# posting local info **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 2, 2002, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-local-info/101470 "2002-04-02T21:43:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NevarMore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7feea3/32.png) [@NevarMore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NevarMore)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-local-info/101470/1 "2002-04-02T21:43:21Z")
Where should I post looking for Dopers in my area to meet up with? IMHO or MPSIMS? Or there a thread/forum/site that already might have this? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-local-info/101470/2 "2002-04-02T21:50:43Z")
[list=a] [li]Read the “dopefest disclaimer” that’s a sticky thread in MPSIMS.[/li][li]You can try to organize a “dopefest” in your local area by starting a “dopefest” thread in MPSIMS.[/li][li]Do **not** post any personal information such as address/name/telephone number in a thread at the SDMB. Instead, reveal it privately via e-mail.[/li][/list] ---
**Author:** ![NevarMore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7feea3/32.png) [@NevarMore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NevarMore)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-local-info/101470/3 "2002-04-02T21:53:35Z")
thanks arnold! ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-local-info/101470/4 "2002-04-02T21:54:32Z")
Good luck! And check MPSIMS for recent “dopefests” in your area.