Hello. My name (here at least) is MaW, and I'm an amateur writer, postgraduate research student, witch, rabid Linux enthusiast¹ and wannabe Special Constable², born and bred in Cambridge in the United Kingdom, but currently living and working in Nottingham.

I have, at times, written stories for the h2g2 Post. I still write stories, but my increasing perfectionism is increasingly difficult to satisfy, so few of them see the light of day.

	Unfinished History

My third story for the h2g2 Post. In a break with tradition, Unfinished History is not set in the Future Prefect universe (see below), but instead revisits a universe I've had following me around for a number of years now, to tell the story of a young woman on a new colony world in a time of interstellar expansion. You can find the archives of Unfinished History, rather unsurprisingly, in the Post's Unfinished History archive.

	The Only Slightly Saga

The sequel to Future Prefect, Only Slightly was featured in h2g2's glorious weekly newspaper during 2003. Set forty years after the original Future Prefect Saga, Only Slightly saw familiar faces join with new characters in an epic struggle for the future of the entire galaxy.

You can read the entire story at the Only Slightly Archive.

	The Future Prefect Saga

My most first big story-telling venture on h2g2, this is a story based in a world where h2g2's culture became government - except in North and South America, that is. Originally published in the Post almost every week, you can now read all twenty-five installments of the Saga at the Post archive page here.

Future Prefect concluded with in the Post on the 13th of Worse³ 2003.

	GuidePost - the desperate Life Form's GuideML Editor

Although GuidePost hasn't been developed or improved for years now, people still ask me about it. Therefore, I maintain it for download on my website.

	h2g2 Art Spookiness

A certain Police Sergeant (formerly a Special Constable) named Andy Oldham was rather shocked when he noticed that the cartoon on my Edited Entry on the Special Constabulary looks exactly like a picture of him on his website. So the conversation got around to such things, and then I offered to put a link to his site, which is very nice, on my Space. So here it is: PoliceSpecials.com. Go. Look. Enjoy. Learn things about the Special Constabulary which you never knew before. Don't feed the animals, some of them bite

And while you're in the learning mood, you might also check out A Day In The Life Of A Special from the BBC Crime Fighters site which was written by Andy, and also note that my Edited Entry on the Specials was linked to from BBC Crime Fighters - Special Constabulary, which gives me such a nice warm and glowing warming glow .

	Miscellaneous h2g2 Links

• P.U.D.D.I.N.G. - I should've joined a long time ago.
• Doing The Web Well a new venture to create a series of articles explaining web technologies and how to use them to their best advantage and ultimate purpose.
• The ParanoiaPost, written by Peregrin and not to be taken seriously at all.
• The Guild of Naked Astronauts - following my recent venture into bikinis made of nothing at all for the 4th Annual Bikini Contest, this seemed an appropriate place to visit.
• The Brunel Fan Club - dedicated to h2g2's newest and, in my opinion, best skin.
• The Linux Users' Group
• The Keepers - I am the Keeper of the Penguin Mages.
• The H2G2 Programmers' Corner - get and offer help on all kinds of programming problems.
• The Musehome - be inspired! I'm the Muse of Dancing Ducks, in case you were wondering.
• The Manifesto for the Campaign to Rename Thursday, "Thing" - I hold the position of Thingite Dance Troupe Choreographer. Of course, the dance troupe consists of a select team of the aforementioned Dancing Ducks. Go along and show your approval of Sodit, Wimpy, Wibble, Thing, Poets, Dooby and Dontbry.
• The University of Mice, where I am the Regius Professor of Magecraft.
• The Freedom From Faith Foundation
• ICARUS - Individuals Campaigning Against Rampant Unchecked Stupidity

	Useful Links

There are some useful places outside h2g2 that you may care to visit.

• The Home of Poi is a site filled with useful information on swinging poi, staff twirling and a variety of other activities of a similar nature.
• povray.org the official website of the freeware raytracer POV-Ray which is available for most computer platforms - and if it's not for yours, you can get the source code and port it yourself.
• MaW's Blog where I do what I really should be using my h2g2 journal for, except in a way that doesn't require all my friends to get DNA accounts to post comments (not that they do very much of that).

	Other h2g2 People

More for my own reference than anyone else's, here's a messy list of some of the people I know on h2g2.

Steve, Cross George, LokuZ, TimJ (ACE), Jacculus of Rome, Quantum, FABT - new venture A815654 Angel spoiler page, Cass, Ripper, the Almost - recharging writer, Chris Tonks

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¹ I used to be a rabid Apple Mac enthusiast, but I grew up
² That's a sign of insanity - Specials are basically police officers who go on duty on a voluntary basis, thus keeping their 'normal' job as well. Yes, voluntary does mean no pay. See my Edited Entry on the subject.
³ Also known as February

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	Welcome to this Researcher's Journal. If you'd like to comment on anything they have written here, just click the relevant 'Discuss this Entry' button. Emerging, blinking, into the light (Jan 11, 2006) Well, I've been away for... umm... quite a while. Very active elsewhere on the Internet, but for some reason h2g2 is inaccessible from the remote galaxy known only as The Galaxy Nobody Has Given A Good Name To Yet. But I'm back now, and I might be a bit active again. Click here to discuss this (8 replies, Latest reply: Jan 20, 2006) Ladies and gentlemen, may I present... (Aug 5, 2004) In this week's marvellous edition of the h2g2 Post, the first installment of my new fiction series 'Unfinished History'. Thankyou, thankyou very much. Click here to discuss this (3 replies, Latest reply: Aug 5, 2004) Righty ho then (Apr 1, 2004) Not been to h2g2 for ages. Jumping back in feels so familiar and comfortable though... * wanders off to eat some * * comes back again * Where was I? Ah yes, it's like pulling on a well-worn set of pants, or a familiar jumper, or some comfy, worn-at-the-knees trousers. Not much to say really, just thought I'd put the sign up again that says 'I might actually be here'. If I don't come back often, people who know my offsite details, nag me, okay? Ta muchly Click here to discuss this (17 replies, Latest reply: Apr 9, 2004) I'm off again! (Jun 10, 2003) I only seem to post in here when I'm about to go away somewhere. I neglected to mention that I was going to Germany and Austria last week, but I've been there and come back, so now I'm off to Keswick to stay with my parents and sister for a few days on a campsite by Lake Windermere. I expect the scenery will be somewhat different to that which I observed in Berchtesgaden last week. Not that it's any less beautiful of course Now if you'll excuse me, I have to grovel to Shazz for missing two Posts in a row so soon after my appointment to the Team. Click here to discuss this (No replies) I'm off again! (Apr 2, 2003) (20020402 08:56BST) Right, I'm off to Northamptonshire for a few days, back on Sundayish. Click here to discuss this (3 replies, Latest reply: Apr 7, 2003) Click here to see more Journal Entries		From h2g2 (The Return of) What book are you reading at this time? (Posted: Jul 13, 2003) (Last reply: 3 Hours Ago) From h2g2 Petty Hates (Posted: Oct 6, 2003) (Last reply: 7 Hours Ago) From h2g2 Whats the weather doing where you are? (Posted: Aug 3, 2003) (Last reply: 2 Days Ago) From h2g2 What is it with breasts? (No Posting) (Latest post: 3 Days Ago) From h2g2 Funny, the baby sleeps more, so I get more tired. (No Posting) (Latest post: 2 Weeks Ago) From h2g2 1st,2nd&3rd Persons (No Posting) (Latest post: 3 Weeks Ago) From h2g2 The Return of "What Music Are You Listening To At This Precise Moment?" (Posted: Sep 24, 2004) (Last reply: Mar 29, 2012) From h2g2 Fitocracy (No Posting) (Latest post: Mar 22, 2012) From h2g2 Stupid house owndership (No Posting) (Latest post: Feb 15, 2012) From h2g2 The final few days (No Posting) (Latest post: Feb 14, 2012) Click here to see more Conversations

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	These are all the Guide Entries this Researcher has created. If you'd like to read them, click on the link, and if you want to talk about them, use the 'Discuss this Entry' button when you get there. From h2g2: A3640097  Unfinished History (Feb 9, 2005) From h2g2: A3612449  Unfinished History (Feb 3, 2005) From h2g2: A3515311  Unfinished History (Jan 13, 2005) From h2g2: A3481904  Unfinished History (Jan 6, 2005) From h2g2: A3187695  Unfinished History (Oct 27, 2004) From h2g2: A3160270  Unfinished History (Oct 20, 2004) From h2g2: A3127358  Unfinished History (Oct 13, 2004) From h2g2: A3089766  Unfinished History (Oct 5, 2004) From h2g2: A3061117  Unfinished History (Sep 28, 2004) From h2g2: A2997372  Unfinished History (Sep 13, 2004) Click here to see more Guide Entries		These are all the Edited Entries to which this Researcher has contributed. They obviously read the Writing Guidelines and submitted their Guide Entries to Peer Review: why don't you too? From h2g2: A2892215  Great Cold Drinks (Jun 10, 2005) From h2g2: A3163033  ABBA - the band (Oct 29, 2004) From h2g2: A1067799  Upgrading Your Computer (Aug 1, 2003) From h2g2: A930179  Relaxation Techniques (Apr 4, 2003) From h2g2: A972290  Bog Roll - Over, Under or Not at All? (Mar 26, 2003) From h2g2: A930142  Tips on How to Live in a Shared Household (Feb 28, 2003) From h2g2: A931592  Why Someone Might Choose Neo-Paganism Over Mainstream Religion (Jan 14, 2003) From h2g2: A848603  Surviving the Winter in a Student Household (Dec 6, 2002) From h2g2: A848586  Surviving a First Date (Nov 22, 2002) From h2g2: A846678  Perfect Packed Lunches (Nov 8, 2002) Click here to see more Edited Entries

	Friends

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Vip - currently on a bit of a lunch break
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