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From time
to time we have been asked questions relating to the directory
so we thought we would list the most frequent ones below.
Q.
What made you decide to use the term
Haway/Howay The Lads as the directory web address
(URL) ?
A.
- Firstly: "Howay
or Haway the lads" is a "Geordie" term of
encouragement and the directory is meant to celebrate
and encourage the appreciation of Geordie culture,
history and of course the Geordie language & accent.
- Secondly: It is an
easily remembered Geordie phrase which will hopefully
help more people to find and recommend us.
Q..
Why do you not have sections and links
to websites about Sunderland or Middlesbrough in the
directory.
A.
We have made a point of deliberately not classing people
from Sunderland (who more and more these days prefer to be
called Mackems) or indeed people from Middlesbrough (who now
seem to prefer the nickname Smoggies) as Geordies, because
we do understand some of the sensitivities involved and did
not want to hurt the sensitive feelings of anyone who might
take offence.
Haway or Howay (all
depending on how someone decides to spell or pronounce it)
is used everyday as part of the Geordie accent and has been
for as long as can be remembered and well before certain
sections of the regions football supporters (as well as some
others) decided they no longer wished to be considered as or
called a Geordie.
While there may
be some people who take the rivalry that exists between
sections of Newcastle United or Sunderland football
supporters to the extreme, we would like it known that in
our opinion the term "howay
or haway
the lads" is and will
always remain part of the Geordie accent and was being used
as such well before football was even invented.
Q.
What kind of audience is the directory
aimed at?
A.
We hope our audience will mainly come from people who once
lived in Geordieland
(i.e. Geordie Ex-Pats) or visitors
that still live in the Northumberland, Durham and Tyneside
areas of the north east of England.
The directory is also
aimed at a growing national and international audience who
happen to be interested in both the Geordie culture and
history of the areas in and around Geordieland.
If your proud to be
called a Geordie then we believe that means your a Geordie
no matter where you currently reside which naturally means
we hope that (in time) many people in the other "North
East England" areas who *still class themselves as
Geordies may wish to honour/highlight their ancient Geordie
heritage and join in by offering us links to their Geordie
websites, web pages or internet content.
It was once
pointed out to us in rather angry email that Bobby
Thompson the
little waster was in fact born in Penshaw in Sunderland,
however, we would like to point out that Bobby was always a
proud to be classed as a Geordie, whether he was born in
Penshaw or not and spent the vast majority of his later
years living in Whitley Bay on Tyneside.
We of course look
forward to any comments (supportive or otherwise) on this
subject, however please hold back on the unneeded and
unwarranted bad language that has been used in some emails.
Q.
I wish to have a Geordie link replaced
or removed, how do I do this?
A.
Complete our contact form with the words please
"remove" or "replace" link in the
comment field and be sure to state the full URL, the reason
why the link should be removed and whether you have control
over the website or web link in question.
Q.
How do I recommend a Website or Web
link to the Directory?
A.
Simply contact us using our contact form and offer the site
for review, we will then review the site or link and decide
if it is suitable for inclusion into the Directory. Please
make sure you provide the full URL of the website or web
page as this can effect our decision into which category we
may place the link.
* All links
must adhere to our Geordie
links compliance
policy
Q.
Can I get a site listed in the first
few results shown in the Directory?
A.
The directory does not work like that,
we need to decide where in the Geordie directory a site will
be listed, which normally depends on which category we
believe the link should be placed in. This is never down to
favouritism, the placement purely depends on the context of
the link.
We Look Forward To
Answering Further Questions ...
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