RSVP to an event

Say whether you're going, bring guests, understand the waitlist, and change your mind later.

On any event page there's an RSVP section with three answers.

Going, Maybe, Can't

Going — you'll be there. You're on the guest list and counted against capacity.
Maybe — you're interested but not committing. You'll get event notifications, but you're not holding a spot.
Can't — you're not coming. Worth choosing rather than ignoring: it tells the host, and it clears the event out of your way.

You can change your answer at any time, right up to the event. Hosts plan around these numbers, so updating a Going you can no longer make is genuinely useful to them — a quiet no-show is worse than a late change.

Bringing someone

If the event allows guests, you'll see Bringing anyone? with options from Just me up through Me and 3 others.

Count the people you're actually bringing. The hint tells you what it costs: "They take 2 of the 8 spots left." Hosts order food and set out chairs from this number.

When an event is full

Capacity is shown as spots filled — say, 14 / 20 spots filled — or Unlimited when there's no cap.

If it's full when you RSVP, you're Waitlisted. That's a real position, not a rejection: if someone drops out, places free up. Keep an eye on your notifications.

Adding it to your calendar

Add to calendar on the event page gives you two options:

Download .ics — works with Apple Calendar, Outlook, and most others
Add to Google Calendar

Worth doing. A Gathrings notification can be missed; a calendar entry usually isn't.

Private events

Some events belong to a private ring. You'll see:

This event is private. This event is hosted by [ring], a private ring. Join the ring to see the details and RSVP.

Choose Join or Request to join depending on how the ring is set up. If it's invite-only, you'll be told to ask a member for an invite — there's no way to request your way in.

If you were sent a link

An invite link lets you see the event and RSVP without an account. Some hosts hide the address until you've responded, in which case you'll see "Location shared after you RSVP."

If a link doesn't work, it's one of these — invalid, revoked by the host, expired, or the event was cancelled. In each case the answer is the same: go back to whoever sent it and ask for a current one.