Annoyed at Macrumors ignoring UK problems

[Chappers]

I think you raise an important point, and I really don't think it's fair to suggest that you're "whinging" (as some others have done). The truth is that this is an internationally recognised website and should reflect a range of international perspectives. After all more than 40% of visitors come from beyond the borders of US!

While I think that MacRumors does, in general, achieve strong international representation, coverage of the iPhone 3G launch has occasionally been a little parochial. This is hardly surprising given the localisation of tariffs, costs etc. Nonetheless, there are contingent risks of alienating non-US audiences.

I wonder if the solution might be more clearly signposted forums dedicated to specific geographies (US, UK, Australia, Ireland, etc.)

Just my £0.02 worth.

God save the Queen!

OP was whinging about how the "UK" was being left out (not the international community) and how "macrumors is sooo America Centric its ridiculous.." - thats not even polite.

His follow up post was better put.

 

[jabbawok]

I was seething today. I went into the Apple Store in town and watched people walking out with the 16 GIG white iPhone 3g that i cant buy because Apple Stores cant do upgrades and I'm already on o2 with an iPhone. O2 stores got a handfull at each store and no white ones, likewise Carphone warehouse. Even if O2 get their act together and allow Apple Stores to do upgrades, by then they will be sold out too.

 

[muldul]

I find that their is a fair bit of uk info seeing as this is an american site. What is the white 16 GB like, in pictures it looks ugly.

 

[ErikCLDR]

Maybe it's just time for you to go off and make Macrumours.com.

 

[remmy]

the amount of times I used to type in macrumours and be a bit frustrated when the site did not load.

Maybe if macrumors bought the macrumours address there might be a higher than 9% of UK users.