I just got back from an after-worship potluck at Eugene Friends Church. From what I hear from most friends my age, I think I must be in the minority: I like potlucks.
Even though I like the food (I DO like the food), what I like about potlucks is being thrown into a small room with a bunch of people with no other agenda except getting to know each other well.
For me, potlucks often turn “the guy I see two rows in front of me every Sunday” into “friend.” What can be wrong about a meeting like that. (And did I mention, I DO like the food? Not all the food, of course, but there is always sumptuous.)