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Paul · Jun 14th, 2003, 07:09 AM

OK Folks.. things are bound to get messy for a few days while we sort this out, but we now have more regional forums for the UK as the national forum was getting so busy, it was hard to keep up with posts, and the number of sticky posts needed was getting silly.

Please post regional meets/discussions in the best UK region, and if it's national, then in here.

If you have a post moved to a region and it's either a)Wrong, or b) Big enough to be a 'national' post, please let me know.

This should be good for us all in the long run!

Paul

Paul · Jun 15th, 2003, 02:51 AM

I was thinking Dorset, Hampshire etc. would (just) get into South East?

Jock · Jun 15th, 2003, 03:47 AM

Why not use the DVLA method and use the new registration format for regional area coding?........Jock.....

Ady · Jun 15th, 2003, 04:38 AM

wouldn't it just have been easier just to have rules governing what can be made "important" local events being made important 5 months in advance seems a bit silly that would have dealt with a lot of them. What exactly constitutes a National Event?

sorry just sounding off cos now i have to read 11 or so forums to get a handle on what events are going on

Ady (R50)

Paul · Jun 15th, 2003, 04:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Max
Not really. And what about Wiltshire? Hardly London & SE.

Please let's just have a "South". If yr limited on fields, then London and SE could just join the Midlands, no?

Tone, and others, pse back me up here??

haha

So you think Dover and Birmingham are closer than Bournemouth and Brighton?

I can add a south if you think it's worth doing. I'm trying to keep everyone happy while not going OTT on the number of forums.

Paul · Jun 15th, 2003, 05:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by R50
wouldn't it just have been easier just to have rules governing what can be made "important" local events being made important 5 months in advance seems a bit silly that would have dealt with a lot of them. What exactly constitutes a National Event?

sorry just sounding off cos now i have to read 11 or so forums to get a handle on what events are going on

Ady (R50)

Would have been better to mention this in the moderator forum when I asked for help/feedback a few months ago maybe?

Paul · Jun 15th, 2003, 02:59 PM

I'll add a south forum later on then. Cant do it today though.

dcfkan · Jun 15th, 2003, 04:58 PM

Thank you for the split Paul

I have not been on M2 much for the past few days for obvious reason that I have been driving around Mainland Europe

Shall post feedback once I get my head round the different forums

BTW, how's the "Ignore Forum/Thread" option coming along?

DK

:apple:

Shamster · Jun 16th, 2003, 03:56 AM

I would agree with Max - if the forums are to follow this new format I don't think you can include places like Hants, Dorset/Wilts et al in the South East (much as we like everyone in those areas!

The only problem is that our Maniacs meetings are regularly attended by people from much further away (Surrey, North London, Milton Keynes, and even Worcestershire). As these meetings are open to people from all areas as long as they're prepared to make the journey I would hate to see people losing out on the opportunity to make new friends in case they missed a thread.

Hat · Jun 16th, 2003, 02:05 PM

seems like some people would be happier with just North & South

i think its a great idea Paul, lets just see how it pans out

Tone · Jun 16th, 2003, 02:30 PM

I must admit, that when the weather comes on the box, and they yabble on about the south east, that definitely isn't Dorset and surrounding areas - but, to my mind, neither is it exactly south west. We (Dorset/Wilts and surrounds) seem to be stuck in the middle. So have to tend to agree with Max on this one (provided you've room for a further split), the south would cover the counties he's mentioned.

Just a thought.

Tonyt3 · Jun 17th, 2003, 11:36 PM

Stupid suggestion?.... would it not be easier to do all this based on the ITV regions? Everyone would be familiar with them.... sorry if someone has already suggested it....

Paul · Jun 18th, 2003, 04:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tony*t3
Stupid suggestion?.... would it not be easier to do all this based on the ITV regions? Everyone would be familiar with them.... sorry if someone has already suggested it....

It wasn't the choice of regions it was the fact regions were there at all.

Nameless · Jun 18th, 2003, 04:09 AM

Divvunt fash yersel Paul. The site's fab with or without regions - ya canna please aal o the folk aal o the time.

Paul · Jun 18th, 2003, 04:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by smspjs
Divvunt fash yersel Paul. The site's fab with or without regions - ya canna please aal o the folk aal o the time.

Thanks. And true.

Paul · Jun 18th, 2003, 04:27 AM

ITV and BBC don't seem to know, or be able to agree on, where Milton Keynes is!

Tonyt3 · Jun 18th, 2003, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Paul Mullett
ITV and BBC don't seem to know, or be able to agree on, where Milton Keynes is!

I think that its more that no one really cares where MK is....

Isn't it the dead centre of England?

OK, no, I don't much care for MK. Sometimes I have to go there for work reasons, which means staying away from home....

SoggyCornFlakes · Jun 18th, 2003, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tony*t3
I think that its more that no one really cares where MK is....

Isn't it the dead centre of England?

OK, no, I don't much care for MK. Sometimes I have to go there for work reasons, which means staying away from home....

but it's got great roundabouts

Mind you, front tyres are nearly shot at 11,500 miles

Paul · Jun 18th, 2003, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tony*t3
I think that its more that no one really cares where MK is....

Isn't it the dead centre of England?

OK, no, I don't much care for MK. Sometimes I have to go there for work reasons, which means staying away from home....

I really like Milton Keynes as a place to live AND drive.

Ginger made a comment on his last trip about not knowing we had so many good roads around here.

Local roads for local people.....

Shamster · Jun 18th, 2003, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Paul Mullett
I really like Milton Keynes as a place to live AND drive.

Ginger made a comment on his last trip about not knowing we had so many good roads around here.

Local roads for local people.....

I and the Middx crowd will vouch for the comment on the roads Paul!

Jun 14th, 2003, 07:09 AM	#1
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 01:54 AM Posts: 41,266 Offline	New Regional Forums..... OK Folks.. things are bound to get messy for a few days while we sort this out, but we now have more regional forums for the UK as the national forum was getting so busy, it was hard to keep up with posts, and the number of sticky posts needed was getting silly. Please post regional meets/discussions in the best UK region, and if it's national, then in here. If you have a post moved to a region and it's either a)Wrong, or b) Big enough to be a 'national' post, please let me know. This should be good for us all in the long run! Paul There aint no party like my nana's tea party

Jun 15th, 2003, 02:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 01:54 AM Posts: 41,266 Offline	I was thinking Dorset, Hampshire etc. would (just) get into South East? There aint no party like my nana's tea party

Jun 15th, 2003, 03:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jock MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: UK Local Time: 01:54 AM Posts: 36 Offline	Why not use the DVLA method and use the new registration format for regional area coding?........Jock..... majorforcebewithyou........

Jun 15th, 2003, 04:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 01:54 AM Posts: 41,266 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Max Not really. And what about Wiltshire? Hardly London & SE. Please let's just have a "South". If yr limited on fields, then London and SE could just join the Midlands, no? Tone, and others, pse back me up here?? haha So you think Dover and Birmingham are closer than Bournemouth and Brighton? I can add a south if you think it's worth doing. I'm trying to keep everyone happy while not going OTT on the number of forums. There aint no party like my nana's tea party

Jun 15th, 2003, 05:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 01:54 AM Posts: 41,266 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by R50 wouldn't it just have been easier just to have rules governing what can be made "important" local events being made important 5 months in advance seems a bit silly that would have dealt with a lot of them. What exactly constitutes a National Event? sorry just sounding off cos now i have to read 11 or so forums to get a handle on what events are going on Ady (R50) Would have been better to mention this in the moderator forum when I asked for help/feedback a few months ago maybe? There aint no party like my nana's tea party

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Jun 15th, 2003, 04:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
Ady Tinkering In The Garage Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Midlands, Uk Local Time: 01:54 AM Posts: 2,258 Offline	wouldn't it just have been easier just to have rules governing what can be made "important" local events being made important 5 months in advance seems a bit silly that would have dealt with a lot of them. What exactly constitutes a National Event? sorry just sounding off cos now i have to read 11 or so forums to get a handle on what events are going on Ady (R50)

Jun 15th, 2003, 02:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 01:54 AM Posts: 41,266 Offline	I'll add a south forum later on then. Cant do it today though. There aint no party like my nana's tea party

Jun 15th, 2003, 04:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
dcfkan In exile, down SOUTH! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: London WC1 Local Time: 01:54 AM Posts: 13,580 Offline	Thank you for the split Paul I have not been on M2 much for the past few days for obvious reason that I have been driving around Mainland Europe Shall post feedback once I get my head round the different forums BTW, how's the "Ignore Forum/Thread" option coming along? DK :apple:

Jun 16th, 2003, 03:56 AM	#9 (permalink)
Shamster Lord of The Four Rings Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Reminiscing Local Time: 01:54 AM Posts: 10,766 Offline	I would agree with Max - if the forums are to follow this new format I don't think you can include places like Hants, Dorset/Wilts et al in the South East (much as we like everyone in those areas! The only problem is that our Maniacs meetings are regularly attended by people from much further away (Surrey, North London, Milton Keynes, and even Worcestershire). As these meetings are open to people from all areas as long as they're prepared to make the journey I would hate to see people losing out on the opportunity to make new friends in case they missed a thread. 260909

Jun 16th, 2003, 02:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
Hat Wolves Did It! My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2002 Local Time: 01:54 AM Posts: 15,953 Offline	seems like some people would be happier with just North & South i think its a great idea Paul, lets just see how it pans out

Jun 16th, 2003, 02:30 PM	#11 (permalink)
Tone MINI2 Master Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Dorset, U.K. Local Time: 01:54 AM Posts: 5,795 Offline	I must admit, that when the weather comes on the box, and they yabble on about the south east, that definitely isn't Dorset and surrounding areas - but, to my mind, neither is it exactly south west. We (Dorset/Wilts and surrounds) seem to be stuck in the middle. So have to tend to agree with Max on this one (provided you've room for a further split), the south would cover the counties he's mentioned. Just a thought. "I get by with a little help from my friends"

Jun 17th, 2003, 11:36 PM	#12 (permalink)
Tonyt3 Track addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hants Local Time: 01:54 AM Posts: 6,260 Offline	Stupid suggestion?.... would it not be easier to do all this based on the ITV regions? Everyone would be familiar with them.... sorry if someone has already suggested it....

Jun 18th, 2003, 04:01 AM	#13 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 01:54 AM Posts: 41,266 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Tonyt3* Stupid suggestion?.... would it not be easier to do all this based on the ITV regions? Everyone would be familiar with them.... sorry if someone has already suggested it.... It wasn't the choice of regions it was the fact regions were there at all. There aint no party like my nana's tea party

Jun 18th, 2003, 04:09 AM	#14 (permalink)
Nameless MINI2 Master Join Date: Apr 2003 Local Time: 01:54 AM Posts: 2,640 Offline	Divvunt fash yersel Paul. The site's fab with or without regions - ya canna please aal o the folk aal o the time.

Jun 18th, 2003, 04:14 AM	#15 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 01:54 AM Posts: 41,266 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by smspjs Divvunt fash yersel Paul. The site's fab with or without regions - ya canna please aal o the folk aal o the time. Thanks. And true. There aint no party like my nana's tea party

Jun 18th, 2003, 04:27 AM	#16 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 01:54 AM Posts: 41,266 Offline	ITV and BBC don't seem to know, or be able to agree on, where Milton Keynes is! There aint no party like my nana's tea party

Jun 18th, 2003, 02:45 PM	#17 (permalink)
Tonyt3 Track addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hants Local Time: 01:54 AM Posts: 6,260 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Paul Mullett ITV and BBC don't seem to know, or be able to agree on, where Milton Keynes is! I think that its more that no one really cares where MK is.... Isn't it the dead centre of England? OK, no, I don't much care for MK. Sometimes I have to go there for work reasons, which means staying away from home....

Jun 18th, 2003, 06:37 PM	#18 (permalink)
SoggyCornFlakes Awwww %%%% it! My Classifieds Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Northampton Local Time: 01:54 AM Posts: 33,543 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Tonyt3* I think that its more that no one really cares where MK is.... Isn't it the dead centre of England? OK, no, I don't much care for MK. Sometimes I have to go there for work reasons, which means staying away from home.... but it's got great roundabouts Mind you, front tyres are nearly shot at 11,500 miles Cotswolds 6, you sixy thing you, come join the fun MINI2 Charity Ball 2009 ....... Global Moderator

Jun 18th, 2003, 08:18 PM	#19 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 01:54 AM Posts: 41,266 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Tonyt3* I think that its more that no one really cares where MK is.... Isn't it the dead centre of England? OK, no, I don't much care for MK. Sometimes I have to go there for work reasons, which means staying away from home.... I really like Milton Keynes as a place to live AND drive. Ginger made a comment on his last trip about not knowing we had so many good roads around here. Local roads for local people..... There aint no party like my nana's tea party

Jun 18th, 2003, 08:22 PM	#20 (permalink)
Shamster Lord of The Four Rings Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Reminiscing Local Time: 01:54 AM Posts: 10,766 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Paul Mullett I really like Milton Keynes as a place to live AND drive. Ginger made a comment on his last trip about not knowing we had so many good roads around here. Local roads for local people..... I and the Middx crowd will vouch for the comment on the roads Paul! 260909

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