It looks like there is going to be a good turnout tomorrow, but I want everyone to know that this time I am not going to ask the folks at the restaurant to push all of the tables together and only provide one check.
Even when all of the tables are "together" it really isn't possible for more than six people to engage in a common conversation, so each "group" of six will have their own check and one individual at each table will have to be willing to collect and pay.
We'll still all be in one group, but I am not willing to absorb the extra cost of those who can't keep track of their drinks, refuse to tip, or try to leave without paying (it has happened).