Posted: 17^th September 2009

All Change...

There's so much going on, I barely know where to start.

So the sad news first; just when we were all starting to get over the departure of Natalie from the site (will we ever, really?), we're now saying goodbye to everyone's favourite Assistant editor, Lil. Lil has had a number of health problems over recent months, and we were all deeply saddened when she let us know last week that she was standing down as our Poetry and Fiction Editor. I know it was a job she adored, and after two years of her pressing the wrong buttons we're all going to miss her terribly. She sends her love to you all, particularly to all the great writers who have kept her laughing and crying for so long. Terran, a long-standing friend of The Post, has kindly offered to step in for the time being, but we are looking for someone to take on the role full-time. Applications, as ever, to the Post Team email address below.

Back in 2005, The Post decided to move from publishing weekly to fortnightly on a 'temporary' basis. Over four years on, and we're still on that cycle.

But no more! We've decided to go back to producing an issue every Monday.

This will get us back in step with h2g2's Front Page, which changes every week. Each issue will be considerably smaller, and we'll be selecting articles for publication in each issue rather than just running most of the work that's sent in (our editorial policies won't change, incidentally, but it does mean that if you send something in one week, you won't necessarily see it in the next issue). It will mean no more deadlines - great news for the tardier writers among you¹. It will mean we can put more of your work on the Front Page. And for us, it means that our work will be more spread out rather than everything happening in the few days just before publication.

We're going to have to work in a different way and there are bound to be teething problems, so we'd be grateful if you'd bear with us while we get to grips with how it's all going to fit together. And don't forget to have a natter about the new format over at the Post Readers' Forum, linked to from below.

One request: to make submissions clearer and to ensure we know what every column is about at a glance, could all our contributors please make sure you put the title of your column in the subject field of your email? This would be extremely helpful in the coming weeks.

I'm also hugely grateful to B'Elana for her work in putting together an AV clip to accompany the h2g2 Photographers' Newsletter article. It's a great clip, and a fitting start to the new column (written, incidentally, by the Photographers' new Moderator, Aurora). Thanks also to 2legs for coming up with some music to accompany it, literally at the eleventh hour!

We also have a winner in the long-running Stretcher competition, and I'm pleased to reveal that the winner's identity is... in the final column below.

The first issue of the new weekly Post will be on Monday 5th October 2009 - until then, enjoy this cracking issue!

Rich

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  The h2g2 Poem
  


'This Poem' by lil

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  Bertie and the Beast


Don't cats always land on their feet?
Chapter 9 Part 1

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  The Worst First Sentence
  


MinorVogonPoet challenges us to write really badly.

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  USC Nomad - Tour of Tomorrow


Fine Sci-fi by the Prof

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  Platypus Dancing
  


Meanwhile, progress marches on...

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  Gheorgheniplex
  


An Un-PC PC...

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  Mandala
  


This week's Mandala from JEllen

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  Around the Day in 80 Worlds


Ungahoya, of the planet Jurminklaz

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  Rear View
  


Bea is away with the Ferries

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  Entry of the Month
  


June's winner is announced!

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  Babe Among the Stars
  


Some out of this world images from the Hubble Space Telescope.

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  24 Lies A Second
  


Awix just refuses to go away

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  Smudger Snippets
  


Medical Reasons

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  Websailor's Wacky Wildlife World
  


The Beavers are back!

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  Our Man in Milliways
  


The George, Inveraray

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  Notes From Around the Sundial
  


Part 1 of Gnomon's staycation in the UK

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  Musical Notes
  


Highlights of the 2009 series of Henry Wood promenade concerts

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  Escape Pod Dreams
  


The Emotional Attachment to a Book issue

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  Makeover Madness
  


dmitri watches reality TV

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  The Opti Interview with Matt
  


The h2g2 Scavengers fight over cadavers

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  The Stretcher
  


Final Words from the Seal, and announcement of the Winner

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  The h2g2 Photographers Newsletter
  


Get inspired by the photos.

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  nbb's Interactive Guide ML Diary
  


A newbie learns Guide ML

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  Little Bea in Big China
  


Bea travels to China to watch the Solar Eclipse

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  2nd September, 1939
  


An eye witness remembers the outbreak of WW II

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  The Post Readers' Forum
  


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