Posted: 10^th March 2005

Here are the notices!

There is so much to get through this week that I will only mention, in passing, that the snow has disappeared here - at least for the moment.

First I would like to draw your attention to the Douglas Adams Memorial Lecture taking place in London tonight! If you attend, you will be able to bid for:

• 2 VIP tickets to the world premier of Hitchhikers Guide to the
  Galaxy, to be held in London's West End. Includes tickets to the screening of the film and the after show party, which will be attended by the cast and crew.
• Signed copies of the Quintessential Phase Mostly Harmless Episode 1 radio scripts, signed by the cast.
• Signed memorabilia from the movie, including Tshirts, a Marvin badge and towels.
• A signed copy of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - signed by the film cast.

Next we turn our attention to something which was touched on in the editorial last week. With the recent publication of the Government Green Paper on the BBC now seems a good time to question the role of h2g2 in the grand scheme of things. In this edition you have the opportunity to read an excellent summation of the points raised in the report and also Part One of a four part series examining whether h2g2 fulfils the criteria. Essential reading for those who care about this site!

If you, like many members of h2g2, are concerned about the imminent closure of Get Writing, scheduled to take place on March 24th, then you may find a transcript of a recent discussion on Radio 4's Feedback programme of interest. If you feel strongly about the decisions made regarding our sister site then join the many campaigning for its reprieve over at Keep GetWriting Open.

Last week we featured an article on Gallery 42: The H2G2 Members' Art Gallery. For some reason the accompanying graphics weren't visible so we are featuring it again and you should be able to see them this time around.

Finally, if you want to attend the h2g2 Summer Meet in London then you really need to drop by the Newly Created Unofficial London Summer Meet 2005 page and vote for the date you prefer. Hurry, though, as voting closes on 21st March!

ShazzPRME

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  Extracts from The Government's Green Paper on the BBC
  


A personal summary

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  What is h2g2's Place in Internet-land?
  


Part One of this important discussion

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  Hunter S Thompson
  


A Tribute to The Good Doctor of Gonzo

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  The Secret Ship
  


Part Two: The Run Ashore

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  Out of the Mouths of Babes
  


Pinniped and an innocent

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  Gallery 42
  


The H2G2 Members' Art Gallery

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  Mutated Haiku
  


'Haik-zilla' by Hoopy Frood

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  The h2g2 Poem
  


'Hedgehog Crossing' by Kat

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  The h2g2 Poem
  


'The Ugly Duckling' by Dr Anthea

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  The h2g2 Poem
  


'Remember the Editor' by Khamsin

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  The h2g2 Poem
  


'Solar Mosaic' by roying

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  The h2g2 Poem
  


'A poem for Daily Mail Readers' by sprout

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  The Great Knolly
  


An African Adventure Part One

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  The X-Philes
  


Charmed: Hubble, bubble, toil and trouble 7

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  Platypus Dancing
  


Meanwhile, back on the honesty in advertising front

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  Inanimate
  


Parenting

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  Ducktails
  


Confusion

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  Cartoon Corner
  


Inscrutiating

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  The CAC Continuum
  


The Mission Link Issue

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  Running With Scissors
  


Rx: Run for Your Life

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  Escape Pod Dreams
  


The Huggable Issue

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  Smudger Snippets
  


Choices

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  Not Scientific Science
  


Cell Phones are the Devil's Work

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  Science Matters
  


A new weekly column from KazSorrel

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  My Life as a Boozy Oaf
  


Redemption, a Convention

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  Human Rights Watch
  


Worldwide reports

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  Mancunian Blues
  


Love Music - Hate Racism

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  Did I Leave the Iron On?
  


Doggy Doo and Yellow Snow

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  Announcements
  


Meets, sites, events etc

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  The Language Thing
  


Translations and Help

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  Classified Ads
  


Advertise your club here

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  The Post Page of Links
  


Links to all places h2g2 related