Right, so I take it preferences should be encouraged to be ignored for a preference-based social?
Where do I sign-up for all those couples and single fems socials I keep missing?

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The first two socials and Munches I went to on here I only knew one other person.
My attendance was not, I consider, a failure for me or the rest of the attendees. I spoke to people, I mingled, I made friends.
Why would new/unknown people be deemed a failure?
I like meeting new folk. When it's always 'same old faces' I find things get a bit stale - and that's not just swinging, but life in general.
Quote by west-brom-babe
im saying the way i prefer to do things is to go to a social 1st im not saying its a right or wrong way im just saying its my way, ive been a regular in the mids room for a few years now and have chatted to people in great length then when ive actually met some ive found them not to be the same as in chat eg. rude, quite forcefull and a few complete knobs lol i just think for me actually meeting a person face to face is better than the chat room and before im hung drawn and quatered that goes for anybody of any race or colour.
Quote by Cherrytree
Good thread Ahabs :thumbup:
As regards the visit to Chams-
The be all and end all to my mind, is that Socials are not run by S.H, they are the responsibility of the organiser, and you are within your rights to say "sorry you can't come to xxxxx with our group" to anyone, without giving a reason at all.
But if the organiser tries to give a reason for turning someone down, saying that the person wouldn't fit in because they don't fit in with the ethos of the night, then I think is where issues arise.
Because then a person might say, "well it doesn't matter that I am not black/gay/cd/Midlands room whatever, because I'm a lovely social person and I would enjoy the night anyway.
I'm not sure either side is wrong.
Quote by west-brom-babe
from what i can see this has all started from a single male who is not a regular in the room putting down for the black for white meet at chams or was it the white for black meet sorry i want to get it right dont want anybody jumping down my throat.
many years ago when i 1st started swinging with my ex husband the first ever thing we did before meeting people was go to a social to get to know people and decide if we actually wanted to go down this road. what would of happened if they said sorry your not regulars you cant come and nobody can verify you? as for the meet i did actually look at this. myself and my partner are both white and ive never actually been with a black man so i suppose to me a social would have been a good way to decide if i did wish to do this but after the flack in the forum and as we are both not regular room members i dont think i will bother
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right.... if you are going to bring up that social as a case in point then this is where we are going to have to start to agree to disagree (as in the pm I sent you on that subject)
the reason why I was annoyed was this...
if you are going to going to organise that type of social and you hire the club for the night, I would have fully agreed, as I said "fill ya boots, invite and deny who you like"
but in this case you are piggy backing the clubs busiest night, therefore there would have been people there (a lot) outside your little exclusive group... a lot of people who would have no idea or clue about your little group... and would not have had the same preference, (as an aside... if the people had membership of the club, there is nothing you could do to stop them going anyway..... they out of wanting to know people to go asked for an invite)
you are also going to the club the night before..... and if the people from the mids room had said to you "I am sorry ahabs... you can't go because you are from london" then I would have been equally annoyed
I thought the word "social" was socialising... and I think that people have forgotten that in a sense with regards to all of these club meets... because if it had been outside of that context I bet the whole this would not have blown up as it this...
it does bring up another point thought... the word "social" is being liberally used around the site... but for me there is a huge difference betweeen the type of "socials" that are going on in clubs, which for me personally feels more and more like cheap advertising for them.... and this
http://www.swingingheaven.co.uk/swingers-forum/viewtopic/288129.html
or this
http://www.swingingheaven.co.uk/swingers-forum/viewtopic/287935.html
maybe it is about time, we got this looked at...
Quote by Sassy-Seren
Using just 3 as an axample, I don't meet married/attached guys, anyone under 30 years old or ( flame me for this if you like ) black guys. It doesn't make me ageist, racist or whatever the word is for marriedist - it's just my own personal views. The age thing is because I don't feel comfortable shagging guys younger than my own son. The marrieds is because I don't want to do anything without his partner knowing and black ( as in Caribbean, Asian et al ) just don't turn me on in general. Sounds harsh but it's MY preference.
Quote by Ian
but it would make for a darn cheap way to get into Chams without membership for a fair few.
Quote by two-4-more
the relevance of neither ian or jiggle being bi to me is blatantly obvious... You have said you only want people who are interested in black men to attend, therefore as neither is bi then neither should be on your list as surely they are both only interested in women and not men of any variety!
Quote by Dawnie
As jiggle has over 400 posts and yet Lawr less than twenty, I think that maybe he could be seen as more 'genuine' than you Lawr
Anyway, I am really struggling as to get my head round the need to fancy a black bloke here. Ian (him in doors) has been to a black for white social because because he is known by many chatters, and Ian is very much a white bloke. Stop making it so much about colour, it should be about people having fun and getting to know each other
After all, this is advertised as a social, not a shag-a-thon :thumbup:
Oh and please respect each others privacy and take your verifications private :thumbup:
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I am really sorry but my daughter gave me a suprise chrissi pressy she has paid for a weekend away and it happens to be the same weekend......sorry folks maybe next time but you all enjoy and Happy Birthday Mr starxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Quote by Hunnibabe
Ahh that was a shame babes..... and I hate to say it but it was a good night!... I promise to let you know when our next one is....Have a lovely Christmas xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Damn - only just seen this tonight. Hope you all had fun.