When I was younger I went and told all my neighbors that I was throwing a party. My thought was that if we got too loud they could call me to quiet down instead of the cops. This was a poorly thought out idea, since they all thought I was inviting them to the party, and were disappointed when they realized I was just warning them. I probably should have started with something like “I want to warn you that I might be loud tonight”, not with “I’m having a party tonight”.