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 177 people have helped map 1629 groups. Here are the top Groups Near You mappers.
| Anonymous | 373 |
| Kim Richards | 332 |
| John Angliss | 66 |
| patrick taylor | 31 |
| Matt Joyce | 26 |
| Fran s | 26 |
| Nicola Barker | 24 |
| steve clark | 24 |
| Richard Pope | 24 |
| Liz Batty | 23 |
| James Aylett | 21 |
| Duncan | 20 |
| Tim Morley | 18 |
| Lawrence | 18 |
| Becky F | 17 |
| Andrew Brown | 17 |
| Alyson Moore | 16 |
| John Bevan | 14 |
| Rob Dunfey | 14 |
| Katherine | 14 |
| Jason Reast-Jones | 13 |
| Josh Smith | 12 |
| Richard McKeever | 12 |
| Barry Myles | 12 |
| Russ Garrett | 11 |
| Sam Smith | 11 |
| Tom Steinberg | 11 |
| Catherine | 11 |
| Nina Carlin-Devlin | 11 |
| Martin Garibaldi | 11 |
| Jon N | 10 |
| Heather Cronk | 10 |
| mark hoy | 9 |
| Guy Rintoul | 9 |
| Calanish | 9 |
| william perrin | 9 |
| John Handelaar | 9 |
| Melissa Chapin | 9 |
| Shane McCracken | 8 |
| David Jones | 8 |
| Michele Ide-Smith | 7 |
| Tom Loosemore | 7 |
| Peter James | 7 |
| James Ryder | 7 |
| C anson | 7 |
| Robert (Jamie) Munro | 7 |
| Jonathan Hogg | 7 |
| Alex Keys | 7 |
| James Small | 7 |
| seb | 7 |
| Francis Irving | 7 |
| Danny O'Brien | 6 |
| Leda | 6 |
| Michael Grimes | 6 |
| Dean Sas | 5 |
| claire eddy | 5 |
| Chris Foster | 4 |
| Thomas K | 4 |
| Yorky | 4 |
| Ian Barker | 4 |
| andy | 4 |
| David Llewellyn-Jones | 4 |
| Isabel | 4 |
| Paul Gamester | 4 |
| andersja | 4 |
| Paul Johnston | 4 |
| Cat Norman | 4 |
| Kake | 3 |
| Barry de la Rosa | 3 |
| Peter | 3 |
| Louise Crow | 3 |
| Micah Sittig | 3 |
| Helen Milner | 3 |
| Marian Herod | 3 |
| F Wilson | 3 |
| scratch | 3 |
| ricardo | 3 |
| Cosmite | 2 |
| Jon Hoar | 2 |
| Will | 2 |
| AlexP | 2 |
| Paul Waring | 2 |
| Jouni K. Seppänen | 2 |
| Eliot Sykes | 2 |
| Adam Chapman | 2 |
| alanconnor | 2 |
| Adrian Brain | 2 |
| Cathy | 2 |
| John Cross | 2 |
| Matt | 2 |
| Ross Parker | 2 |
| Kristofer Keane | 2 |
| Mark Parker | 2 |
| Christopher Ritter | 2 |
| Simon Johnson | 2 |
| Paul Kane | 2 |
| Robert Doyle | 2 |
| Robert | 2 |
| Philip Curcher | 2 |
| Triston Wallace | 2 |
| Mark Ng | 2 |
| Stephen Lewis | 2 |
| Rhys Jones | 2 |
| Mark SImpkins | 2 |
| Will Chapman | 2 |
| Localmouth | 2 |
| Hugo Manassei | 2 |
| simon bates | 2 |
| Stephen Emlyn-Jones | 2 |
| Tim Diggins | 1 |
| Nicky Thompson | 1 |
| Ian M | 1 |
| James Smith | 1 |
| Rog | 1 |
| Dave Evans | 1 |
| Tobie Fysh | 1 |
| Stuart Bell | 1 |
| Michael Procter | 1 |
| Steve Barker | 1 |
| E-Democracy.org | 1 |
| richard Jordan | 1 |
| Ian Thomas | 1 |
| Mike | 1 |
| billy clark | 1 |
| Harry Wood | 1 |
| anthony heather | 1 |
| eddie currall | 1 |
| Francine Higham | 1 |
| graham | 1 |
| Ben Evans | 1 |
| Steven Clift | 1 |
| Peter Westwood | 1 |
| natalie | 1 |
| Jim | 1 |
| dimitri | 1 |
| Peter Ferne | 1 |
| Nathan Catt | 1 |
| simon oakley | 1 |
| James Darling | 1 |
| Ekene | 1 |
| Craig Loftus | 1 |
| ndm | 1 |
| paul robinson | 1 |
| Danny Staple | 1 |
| ivan tzompov | 1 |
| James Graham | 1 |
| Matthias Trénel | 1 |
| Darius Damalakas | 1 |
| Ian Eiloart | 1 |
| Andy Braben | 1 |
| Ian Booth | 1 |
| Steve Thompson | 1 |
| wrona | 1 |
| Eleanor | 1 |
| Tom Taylor | 1 |
| Tom L | 1 |
| White rasta | 1 |
| Lucy Sheppard | 1 |
| Ben Campbell | 1 |
| Jones james | 1 |
| annette | 1 |
| Webmaster BN3 5RA/B | 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 |
| John Howard | 1 |