meetup.com event Creative Coding not being picked up automatically

[sayanee]

http://www.meetup.com/Singapore-Creative-Coding-Meetup/events/207355862/

Meetup.com api response from https://api.meetup.com/2/event/207355862?&sign=true&photo-host=public&page=20

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"description": "<p>Its time for 2nd meetup at our cozy zopim hq! this might be the last time it would be hosted here (we are upgrading venue for the next in nov!)</p> <p>7 - 730pm: Refreshments + Networking</p> <p>730: Opening</p> <p>740 - 8:  Benjamin Low - "The Synesthete's Music Machine" <br/>8-9: Screening of Robbert Hodgin - "Default Title" from Eyeo 2014</p> <p>If you're interested to speak here, please contact Joshua!</p> <p>Venue and Food proudly sponsored by Zopim. Do RSVP so we estimate the amount of food to order!</p>",
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Group info from http://www.meetup.com/meetup_api/console/?path=/:urlname shows Category is not Technology, but Movies & Film.

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"description": "<p>This group is for like-minded people who share an interest in the creative side of coding.</p>
<p>Whether you are a developer, designer, musician, artist or someone just exploring, I hope this meetup is a place for all to share and explore these interests.</p>
<p>Topics include realtime 3d animation, procedural coding, data visualizations, creative iOS apps, music, art, and interactive media. Chances is that if you know any of these terms three.js, WebGL, OpenFrameworks, Cinder, Processing, Max MSP, Pure Data, this would be the right place! Our venue sponser is Zopim, who has agreed to host upcoming meetups. Stay tune for events updates!<br>

</p>
<p>For an introduction to Creative Coding, check out</p>
<p><br>

</p>
<p><a class="embedded" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBV14-3LT-g">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBV14-3LT-g</a></p>
<p><br>

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Any easy way to add whitelist meetup.com groups? or any other quicker suggestion to pick up a certain meetup.com group all the time?

[sayanee]

@zz85 possible to change the group category to Technology? :blush: We cannot simply not curate this interesting event :smile:

[zz85]

@sayanee thanks... let me try to see if I can change the settings of the meetup group

[sayanee]

Take your time @zz85 :smile: we have added the event manually in the meantime. After the setting change, it will be automatic for all future meetups :thumbsup:

[zz85]

:+1: I've added a "Web technology" category to the meetup group, hopefully it gets picked up after! thanks @sayanee! :D

[sayanee]

@zz85 I think you added to the topics, not the main category. Possible to amend the category to Technology? Currently, it is Movies & Films

[zz85]

@sayanee @notthetup finally! :)

[notthetup]

Yay!! :heart: Thank you! What was the process? You had to email them?

[zz85]

Yup, needed to contact their support via email :)

On Tuesday, November 25, 2014, Chinmay Pendharkar notifications@github.com wrote:

Yay!! [image: :heart:] Thank you! What was the process? You had to email them?

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/webuildsg/webuild/issues/80#issuecomment-64306005.

[alyssaq]

Yay! :+1:

[sayanee]

LOL naice! Thanks @zz85 - maybe we should tell them to make it editable as well