Adding 'The Midlands' to the 'Northern' forum

[editor]

I appreciate this isn't going to go down well with one and all, but I'm trying to fix an annoying problem with the current selection of ' Travel & places' forums.

At the moment, we've got forums for Scotland, Wales,
Bristol and South West, Northern and (the newly expanded) London/South East.

This leaves a big hole in the UK where the Midlands is.

Because I don't think there's enough traffic to warrant yet another forum being opened up (the Northern forum is the second least busiest forum of the UK forums), I reckon the solution is to change this section to the 'Midlands And The North' section.

To keep everyone happy, I'm even prepared to change the title around - to, say, Northern and Midlands forum - every three months or so.

Fair enough?

 

[H.Dot]

I appreciate this isn't going to go down well with one and all, but I'm trying to fix an annoying problem with the current selection of ' Travel & places' forums.

At the moment, we've got forums for Scotland, Wales,
Bristol and South West, Northern and (the newly expanded) London/South East.

This leaves a big hole in the UK where the Midlands is.

Because I don't think there's enough traffic to warrant yet another forum being opened up (the Northern forum is the second least busiest forum of the UK forums), I reckon the solution is to change this section to the 'Midlands And The North' section.

To keep everyone happy, I'm even prepared to change the title around - to, say, Northern and Midlands forum - every three months or so.

Fair enough?

that sounds like a good compromise to me - everyone thinks us East Midlanders are from the North anyway. lol

 

[wiskey]

if it aint london its norf so suits me

(and last time i asked a q in northern forum i was told it was midlands anyway )

oops i've just realised this is IN the northern forum - i presumed it was community. not being a northerner my opinion is irrelevant. ask the people it affects.

 

[Roadkill]

Sounds like a fair compromise to me ed.

<Gets ready to defend the north from a host of Brummie invaders>

 

[editor]

<gets in quick while the feedback is good>

Done!

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Couldn't you call it "Watford and the North"?

 

[wiskey]

"Hatfield and the north" surely?

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Christ yes. I dunno, leave the country for six months and I forget even the rudiments of my native culture.

Mind you, who wouldn't forget Hatfield given the chance?

 

[irishshapes]

good call, thanks ED
was quite upset that we were not even represented!
i won't start anything about you lot being nearly french so............

 

[wiskey]

yeah i lived there for 4 years and its just taken me two minutes to spell it properly

i managed to erase it from my brain quite well.

 

[wiskey]

is birmingham not in 'the north' then?

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Hatfield

I was beaten up by a girl there once.

 

[wiskey]

yeah you have to make yer own entertainment in hatfield

 

[Roadkill]

is birmingham not in 'the north' then?

 

[Herbsman.]

I was just thinking about posting a thread about Birmingham (or Birmin'am as it's now known by ultra-cool 'urban' people). I was thinking "Hmm... where the hell am I going to post this thread? The Northern forum? General? Hmm... err..." then I saw this thread, so,

 

[Herbsman.]

is birmingham not in 'the north' then?

 

[wiskey]

what!!

it is isnt it?

 

[Roadkill]

what!!

it is isnt it?

I do wish the lengthy debate we had in here about exactly where 'the north' started hadn't been lost.

IIRC the line cut across the country from just south of Macclesfield in the west and virtually straight across to a point on the east coast somewhere just south of the Humber estuary.

Either way, Brum is well south of the line!

 

[Herbsman.]

what!!

it is isnt it?

Birmin'am is in The MIDLANDS you heathen! The North is north of The Midlands, and The South is south of The Midlands!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[irishshapes]

well Meriden is only about 15 miles away from B'ham and thats where the centre line north/south and the centre line east/west cross is!
so i would put that as Central or Midlands!

 

[H.Dot]

well Meriden is only about 15 miles away from B'ham and thats where the centre line north/south and the centre line east/west cross is!
so i would put that as Central or Midlands!

<pedant>

Bearwood's in Smethwick tho... which is in Sandwell.

 

[wiskey]

Birmin'am is in The MIDLANDS you heathen! The North is north of The Midlands, and The South is south of The Midlands!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

lol i never thought about it like that. the midlands was just a mythical place up north

 

[H.Dot]

<gets in quick while the feedback is good>

Done!

 

[wiskey]

IIRC the line cut across the country from just south of Macclesfield in the west and virtually straight across to a point on the east coast somewhere just south of the Humber estuary.

dont be silly! the north starts at the embankment and runs out at scotland.

 

[H.Dot]

lol i never thought about it like that. the midlands was just a mythical place up north

we have silly accents... Northerners have CRAP accents.

a subtle difference.

 

[H.Dot]

I do wish the lengthy debate we had in here about exactly where 'the north' started hadn't been lost.

IIRC the line cut across the country from just south of Macclesfield in the west and virtually straight across to a point on the east coast somewhere just south of the Humber estuary.

Either way, Brum is well south of the line!

Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire... MIDLANDS

Everything north of that is NORTH.

 

[wiskey]

Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire... MIDLANDS

Everything north of that is NORTH.

ahh that would be why when i asked for info about something in derbyshite in the northern forum everyone looked at me funny

 

[Fuzzy]

but what about worcestershire and warwickshire?

 

[chio]

The only place in "Midlands and the North" is Stoke



(edited to add: this change is fair enough, but if we're somewhat forum-numbers-challenged, the radio forum's not exactly buzzing)

 

[H.Dot]

but what about worcestershire and warwickshire?

Midlands, along with Shropshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. i.e. not North.