h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Entry: "Turkey Squawkers" - A3325727
Author: Tacysa tells you to join the Cussing Club! - U228615

I enjoyed making these and still do, so I just wrote it up. Questions, comments? Thanks! Stacy.

Hi Stacy, these sound like fun! I have never heard of these but then again I am from the Uk so that isn't surprising

I definitely think that with a few changes to meet the <./>writing-guidelines</.> this could be EG material

Although the entry is fairly short, I still think it would be worth putting in a Instructions after the sentence "It is suspected that someone invented these handy things to drive parents mad the week of Thanksgiving."

Then create an unordered list for the items you need eg


a plastic cup
piece of stringetc



We use British English spelling so color is spelt colour.

Also the last sentence - have a happy Thanksgiving - should be removed really.

Does it work with any string, you know the nylon kind or gardening string or does it have to be standard rope-type string - might be worth making a note that it needs to be a specific kind.

I think that will do for now

But great start!

That looks like fun. I'll make one with my grandson, and may get back to you.

I've never seen this one and I have a child. Anything which encourages arts and crafts with our kids is valuable information and with a little polish should be included.

Did a few alterations on it. Anything else?

can you have another look at the two points mort pointed out,

colored should be coloured

and the Happy Thanks giving sentance should be removed

Looks good! Short, sweet, to the point. With the changes suggested made it should be good to go.

Good stuff!

Do you think you could link to a photo of one of these on a website somewhere?

Also it would be nice to have some hootoo links - to Turkey, Thanksgiving etc.

sprout

Whoops, forgot that! I fixed the 'coloured' and removed the last sentence.

In regards to links, the only link for Thanksgiving that is appropriate is unedited. I linked to it, but is there some unwritten (or, indeed, written if I missed it) rule about linking to unedited entries?

Also, there are two turkey entries but neither one is quite not right. Any suggestions on this?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A666641

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A915635

the first ones okay, the second one can't be used cause you shouldn't put links to non-EG entries into the EG

Okay, so the one that I linked to for Thanksgiving to should be unlinked?

Yep.

The reason they only want to link to edited entries is because unedited entries can be changed at any time by the author. They haven't been through PR giving folks a chance to add or improve the entry, spot any any mistakes etc.

The only people that can change the text in an edited entry are the staff - even the subs can't once they have finished working on something and returned it to staff.

Okey doke, unlinked. That makes sense to me.

My elementary school teachers should feel, oh, so creative. I can't find mention of this craft anywhere, not to mention a picture.

Wel that makes it a great candidtes for the EG!

One last thing I just noticed - you need to remove the double quotes from around the title as we don't use punctuation in the titles.

Other than that it is a case of waiting until the holidays are over I think!!!

A nice fun little entry and I love it.

Ta-da!

Fingers crossed the Eds like it as much as I do

Haha, well, I'm certainly glad someone enjoys it.

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