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

"Sounds like a job for 2legs."

One of the most doom-laden phrases in the English language...

Where is that man when you need him?


*laughs self off to bed*

Good luck guys and all the best!

Unfortunatly there is no BBC picket near where I live otherwise I would go up to offer moral support but I hope you guys win!!!

Does this mean I actually have to wo*k coming Sodit...

Up the Workers!

Oh, and the h2g2 staff too, obviously.

For anyone with really severe withdrawal symptoms, there is still a rump of survivors (nothing personal Tefkat) sitting round the campfire that has been burning since before the glorious BBC takeover.
All you need to be welcomed there is a virtual packet of sausages or marshmallows and a yahoo account.

Don't Panic!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/n2g2/
and click on "Join this group".
You could be surprised at who may be there.
Just don't sit on the pile of old newspapers, that's my seat.

This is not to be regarded as an attempt at strike breaking. I expect everyone to regard it as a support group meeting, or a counselling session, but free speech will be guaranteed.

Traveller in Time programming his tardis
"I will have the whole day to fiddle out how to log in using conquerer

I am more afraid they will have to dothe repeat next Quik, plans are to avoid any action Wimpy 30th and Wibble 1th (now my previous Journal starts making some sense )

If it goes, we will completely miss the Television Episode !

, that it may only need to be one day."

I shall refrain from visiting anything on bbc.co.uk on Monday in solidarity with the striking workers (good lord, that's gonna be hard!).

When the union's inspiration through the workers' blood shall run
There can be no power greater anywhere beneath the sun.
But what force on earth is weaker than the feeble strength of one?
For the union makes us strong!

If EVERY single hooter on that day, instead of posting, sent an email to The Powers That Be......



slanted ones, may the force be with you!

zdt

I too will be boycotting the BBC that day in support of the Italics.

Good Luck all ...

echomikeromeo,

I should have known the ghosts of Ralph Chaplin and Woody Guthrie wouldn't be far away. Is that Tom Joad a-walkin' down the road?

Perhaps...

I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night...

*runs to retrieve IWW songbook*

and for my part, I will not look at a single BBC tely program all day monday

manda

Ditto.

Although I'm rather upset at having to miss Quote - Unquote

I'll be watching avidly, just to see what happens.

Yes, and I won't listen to the radio, either.

There's always Listen Again...

You can't scare me, I'm stickin' to the union...

I smell a union songs Guide entry approaching. Maybe I should write it on Monday when I won't be going on the site.

I should think it would be better if people did visit, than if they stay away.

If no-one sees any disruption that occurs, then the Beeb will just think it doesn't matter.

Won't they notice a drop in viewing/listening figures?

And surely they can measure website traffic, and see the same thing?

I'd just feel like such a scab visiting the site during 'Industrial Action'. Like I was undermining the strike somehow.

What good would it do to view the disruption? Is having people watching blank screens really going to help the cause? I wouldn't complain about them, because I know why it's happening. So unless the BBC is flooded with complaints from people (other than me) having loads of people watch the disruption doesn't seem like it's going to have a major effect.

Besides, as Joe C said, it seems to make sense that they should be able to measure website traffic.

The unions have been calling for black screens - but it won't happen. They've always got prerecorded programmes, and as it says on BBC News, they'll probably contract some of the live work to outside companies.