[octokatt]

Wow. I was going to start kicking an old gaming Meetup back to life, but looks like I'm going to invest my sanity elsewhere.

Likewise, I've only used Meetup for non-profits/community organizing, and frankly I can get most of the same features from a Wordpress/Jekyll website, a couple of plug-ins, and maybe Mastodon.

[solardev]

I guess the missing piece there is discoverability... Meetup is great for newcomers to an area to find the groups and events near them. Hosting your own website is good for people who already know about you, but harder for new people to find...