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

Because the office is closed over the Christmas break, and because we don't want to starve you of your five Edited Entries per working day, we're scheduling the site to rollover automatically while we're off partying too hard.

This means that those who have Edited Entries going up over Christmas will be emailed in advance, as we are pushing all these entries through the Editorial Process now. This may have some strange effects on the Month of h2g2 page, and will mean that the Info page shows a larger number than you'd expect.

We're back in the office on 2 January, when things should get back to normal. Well, as normal as they ever are...

Sounds extremely complicated, shall we hold a sweepstake on how long that system actually operates before crashing the whole H2G2 system..

I reckon about 2pm on christmas day

whisky

If it's going to crash at all, my bet is it'll be at the same instant that the BBC security guard turns the key to lock the offices up for the holidays...

Hi

Well it worked really well last year, so it should all go to plan.

If it does crash at 2pm on Christmas day let me know via a message on my Personal Space. What do you mean if it's crashed you won't be able to post a message? Oh well, ho hum! Have a sherry instead then.

Seriously, have a good Christmas, I'm sure h2g2 will be fine!

* presses thumbs for the servers *

So, are we going to send our Scouts' picks into blue space then?

Thanks, Peta - have a good one yourself! I won't know if it has crashed until the 27th or 28th - I'm visiting my Mother for Christmas and, after last year's laptop hassles, this year I've decided to go "cold turkey" (ironically!) on the internet. I'll put a good chess program on my Palm Pilot instead...

'Fraid so, Bossel, but we'll process them just as soon as we get back...

as well as, I guess, entries referred to the editors' team by moderators?

C hawke

No, we'll be checking for referrals over the Festive Season, as long as you're nice to Peta, who'll be working from home to keep everyone happy.

*brings in a large basket of mufflewhumps for Peta*

Aren't "mufflewhumps" a protected species?

*sigh* Look at the name, follow the directions...

"Month of h2g2 page"? That one has passed me by for the last 18 months or so

The page gives you a list of all the edited entries which were put up in the last month.

for Peta as she has to look after the drift over the hollidays

Goosho, the page is at http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/month

Thanks Tube and Amy.

I weon't be online every day by any means, I'm going to my parents for Christmas too and they don't have access. If you see anything pending please do reassure the Researcher that it will be looked at reasonably soon, but not immediately. Just a limited holiday service will be available!

Christmas is normally fairly quiet, and everyone is usually really nice and sociable over the holidays, so I don't think a lot of material will be referred over anyway!

Well, happy christmas all you wonderful, wonderful people at the Towers! I'm sure the new servers will tick over happily over Christmas, and I'll be able to come along on Christmas Day and say hello to everyone.

Hi Peta

Enjoy your time off. Don't listen to us selfish lot about what happens if the beeb goes splat when *we're* on hols.

You an all the rest of the editorial team enjoy your family time

Thanks for letting us open the big box with "new servers" on it, early.

i can do better than that

Peta!