We believe that event.getInfo will return watchlist data for public events, but
that the documentation is misleading. We have a filed a bug to fix the doc.

--- In yws-events@yahoogroups.com, "atmyzip@..." <atmyzip@...> wrote:
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> I was hoping event.getInfo would have an attendee count for public events, it
does not. The limitation with using event.getWatchList is that it only allows
access to my private events or events of users who have marked me as a friend.
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> I do not need to know who is attending, just how many. Nor do I need to know
who is watching or how many.
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> Is there a solution for this shortcoming?
>