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Using Gatherist

Joining a group

We encourage you to join any group you are interested in by hitting the “Join Group” button. Note that some groups may require approval by one of the group administrators. There is no limit on the number of groups or events that members can attend. Group administrators can also remove members at their discretion.

Event waitlist

The group organizer or event host can set an attendee limit for an event. When the limit is reached, new attendees will be placed on the event waitlist. When a confirmed attendee changes their RSVP to “not going”, the first person on the waitlist will be moved to “going”. Event hosts and group organizers can also manually move attendees to or from the waitlist, even after the attendee limit is reached.

What if I change my mind? You can update your RSVP at any time. However, if you mark yourself as “not going” to a full event and later decide to attend, you will be placed at the bottom of the waitlist.

Can I still attend the event even if I’m on the waitlist? If you are on the waitlist for an event, please respect the event host’s wishes and only attend if a spot becomes available.

What if I’m bringing a friend? Adding a +1 to your RSVP will affect your waitlist status. You will only be automatically moved off the waitlist once there are spaces available for you and all of your guests.

Public groups

Public groups will show their general information (name, description, photo) and general event information (event name, description, date/time, general location) to anyone who visits the Gatherist website. However, the group member list, event attendees, and all messages will only be visible once a person joins the group.

Private groups

Group administrators can select to keep their group private, which means in addition to the restrictions for a public group all event information will also be hidden until a member joins. The group (but not the events) will still be searchable and promoted on the groups page.

Closed groups

A closed group will require new members be approved by a group administrator.

What is an event host?

When creating an event, a group organizer can add one or more hosts to an event. A host can manage everything about that one event: name, description, image, date/time, duration, location, and attendee and guests limits. They can also move people to/from the wait list and “not going” list. They basically act like a group organizer, but only for that one event.

How to send notifications to your phone or browser

Sign into the site on the device where you want to receive the notifications. On the settings page, change “Deliver notifications” to “App notification”. And then click the checkbox next to “Send notifications to this device”.

If that didn’t work or you want to turn off notifications, find your browser or device below.

Chrome browser

  1. Above the top of the page in the Chrome navigation bar, click the “View site information” button immediately to the left of “gatherist.org”.
  2. On Android, click “Permissions”.
  3. Click the “Reset permission” button under “Notifications”.

Android

If you installed the app, open https://gatherist.org in your browser and follow the steps above for Chrome browser.

Firefox

  1. Above the top of the page in the Firefox navigation bar, click the permissions button immediately to the left of “gatherist.org”.
  2. Next to “Send notifications” remove the “Allowed” or “Blocked” tag.

Microsoft Edge

  1. Open Edge and select the “…” button in the top-right corner of the browser window.
  2. Scroll down and select the “Settings” option from the dropdown menu.
  3. Scroll down and select the “Advanced Settings” option from the dropdown menu.
  4. Scroll down and select the “Manage” button under the “Website Permissions” heading.
  5. Here you can select “gatherist.org” and either enable or disable notifications.

Internet Explorer 11

Internet explorer does not support browser notifications. Please use a different a browser or change to email notifications.

Safari desktop

  1. Select “Safari” in the action bar at the top of the screen and select “Preferences”.
  2. Click on the “Websites” tab and then select “Notifications” in the menu on the left-side of the preferences window.
  3. Select “gatherist.org” and either enable or disable notifications.

Safari on iPhone or iPad

Save “gatherist.org” to your home page, and then manage notifications in your iPhone or iPad settings.

Deleting your account

Really? You want to delete your account? Ok, but we’re sad to see you go.

You can delete your account from your profile page. This will permanently remove all of your personal information from the site, including your name, email, profile picture, biography, and any social login (Google, Facebook, etc.) information from the site. Your messages and event history will remain on the site, but will not be attributed to you. Your information may remain in database backups for up to 1 month after you delete your account.