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 176 people have helped map 1625 groups. Here are the top Groups Near You mappers.
| Anonymous | 371 |
| 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 |
| Jason Reast-Jones | 13 |
| Barry Myles | 12 |
| Richard McKeever | 12 |
| Josh Smith | 12 |
| Tom Steinberg | 11 |
| Catherine | 11 |
| Nina Carlin-Devlin | 11 |
| Martin Garibaldi | 11 |
| Russ Garrett | 11 |
| Sam Smith | 11 |
| Heather Cronk | 10 |
| Jon N | 10 |
| Guy Rintoul | 9 |
| Calanish | 9 |
| John Handelaar | 9 |
| william perrin | 9 |
| Melissa Chapin | 9 |
| mark hoy | 9 |
| Shane McCracken | 8 |
| David Jones | 8 |
| James Small | 7 |
| Robert (Jamie) Munro | 7 |
| Alex Keys | 7 |
| Francis Irving | 7 |
| seb | 7 |
| Tom Loosemore | 7 |
| Michele Ide-Smith | 7 |
| James Ryder | 7 |
| C anson | 7 |
| Peter James | 7 |
| Jonathan Hogg | 7 |
| Michael Grimes | 6 |
| Danny O'Brien | 6 |
| Leda | 6 |
| claire eddy | 5 |
| Dean Sas | 5 |
| Yorky | 4 |
| andy | 4 |
| Paul Gamester | 4 |
| David Llewellyn-Jones | 4 |
| Isabel | 4 |
| Ian Barker | 4 |
| Cat Norman | 4 |
| andersja | 4 |
| Paul Johnston | 4 |
| Chris Foster | 4 |
| Thomas K | 4 |
| Micah Sittig | 3 |
| F Wilson | 3 |
| Helen Milner | 3 |
| Marian Herod | 3 |
| ricardo | 3 |
| scratch | 3 |
| Kake | 3 |
| Louise Crow | 3 |
| Barry de la Rosa | 3 |
| Peter | 3 |
| Ross Parker | 2 |
| Paul Kane | 2 |
| Mark Parker | 2 |
| John Cross | 2 |
| Robert Doyle | 2 |
| Kristofer Keane | 2 |
| Mark Ng | 2 |
| Christopher Ritter | 2 |
| Simon Johnson | 2 |
| Stephen Lewis | 2 |
| Robert | 2 |
| Mark SImpkins | 2 |
| Philip Curcher | 2 |
| Localmouth | 2 |
| Triston Wallace | 2 |
| simon bates | 2 |
| Rhys Jones | 2 |
| Will Chapman | 2 |
| Hugo Manassei | 2 |
| AlexP | 2 |
| Will | 2 |
| Stephen Emlyn-Jones | 2 |
| alanconnor | 2 |
| Paul Waring | 2 |
| Cathy | 2 |
| Cosmite | 2 |
| Jon Hoar | 2 |
| Matt | 2 |
| Jouni K. Seppänen | 2 |
| Eliot Sykes | 2 |
| Adam Chapman | 2 |
| E-Democracy.org | 1 |
| Ben Evans | 1 |
| Stuart Bell | 1 |
| Michael Procter | 1 |
| Steve Barker | 1 |
| Harry Wood | 1 |
| richard Jordan | 1 |
| Ian Thomas | 1 |
| Mike | 1 |
| billy clark | 1 |
| anthony heather | 1 |
| eddie currall | 1 |
| Francine Higham | 1 |
| graham | 1 |
| Jim | 1 |
| Danny Staple | 1 |
| Ekene | 1 |
| Steven Clift | 1 |
| Peter Westwood | 1 |
| natalie | 1 |
| simon oakley | 1 |
| dimitri | 1 |
| Peter Ferne | 1 |
| Nathan Catt | 1 |
| Steve Thompson | 1 |
| James Darling | 1 |
| paul robinson | 1 |
| wrona | 1 |
| Craig Loftus | 1 |
| ndm | 1 |
| Ian Eiloart | 1 |
| ivan tzompov | 1 |
| James Graham | 1 |
| Matthias Trénel | 1 |
| Darius Damalakas | 1 |
| Andy Braben | 1 |
| Ian Booth | 1 |
| John Howard | 1 |
| Eleanor | 1 |
| Tom Taylor | 1 |
| Tom L | 1 |
| White rasta | 1 |
| Webmaster BN3 5RA/B | 1 |
| Lucy Sheppard | 1 |
| Ben Campbell | 1 |
| Jones james | 1 |
| annette | 1 |
| James Smith | 1 |
| DEVESH DUTTA | 1 |
| Fearghas McKay | 1 |
| Gerard | 1 |
| Don | 1 |
| Dave Taylor | 1 |
| Adam Thompson | 1 |
| Martin | 1 |
| John Wood | 1 |
| Simon Redding | 1 |
| Ian M | 1 |
| Tim Diggins | 1 |
| Nicky Thompson | 1 |
| Dave Evans | 1 |
| Rog | 1 |
| Tobie Fysh | 1 |