Let me set the scene:

You have a really cool idea for an event and people always go on and on about not organising anything. No one ever does anything exciting. We need to go somewhere. Blah blah blah.

So you stick a Facebook event up for something exciting and different and invite said people. You use Facebook because everyone you need to invite uses it and it is the easiest way to arrange something with a number of people you don’t see regularly. You make arrangements, get good deals, try and get hold of people on and off Facebook and try to accommodate everyone in trying to get it sorted.

But this is what always happens (click to enlarge):

And here’s what we get:

1) The people who commit.

Whether it is a Yes or a No, thank you – have a drink on me. Thank you for making your vote count and for making the organiser’s life that little bit easier.

2) The Maybe’s

The people who might like to be part of it but can’t really be bothered or aren’t fussed either way. You are all an organiser’s worst nightmare. Maybe? MAYBE WHAT?! Anyone in this group should be assumed to be a no-show unless stated otherwise.

3) The people who don’t respond.

You recieved an invitation. Reply to it you ignorant bastards. I mean that in a nice way, of course

There you have it. A breakdown of the RSVPs on Facebook events. It’s pretty simple really.