Drinks on Flickr this Friday

The Yahoo News Canada "Comments Section" was axed by the censors.
Give them a George Orwell Award.

This was already being publicized quite effectively among Flickr users in various relevant Flickr groups(including the blogTO group)as a Flickr event. I think putting up a big headline about free drinks is going to destroy the integrity of the get together. Why not go down to Sherbourne and Dundas and stick up a few posters while you're at it?

Tim;
Thanks for clarifying that. I agree, there is a difference between putting it here and putting it in The Star; at least here there's a good chance people reading this might have a clue what Flickr is (i.e. a photo sharing website).
When I saw the headline I had a vision of the event changing from a bunch of photographers/artists getting together into a bunch of louts looking for free booze and wondering how come there were so many people with cameras standing around.

I met the Yahoo/Flickr crew tonight. Really nice, friendly, fun people. I wish I could be there Friday! Should be a fun meet-up!

perhaps I can get over my fear of crowds and shoot some Dear Toronto video of the event.... but, the crowds!

While I think the writer's intention was good, the Headline is certainly misleading.... And totally off-brand. The Focus is celebrating the Flickr 888 worldwide Online Community Event organized by Heather Champ. We chose Toronto to celebrate this in Canada.

See official blog post here:
http://blog.flickr.net/en/2008/07/31/flickr888/

The complimentary snacks and drinks are not the core of the event, at all. We only reserved a small section of C'est What not the whole venue. There will be a list of people who RSVP-ed on upcoming. We will be checking attendees IDs. This Flickr meetup is intended for Flickr Users and lovers only.

Hope to see the Flickreenos there,

Thanks for your feedback and comments.
Katheline

i like that thanks..

Thanks a lot.