Guest Cool Thinker Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 The unit that 1up are in has been already been purchased by Aberdeen City Council and will become the HQ of Aberdeen's UK city of culture bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 NEWS* Millets Is Closing Down* Poundland at Union Square has closed down* One up Will be closing down on 31st January * HMV is currently in administration and will refund your gift cards but Asda and Tesco are considering refunding the cards, Game is interest in buying the stores. The Canada stores will continue.* Blockbuster are currently in administration.* Jessops has closed down due to administration.* American Candy Co. are going to be closing down.Above explains why I don't like talking about the high street.As a tribute I will buying stuff from 1Up this weekend.You need to follow Martin Lewis as Tesco and Asda are refunding cards if bought from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Poundland has closed down in Union Square already? Was that just a seasonal thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cool Thinker Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Poundland has closed down in Union Square already? Was that just a seasonal thing?Yes, it was just a Christmas shop although it was in a bad location so would of closed anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsum_Fantastic Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 I told you to check your facts! Also K2 in Torry is now to let. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cool Thinker Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 I told you to check your facts! Also K2 in Torry is now to let.When I posted that I was unaware of the store being closed.Also plans to open a KFC at the beach have been scrapped due to parking issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cool Thinker Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Wikipedia have launched a travel guide Wikivoyage with a very detailed Aberdeen page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOX Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Wikipedia have launched a travel guide Wikivoyage with a very detailed Aberdeen page.I'm sort of curious as to who in the hell wrote it. (It wasn't me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cool Thinker Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 I'm sort of curious as to who in the hell wrote it. (It wasn't me)Probably wikipedia themselves to start it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Jack Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 My money's on Currys/Dixons Stores Group.Mine too. The last few times I've been into the huge PC World barn on Hutcheon Street there's been no more than three people in the whole place. And their staff are completely clueless. Same goes for the Garthdee one. You can wander round for hours and struggle to even get the staff to notice, let alone try and sell you something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOX Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Probably wikipedia themselves to start it off.I don't think you understand how Wikipedia works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cool Thinker Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 I don't think you understand how Wikipedia works.The Wikipedia staff have been working on this Travel guide for years writing articles of main places in countries and that would explain why there was such a detailed article posted on the website at launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOX Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 The Wikipedia staff have been working on this Travel guide for years writing articles of main places in countries and that would explain why there was such a detailed article posted on the website at launch.Are you kidding? The Wikimedia Foundation barely writes anything, most of them are purely there to keep the servers running! There have been lots of editors helping out with the launch though (myself included) and I imagine some of them will have been Scottish.By the way, Wikipedia doesn't have a central editing board, it's all volunteer editing. Also, Wikivoyage is run and maintained by the Wikimedia Foundation, not "Wikipedia", which is just one of their websites.Edit: Looks like the article was pulled almost verbatim from similar (but not the same) site, WikiTravel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Are you kidding? The Wikimedia Foundation barely writes anything, most of them are purely there to keep the servers running! There have been lots of editors helping out with the launch though (myself included) and I imagine some of them will have been Scottish.By the way, Wikipedia doesn't have a central editing board, it's all volunteer editing. Also, Wikivoyage is run and maintained by the Wikimedia Foundation, not "Wikipedia", which is just one of their websites.Edit: Looks like the article was pulled almost verbatim from similar (but not the same) site, WikiTravel.Wikitravel isn't part of the Wikimedia family? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOX Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Wikitravel isn't part of the Wikimedia family?No. Wikitravel is owned by the commercial (and originally named) company, Internet Brands. Wikivoyage was partially aided along by volunteers on Wikitravel who grew disillusioned with the management structure there. As websites, they do essentially the same thing.(and yeah I edit wikipedia too much) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cool Thinker Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Rumour is Jonathan Ross is planning to buy HMV out of administration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOX Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 I don't think even Wossy has enough wonga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cool Thinker Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 I don't think even Wossy has enough wonga.Hilco are also interested, Game want to buy 45 stores so that they can make big Game stores.Also if the store closes then a re-opening is not ruled out as Hawkins Bazaar reopened after closing down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cool Thinker Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Have you seen how busy that bloody place is?! Ridiculous, man. My office is directly opposite and above their entrance and some of the queues have been mental. I often look up from my computer and see a queue stretching as far as Greggs just before they open at lunchtime. I keep thinking that the buzz will eventually die down, but it's absolutely rammed every day. We tried to go in for lunch once at about 12:30 and were told it'd be an hour-long wait, and the place is massive. You'd think Aberdonians had never experienced an all-you-can-eat buffet before.I have did some research and all of their restaurants are completely rammed anything less and they sell them so I guess it will never die down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Giles Walker Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 I have also did some research and seen that this company done offered to save HMV and big firms offered to slash prices to avoid having a Tesco/Asda stranglehold on cd sales.You'll be a happy Cool Thinker!Cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cool Thinker Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 I have also did some research and seen that this company done offered to save HMV and big firms offered to slash prices to avoid having a Tesco/Asda stranglehold on cd sales.You'll be a happy Cool Thinker!CoolI don't understand what you are saying could you translate please ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 The movie and record industry don't want HMV to disappear so are looking to keep it open by offering generous credit to whoever buys HMV. The company that is looking to buy it is Hilco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cool Thinker Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 The movie and record industry don't want HMV to disappear so are looking to keep it open by offering generous credit to whoever buys HMV. The company that is looking to buy it is Hilco.That sounds brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skubbs Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 If I understand the article correctly, they'll also make the price of dvds and cds lower - which would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Giles Walker Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 If I understand the article correctly, they'll also make the price of dvds and cds lower - which would be great.I wonder if they'll be cheaper than £0.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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