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Can we have separate board for London

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antimatter · 26/02/2016 11:56

Is there possibility to give us that?

I would like to be able to share my findings like a nice coffee shop I visited today and ask others to share their favourite finds.

Talk about local plays (musical theater or theater) or places and walks to visit not necessarily as a tourist but a Londoner.

To talk about history on London and various activities available for grown ups.

I've seen posts like that in chat and other boards in the past but they are hard to search for and obviously some disappear after a certain time.

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WaitrosePigeon · 26/02/2016 13:23

Or he, my apologies!

WaitrosePigeon · 26/02/2016 13:23

I actually agree with the OP. She's been given a real harsh time here.

BYOSnowman · 26/02/2016 13:23

If it's in chat it's makes it more difficult to find London related things. It would just be like the local boards but not so fragmented

Why do we need those if we can just start threads in chat?

RiverTam · 26/02/2016 13:22

ouryve and a load of people will pile in bitching about London bias pretentious wank blah blah. Have a London topic and people can hide it if they want.

duckyneedsaclean · 26/02/2016 13:22

It's not that stupid of a request. Just as a visual this map is very interesting. If you have Scotsnet, why not Londonsnet?

Can we have separate board for London
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antimatter · 26/02/2016 13:22

Re: coffee shop
I went to one off Fenchurch st
www.curatorscoffee.com/

got guest espresso but as black americano, I got a hint of orange and hot chocolate!
unfortunately I didn't ask for the variety they used but will next week

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antimatter · 26/02/2016 13:20

ouryve - have you seen how fast posts on chat are moving out of 1st page?

who scrolls through pages and pages of posts searching for a specific post?

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ouryve · 26/02/2016 13:16

Here's an idea - go into chat and start a thread, say "favourite coffee shops in London".

That way, anyone who lives in London or has ever been to London will be able to contribute.

RiverTam · 26/02/2016 13:16

I kind of agree with the OP. The local boards are by borough (and for my borough there's actually are much better local forum which I use for borough-specific stuff) so not suitable for anything general. But also it would mean that Londoners could talk about stuff without pissing everyone else off with our London-centricness.

And surely the OP can ask without everyone jumping down her throat.

BYOSnowman · 26/02/2016 13:15

Where is the coffee shop??

BYOSnowman · 26/02/2016 13:15

I get where you are coming from op. The local boards cover too small an area so I don't bother using them. A local London board would be nice

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antimatter · 26/02/2016 13:13

Gowgirl - I knew many would criticise my idea for being separatist but I am not interested in arguments or fights.

I genuinely think there's enough to talk about culture and places to go, coffee shops, local am-dram performances, cultural festivals, charity events.

I went to an new place this morning to have coffee. It was very nice. It is an independent shop, I would like to recommend it to others who are working in my area. IMHO a thread about coffee shops in central London would logically belong to a board such as.... I don't know which one?

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dingit · 26/02/2016 13:09

Wow. Everyone's pissy on here today.

I get it Op, it would be interesting Smile

Gowgirl · 26/02/2016 13:05

Anti matter - this was never going to end wellGrin for what it's worth the local board for my borough is very quiet! Maybe just start a thread in another subject and make it clear in the title and those that need it will gravitate over!

thatstoast · 26/02/2016 13:01

I've checked out the mumsnet local boards for London. They obviously have everything apart from sarcasm.

TooMuchOfEverything · 26/02/2016 12:57

ScarletOverkill

Even if there were a London board wouldn't people post in Chat "for the traffic" anyway?

Well, the traffic in London is shocking! Wink it's like Piccadilly Circus you know.

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antimatter · 26/02/2016 12:53

I am not the owner of MN to decide where it should be created and if it's needed.

My post expresses my own opinion and would like to see input of MN and those who are interested in using it.

When information is organised and grouped is easier to access and serves purpose.
Some discussions are suitable for chat others for more specific boards.

MN is what people who are using it make of it.

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gooseberryroolz · 26/02/2016 12:53

Jesus anti there's no point trying to have anything other than a deadly serious, incredibly aggressive conversation with you, is there?

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antimatter · 26/02/2016 12:48

ScarletOverkill - I don't know if they would.

gooseberryroolz - therefore if someone was an American and living in London would you say they are tourist?

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gooseberryroolz · 26/02/2016 12:47

Why not just ask for a pan-london board on Local?

gooseberryroolz · 26/02/2016 12:43

It isn't 'bad' spelling. It's an americanism. That's what made me ask.

ScarletOverkill · 26/02/2016 12:42

Even if there were a London board wouldn't people post in Chat "for the traffic" anyway?

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antimatter · 26/02/2016 12:39

gooseberryroolz Where do you really live anti?

in London, with poor spelling.

BTW - criticising someone about bad spelling is a known tactic on the net, so I won't get drawn into this discussion.

Please report me if you think this thread was opened by someone who doesn't live in London and asks about creating board about London.

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antimatter · 26/02/2016 12:36

I don't know if Irish MN'ers need separate board. They can ask if they feel that. There's one separate for Scotland, they asked for it, they got it.
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/scotsnet

There's plenty of interesting stuff to talk about in an area where 8 or 10 million people live Smile

Why do you assume it is about being London centrist and not about wanting to talk about things which I near me and I would like to share them?
Why do you assume that?

Obviously for all who don't care about it it has no value. Why would it?

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AveEldon · 26/02/2016 12:35

You can join more than one local board

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