Mumsnet local. I don't live where you tell me I live

[YesEinsteinsMumDid]

It ain't local, accessible or relevant!

Is there a solution to that? Or do I have to suffer it like the issue that if you send post to the place the automated post fill in says we don't get it. Yes I live in the middle of nowhere but no, where you tell me is local is NOT local for me.

For some reason I have "Mumsnet Local near you, Oldham and Rochdale" in green on the RHS of my posts. I've been a bit bugged by it since it appeared a few days ago.

I've just looked on google maps as I didn't have a clear idea where those were and no wonder, I'm nearly 300 miles away!

Can you answer why this comes up, MN?

Here's a screenshot

Mine tells me I'm in London!!! I'm not, I'm in Suffolk!!!!!

I just thought that was an ad, not my area.

It's to do with your IP I think. I have had a place 400 miles away on my phone and 70 miles away on my iPad

Hi everyone,

thanks for flagging this - that's definitely not right. The local talk geowidget should display active threads from your nearest Mumsnet Local sites.

Tech are investigating this issue and we should have an update for you soon.

Mine is suggesting I live in Edinburgh. I actually leave 400 miles away in South Wales. Epic map widget thingy! Do I win a prize for most miles off?

@CatsAreLikeChocolates

Mine is suggesting I live in Edinburgh. I actually leave 400 miles away in South Wales. Epic map widget thingy! Do I win a prize for most miles off?

Will a suffice?

Hardly Lorna, hardly!

Wanders off shaking head and muttering about when all this was fields and HQ gave out wine

Do I win a prize for most miles off?

Mine's suggesting Reading. I live in Italy.

Mine suggests London. I'm in Yorkshire.

@allegretto

Do I win a prize for most miles off?

Mine's suggesting Reading. I live in Italy.

Cor - this one's a clear winner!

Mine says London but I'm in Staffordshire Moorlands. Only 170 miles out

How do you change the Local board you originally joined and have moved to another county?

Mine thinks I live in Lambeth. I live in north Aberdeenshire.
Have never been to Lambeth, but I bet the weather is better there today.

Well, I think mine is somewhat drunk. I've got Stockport, Penistone (is that a place??? How is it pronounced???), Norfolk and Bristol. Maybe covering all bases?
Nowhere near though, I too am in Italy.

@IAmALeafOnTheWindWatchHowISoar

How do you change the Local board you originally joined and have moved to another county?

Hello!

There's a button on every local site that says 'make home site'.

If you find the one you're after, you should be able to change over!

Penistone is not far from me in south Yorkshire. Pronounced 'penny-stun' 😂

Anyway, the green ad at the bottom of the page here links to threads from Weston-Super-Mare and to Clapham, both of which are nowhere near me, but when I actually go onto the local talk board it takes me to my local area.

At least there was a rational answer to my issue. (HQ were prompt in dealing with via pm) Some of this is just batty

Cheers Lorna.

Mine thinks I am in Belfast! I am in SW London!

Couldn't see it on the mobile site so will check on my laptop tonight.

Yup. Mine is telling me all about Bristol and Weston Super Mare. I'm 800+ miles away near John O Groats!

MNHQ I've made Suffolk my MN local page and London still comes up!!!!!

I wish I was getting London. It would certainly be of more use to me than Belfast.