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editor
11-07-2007, 23:17
Just a thought.

If I'm posting about stuff close to Brixton (Camberwell, Streatham etc) this seems a more appropriate forum than the London one, so maybe it would make sense to alter the forum title a tad.

Opinions?
Minnie_the_Minx
11-07-2007, 23:24
Just a thought.

If I'm posting about stuff close to Brixton (Camberwell, Streatham etc) this seems a more appropriate forum than the London one, so maybe it would make sense to alter the forum title a tad.

Opinions?


Sounds like a good idea otherwise you'll have those Tulse Hillers and Dulwich mob wanting their own forum as well, not to mention that St Reatham lot :D
bluestreak
11-07-2007, 23:25
nah, we all know that the brixton forum isn't strictly brixton only.
Minnie_the_Minx
11-07-2007, 23:30
nah, we all know that the brixton forum isn't strictly brixton only.



on second thoughts, you may be right and may only encourage the Clapham set to come in and we wouldn't want that. They may try to gentrify us
Skim
12-07-2007, 07:19
Does it matter? I always assumed it wasn't strictly about Brixton, just about this general area...
Crispy
12-07-2007, 07:24
The "Brixton and associated ares, but not parts of SE24, and anything West of Tesco's is Clapham, really" Forum?
bouncer_the_dog
12-07-2007, 07:51
Mornington Cresent :confused:
London_Calling
12-07-2007, 08:06
I noticed a couple of message boards last week that surprised me with their thriving. Both were Borough focused, which caused me to think a while. There’s a lot of commonality at Borough level, taxation, schooling, housing, policing even – I suspect a bunch of Internet people look for that; ‘Brixton / Lambeth', maybe include 'Southwark' or 'adjoining' ?
twisted
12-07-2007, 09:12
In honour of our visionary council I think it should be the Lambeth Forum.
Or, why not got the whole way and call it "We Love Lambeth"?
Dubversion
12-07-2007, 09:13
Does it matter? I always assumed it wasn't strictly about Brixton, just about this general area...

ditto.. there's no need, i don't think. People get the idea
editor
12-07-2007, 09:22
Does it matter? I always assumed it wasn't strictly about Brixton, just about this general area...Well, a few times I've posted up something about Camberwell or Streatham only to have some pedant go, "Ooooh! That's not in Brixton!".

But seeing as most people take this forum to cover Brixton and its immediate area, I'll leave it as it is.

No harm in a bit of consultation with da urban massive tho', eh?
g force
12-07-2007, 09:45
Sounds like a good idea otherwise you'll have those Tulse Hillers and Dulwich mob wanting their own forum as well, not to mention that St Reatham lot :D

I always assumed it was the general area too, including TH, Streat Hill, Streat....not Streatham Vale though...wrong side of the tracks in oh so many ways.
quimcunx
12-07-2007, 09:50
'Brixton and It's Environs'?, 'Anywhere but Clapham :mad: '?

I agree, what exists or happens in the surrounding area is of interest to Brixtonites, and people who live in the surrounding areas are interested in what happens in Brixton and their own little insignificant area. :) ;)
tastebud
12-07-2007, 09:55
Noooooo! :mad:

Brixton's fine.
EastEnder
12-07-2007, 10:55
I vote for "Stockwell and surrounding minutiae"

:cool:
ChrisFilter
12-07-2007, 12:01
I normally post Dulwich, Herne Hill, Tulse Hill stuff in London forum anyway..
Kanda
12-07-2007, 12:02
Just split the Brixton forum into two: SW9 & SW2 and let the battle commence!! :D
Bob
12-07-2007, 18:27
I noticed a couple of message boards last week that surprised me with their thriving. Both were Borough focused, which caused me to think a while. There’s a lot of commonality at Borough level, taxation, schooling, housing, policing even – I suspect a bunch of Internet people look for that; ‘Brixton / Lambeth', maybe include 'Southwark' or 'adjoining' ?

Apart from London SE1 is there another Borough one?
bluestreak
12-07-2007, 18:29
Just split the Brixton forum into two: SW9 & SW2 and let the battle commence!! :D

what about the little bit of se24 that counts as brixton?
Bob
12-07-2007, 18:30
what about the little bit of se24 that counts as brixton?

Too right - I may well be moving to the Herne Hill end of Railton road. I was forcefully told by an ex resident last night that it still counts as Brixton.... so I'll still be able to use the Brixton forum. :)
Skim
12-07-2007, 18:40
Hold on, if bits of SE24 can be called Brixton, then I declare my patch of SE5 as Outer Brixton. The Brixton suburbs, if you like.

Because Camberwell sucks.
Bob
12-07-2007, 18:40
Hold on, if bits of SE24 can be called Brixton, then I declare my patch of SE5 as Outer Brixton. The Brixton suburbs, if you like.

Because Camberwell sucks.

I'm sorry to tell you that you live in Loughborough junction. :p ;)
Skim
12-07-2007, 18:44
I'm sorry to tell you that you live in Loughborough junction. :p ;)

Au village Ruskin, mon ami :mad:





;)
Bob
12-07-2007, 18:45
Au village Ruskin, mon ami :mad:





;)

Tangentially I've just found out that LKJ lives in Poets corner. Pretty appropriate really. :D
jchanning
12-07-2007, 20:44
Sarf Landen forum?:D
Minnie_the_Minx
12-07-2007, 21:21
Sarf Landen forum?:D


arf arf :rolleyes:

Never figured out where that spelling came from. WHO pronounces it like that? :confused:
gabi
12-07-2007, 21:26
arf arf :rolleyes:

Never figured out where that spelling came from. WHO pronounces it like that? :confused:

Norf landen blackcab driver cunts who refuse to cross the river for fear of encountering god knows what. A black person perhaps?

'sarf landen? yer 'avin a laff'!

i vote to leave it as brixton, the sheer force of the word keeps the riff raff out.
quimcunx
12-07-2007, 22:22
Change it to Brixtong! I keep typing that anyway.
lang rabbie
12-07-2007, 22:32
Ye Hundred of Brixton - a nice inclusive boundary allowing anyone living between Putney and Camberwell, the Borough and Crystal Palace to claim to be as much a local as though they were a regular in the Albert or the Trinity.
London_Calling
12-07-2007, 22:35
Apart from London SE1 is there another Borough one?I thought the ratio of read-worthy vs. pap seemed very high on Virtual Norwood (http://www.virtualnorwood.com/forum/index.php) - dead sensible and informative, I thought.
isvicthere?
17-07-2007, 17:58
'Anywhere but Clapham :mad: '?

:) ;)

Just change the forum to this, and everyone will know EXACTLY what we're talking about!
vauxhallmum
17-07-2007, 18:56
oh, ok. I'll be off then.
Minnie_the_Minx
17-07-2007, 19:26
oh, ok. I'll be off then.


Let me get the door for you ;)

http://www.nyctourist.com/images/doorman.gif
vauxhallmum
17-07-2007, 19:41
Let me get the door for you ;)

http://www.nyctourist.com/images/doorman.gif
hey ho, it was fun pretending to be cool brixtonian while it lasted:)
hipipol
18-07-2007, 12:09
If you renamed as Lambeth etc, me and the rest of the Southwark Death Head Kommando would have to raid the Albert and takes hostages till you gave us Camberwell back
It may be a "depressing shithole" but its our, Southwarks, depressing shithole, and long may it remain so!!!:D