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

Hi there, I am experienced in editing and sub editing and would like to be a volunteer sub editor for you, Please get in touch

Hello, Mark, and welcome to h2g2, or hootoo, as we call it.

I see that an ACE has dropped by your space to welcome you with some handy links and so on - this site can be confusing for beginners! You can ask her about anything you need to know - or me; I'm a person, not an automated message, and I'm a sub-editor myself. I've just started a new job where I can't devote as much time to this site as I'd like, but I'll try to get back to you within a day or two.

Now about sub-editing:

You should probably write a few Edited Guide Entries of your own before you become a sub-editor, so you can learn first hand how the process works and get acquianted with the Writing-Guidelines and the house style. That's the usual way round. Sometimes, the Editors will let new volunteers skip straight to subbing (after a brief test), but they're rather busy at the moment, since we have a site redesign in progress.

Why don't you have a look around PeerReview while you wait for an official answer from the Editors? You can comment on works in progress there (since those are the entries you'd later be subbing) and, of course, you can submit one of your own.

If you don't know what to write about, you can check the <./>FleaMarket</.> for abandoned entries to finish instead. That would be a good way to learn to work with what other people have written.

Good luck! And if you need any help, just leave a reply here and I'll be happy to answer any questions.