The "maybe" box should be banned

I guess I'm on a rant with my posts this week. I'm going to follow up my post from yesterday with my opinion on the "maybe" box on RSVPs. I hate it. I think it's useless. If you ask people to come to an event, you are already counting on "maybe". That's the point of an RSVP, to get a head count and know who is definitely planning on coming, and who definitely can't. Things change, and I get that, but really I think people should just be big enough to commit and say "yes" or "no". I get into the following situation all the time with my moms' group. Q: Are you attending this event? A: I get 3 maybes and 4 nos. Where does that leave me? Do I go and hope someone shows up, or do I stay home and do my own thing so that I'm not wasting my time? I stay home because I figure if people aren't going to commit, then I'm not either. When I know that I am not going, I immediately do the right thing by going to the RSVP and changing it from yes to no. I think people should be responsible enough to change their RSVP if their situation changes and they can or can't go. None of this maybe stuff, that just makes it hard for others to plan.