Adding 'The Midlands' to the 'Northern' forum

[H.Dot]

Whether you like it or not, you can't deny that it's breathed new life into this forum since the 'merger'!

three Midlands threads... 900 views in 10 hours.. that's more than some websites get in a week!

 

[moose]

All this so the editor can have somewhere to put his Nottingham pics

 

[irishshapes]

<pedant>

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

lol! will have to give you that, but no one, and i mean no one knows where (or indeed should know) where sandwell is!
i'm at least on the right side so as to not be in the black country and be inflicted to (well not too often)
"i am
you am
he am
she am
etc"

what a great verb!!!!

 

[tangerinedream]

Whether you like it or not, you can't deny that it's breathed new life into this forum since the 'merger'!

Stick Brixton into London, that'll be even more efficiant. (oh and yeah, Brixton has some geographical relevance to London, what with it being in London)

 

[editor]

Stick Brixton into London, that'll be even more efficiant. (oh and yeah, Brixton has some geographical relevance to London, what with it being in London)

Thing is, both the Brixton and London forums were infinitely busier than the Northern forum, but since the merger things have livened up considerably, with a geographical hole being fixed in the process.

It's a win! win! win! solution!

 

[tangerinedream]

Thing is, both the Brixton and London forums were infinitely busier than the Northern forum, but since the merger things have livened up considerably, with a geographical hole being fixed in the process.

It's a win! win! win! solution!

Yes, with people playing Mornington Cresent.

Is East Anglia represented within the forum set up and if so where?

 

[moose]

a geographical hole

That's a bit harsh - the Midlands aren't that bad.

 

[longdog]

Yes, with people playing Mornington Cresent.

Is East Anglia represented within the forum set up and if so where?

Nobody actually lives there do they?

 

[soulman]

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?

Does that mean Norwich is now in the north?

 

[editor]

Does that mean Norwich is now in the north?

You decide.

You have got a thread about Norwich to start, haven't you?

 

[soulman]

You decide.

You have got a thread about Norwich to start, haven't you?

Already posted it as you know. It's a shit thread but it doesn't fit anywhere else so thought I'd stick it in the Northern forum.

 

[editor]

Already posted it as you know. It's a shit thread but it doesn't fit anywhere else so thought I'd stick it in the Northern forum.

That's nice.

 

[soulman]

That's nice.

Aye following your example.

 

[Roadkill]

Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire... MIDLANDS

Everything north of that is NORTH.

Umm yes, except that I think northern Lincolnshire is north. Grimsby feels like a northern town, for a start. That's why I reckon the boundary should cut across north Lincolnshire, somewhere aruond Scunthorpe, perhaps.

 

[MooChild]

lol! will have to give you that, but no one, and i mean no one knows where (or indeed should know) where sandwell is!
i'm at least on the right side so as to not be in the black country and be inflicted to (well not too often)
"i am
you am
he am
she am
etc"

what a great verb!!!!

I live in Sandwell

 

[FruitandNut]

Umm yes, except that I think northern Lincolnshire is north. Grimsby feels like a northern town, for a start. That's why I reckon the boundary should cut across north Lincolnshire, somewhere aruond Scunthorpe, perhaps.

I lived/existed in Grimsby for 12 yrs (being a resilient Yorkie) and found there was an ongoing debate as to whether Grimbrarians and Meggies were northerners or midlanders. Many of the old locals were turned off at being geographically lumped in with that "Yorkie lot across the 'umber".

 

[aqua]

I live in Sandwell

see, you're just representative of the place

 

[MooChild]

see, you're just representative of the place

Pah, it's better than Stinky Erdington

 

[aqua]

you reckon? at least it doesn't take us 4 days to get into town and we can use public transport after dark

and we don't talk as stupidly as you do

 

[MooChild]

you reckon? at least it doesn't take us 4 days to get into town and we can use public transport after dark

and we don't talk as stupidly as you do

I can use public transport after dark, i'm just lazy

 

[fen_boy]

Umm yes, except that I think northern Lincolnshire is north. Grimsby feels like a northern town, for a start. That's why I reckon the boundary should cut across north Lincolnshire, somewhere aruond Scunthorpe, perhaps.

South lincolnshire is in East Anglia - which should have its own forum

 

[irishshapes]

i wouldn't use public transport in erdington after dark!
wouldn't go there after dark!
them lot might speak funny, but they dont want to kill me
(i speak funny too i'm irish)
oldbury is ok, i think!!

 

[aqua]

fuck all wrong with erdington

well most of it

 

[MooChild]

i wouldn't use public transport in erdington after dark!
wouldn't go there after dark!
them lot might speak funny, but they dont want to kill me
(i speak funny too i'm irish)
oldbury is ok, i think!!

Yay, big up for Oldbury

 

[Roadkill]

I lived/existed in Grimsby for 12 yrs (being a resilient Yorkie) and found there was an ongoing debate as to whether Grimbrarians and Meggies were northerners or midlanders. Many of the old locals were turned off at being geographically lumped in with that "Yorkie lot across the 'umber".

It's tempting just to use the Humber as the divide, but the main reason I suggested the line should be drawn south of the Humber is that, to me, Grimsby feels like a very northern town.

 

[May Kasahara]

Cheers me duck

Well, I would like to say thank you Ed for finally giving us Midlanders somewhere to discuss pork pies.

Disclaimer: I am actually from London, I just live here.

 

[loud 1]

i proud of you mr editor..

im shedding a tear..


next step..

northampton forum......

 

[moose]

you reckon? at least it doesn't take us 4 days to get into town and we can use public transport after dark

and we don't talk as stupidly as you do

I bet MooChild doesn't beaten up in his own back garden

 

[MooChild]

I bet MooChild doesn't beaten up in his own back garden

Most of the kids are scared of me, must be the beard.

 

[longdog]

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