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Coo-eeh! Come tell us what you think of the New (hopefully much better) Mumsnet Local

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EmmaMumsnet · 17/10/2012 12:07

Hello. We've been aware for a while now that MN Local isn't all it could be and we've been beavering away for several months now to make it much, much better.

And today's the Grand Unveiling of the all-new, all-singing, all-dancing (well, OK, not quite singing and dancing just yet) Mumsnet Local

We've reorganised the Local sites a bit (they were a bit random, geographically speaking, before). And, if you go to your nearest Mumsnet Local site, you'll see there's much more to it and it's much easier to find your way about. There are loads more categories for listings and space for reviews, and you'll find nearly new inside an expanded Classifieds section - which should make your Mumsnet Local an altogether more helpful place to hang out. Don't worry, we haven't lost the talk threads from old Local. They'll be reappearing in the new sites very soon.

Some Mumsnet Local sites are still a bit light on listings and info (we're working on that right now) but, if you'd like a look at what we're hoping all Mumsnet Locals will look like pretty darn soon, do have a butcher's at Bath. If you want to share something with other Mumsnetters on any of the sites, just click on Add a Listing (the pink button on the right just under the navigation bar).

Sites that are not far behind include Bedford, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Bolton & Bury, Manchester & Trafford, Bournemouth & Poole, Brighton & Hove, Bristol, Buckinghamshire, Cheshire, Exeter, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Portsmouth, Southampton, Surrey, and in London? Barnet, Lambeth, Hackney, Haringey, Hillingdon, Islington, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth and Waltham Forest boroughs.

And we're hoping all the other Local sites, including those in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, will be hot on their tails. We're looking to entice people to look after these sites, but more on that soon.

We've designed an easy-to-use Meet Ups page. If you want to volunteer to organise a regular meet-up in your area, just email [email protected] . There are more bits and pieces and snazzy new features to come, too. Once --Tech's had a bit of a lie down

We do hope you like what you see. Do let us know what you think - as ever, all feedback is most welcome.

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EmmaMumsnet · 17/10/2012 14:10

@winterland

Thanks Emmamumsnet - who gets to be the local editor? I can do it??

Great, yes please. We've got Local Editors for all the sites mentioned in the OP, but pm me with where you are and I can explain more?

MNHQ

EmmaMumsnet · 17/10/2012 14:08

@ScreamingManAndGoryOn

Hi Emma - When I click on Cumbria, nothing shows on the right hand side to select.

Also, both Lancashire and Cumbria are massive, so having a general local page may not work. If there are pages for Preston, Blackpool and Blackburn, why can't there be a page for another smaller area than the whole county?

See my reply to AWimbaWay?

MNHQ

EmmaMumsnet · 17/10/2012 14:06

@AWimbaWay

Harrogate local has gone, I presume we're now just bunched in with North Yorkshire? I can kind of see why seeing as I was the only person who answered any posts on there but North Yorkshire is very big and I'll probably stop using local now as it's not local enough IYSWIM?

Hi AWimbaWayOnce the sites have Local Editors, they will have area labels added, then you'll be able to search everything by your local area label. So you would be able to filter all results in any category for Harrogate

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HelenMumsnet · 17/10/2012 14:03

@BedHog

Hastings.

It used to be Hastings & Eastbourne, but all the threads were mostly about Hastings because Eastbourne is populated by old folks, but now it looks like Eastbourne has stayed and Hastings has been given the old heave-ho. Hopefully I'm wrong, there were quite a few of us chatting on there recently.

OK, Hastings is now part of East Sussex Local. So that's local.mumsnet.com/east-sussex (no www).

Your Talk threads haven't been nuked, though. You should be able to find them in East Sussex. Smile

MNHQ

EmmaMumsnet · 17/10/2012 14:01

@winterland

is the scottish borders working? Thats a pretty big area though - can we just have Peebles and surrounding as one local site?

Yes, try local.mumsnet.com/scottish-borders (remember not to type www before). Once there's a Local Editor for your area, you'll be able to search everything more locally, so Peebles would be an area label within the Scottish Borders site

MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 17/10/2012 13:58

@TheJoyfulPuddlejumper

Sad Nope. Not through the mobile site or the desktop site. Sad Maybe it's my phone? [hopeful]

Oh no, that's pants. Sad

Do you have a computer somewhere? Could you try it later on and let us know how you get on?

MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 17/10/2012 13:55

@BedHog

My town has gone! Sad

And what does '500 Servlet Exception' mean? Confused

Which town are you looking for, BedHog?

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HelenMumsnet · 17/10/2012 13:51

@ItsAllGoingToBeFine

emmamnhq Yes on local.mumsnet.com/glasgow/soft-play

It has mn local Glasgow logo at top, then search box, then classes in Richmond on Thames, then filter 1,2,3,4 then venue hotel, then the test ads.

Aha! We see what you mean now: you're on a mobile, right?

It's a glitch with the mobile version only - we'll get cracking on fixing that.

In the meantime, do please have a look at the desktop version (if you can). That's all working fine.

MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 17/10/2012 13:43

@TheJoyfulPuddlejumper

I want to see!

Try this, TheJoyfulPuddlejumper

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HelenMumsnet · 17/10/2012 13:36

@SlightlyJaded

It looks fab HQ

I am especially happy to see the shiny new Friendship Bench in meet ups, thank you so much.

Hurray! And thank you.

MNHQ

EmmaMumsnet · 17/10/2012 13:33

@Pascha

[GIN]?

Yes please

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HelenMumsnet · 17/10/2012 13:32

@mrscumberbatch

Ooh I don't like the local nickname thing. Confusing. I'd rather have the same nickname throughout.

Sorry about that. It's there to give people some protection from being 'busted' in RL.

So, if you've posted all over the main Talk boards about your horrible MIL and your revolting neighbours and how much you hate your child's school, no one can work out who you are and hunt you down when you post on Local.

You could be mrscumberbatchy on Local or summat, if you like, though? ie near enough to be almost the same?

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HelenMumsnet · 17/10/2012 13:29

@undertheduvet

Do you want people to add listings on their local sites or are the old listings being moved across?

Yes, please do add listings!

The old ones should be being moved across, too - but the more, the merrier.

MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 17/10/2012 13:24

@mrscumberbatch

Nothing, just the normal talk board layout if I google search it.

If i try and go there directly (ie typing in www.local.mumsnet.com/glasgow) it takes me to server not found.

Ah. It's the www that messed things up.

The new local doesn't need a www.

It's just local.mumsnet.com/whatever.

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EmmaMumsnet · 17/10/2012 13:20

@ZombTEE

Sorry, it was from Emma though. I think...

Hi Tee, you're on my master list. I'll pm you later with more details?

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HelenMumsnet · 17/10/2012 13:19

@mrscumberbatch

The local.mumsnet.com/glasgow takes me to the mumsnet board with local glasgow. Not a local page, just the normal MN talk board, so there's no navigation to get around the local page ifyswim.

Really? Can't you see any nice pics or anything?

MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 17/10/2012 13:15

@mrscumberbatch

Apart from the fact that there is no local site available for Glasgow. It doesn't allow the clickthrough.

Try local.mumsnet.com/glasgow

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EmmaMumsnet · 17/10/2012 13:14

@ItsAllGoingToBeFine

Ok gone to localsite/glasgow

Icky green menu pops up.

If I click on any of the categories (eg softplay) they all say "classes in Richmond upon thames" and list the 4* venue hotel....

Are you looking at local.mumsnet.com/glasgow/soft-play ?

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HelenMumsnet · 17/10/2012 13:13

@TheJoyfulPuddlejumper

Those addresses both bring back this again:

This page contains the following errors:

error on line 53 at column 26: error parsing attribute name

Below is a rendering of the page up to the first error.

Mumsnet Discussions var wl10374camp = ""; var wl10375camp = "";

Did you perhaps put www at the beginning?

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HelenMumsnet · 17/10/2012 13:09

@SoupDragon

All I get is "new feature coming soon" if I click anything other than the map.

Try clicking the bluey/green tabs instead?

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HelenMumsnet · 17/10/2012 13:06

@TheJoyfulPuddlejumper

Chichester or Brighton - I got the same message for both.

Ok, so Brighton is local.mumsnet.com/brighton-hove

For Chichester, try local.mumsnet.com/west-sussex

MNHQ

EmmaMumsnet · 17/10/2012 13:03

@ItsAllGoingToBeFine

Hello, I am confused (and using mobile site)

If I type Glasgow I to the search box and search nothing happens.

If I click on Glasgow on the map it pops up a wee box. If I click on the box/the word Glasgow within the box nothing happens.

Am I totally thick?

Tech are fixing the map now. And then they'll get on to the Search box. Blush

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HelenMumsnet · 17/10/2012 13:02

@TheJoyfulPuddlejumper

Confused I just tried the local.mumsnet.com/ method and got a "500 Servlet Exception" message.

Which town/county were you trying to get?

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HelenMumsnet · 17/10/2012 13:01

@ItsAllGoingToBeFine

Ok gone to localsite/glasgow

Icky green menu pops up.

If I click on any of the categories (eg softplay) they all say "classes in Richmond upon thames" and list the 4* venue hotel....

Ah! We'll take a look at that one

Thanks for pointing it out.

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HelenMumsnet · 17/10/2012 13:00

@ZombTEE

Yes, I am, helen. I got the one months ago asking if I still wanted to be a Tsarina but nothing since then.

Months and months? Or a few weeks' ago? Was it from EmmaMumsnet?

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