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

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YesEinsteinsMumDid · 20/09/2017 17:38

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.

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LornaMumsnet · 25/09/2017 11:09

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.

Flowers
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LornaMumsnet · 25/09/2017 11:12

@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? Wink

Will a Brew suffice? Grin

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LornaMumsnet · 25/09/2017 11:40

@allegretto

Do I win a prize for most miles off?

Mine's suggesting Reading. I live in Italy. Wink

Cor - this one's a clear winner!

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LornaMumsnet · 25/09/2017 13:00

@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!

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CarolineMumsnet · 30/09/2017 15:58

We are so sorry about this - we're getting back in touch with tech now who will have this fixed before we are all left with moving house as our only option Wine.

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AmyGMumsnet · 02/10/2017 14:06

Hello everyone, thanks for all the feedback about this.

The widget is geotargeted so the threads it shows aren't related to which site you've set as your 'home' site - it's to do with your location at the time which is determined by the ISP you're using; we're afraid it's not something Mumsnet have control over.

We've a separate issue at the moment which means that if the widget can't pin down any IP location, then it'll just show you the most recent active Local Talk threads. We realise this isn't ideal, so this week we'll be testing a fix which means that, if the IP software can't determine your location, it won't show the widget at all.

The Local talk widget is a beta test and we'll be looking at ways we can improve it in the future, so all your feedback is really helpful, thank you! Keep it coming and we'll let you know about any further changes that we plan to make.

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