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

I think is a pretty good smiley for evil.

And we all know s are pretty evil.

And s... Didn't you go to symbolism school!??

!!!!

Dragonfly, didn't you read the smiley descriptions? He's not a bad monster, he's just the victim of prejudiced villagers. Poor

I'm a visual learner... I think the is very cute!!!

And, you know... most everyone is a prejudiced villager, sadly....

Not everyone KNOWS about the 's background... perhaps you should educate the uneducated villagers!?? Perhaps!??

I like him... I like you... I think the monster can represent your self-proclaimed evilness quite well...

Perhaps he'd get a bit more respect if he wasn't bearing his fangs and claws all the time.

Silly

Did you know you do not have exclusivity to your username ?

Did you know others on-site can readily copy ALL the information on your homepage, guide entries and journals ? Indeed, the editors have a facility whereby they actively encourage it.

Someone else can effectively set themselves up as you and go around besmirching your good name if they so desire under the current site policy, and because the site holds copyright over EVERYTHING you have ever posted from approved guide entries, user guide entries, journals, forums, your username to your homepage. You have no substantive grounds to complain…

Did you know if you use some of your ideas developed here off-site you run the risk of being sued for breach of copyright ?

Did you know that the 'non-exclusive' copyright they you may have thought protected your copyright rights, in fact means that no other potential publisher is likely to accept your work because most only accept material which they can have 'exclusive' copyright over ?

So if you wish to some day use some of your ideas generated here you effectively have to think years ahead. Otherwise you might end up like Douglas Adams who has some of his Doctor Who material in a state of limbo because he re-interrupted some of the ideas in later work.

Did you know the editors have the right to sell your material in any form whatsoever ?

The fact is they have to right to use your material in any form they desire. In the terms they have the ability to 'modify' your work. Meaning you could well be misrepresented as a matter of course without an effective method to complain. In fact, the H2G2 copyright holders have the ability to make money off your works long after you are gone.

Did you know the editors reserve the right to change site policy ?

The fact is at any time the editors can effectively ban you by making up whatever rules they so desire to exclude you, you have no recourse whatsoever.

Did you know that homepages, forums and journals are widely available elsewhere on the web absolutely free of charge and without such restrictive copyright clauses ?

The simple fact is that H2G2 operates on the goodwill the works of Douglas Adam's creates. There are many other communities on the web that don't place such all pervasive restrictions upon your work.

Did you know there are many places on the web who value your hard work and creative skills ?

The fact is that if you look hard enough, there are organisations on the web that will pay you for your research and writing skills, even if you fall into the amateur class.

SO, IN SUMMING UP…

Why don't you have any rights ?

Because you were never asked, or included in the process. So they set the criteria solely for there own exclusive benefit.

What's in it for me you may well ask ?

At the moment, kudos of writing for the guide… and stuff you would get elsewhere for nothing anyway.

All is not lost however, you do have some power. The power of numbers.

Please make sure you sign the 'Right to Have Rights Petition over at…

http://www.h2g2.com/A469578

…and see if we can change the guide for the benefit of all.

Thankyou.
M.K*

...I wonder if that guy wants to be a muse... and how much of that was truth...

I wonder if I care... this is recreation!!!

How about calling him "A-Museing discussion on what may (or may not be) a problem. I read the forum, and he does get a lot of bad reaction. So lets go on with recreation.

Here I am E(ngländer)´s alter ego aplying for a suffix to his petty nick at h2g2. What could I be more than the "Muse Of Melancholy and Art Lego"? For Engländer I aply for the name :"Muse of Home-brewing and -recording".

How about calling him "A-Museing discussion on what may (or may not be) a problem. I read the forum, and he does get a lot of bad reaction. So lets go on with recreation.

Here I am E(ngländer)´s alter ego aplying for a suffix to his petty nick at h2g2. What could I be more than the "Muse Of Melancholy and Art Lego"? For Engländer I aply for the name :"Muse of Home-brewing and -recording".

How about calling him "A-Museing discussion on what may (or may not be) a problem. I read the forum, and he does get a lot of bad reaction. So lets go on with recreation.

Here I am E(ngländer)´s alter ego aplying for a suffix to his petty nick at h2g2. What could I be more than the "Muse Of Melancholy and Art Lego"? For Engländer I aply for the name :"Muse of Home-brewing and -recording".

E´s ae: ooops sorry for spaming. Didn´t get a good conection just then...

E: mea culpa mea culpa mea culpa mea culmea culpa mea culpa mea culpa pa mea culpa mea culpa mea culpa mea culpa mea cumea culpa mea culpa mea culpa lpa

Hmm, Muse Of Melancholy, Art Lego and Multiple Posts, perhaps?

hahahhaa.... very funny, BigEvil...
I am sooo happy you want to be a muse, Englander!!!

I'll add your title as soon as you let me know if you would like a link to your userpage from the Musehome or not...

OH JA BITTE BITTE BITTE BITTE BITTE BITTE *E And E+ are SO Happy*

OH YES PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE *E und E+ sind SO glücklich* And I am off to change my suff-(n)ickses

Righto!!!

::ZAP!!!::

You are now... Muse of Melancholy and Lego Art... I'll make sure that's your requested title, and then it's of to revising the page!!!

Please have a link to the Musehome from your page... thank you!!!

The next place you'll want to head towards is the Societies, Sites and Services-- ANY Muse that has a special place outside the Musehome deserves to have it recognized... this is the page that does that-- http://www.h2g2.com/A442199 --

I know, E, that you have a pub... It needs mentioning on this page, so send me a post from there, and I'll take care of it... Meet you(and any other muse reading this, of COURSE!!!) at Bacchus Bar after all that work!?? http://www.h2g2.com/A426872

Happy Musings!!!

Happy Musings!!!

Thank you, Thank you. I will take care of the extra work tomorrow, as I am nearly asleep anyway. I hope you saw that I am applying for two Musetitles, for me and my alter ego. I am just suspecting, that I am entitled to both, so if not, I will take care of things. but not today, or to be precice not now, but later this eavening.

CU, E and E+

Oh, and please make it Art Lego. It´s parallel to Art Deco. I liked that one. Do you know the feeling of making a good joke and being the only one to understand it?

Well, good night and thanks a lot. Made my eavning, etc.

Yes, that was the understood concept, once I went back and looked it all over...

Both egos get their titles, of course!!!

...Hope you slept well!!!

Lego ego!

Another muse about to go to bed!

::sings A lullabye::

Once there was a way... to get back homeward
Once there was a way... to get back home!!!
Sleep pretty darling, do not cry...
And I will sing a lullabye!!!

GOOOOLDEN SLUMBERS FILL YOUR EYES!!!!
SMILES WILL WAKE YOU WHEN YOU RISE!!!
SLEE_EEEP PRETTY DARLING, DO NOT CRY...
And I will sing a lullabye...