email account.
@BruceDM . If i had their email account i would be able to search them on my own.
Unable to find john smith or Mel Greffen here on Connect.
Dear @VBenedict , hope all’s well. We never really pay much attention to RSVPs for meet-ups. Yes = maybe, Maybe = no, No = No. All we can do is invite, spread the word etc and work with who shows up on the day. Is there any particular reason to contact those LGs who RSVPed? You can use the Make an announcement button up to 3 times 
Kind regards from Osaka78
Thank you @Osaka78forTRUMP Okay. I suppose I am more formal in the sense that I like to know people’s real names and who they are.
Yes, I want have some idea about who will be joining me.
@Osaka78forTRUMP wrote:
Dear @VBenedict , hope all’s well. We never really pay much attention to RSVPs for meet-ups. Yes = maybe, Maybe = no, No = No. All we can do is invite, spread the word etc and work with who shows up on the day. Is there any particular reason to contact those LGs who RSVPed? You can use the Make an announcement button up to 3 times
That’s right, @VBenedict . Why not invite RSVPers to say hi on Connect or chat on a Hangouts or something? Maybe they feel the same? There’s no right or wrong, how you decide to host, it’s your call. Kind regards from Osaka78
@VBenedict wrote:
Thank you @Osaka78forTRUMP Okay. I suppose I am more formal in the sense that I like to know people’s real names and who they are.
Yes, I want have some idea about who will be joining me.
@Osaka78forTRUMP wrote:
Dear @VBenedict , hope all’s well. We never really pay much attention to RSVPs for meet-ups. Yes = maybe, Maybe = no, No = No. All we can do is invite, spread the word etc and work with who shows up on the day. Is there any particular reason to contact those LGs who RSVPed? You can use the Make an announcement button up to 3 times
I tried to do a search on Mel Greffen and john smith both but because neither one of them has an avatar/image provisioned on their profile, i am unable to identify and send them a welcome message with instructions.
I have sent an UPDATE requesting they provide a blurb about themselves along with their real names for the name tags. Never heard a beep.
You can’t invite someone to a hangout if you do not have their contact info.
@BruceDM wrote:
Hello @VBenedict - I’m not sure what you mean but if this was an email, you could always use the “Search the Community” toolbar on the top right side of Connect pages. Click the magnifying glass, change the setting from ‘Posts’ to ‘Users’ and then type in the email account. This allows you to locate a LG username by email account.
@BruceDM I figured out that fo me =>
Tap on my profile icon on the top right => tap on the mail envelope => select either user or post => use the search bar …
Its really cool you can even perform an advance search using different parameters provided.
I tried different variations of their names to no avail.
Nevertheless, these two users john smith and Mel Greffen are nowhere to be found so that I can post to them a welcome message here on Connect.
I want to reserve my last two UPDATES to use around the day before or the day of in case of need.
@Osaka78forTRUMP has been cordial trying to help.
Thank you Osaka78
Dear @VBenedict , hope all’s well. At the moment the Connect and Maps have different sets of user names for everyone, so, often they don’t match, probably by design. Maybe this will change one day. We like it as is, because it makes Maps more anonymous, with almost no user to user interaction. It’s very peaceful. And Connect is almost opposite, with lots of chatting. We always let Local Guides we meet know they can get in touch with us on Connect. It’s easy, fun and moderated. If you’re wondering what you can do to make your meet-up better, mainly it’s just inviting people. Sometimes Local Guides attend even when you never invited them, mostly it’s just invites Kind regards from Osaka78
@Osaka78forTRUMP I, as well, like it the way it is. Elegant and welcoming. Not sure I know where you are going with it…
I am aware that “the Connect and Maps have different sets of user names for everyone” thanks but be take note that it needs not to be changed 
I can understand chosing anonymity on Maps being public and all 
Although I personally have no need for all this anonymity 
stuff. Hence the main stream Cyber World knows exactly who I am.
But here on Connect when we register to Meet-up with a group and the leader needs to make name tags, sit down to eat together, etc. Etc., anonymity has No Place 
For more reasons than the obvious 
and for organizational purposes
Thank you again for all your feedback.
Definitely makes sense, @VBenedict . The Local Guides Connect meet-up site is nice, not perfect yet, Local Guides team keeps improving it. Do you want to send feedback about it? Kind regards from Osaka78
@VBenedict wrote:
@Osaka78forTRUMP I, as well, like it the way it is. Elegant and welcoming. Not sure I know where you are going with it…
I am aware that “the Connect and Maps have different sets of user names for everyone” thanks but be take note that it needs not to be changed
I can understand chosing anonymity on Maps being public and all
Although I personally have no need for all this anonymity
But here on Connect when we register to Meet-up with a group and the leader needs to make name tags, sit down to eat together, etc. Etc., anonymity has No Place
Thank you again for all your feedback.
@Osaka78forTRUMP my dear wonderful Connect friendly soul… I thank you for your tremendous support in making sure that my very first Google Maps Local Guide Meet-up is successful.
You are an invaluable team player. I am looking forward to becoming good friends here on Connect.
At this time I have no need to submit feedback since I am still discovering how cool Connect is with a little help from my friends 
Thank you for encouraging me though
Urgent!! Hi @BruceDM @LuisRG @LawrenceNYC
Whoever is around. Pretty Please
I had configured my Meet-up for a Minimum of 4 NOT a Max of 4
There are LGs trying to RSVP and the system is telling them they can’t.
How can I change this so that others can register. PLEASE!!!
Hi Victoria,
I’ll DM you with my Google+ info.
Stay warm today !
Magdalena
Hi @VBenedict ,
We are unable to change this for you on the backend and per this post, even if you send updates, you are only going to have them go to your limited guess list. I suggest two options:
Deleting the Meet-up and reposting it, leaving out the max # of attendees field - probably not ideal since it’s so close to the date.
Advertising the Meet-up on this board as much as you need to, noting the RSVP issue and sharing any info you need to share here, tagging anybody who is interested.
Please remember not to share personal info on the threads but rather through private messaging. Thanks very much!
I am resetting the Meet-up!! Please re-register! The Meet-up is still On! ~ Virginia Benedict 
@BruceDM @Magdalena0 @Osaka78forTRUMP @BudionoS @MiaMaria @soho @TraciC
The World Wide Food Crawl New York City Manhattan is still on
The only change is the Venue:
Mandoo Bar
2 E 32nd St
New York, NY 10001
11:30 am until…
You were right I should not have deleted it.
Now the system only lets me set it up for a later date.
Learning Curve Alert
