From time to time we are 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 ha'way/ha'way 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 another 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 Geordie, whether he was born in Penshaw or not.

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 ...