Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Tuesday Thingers: LT and Real Life



Tuesday again, and once more Boston Bibliophile has another thought-provoking question for the Thingers group:

LT and RL (real life) – do you have friends in real life that you met through LibraryThing? Have you attended any LT meet-ups in your area? Would you be open to attending meet-ups or is LT strictly an online thing for you?

Well, I only know of two “real-life” people who have LibraryThing accounts. One is my cousin, and she’s definitely a friend (and surrogate sister). And the other is a former colleague of my husband’s – and he was also a friend before either of us signed up for LT. But I don’t have any real-life friends that I’ve met through LT.

And I haven’t attended any meet-ups. Would I be open to attending one? Well, I don’t know. It would depend a lot on what sort of a meet-up it would be, I guess. And when and where (and how convenient). Generally, I’m not much of a joiner, online or in the real world. And I’m still a fairly recent arrival in cyberspace, so I think I’d be a little cautious about meeting someone I’ve only “talked to” via the Internet.

Still, I have met some very nice people through book blogging – especially the Thingers group, of course. And I certainly like the idea of being part of such a book-obsessed bunch of weirdos individuals. So even though I do sort of think of LibraryThing as “strictly an online thing” for me, I guess I can’t say I’d be absolutely opposed to meeting up in real life.

Can you get more wishy-washy than that?

11 comments:

  1. Well, you could always make your decision when a meet-up happens near you and won't take much effort to attend! I have no problem meeting people online, but I can see how others would.

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  2. I'm with you in the wishy-washy camp. I'd be open to it, but it would have to be close by, on a day when I don't have anything else planned, and it would have to be fun enough to convince me not to stay home in my jammies. That's a tall order...

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  3. I think, too, that it would depend on who was planning on attending. Is it someone who you regularly 'talk' with online or just folks you sometimes 'see'.

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  4. My answer was pretty close to yours, with an "eh." To see what else I said, visit here.

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  5. I didn't know there were meet-ups, but I think they would be fun, if they were organized well.

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  6. I feel like I'm all brave now, saying I'd meet up- but I know if somebody actually organized one near me, I'd totally be all wishy-washy!

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  7. I would go to a meet up, but they don't have any in SWVA. Oh well... :) It depends on the circumstances, though.

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  8. LOL - Not wishy washy at all. I can totally understand where you are coming from. :)

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  9. I would be interested in attending a meet-up, but convenience of location and the people who will be going will make a difference.

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  10. No -- no meetups -- unless you are coming to see me. Then it is ok.

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