[group-organizers] meetup.com rsvp raffle script

[Andrew Schoen]

On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 10:20 AM, Ned Batchelder <ned at nedbatchelder.com>wrote:

> This is a clever idea.  I find my attendance doesn't nicely match my
> RSVPs, both in people who attend but don't RSVP, and vice-versa.  Maybe
> this would help make them match? :)
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Yeah, that's the idea.  We wanted a way to help match our attendance with
RSVPs.  Didn't think it was too much to ask to RSVP for the chance at a
book. Plus, it's a real geeky way to raffle books.  :)



> I bought a roll of raffle tickets at Staples, and I choose someone to hand
> them out as people show up.  That forces at least some people to talk to
> each other!  Then I use random.randint() to pick one of the ticket numbers.
>
> --Ned.
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