I've been saying for a while now that it is far more productive to attend LS events/parties than it is to try and meet people online. It's not that you can't meet people online, but it requires a LOT more patience and effort than people realize.
While some can go to an event just to "party", many will be more likely to feel that the time and effort to do so is only worth it if they actually get to meet people they can play with. All of the nit-picky profile requirements usually don't even come into play at a party. That's especially true of the ones that are off SLS's radar, meaning there is no visible RSVP list for one to check out.
For SLS sponsored events flakiness can still happen. I've seen people signed up for 2 diiferent parties at the same time/date, and it's possible that they are actually attending neither because in some cases they are 100+ miles away from either party. I've also had people respond to a play date and then see them signed up for a party for the same night.
None of this matters if you're a regular at one or more parties because you are already meeting and playing with people so anything that happens from online interactions is just icing on the cake. Even better is if you can take this to the next level and hold your own LS parties.
