Help map some random groups
There are nearly 30,000 yahoo groups containing the word 'residents' and over 15,000 with the word 'neighbourhood' in, but we've no idea what towns and cities they actually cover. That means loads of local knowledge locked away where no one can find it (boo). So we need your help to map them! (don't worry google, you're next).
How it works
We show you the description of a random group. If you think it looks like a local email group (a residents' association or a knitting club), you then have to guess what area you think it covers.
Get started
Or add a group you know about
If you already know of a local email group, blog or forum, you can add it directly.
Add a group »Top mappers
So far 174 people have helped map 1610 groups. Here are the top Groups Near You mappers.
| Anonymous | 370 |
| Kim Richards | 332 |
| John Angliss | 66 |
| patrick taylor | 31 |
| Matt Joyce | 26 |
| Fran s | 26 |
| steve clark | 24 |
| Richard Pope | 24 |
| Nicola Barker | 24 |
| Liz Batty | 23 |
| James Aylett | 21 |
| Duncan | 20 |
| Lawrence | 18 |
| Tim Morley | 18 |
| Andrew Brown | 17 |
| Becky F | 17 |
| Alyson Moore | 16 |
| Rob Dunfey | 14 |
| Katherine | 14 |
| John Bevan | 14 |
| Josh Smith | 12 |
| Barry Myles | 12 |
| Richard McKeever | 12 |
| Tom Steinberg | 11 |
| Catherine | 11 |
| Nina Carlin-Devlin | 11 |
| Martin Garibaldi | 11 |
| Russ Garrett | 11 |
| Sam Smith | 11 |
| Jon N | 10 |
| Heather Cronk | 10 |
| Guy Rintoul | 9 |
| Calanish | 9 |
| John Handelaar | 9 |
| Melissa Chapin | 9 |
| mark hoy | 9 |
| william perrin | 9 |
| Shane McCracken | 8 |
| David Jones | 8 |
| Alex Keys | 7 |
| James Small | 7 |
| Peter James | 7 |
| Francis Irving | 7 |
| Robert (Jamie) Munro | 7 |
| Tom Loosemore | 7 |
| Michele Ide-Smith | 7 |
| James Ryder | 7 |
| seb | 7 |
| C anson | 7 |
| Jonathan Hogg | 7 |
| Michael Grimes | 6 |
| Danny O'Brien | 6 |
| Leda | 6 |
| Dean Sas | 5 |
| claire eddy | 5 |
| Chris Foster | 4 |
| Thomas K | 4 |
| Yorky | 4 |
| andy | 4 |
| David Llewellyn-Jones | 4 |
| Isabel | 4 |
| Paul Gamester | 4 |
| andersja | 4 |
| Paul Johnston | 4 |
| Cat Norman | 4 |
| Ian Barker | 4 |
| Micah Sittig | 3 |
| Barry de la Rosa | 3 |
| F Wilson | 3 |
| Peter | 3 |
| scratch | 3 |
| ricardo | 3 |
| Kake | 3 |
| Helen Milner | 3 |
| Marian Herod | 3 |
| Louise Crow | 3 |
| Mark Parker | 2 |
| Stephen Emlyn-Jones | 2 |
| Paul Kane | 2 |
| Robert Doyle | 2 |
| Jon Hoar | 2 |
| Mark Ng | 2 |
| Stephen Lewis | 2 |
| Jouni K. Seppänen | 2 |
| Eliot Sykes | 2 |
| Mark SImpkins | 2 |
| Adam Chapman | 2 |
| Localmouth | 2 |
| John Cross | 2 |
| simon bates | 2 |
| Robert | 2 |
| Kristofer Keane | 2 |
| Hugo Manassei | 2 |
| Christopher Ritter | 2 |
| Simon Johnson | 2 |
| Will | 2 |
| Rhys Jones | 2 |
| Philip Curcher | 2 |
| AlexP | 2 |
| Paul Waring | 2 |
| Triston Wallace | 2 |
| alanconnor | 2 |
| Cosmite | 2 |
| Cathy | 2 |
| Will Chapman | 2 |
| Matt | 2 |
| Ross Parker | 2 |
| Fearghas McKay | 1 |
| Gerard | 1 |
| Don | 1 |
| Dave Taylor | 1 |
| Adam Thompson | 1 |
| Martin | 1 |
| John Wood | 1 |
| Simon Redding | 1 |
| Ekene | 1 |
| Tim Diggins | 1 |
| Nicky Thompson | 1 |
| Ian M | 1 |
| Danny Staple | 1 |
| richard Jordan | 1 |
| Rog | 1 |
| Dave Evans | 1 |
| Tobie Fysh | 1 |
| Steve Thompson | 1 |
| wrona | 1 |
| Stuart Bell | 1 |
| Michael Procter | 1 |
| Steve Barker | 1 |
| E-Democracy.org | 1 |
| dimitri | 1 |
| Ian Thomas | 1 |
| Mike | 1 |
| billy clark | 1 |
| Harry Wood | 1 |
| eddie currall | 1 |
| Francine Higham | 1 |
| graham | 1 |
| Steven Clift | 1 |
| Peter Westwood | 1 |
| natalie | 1 |
| Jim | 1 |
| John Howard | 1 |
| Peter Ferne | 1 |
| Nathan Catt | 1 |
| simon oakley | 1 |
| James Smith | 1 |
| James Darling | 1 |
| Craig Loftus | 1 |
| ndm | 1 |
| paul robinson | 1 |
| ivan tzompov | 1 |
| James Graham | 1 |
| Matthias Trénel | 1 |
| Darius Damalakas | 1 |
| Ian Eiloart | 1 |
| DEVESH DUTTA | 1 |
| Andy Braben | 1 |
| Ian Booth | 1 |
| Eleanor | 1 |
| Tom Taylor | 1 |
| Tom L | 1 |
| White rasta | 1 |
| Ben Evans | 1 |
| Lucy Sheppard | 1 |
| Ben Campbell | 1 |
| Jones james | 1 |
| annette | 1 |
| Webmaster BN3 5RA/B | 1 |