The Times on ED Property Boom

[mockney piers]

http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article1521914.ece

I can't help but notice the 'coincidental' use of the name Freya. Have you anything to say about this Dulwichmum?

It also feels like its been written by a lurker frankly

[Ant]

I noticed that too. It did make me wonder.

[Jeremy]

It does contain at least one EDF reference, so the author may well have have been inspired by DM's posts...

[Keef]

Little Kickers get mentioned, Dems will be pleased! ;-)

[mockney piers]

Yes, this is a giveaway

"Tom, a blogger on eastdulwichforum.co.uk, notes that ?the once gym-honed, buff young things of Clapham would appear to be setting into their middle years quite well?. His suggestion that East Dulwich should be touted as the gastro capital of London might be slightly farfetched but the area, previously known only for its fried chicken, has certainly come a long way."

Tom, you're famous

[mockney piers]

Yes, this is a giveaway

"Tom, a blogger on eastdulwichforum.co.uk, notes that ?the once gym-honed, buff young things of Clapham would appear to be setting into their middle years quite well?. His suggestion that East Dulwich should be touted as the gastro capital of London might be slightly farfetched but the area, previously known only for its fried chicken, has certainly come a long way."

Tom, you're famous; though looking at tit, wondering which of tom's posts contain any of that.

Sheesh, lazy journalism in the flesh.

[Mark]

good to see the forum gets mentioned in the Times, I guess if local companies needed any incentive to advertise on this site then it being mentioned in a national paper is a pretty good one.

[snorky]

Its filler, nothing more - quoting the apalling eatate agents is hardly the apex of journalism is it ?

didnt mtion the dog eggs or smakheads - sorry Bagheads - at all in ther article.

The tiomes is a shocking paper outside the news section

[Mark]

happy days

[mockney piers]

"outside" the news section?!?!

What's with the qualifier snorky?

and are you ever going to contribute to your dedicated thread for goodness sake?

[snorky]

wot freds that ?

[Mark]

and they say "Tom, a blogger on eastdulwichforum.co.uk...", contributing to a forum does not maketh a blogger. At least it's not as bad as the South London Press who called it "an Internet Chat Room".

(it's over here snorky)

[mockney piers]

I sent this to the times as a comment, but it seems to have gone nowhere:

"Ha ha, was this article entirely researched from a desk in Times Towers, seemingly by doing nothing other than reading the east dulwich forum (even the quote from there is completely misattributed).

I take it the Costa Coffee mistake (it's caffe nero) was deliberately snuck in as misdirection to stop people noticing the lazy journalism.

And you could at least link to Dulwichmum's blog if you're going to appropriate her offspring"

[snorky]

Oh right.

I dont "do" the lounge - Im more of an action/ general gossip type of Guy/Gal/TS

[Mark]

here's Tom's quote, the article was right about that

[mockney piers]

Shucks, darned default last 30 days setting on messages search ;-/

[Joe likes dinner]

whether or not the journo was inspired by dm's posts, or just completely based her entire around dm's posts may be a moot point.

I am still checking for the lines: ''The most popular destination, the ''lounge'' with its dedicated quiet room with a menu of fishfinger sandwiches, champagne and latte and boasts a frequently-clensed swimming pool. The last of the bohemian gentlemen retire to the newly installed soundproof-room where the local band performs covers of neutral milk hotel classics. The main attraction has to be the half-bat, half-dog man who plays the machine gun and sleeps in a handbag."

[Keef]

LOL :-)

[mockney piers]

Hehe, very funny. You have to be in PR Joe ;)

[Joe likes dinner]

balls, thats me rumbled! :)

[dulwichmum]

I love the article.

[spymum]

Costa Coffee!! Tsk, tsk!

It really does seem like lazy journalism - whoever wrote it probably took all their info from the EDF without having to lift a finger otherwise! But it's good that the EDF gets a namecheck - yay forum!

spymum

(Blog: Posh Mum)

[Tom]

Hmm. Was hoping to keep a local, low profile. National rags not my scene.

The quote was accurate - but it was a thread that was quite rightly ignored by most of you as it was a blatant attempt to incur the wrath of more established residents.... I was bored.. sorry!

So, lets talk about house prices again. I'm not happy about the plateau in house prices mentioned... I made ?3K a week on MY house last year.. anyone beat that?

Discuss.

:)

[Mark]

I see Mockney's and Dulwichmum's comments have both been posted http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article1521914.ece

[dulwichmum]

Wow Mark..., Mr Mockney Piers and I are famous!