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

Taff there are no odubt legal considerations around "commercial confidence" and any bidding process itself.

I find it hard to beleive we are not being told stuff out of any sort of malevolance.

FB

Quite so. And it's worth remembering that anyone can read this site, so as soon as the Eds post a statement about the sale it is public knowledge. The Eds wouldn't just be telling us, though we may be the most interested parties, they would be telling the world.

I'm sure that as soon as there is something that they can tell us, they will.


Geggs

The only bad conspiracy theory is a boring one.

I once listened politely to someone who was rattling on about how bad the Masons were. Well, at least two Masons were capable of writing national anthems for Austria .

Nelson was a mason

Which Nelson?

"Battle of the Nile" Lord Nelson?
Nelson Eddy?
Nelson Rockefeller
Ozzy Nelson?

first 1

Things didn't end well for him, poor guy. Of course, with Napoleon around, a lot of people suffered, including Joseph Haydn, who died because of Napoleon's armies fighting in his neighborhood.

Bad pun warning.
Sorry can't help myself.

>>..a lot of people suffered, including Joseph Haydn, who died
because of Napoleon's armies fighting in his neighborhood. <<

He shoulda gone into Hidin'.


~jwf~

George Washington was a Mason, as were a number of other signers of the US Declaration of Independence.

It was a slightly different world in those days, though. Quite a lot of institutions were radical and visionary three hundred years ago; it doesn't mean they necessarily still are...

So was capt Hardy of HMS Victory and quite a few captains of Nelsons squadron they had a lodge meeting Frenchie permitting each month withhout fail.

If there's not likely to be any more news about the future of the site here, I might just skip the Who's Who of Freemasonry.

Do come back after we have finished the silly bit

""And it's worth remembering that anyone can read this site, so as soon as the Eds post a statement about the sale it is public knowledge.""

and is not the statement that the place was up for sale and the advert in the printed version of that magazine not public knowledge???

the bid window closed last week and there was no announcment on hootoo!!

they dont have to give details, just say there has been some/none/little/lots of interest in the sale, just to keep us in the loop

thats all i'm asking

Thats a fair question Taff, if the committee had the answer so would we.

I guess we dont have an answer, but the chaps are still working so they have not had even nagative vibes.

We are indeed still working. Harder than ever.

Harder than adamantite!


# In J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings it is said in the second verse of Bilbo's Song of Eärendil, regarding the appearance of Eärendil; "Of adamant his helmet tall". At the crowning of King Elessar, it is said that his crown "was adorned with jewels of adamant". Also, Nenya, one of the Three Rings of Power, was described as the Ring of Adamant.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamant


~jwf~

I regret having contributed to topic drift by bringing up the Masons.


JWF, there was no hiding from Napoleon. Just ask the Luccans.

I think that Nick is telling us all that he legally can tell us, when he announced the sale of h2g2:

'Closing date for enquiries: 17th March 2011'
'This is the first stage of the formal process for a possible sale of
H2G2.'
'I can tell you that you that we hope to have made a decision by June
of this year, although if a sale is possible it will take longer than
that to implement it.'

It's not June yet..

OK, who is "June" and where have they hidden her and why can't she make up her mind?